Swimmers describe their Prelims 50 in 1 word (Video)

^{Reported by Mitch Bowmile.}

MEN’S 50M FREESTYLE

Top seed: Nathan Adrian (21.37)
World record: 20.91 – Cesar Cielo
American record: 21.37 – Nathan Adrian
U.S Open record: 21.14 – Cesar Cielo
U.S Nationals record: 21.47 – Nathan Adrian/Garret Weber-Gale
JR World record: 22.00 – Yu Hexin (China)
2012 Winning Time: 21.59 – Cullen Jones

Caeleb Dressel brought out the speed this morning to drop a 21.76 in the heats of the men’s 50m freestyle to lead the way into tonight’s semifinals. While his time was the fastest, he’s going to need a lot more in his tank if he wants to win this one.

Anthony Ervin was a 21.80 to win his heat, Cullen Jones was a 21.84 to finish second to Dressel, and Nathan Adrian was a 21.96. Although Adrian is seeded fourth he arguably looks the best heading into the semifinals.

After 35-meters Adrian completely shut things down turning his race into the easiest 21.96 we at SwimSwam have ever seen. Adrian’s on fire this week and if his prelims swim is any indication of his potential, he should be very fast in the 50.

All the members of the 4x100m freestyle relay who qualified last night will be present in the semifinals with the exception of 6th place Clark Smith who didn’t swim the 50 free.

1. Caeleb Dressel (21.76)
2. Anthony Ervin (21.80)
3. Cullen Jones (21.84)
4. Nathan Adrian (21.96)
5. Jimmy Feigen (22.11)
6. Paul Powers (22.22)
7. Michael Chadwick (22.24)
8. William Copeland (22.25)
9. Michael Andrew (22.27)
10. Payton Sorenson (22.29)
11. Josh Schneider (22.32)
12. John Murray (22.34)
13. Ryan Held (22.37)
14. Dillon Virva (22.40)
15. Bowen Becker (22.45)
16. David Williams (22.45)

For official results click here.