2017 U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
- August 2-6, 2017
- East Meadow, NY
- Long course (50m)
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Mexican Olympian Long Gutierrez of the Cal Golden Bears didn’t hit the wall 1st in the men’s 200 free final at the 2017 U.S. Open, but he still broke a record. Gutierrez touched in 1:48.58 to take silver behind Texas’ Jeff Newkirk (1:48.17), clearing the Mexican National record in the event. Per the official list of records kept by the Mexican Swimming Federation, the former record stood at a 1:48.87 done by Gutierrez at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Splits Comparison By 50: Long Gutierrez 200 Free Mexican Record
| Swimmer | 1st 50 Split | 2nd 50 Split | 3rd 50 Split | 4th 50 Split | Final Time |
| Long Gutierrez, 2017 U.S. Open | 25.63 | 27.71 | 27.54 | 27.7 | 1:48.58 |
| Long Gutierrez, 2015 Pan American Games | 25.48 | 27.55 | 28.00 | 27.84 | 1:48.87 |
Splits Comparison By 100: Long Gutierrez 200 Free Mexican Record
| Swimmer | 1st 100 Split | 2nd 100 Split | Final Time |
| Long Gutierrez, 2017 U.S. Open | 53.34 | 55.24 | 1:48.58 |
| Long Gutierrez, 2015 Pan American Games | 53.03 | 55.84 | 1:48.87 |
In tonight’s race, Newkirk used his front end speed to get ahead of Gutierrez, flipping in 52.40 at the halfway point to take give himself an advantage of nearly a full second over Gutierrez’s 53.34 split. Gutierrez started to close the gap on the 3rd 50, but Newkirk never relinquished his lead as Gutierrez ran out of room.