2018 LOS ANGELES INVITE
- USC Uytengsu Aquatic Center, Los Angeles, CA
- July 12th-15th
- Prelims at 8:30 a.m., finals at 5 p.m.
- Psych sheet
- Results on Meet Mobile: “2018 CA Los Angeles Invite (1)”
In his second event of the 2018 Los Angeles Invite, and only third event of 2018, 29-year-old Olympian Conor Dwyer dropped the second-fastest 200 free in the nation this year.
Dwyer, representing the USC-based Trojan Swim Club, split 24.98/27.15/27.18/27.97 to win the race in 1:47.28. He was 1:48.24 in prelims. First in the United States this year is Jack Conger, who was 1:46.96 at the 2018 TYR Pro Series stop in Atlanta.
Dwyer also raced the 100 free Friday, going 49.71 in prelims and 49.38 in finals. He is entered in the 200 IM on Sunday, the final day of the invite.
Dwyer swam his first race of 2018 in April at the Pro Swim Series meet in Mesa, a single long course 200 free, where he finished in 1:49.45 before scratching out of finals. Dwyer followed a similar pattern after the Olympics as he appears to be doing after the 2017 Fina World Championships: taking an 8-month break, swimming a single race (then a 100 free) in April, and a full schedule in Santa Clara a few weeks before Nationals. At Nationals in 2017, he qualified for the World Championship team as a prelims member of the 800 free relay.
The 2018 US National Championships run from July 25th-29th. There, only the top 4 in the 100 and 200 free, Dwyer’s best events right now, qualify for Pan Pacs (as opposed to the 6 who usually qualify for Worlds or Olympics).
Did not realize he was still swimmin…..
How the hell does he swim that fast after an 8 month break
He’s been training all this time, he just hasn’t swam in competition
We can only hope that Pieroni, Dwyer, Conger, and Haas can bring it home for the US. Never write out Dressel though
In 2020 in no particular order you will have Townley Haas, Blake Pieroni, Conor Dwyer, Caeleb Dressel, Patrick Callan, Jack LeVant, Carson Foster, Destin Lasco, Drew Kibler, Jack Conger, Kieran Smith, Alexander Zettle, Maxime Rooney, Zane Grothe, Jay Litherland, Clark Smith, Dare Rose, Dean Farris and Ryan Lochte in the conversation for the US 4X200 free relay. I hope I didn’t forget anybody. If 4 guys of that list can’t swim at least 1.45 in 2020 that’s desperate. 🙂 The new generation is coming. Hopefully 2018 is finally the summer of Rooney’s breakthrough. Callan was impressive last year at world juniors. Maybe Tokyo will come a little bit too early for Foster and Lasco and especially Dare Rose. I don’t… Read more »
Callan no Lasco no zettle no Kieran is more of an im guy so no litherland same way so no dare Rose no and dean Farris I don’t see happening and foster I don’t see happening either
The point is that for any one of these swimmers, the chances of going 1:45 may be low, but it’s not negligible… as a group it’s extremely likely that a couple of world-class 200 guys will emerge. Obviously Litherland’s day is past but I have no idea why you would write off Calln, Lasco, Rose or Smith at this point… young guys, elite age-group/junior times, on fast improvement curve. And Farris should be at least 1:47 low this summer, so we’ll see what happens after that.
I’m not sure one can write off Litherland either. For comparison, this is how much time these swimmers dropped from their best time at 22 to their career-best.
Lochte – 3.22 seconds
Phelps – 1.14 seconds
Dwyer – 2.49 seconds
PVK – 2.11 seconds
Lochte, Dwyer, and PVK were all 1:47.6, 1:47.6, 1:47.7 as their best times in their 22nd year. Litherland’s best so far was a 1:47.7…done when he was 21.
If he goes 1:47-low or 1:46-high this year, he’s right on track for a 1:45.
Lochte 3.2 secs
1.44.4 Shanghai
Yes, that’s right. Edited.
Fair point. But IMO he doesn’t look like he has that kind of speed in store. Bentz seems more likely to break out…
Lochte is 35 in tokyo. Same age was Anthony Ervin in RIO.
Jason Lezak was 36 in London 2012
Don’t forget Trey Freeman.
Zach Apple, Grant Shoults, etc… Way too many names.
Where’s your name-sake in hat mix…?
Just when everyone writes off Dwyer, he goes and does this. That’s about the same as he went at Trials last year right?
Yep, he was 1:47.25 in June 2017.
He’s swimming with Salo, and his swimmers don’t tend to make big drops at taper, so he may already be close to his ceiling for now.
GOAT
How about that eh! Neat
Did any other swimmers swim today?
Can only write so fast! https://staging.swimswam.com/la-invite-day-3-scott-continues-stellar-meet-dwyer-drops-147-200-fr/
Dude chill
This is a great question that those with low IQs certainly can’t appreciate. Thank you for having the courage to ask it!
impressive!