Brooks Curry Confident Looking to World Champs: “I’m gonna go 47 for sure”

2022 U.S. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRIALS

• April 26-30, 2022
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Reported by Anne Lepesant.

MEN’S 100 METER FREESTYLE – FINALS

• World Record: 46.91 – Cesar Cielo Filho (2009)
• American Record: 46.96 – Caeleb Dressel (2019)
• U.S. Open Record: 47.39 – Ryan Held / Caeleb Dressel (2019)
• Jr World Record: 47.57 – Andrei Minakov (2020)
• FINA “A” Cut: 48.77
• SwimSwam Preview – M100 Free

Podium:

1. Caeleb Dressel, Gator Swim Club – 47.79
2. Brooks Curry, Tiger Aquatics – 48.04
3. Ryan Held, NY Athletic Club – 48.18
4. (tie) Drew Kibler, Texas / Hunter Armstrong, Ohio State – 48.25
5. –
6. Justin Ress, Mission Viejo – 48.38
7. Kieran Smith, Florida – 48.51
8. Zach Apple, ISC – 48.52

Caeleb Dressel threw down the fastest time in the world for the season, winning the men’s 100 free in 47.79. He was out in an explosive 22.62, three-tenths faster than in morning heats. Ryan Held and Brooks Curry flipped together, about .3 behind Dressel in second and third place.

Dressel came home with 25.17, the third-fastest second 50 behind Hunter Armstrong (24.90) and Kieran Smith (25.05). Dressel’s 47.79 was the top time by .25, and he now leads the world rankings by .09. Curry got to the wall just ahead of Held, while Armstrong moved from seventh place to tie Drew Kibler for fourth place.

The entire championship final made the FINA “A” cut in the 100 free.