Adam Peaty has been having a great year, which continued today in Barcelona where he won the men’s 100 breaststroke breaking the meet record as well as putting up the second fastest time in the world.
Peaty won the race in a life time best time of 59.25, setting a new British national record in the process, breaking Daniel Sliwiniski’s 2009 record of 59.55. He also broke Cameron van der Burgh‘s 2012 meet record of 59.73 and with that swim he also jumps over the Olympic champion in the rankings. The only athlete who has swum faster this year is Australian Christian Sprenger who recorded a time of 58.87 at the Australian Nationals.
The 19 year old Peaty is having a great season, he qualified for his first Commonwealth Games team, representing England, by winning the British Gas National Championships beating out touching one of his top rivals 20 year old Ross Murdoch, who will be representing Scotland in Glasgow.
2014 LCM Men 100 Breast TYR World Ranking
PEATY
58.68
View Top 51»2 Christian
SPRENGERAUS 58.87 04/03 3 Cameron
VAN DER BURGHRSA 59.28 07/24
In the preliminaries of the men’ 100 freestyle Florent Manaudou of France posted a time of 48.81 qualifying first for the final setting up what appeared to be a great battle for the event title between him and American Nathan Adrian. Unfortunately that was not meant to be as Manaudou pulled out of the final.
Adrian ultimately won the event, his third 100 freestyle crown in the series, in a time of 48.08, which is a season’s best and puts him third in the world rankings behind Australians James Magnussen and Cameron McEvoy. The American recorded his season’s best beating the time of 48.23, which he posted at the Mesa Grand Prix.
Hanser Garcia Hernandez of Cuba finished second in a time of 49.05 followed by Andrey Grechin of the Russia who hit the wall in a time of 49.14.
2014 LCM Men 100 Free TYR World Ranking
MAGNUSSEN
47.59
View Top 51»2 Cameron
McEVOYAUS 47.65 04/03 3 Zetao
NINGCHN 47.70 09/25
In the first event of the evening Welsh star Jazz Carlin won the women’s 1500 freestyle in rather convincing fashion, finishing 18 seconds over her next competitor. Her time of 16:07.41 currently puts her third in the world rankings. Carlin swam a very strategic race negative splitting the event by five one-hundredths of a second.
Carlin – 8:03.73/8:03.68 – 16:07.41
Maria Vilas of Spain finished second in a time of 16:25.68 followed my Melanie Costa Schmid who touched in a time of 16:34.97.
2014 LCM Women 1500 Free TYR World Ranking
LEDECKY
15.28.36*WR
View Top 51»2 Lauren
BOYLENZL 15.55.69 08/24 3 Brittany
MacLEANCAN 15.57.15 08/24
Hannah Miley took the women’s 400 IM in a season’s best time of 4:33.25 putting her third in the world rankings and breaking her own meet record of 4:34.41 which she set in 2009. The win was not an easy one for Miley as she had to face a familiar foe fellow British swimmer Aimee Willmott. After the backstroke Miley had a lead of seven one-hundredths of a second over Willmott, but Miley created significant separation between herself and Willmott in the breaststroke portion of the race.
Willmott finished second in a time of 4:34.87 followed by Sakiko Shimizu of Japan who touched in a time of 4:38.99.
2014 LCM Women 400 IM TYR World Ranking
SHIWEN
4.30.84
View Top 51»2 Katinka
HOSSZUHUN 4.31.03 08/18 3 Hannah
MILEYGBR 4.31.76 07/24
With Jeremy Stravius pulling out of the meet before the prelims the competition for men’s 50 backstroke did look like a field that would create a dramatic race, which it didn’t. Junya Koga of Japan, who finished second to Stravius in Canet, took the event easily in a time of 24.66. His time places him sixth in the world and also surpassed South African Gerard Zandberg‘s 2008 meet record of 25.05.
Ryosuke Irie of Japan finished second in a time of 25.16 followed by Christopher Walker-Hebborn of Great Britain who posted a time of 25.33.
Irie went on to dominate the 200 backstroke later in the evening winning the event in a time of 1:54.81 beating his next competitor by over two seconds. This was his third victory in the event, winning in both Monaco and Canet. The win will also help solidify him as the top money earner in the series.
The Olympic silver medalist in the event was well off of his season’ best time of 1:53.91.
Radoslaw Kawecki of Poland finished second in a time of 1:57.00 followed by Ryan Murphy of the United States who posted a time of 1:57.83.
Danish star Jeanette Ottesen took the women’s 100 butterfly with ease winning the event in a time of 57.20, setting a new meet record. Ottesen was off the Danish record of 56.96 which she set in Canet.
She was followed by British swimmer Jemma Lowe and Russian Svetlana Chimrova.
Lowe and Chimrova had a spectacular battle with the two hitting the halfway mark tied in a time of 27.37. Lowe was eventually able to pull out the win finishing 11 one-hundredths of a second ahead of Chimrova. Lowe collected the silver finishing in a 58.61 while Chimrova collected the bronze hitting the wall in a time of 58.72.
Ottesen had to settle for one win on the night as she was beat by Fran Halsall of Great Britain in the women’s 50 freestyle. Halsall took the event in a time of 24.40, just off her season’s best of 24.38, which currently ranks fourth in the world. Ottesen finished second in a time of 24.54 followed by her Danish teammate Pernille Blume who hit the wall in a time of 24.90.
Russian Veronika Popova won the women’s 200 freestyle in a time of 1:56.20 breaking the meet record of 1:57.14 which was set by Katinka Hosszu last year. Popova was followed by South African Karin Prinsloo who posted a 1:57.36 and British swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor who touched in a time of 1:57.86.
James Guy of Great Britain took the men’s 400 freestyle in a time of 3:48.11. Guy and South African Myles Brown, who won the event in Canet, had a strong battle in the first half of the race where Brown turned two tenths of a second ahead of the Brit. At the 250 meter mark Guy began pulling away from Brown and continued to add to that throughout the final half of the race.
Brown took the silver finishing in a time of 3:49.83 followed by Miguel Duran Navia of Spain who hit the wall in a time of 3:50.61.
In the first stop in Monaco Danish star Mie Nielsen had to settle for the silver in the women’s 100 backstroke finishing behind Elizabeth Simmonds of Great Britain, but has not been beat in the event since, including today where collected gold posting a time of 59.69. Nielsen was not far off her season’s best of 59.36.
Georgia Davies of Great Britain finished second recording a time of 1:00.16 followed by Simmonds who touched in a time of 1:00.54.
Daiya Seto of Japan won the men’s 200 butterfly in Monaco, Pawel Korzeniowski of Poland took the event in Canet and this evening the two faced off to see who would collect the final victory of the Mare Nostrum series. It was a magnificent race with the two never being separated by more than 35 one-hundredths of a second after the first 50 meters. Seto held the lead for the entire race and eventually won the event in a time of 1:55.18 breaking the meet record of 1:55.59 set by Brazilian Kaio Marcio Almeida in 2012.
Korzeniowski finished second in a time of 1:55.30 followed by Alexander Kudashew who touched in a time of 1:56.96.
Hiromasa Fujimori of Japan took the men’s 200 IM in a time of 1:59.30. He was followed by Joe Roebuck of Great Britain who recorded a time of 2:00.84 and Roberto Pavoni of Great Britain who finished in a time of 2:01.45.
Ben Proud of Great Britain won the men’s 50 butterfly in a time of 23.66 just off of his season’s best of 23.42. Rafael Perez finished second in a time of 23.69 followed by Hirofumi Ikebata who touched in a time of 23.90.
Maria Liver won the women’s 50 breaststroke in a time of 31.23 she was followed by Jessica Vall Montero who touched in a time of 31.90. Corrie Scott finished third in a time of 32.03.
Full results can be found here
also, we saw why adrian was capable of when he anchored the medley relay in 46.69. Fastest freestyle leg ever even though it was dq’d
that was something special ! Nobody in that last leg was able to keep up with him or even get closer ! not even Magnussen ! He is a damn amazing relay sprinter . In London , his time in the medley was very impressive too . I still feel he hasn’t reached his full full full potential yet and i am still confident that it is coming soon or later ( 2016 ) . Let’s enjoy
In 2012 no one did in 2013 the same every meet someone goes a bit faster on 50 the same guy goes a bit slower on 100. cant see abnyone buildin all the explosion needed to go 21,30 while keeping the endurance to go 47 low. And by rio the medal will probably be sub 21.3 and sub 47,5
So Rafael are you dismissing the Olympic champion as a non factor this year?
He did have a disappointing Worlds last year. However, one season does not a pattern make. All the other previous years he did quite well peaking for the main meets of the Summer.
I understand Rafael roots for the brazilians ! totally understandable and i respect the power of Brazilian swimming uplifting more and more on international stage since many years . His references to make such dismissing for Adrian not able to be damn good on 50 and 100 free comes from observng previous years ! BUT i will not agrue on that at all . I will point out that the past years are gone ; it’s finished ! We live in the present , 2014 and for me anything is possible for Adrian or for any other damn good sprinter to reach any amazing peak WE can’t predict . I just feel like some others here that Adrian may have… Read more »
Things in sports have a tendency to seem harder and harder to experts, until someone goes out and does them. After Spitz, no one won both the 100 and 200 for 28 years. Given the 50, that even Biondi, so dominant in the 100 couldn’t do it, the rise of Alex Popov and pure sprinters, and Ian Thorpe, it might have seemed like a pretty good prediction in 1998 or 1999 that no one would ever win the 100 and 200 again at world or the Olympics. Obviously, Hoogenband reversed that trend, and Michael Phelps could have been pretty dang close in ’07 and ’08 (world top times in both in 2007). For that matter, Thorpe wasn’t really THAT far… Read more »
Great comment and analyses!
Totally agree with all the points. It may not be Adrian, but some really amazing sprinter will do 50/100 double in the future.
First I am not downplaying anyone, it could be Morozov Adrian CIelo I still keep the same opnion
And even with the post of Morozov going 47,6 and 21,4 within few weeks, I still keep the same thought.
Being able to do both on different meets it is possible, but I think no one right now can do both times at the same meet..
Rafael, you know that adrian was sick last year right?
Before seeing it i would not bet that someone can go 21 low and 47 mid at the same meet. The times adrian is posting in season where already done before and did not result on what some people are expecting
This is a very good sign from Adrian. Tapered I see him in 47.4 to 47.5 shape. Anyways, the 100 is looking very stacked.
While I was hoping Adrian would be under 48 by now, 48.08 is very close, and I believe it’s his all-time in-season best, even including the rubber suit years. Can anyone confirm that for me?
liquidassets – sort of depends on what you define as “in season.” He was 48.00 at U.S. Nationals in 2009. He was also a 48.08 at Santa Clara last year – roughly the same timing as this.
I feel he is totally on track to be very tough this summer ! he might even get his best times ever at Pan Pacs ! exciting
I feel like he’ll should get his best times in the 50. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect a 21.3 something from him.
His 100 is harder to predict, though I think we’re looking at 47.6 and getting faster from there. A 47.3 would be VERY impressive.
I think this is a good sign for Adrian and the American team. Despite being Olympic champ, Magnussen has been the one putting up the great times, challenging our views of what’s possible in season and generally looking the part of favorite.
I’m glad to see Adrian showing he has probably the best 50/100 combo in the world and putting up impressive times befitting of his status not just… Read more »
i would defenetly agree with this too !
I’m glad to see Adrian doing well on this Mare Nostrum tour. I’ve always thought that he would benefit from more racing during the season and hopefully this encourages him to attend more meets.
ADRIAN!