Chase Kalisz and Ryan Murphy reveal training secrets (Video)

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MEN’S 400 IM FINAL

• US Open Record: 4:05.25, Michael Phelps, 2008
• GT Pool Record: 4:14.66, Jay Litherland, 2016

1. Chase Kalisz, NBAC, 4:09.43
2. Jay Litherland, DYNA, 4:15.84
3. Grant Sanders, SPA, 4:21.90

Chase Kalisz was ahead from the get-go, opening with a quick 56.74 in the fly and never looking back. He was solid throughout all four legs, including a sub-1:10 breast leg, destroying the field in 4:09.43. That is the fastest time in the world for the year and the first under 4:10. He moves past Hungary’s David Verraszto who was 4:10.01 in March. Kalisz was previously ranked 5th with his 4:11.01 from Mesa.

2016-2017 LCM MEN 400 IM

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VERRASZTO

03/03
4.10.01

2	DAIYA SETO	JPN	4.10.17	11/17
3	KOSUKE HAGINO	JPN	4.10.45	04/13
4	MAX LITCHFIELD	GBR	4.10.63	04/20
5	CHASE KALISZ	USA	4.11.01	04/14

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Jay Litherland was within two seconds of Kalisz at the halfway mark, but lost ground on the breast leg to find himself in no-mans land well behind Kalisz but well ahead of everyone else. He closed in a solid 58.6 to take 2nd in 4:15.84. 19-year-old Grant Sanders held off a hard charging Gunnar Bentz for 3rd in 4:21.90, with Bentz just five one-hundredths back.

Kalisz’s swim also smashed Litherland’s 2016 pool record of 4:14.66.

MEN’S 200 BACK FINAL

• US Open Record: 1:53.08, Aaron Peirsol, 2009
• GT Pool Record: 1:55.82, Ryan Murphy, 2016 / 2017

1. Ryan Murphy, CAL, 1:55.82
2. Jacob Pebley, CAL, 1:56.43
3. Ryosuke Irie, MAC, 1:57.85

Cal teammates Ryan Murphy and Jacob Pebley duelled in the men’s 200 back, with Murphy pulling away on the last 50 to win in a time of 1:55.82, equalling his pool record set last year. That swim puts him 5th in the world for the 2016-17 season.

Pebley touched 2nd in 1:56.43, nine tenths off his 1:55.56 season best that has him 4th in the world. Both Murphy and Pebley were out in 27s and held solid at 29s the rest of the way.

Ryosuke Irie stormed home over the final 50 metres, the fastest in the field at 29.40, to run down Arkady Vyatchanin for 3rd in 1:57.85. Vyatchanin finished 4th in 1:58.33, followed by Sean Lehane in 1:59.57.

Fresh off a runner-up finish in the 400 IM, Jay Litherland had a solid 2:00.91 for 7th, dropping eight tenths from the morning.