2021 ISCA INTERNATIONAL SENIOR CUP
- March 23 – 27, 2021
- St. Petersburg, FL (North Shore Aquatic Complex)
- SCY prelims/LCM finals
- Schedule (ET)
- Tuesday: Timed Finals 4:00pm
- Wednesday – Saturday: 8:00am prelims/5:00pm finals
- Meet information
- Psych sheet
- Live Results on Meet Mobile
Caeleb Dressel topped the field in two 50 events today in Florida, first going 23.99 to easily take the 50 breast.
Dressel returned in the 50 free, posting a 19.03, the top time by over four-tenths over Queens University standout Matej Dusa (19.49). In third, NC State commit Arsenio Bustos of Woodbridge Aquatic Club sliced four-tenths off of his old best, breaking 20 for the first time at 19.96.
Dressel’s younger sister, Sherridon Dressel, swam to the fastest 200 back time at 1:54.34, just ahead of Azura Florida Aquatics’ Celina Marquez (1:54.92). 16-year-old Elizabeth Murphy of Sierra Marlins was 1:56.02 in the youth division, ahead of 14-year-old Erika Pelaez of Eagle Aquatics (1:58.67) and 15-year-old Leah Hayes of Fox Valley Riptides (1:58.75). That’s a best for Murphy, while Hayes broke 2:01 for the first time here.
Tampa Bay Aquatics’ Summer Cardwell, 16, erupted for a huge new best in the 500 free, going 4:47.22 to slash almost six seconds off of her old best, breaking 4:50 for the first time. That was the best swim of the morning by over two seconds.
Ryan Lochte scratched both of his events this morning. He broke 2:00 in the 200 IM last night in the LCM finals, and was slated to contest the 200 back and 50 free today.
OTHER NOTABLE SWIMS
- Keanan Dols of Gator Swim Club went 1:44.45 to lead the 200 back prelims, his first best in the event since spring 2017 when he was a high school senior. He took .80 off of his old best.
- Mitch D’Arrigo was the quickest man in the 500 free by over three seconds, going 4:16.02.
- Martina Spadoni went 22.35 for the top time in the women’s 50 free.
- In the women’s 50 breast, Racer X Aquatics’ Zoe Skirboll posted the top time of 28.70.
Tod just said Hoffer went the 2nd fastest time in history.
The point of it is that it nerfs the Americans So the rest of the world can keep up. Would you prefer the American swimming engine to switch everything to LCM and blow the athletes of whatever country you support to kingdom come every year?
what
You could always do a time conversion for a rough estimate of what the meters equivalent is.
If Dressel is going a 19.0/1:43 in his SCY times when his bests are 17.6/1:38, what do we think he could reasonably go in a FULLY RESTED 200 IM? He was 2:00 last night – 1:55 or 1:56?
I wouldn’t be surprised if he went a 155 or 154 high. Didn’t he go a 155 200 fly last year? Obviously not the same race, but he can certainly do 200m races just fine. Judging by his non tapered AR 200 yd IM, I think he could do a world class 200 lcm IM tapered.
Dressel can’t really backstroke though. In yards he gets away with it due to his monster underwaters. To a lesser extent, the same is true for his breaststroke.
1:54 is seriously quick. There’s a reason it’s the preserve of Phelps and Lochte, who were insane at all four strokes and built to race 200m.
Dressel would go like 1:56 if he swam 200 IM. 1:54 high is a little fast
19.0/1:43 is probably not all out for him since it’s prelims
I think he could drop a 1:55
For those tracking at home, NC State’s incoming freshmen:
19.11 Curtiss
19.20 Hayes
19.96 Bustos
20.00 Boone
20.07 Hoover
23.38 Ponti LCM butterfly
It’s a little less than a meter, so Americans can feel a little bigger.
What is the point of hating something you don’t understand???
I want to know.
I for one don’t hate it. There just doesn’t seem to be a lot of actual swimming.
its to see how few actual strokes you can take each lap.