2022 EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL SWIM MEET
- Friday, March 11th – Sunday, March 13th
- Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh, Scotland
- LCM (50m)
- World Championships & European Championships-Qualifying Event
- Entries
- SwimSwam Preview
- Day 1 Recap
- Live Results
- Live stream on BBC Sport Scotland website
The 2022 Edinburgh International Swim Meet rolled on today at the Royal Commonwealth Pool with several notable performances taking center stage.
One swift result came in the men’s 50m freestyle, with 27-year-old Ben Proud topping the podium at a speedy mark of 21.72.
Proud established himself as the top-seeded swimmer of the morning with an AM swim of 21.94 before slicing another .22 off to grab the gold. Following suit in the sub-22 zone was Winchester City’s Lewis Burras, who notched 21.95 in the morning followed by a silver medal-garnering mark of 21.84 in the evening.
Both Proud and Burras rank among the top 10 performers of 2022 in this splash n’ dash event, with the British Swimming Championships on the horizon for April.
The pair actually already represent the top 2 performers in British swimming history, with Proud owning the national record in 21.11 from 2018 while Burras posted a personal best of 21.79 just last December.
After snagging silver in the 200m free last night, multi-Olympic medalist Duncan Scott clinched the 400m IM victory in a time of 4:15.44. Not only is that mark good enough to situate himself among the top 10 performers in the world the year, but his result also checks in as a new lifetime best.
Entering this Edinburgh International Swim Meet, versatile Scott’s lifetime best rested at the 4:20.39 he registered at the 2019 British Universities & Colleges (BUCS) Championships.
Tonight, splitting as follows, Scott hacked nearly 5 solid seconds off of that previous outing to earn a new personal best. In doing so, Scott also now ranks as Great Britain’s 10th fastest man ever in this LCM 400 IM event.
This 400m IM result is just further evidence of Scott’s enormous range when it comes to racing multiple events and serving as a threat within each. The man owns the British national record in the 100m free in 47.87 while also owning the 200m IM British standard in 1:55.28.
Combine that with a 200m free relay best of 1:43.45 and this 400m IM and it’s clear the most decorated Scottish Olympian in history has a gift when it comes to simply getting it done in the pool.
Additional Winners:
- Commonwealth Games champion James Wilby kept Greg Butler at bay, although the pair were only separated by less than half a second in the men’s 100m breast. Wilby notched 1:00.23, while Butler was right there in 1:00.63.
- Swedish ace Louise Hansson of Loughborough crushed a mark of 57.97 to top the women’s 100m fly while Greek athlete Andreas Vazaios of Loughborough did the same in the men’s 200m fly. Vazaios hit 1:58.45 to beat out Bath’s James Guy who touched in 1:58.90.
- Imogen Clark grabbed gold in the 50m breast in 30.78 and Irish athlete Daniel Wiffen topped the men’s 800m free in 8:00.55 this evening.
I mean sure, but this doesn’t capture my attention the way the headline did for the200 free article…
It does say he’s versatile though
On top in some events, on the bottom in others. Has sometimes been known to use the straight-arm finish.
At trials Scott will swim the 200IM on day 5 and 200 Free on day 6 along with either 100 Free or 400IM on day 3. Do you guys think he should swim the 400 free at trials also? (it’s on day 1 which is 2 days before his first event)
4:15 is an interesting time for Scott in the 400IM, given where his 200s were this meet (about 4 seconds off his best in both). I wonder is he fancies giving it a crack at Trials to see what he’s capable of. It’s the same day as the 100 free, but Scott seems to have mostly dropped the 100 at international level recently in any case (other than relays), so…
Wouldn’t he need to win the 100free to get the GB medley relay spot though? 🥺
I don’t think so. I haven’t checked this year’s policy, but assuming Scott makes the team anyway, usually there’s some discretion over relay selections and indeed some individual swims. Of course if say Whittle were to break Scott’s British record at Trials, with Scott skipping the event, it would make the selection for that relay spot trickier.
In terms of CGs, Scott is already selected, and would probably make all 3 Scottish relays, even if he had to swim another stroke on the Medley relay.
In terms of Euros, it is after CGs, so as long as Scott throws down some sort of solid time at CGs, he doesn’t necessarily have to do it at trials.
In terms of Worlds, I may be wrong, but I think it’s still the case that British Swimming is prioritising CGs and Euros. On that basis, it may not be a full-strength team that’s sent anyway.
Impressive 21.7 from Ben „creatine“ Proud.
He‘s on on his way to #Project20.9
Caeleb „8TUEs“ Remel is also on his way to #Project20.7
Average sprint enjoyer
I’d like to see Scott have a real crack at the 400IM at Commonwealths, I think he could go under 4.10. The final is the same night as the 200fr & 4x100fr though, which is less than ideal given the competition.
Tom Dean very good in the skins – I wasn’t sure what his fitness level would be like after his extended break, but he looked in great nick out there tonight. Five very strong 50s back to back. Lewis Burras providing some much needed domestic competition for Ben Proud was really the icing on the cake.
I mean Scott does have a SC PB of 3’59, so one would think that based on that alone he can crack 4’10 LC
An LC 400 IM and SC 400 IM are completely different animals. That being said, he could probably max out at a 4:08-4:09. I don’t really see the benefit of adding it to his schedule this year though and this was probably just a training swim. Plus, it would probably take away from his training for the 100 FR, and I’d be really interested to see what he could do in that…maybe a 47.4?
Charmers not going to Worlds this year, I’d really want to see Scott in 100FR.
Don’t waste ur talent Scott!
He might be just outside of the medal picture in the 100 FR at the moment, as it is a hard field to crack with CD, KK, Hwang, Popovici, Grousset, etc. But, he consistently has shown up at his best in individual events and we all see that most of the field regresses in the finals of the FR sprints. If Scott can hold his own like other events he might be able to steal a spot on the podium.
With the emergence of Whittle & Richards, and now Burras after his 48.4 this morning, there is really no guarantee Scott makes the team for the 100. Vibes from Bath are that Tom Dean has a fair bit more to offer in the 100 too. Suddenly a scorching hot event domestically.
Cheers Jeff
Close, Jess. So close.
Robert Jeffrey Stelling isn’t no Geoff if that’s your point
That’s exactly why Scott needs to put more focus on 100free rather than 400. He’s turning 25, he may still have a few good years in 100& 200, while 400 is just a waste of time. Steve needs to get Scott’s mind clear on this
Age of hitting 400 IM PB:
Ryan Lochte: nearly 28
Daiya Seto: 26
David Verraszto: 29
Plus Chase Kalisz Winning Olympic gold at 27
You never know.
Kalisz should not be up here. He regressed every year since 2018, and his time was the slowest winning mark for a WC/OGs since 2005 (if you want to discount that year because Phelps passed on the event, you’d go back to 2001 for a slower winning time). Not to mention the trainwreck of a swim his 200 IM semifinal was.