2022 U.S. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRIALS
- April 26-30, 2022
- Greensboro, NC
- Greensboro Aquatic Center
- LCM (50m)
- Start Times: Prelims – 9 am ET / Finals – 6 pm ET
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Reported by Anne Lepesant.
WOMEN’S 200 METER BREASTSTROKE – FINALS
- World Record: 2:18.95 – Tatjana Schoenmaker (2021)
- American Record: 2:19.59 – Rebecca Soni (2012)
- US Open Record: 2:20.38 – Rebecca Soni (2009)
- Jr World Record: 2:19.64 – Viktoria Gunes (2015)
- FINA “A” Cut: 2:25.91
- SwimSwam Preview – W200 Breast
Podium:
- Lilly King, Indiana Swim Club – 2:21.19
- Kate Douglass, Virginia – 2:21.43
- Annie Lazor, Indiana Swim Club – 2:21.91
- Anna Keating, Virginia – 2:24.62
- Lydia Jacoby, Seward – 2:26.60
- Mackenzie Looze, Indiana University – 2:27.60
- Ella Nelson, Virginia – 2:29.07
- Josie Panitz, Ohio State – 2:29.78
In a thrilling race to the end, Lilly King edged Kate Douglass and Annie Lazor to win the women’s 200 breast with 2:21.19. King went out characteristically fast, leading by .9 at the halfway mark in 1:07.7. Douglass turned up the pressure over the second half of the race and finished just .24 behind King with 2:21.43 to become the fourth-fastest performer in American history (behind only Rebecca Soni, King, and Lazor). Lazor touched in third place with 2:21.91, and the trio are now the only sub-2:22s in the world so far this year.
Splits:
King – 1:07.7/1:13.4
Douglass – 1:08.5/1:12.8
Lazor – 1:09.0/1:12.8
Shes so h@wt
Douglass needs to take it out faster, IMO. She is still being overly hesitant. Kate Douglass has so much ability she is not susceptible to a massive piano. Bank the seconds early then have confidence in yourself later. Same with Ledecky. No piano there either. How bad can it be? Until this week’s effort I didn’t understand why Ledecky in recent years was taking out the 800 in such pedestrian times. She’s not coming home in 4:10 no matter what she does early.
She didn’t look happy or even satisfied after the race. That’s what stood out to me.
BuT sHe CaN oNlY dO bReAsTsTrOkE cUz PuLlOuTs
This confuses me..
I look forward to seeing what she does at World’s and beyond. Insanely talented.
Is Schoenmaker swimming at Worlds?
With no Chikunova, Douglass is almost a shoo-in medal, possibly even gold if Schoenmaker isn’t there. She has a lot of upside in this event.