2023 JALISCO INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING CUP (MEX)
- Thursday, February 23rd – Sunday, February 26th
- Alberca del Polideportivo Metropolitano, Zapopan, Mexico
- LCM (5om)
- Recap #1
- Results – Meet Mobile: 2023-02-23 Jalisco International Swimming Cup
Several American and Canadian stars are competing in Mexico at the 2023 Jalisco International Swimming Cup in Zapopan, including Michael Andrew, Chase Kalisz, Katerine Savard and Sydney Pickrem.
After getting touched out last night in the men’s 50m fly by retired World Record holder Nicholas Santos, 23-year-old Andrew was ready to exact vengeance.
Andrew topped the podium twice on day 3, taking the men’s 100m fly and 50m breast events. In the former, Andrew grabbed gold in a time of 52.78. Opening in 24.29 and closing in 28.49, Andrew’s time gave him a comfortable advantage over Kalisz who snagged silver in a result of 53.55.
In the 50m breast, Andrew touched in 27.30 to beat the file handily. His time renders Andrew the 4th fastest performer in the world this season, matching Italy’s Federico Poggio.
2022-2023 LCM Men 50 Breast
Haiyang
26.20
| 2 | Ilya Shymanovich | BLR | 26.28 | 04/06 |
| 3 | Nic Fink | USA | 26.59 | 07/26 |
| 4 | Sun Jiajun | CHN | 26.61 | 05/06 |
| 5 | Nicolo Martinenghi | ITA | 26.64 | 07/25 |
Savard also raced two events on the night, with the 29-year-old Canadian producing wins in the 100m fly and 100m free. In the former, she earned gold in 59.67 while in the latter she touched in 56.61.
Teammate Pickrem was also a double winner, topping the women’s 200m IM podium in 2:11.95 while also scoring gold in the 50m breast in 31.51.
Trinidad & Tobago’s Dylan Carter was also among the competitors, reaching the top spot in the men’s 100m free. The 27-year-old registered a winning time of 49.18 as the only racer of the field to get under the 50-second barrier.
I gotta ask what was the draw for these swimmers to travel to Mexico for a swim meet?
MA has been going to a meet in Mexico for several years now. He has a lot of fans there. His family has done humanitarian work building houses in Mexico. His family has sponsored Mexican swimmer to train with him for a few weeks. The facilities are great. It s short trip from Arizona and California to Mexico.
Does MA built a house as well as the rest of his family on these trips
free tacos and a place to pratice their spanish…
Pescado or carne asada
I’ve been trying to look, though not to great effort, for the meet’s webpage or something of the sort that might list a purse….to no avail. Anyone have further details? Seems like quite a few names at this meet (yes, I realize it’s a short hop from Arizona or California…still…
Did they sponsor some of the world-ranked guys? Chase, MA, etc?
3hr flight to Jalisco
I assume there must be a bag for podium finishes. no way they are all there out of good will, could be wrong tho
MA will see y’all in Paris — and be sure and bring all those ‘retired’ swimmers with you to cheer in the stands – they WON’T be swimming, for sure!
hay come on………M A ia the greatest 4th place finisher of all time……..he has 21 age group records……and a relay world record……
Whens the next meet for MA
hanoi……
Good thing Ian Crocker and Cameron van der Bergh decided to stay retired.
that headline was the most brutal string of words ever put together
It’s to compensate for everyone going to town on his headline from yesterday.
Andrew only loses to one retired guy per year.
He got it out of the way early.
Spitz too!
And this is why he is one of the best to ever do it.