Reported by Braden Keith.
Comparative splits:
- Omaha Swim Cup – 28.27/32.10 = 1:00.37
- Olympic Trials – 27.73/32.23 = 59.96
For Andrew, who’s pared his normally-crowded schedule down to just 5 events this week, that qualified him through 5th into the meet’s semi-finals, behind Kevin Cordes (59.05), Cody Miller (59.33), Andrew Wilson (59.76), and Josh Prenot (59.76).
Andrew has now broken the 100 breaststroke record 3 times in the last two weeks. The record had been a Cordes-held 1:00.47, which Andrew improved twice at the Omaha Cup, and then by a much bigger margin on Sunday morning.
Also going through to the semi-final is 16-year old Reece Whitley, who swam next to Andrew and wound up qualifying 13th. The two, who have become linked as the young future of American breaststroking, embraced in the water after their swims.
The race was announced as a Junior World Record in the event, though Chinese swimmer Wang Lizhuo swam a 59.64 earlier this year that hasn’t been acknowledged by FINA. FINA’s most recent acknowledged record is a 1:00.12 done by Russian Anton Chupkov in 2015, that has been listed as “awaiting ratification.”
Imagine how much faster he would be if he did some proper training.
Whatever he’s doing is obviously working, I don’t think we’re exactly in a position to criticize him for his training anymore
I’m guessing you have never done USRPT. There is no slow swimming in USRPT. No drills, no pulling, no kicking. There is only swimming at race speed and that is not easy.
Why is “proper training” what everyone else does but not so for those of us who do USRPT? If the training works, why disparage it? I no longer subscribe to traditional training, but if it works for you, then continue. In the meantime have some respect for those who have gone beyond what everyone else does and have found success with another method.
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Well done, Gorp!