Produced by Coleman Hodges.
Reported by Anne Lepesant.
American record-holder Nathan Adrian overcame a less-than-stellar start to outpace the field in the men’s 50 free. He nailed his finish for a 21.76 win and the sixth-fastest time in the world this calendar year, and the second-fastest time for the 2015-16 season. Second place went to Brad Tandy of Tucson Ford, the only other sub-22 second 50 free in the field (21.87). Canyons Aquatic Club’s Santo Condorelli eked out the bronze over New York Athletic Club’s Josh Schneider, 22.04 to 22.05.
Nathan deserves credit for being a most humble and classy Olympic gold medalist.