Also noteworthy is that Summer McIntosh passed the 200 in 1:56.31 during her 400 in 3:55.37 and the next day Simone Manuel won in 1:56.66. In the B final of the 100 breaststroke, it should also be noted that Gabrielle Rose, who won in 1:09.17, was born in 1977; at the age of 48, this is more than respectable, even rather admirable.
He's not normally crazy fast in season, it's only in the last year and a half or so that he started breaking 15:00 outside of major meets. He didn't swim a December meet last year but he swam at the US Open in 2023 (late Nov - early Dec) and was 7:54.90/15:03.97. So he was slower than that this time around, but it's not by any amount that concerns me.
@TheSwimScribeok good to know, I love watching how Bobby swims and I want to see some more crazy closing speed out of him. One of my favorite things in swimming.
Ivan Puskovitch didn't turn enough heads in his bronze in the 1500. Open water swimmer getting 3rd in a pool event really says something about his versatility (and going sub8 in the 800/making the A final in the 400IM)!
After qualifications 1-8 placements go to A final, 9-16 go to B final and C final are rare but it’s just the next 8 so on so on. If you are in a B final you can’t place higher than the highest seed placement(being 9th) even if you’re faster than any of the A finalists, so you need to be top 8 in the semifinals to be in the A final and have a chance to win a medal.
Also noteworthy is that Summer McIntosh passed the 200 in 1:56.31 during her 400 in 3:55.37 and the next day Simone Manuel won in 1:56.66.
In the B final of the 100 breaststroke, it should also be noted that Gabrielle Rose, who won in 1:09.17, was born in 1977; at the age of 48, this is more than respectable, even rather admirable.
First time following non-international meets, but is it normal for Bobby to go this “slow” in December?
He's not normally crazy fast in season, it's only in the last year and a half or so that he started breaking 15:00 outside of major meets. He didn't swim a December meet last year but he swam at the US Open in 2023 (late Nov - early Dec) and was 7:54.90/15:03.97. So he was slower than that this time around, but it's not by any amount that concerns me.
@TheSwimScribeok good to know, I love watching how Bobby swims and I want to see some more crazy closing speed out of him. One of my favorite things in swimming.
but the athletes are international
Ivan Puskovitch didn't turn enough heads in his bronze in the 1500. Open water swimmer getting 3rd in a pool event really says something about his versatility (and going sub8 in the 800/making the A final in the 400IM)!
28:23 but also her canadian trials time? It was 20226 right?
only 2.5x this time
What the difference between A final and B or C final , i don't know a lot about swimming
After qualifications 1-8 placements go to A final, 9-16 go to B final and C final are rare but it’s just the next 8 so on so on. If you are in a B final you can’t place higher than the highest seed placement(being 9th) even if you’re faster than any of the A finalists, so you need to be top 8 in the semifinals to be in the A final and have a chance to win a medal.
A is the final. The other two just exist so those who didn't make the final can have another swim.
Shaine will definitely break 50 in the 100 fly soon
he'd be the only swimmer in history besides michael phelps to swim a 1:54 200 IM and a 49-second 100 fly
I hope so