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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 10. WITH six Olympic gold medalists contesting the men's 100 free finale at the USA Swimming National Championships, anyone could have claimed the title. California's Nathan Adrian, however, doubled up on the sprint victories after topping the 50 free.
Adrian clocked a personal-best time of 48.00, clearing his previous best of 48.10. He had to track down Matt Grevers of Tucson Ford, swimming in lane eight. Grevers went out under American-record pace with a 22.89 before finishing in 48.27 for fourth. Longhorn's David Walters split the pair with a sterling second-place effort of 48.17.
"The last 15 meters, you really have to keep your stroke together to get your hand on the wall," Adrian said. "I don't like to try to follow in anyone's footsteps. I make my own path."
Longhorn's Garrett Weber-Gale finished third in 48.19, while SwimMAC-Carolina's Cullen Jones clinched fifth in 48.31. Longhorn's Ricky Berens, the sixth gold medalist in the field, wound up sixth in 48.14.
In a stocked international B final, Brazil's Cesar Cielo topped the field with a swift 47.69 and posted the fastest swim of the night. That swim is the fifth-fastest time in the world this year, behind a 47.60 he set in May. Australia's Matt Targett placed second in 48.08 with Great Britain's Adam Brown taking third in 48.92.
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July 10, 2009 EIGHT guys now for the 4x100 Free? Adrian, Walters, Weber-Gale, Grevers, Jones, Berens, and then obviously Phelps and then Lochte's 48.16 from prelims would have beaten Walters for second! Still gonna be tough to beat the French, though. However, we know Phelps and I think Adrian have faster swims in them. Submitted by: SwimDER94
July 10, 2009 No one for the U.S. under 48?? We are in trouble in Rome if the sprinters can't step up. Submitted by: OLDSCHOOL
July 10, 2009 We now have the world's fastest 8 x 100 free relay, but the we didn't do anything tonight to give the French 4 x 100 free relay any sleepless nights. Submitted by: halfbreed
July 10, 2009 lol halfbreed; that's a good assessment, though good to know we have such depth in case of unexpecteds. I do think in addition to Adrian and Phelps, Webber-Gale. Grevers, Jones, and Berens could also have faster swims in them too. But we'll definitely be the undedogs going in either way.
Is Levereaux following through with his threat to sit out the 100 and if so would that put him out of the relay for France? Submitted by: liquidassets
July 10, 2009 Liquidassets -- I haven't heard anything recently about Levereaux, but whatever he does in his individual events, I can't imagine the French coaches allowing him to sit out the relay, that race just means too much to France. And I don't think he'd want to let his teammates down, either, especially after their narrow defeat in Beijing. BTW, I don't think Levereaux is in the 100 anyway, that is going to be Bernard and Bousquet (who actually won the finals of French Trials). Levereaux, as the silver medalist in the 50 in Beijing, is automatically one of the two French entrants there (along with Bousquet, who also won that event at French Trials). Submitted by: halfbreed
July 10, 2009 liquidassets:amaury leveaux will be swimming the 50 free and the relay : last week in pescara , he tried the jaked : here is the link of a video of the french relay competing last week http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W13nvCUZX6I Submitted by: maly
July 10, 2009 liquidassets:amaury leveaux will be swimming the 50 free and the relay : last week in pescara , he tried the jaked : here is the link of a video of the french relay competing last week http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W13nvCUZX6I Submitted by: maly
July 10, 2009 OK thanks; I knew he had tried the Jaked but I had read somewhere that he didn't want to wear it again so perhaps they will let him swim the relay without it if he wants to stand by his earlier statement. I hope he does swim because otherwise it would be a "what if" scenario. Actually I just realized that with Phelps and Lochte, there are actually 10 Americans between 48.0-48.6 this year !! Submitted by: liquidassets
July 10, 2009 Why didn't David Walter's 2nd place get any mention? 48.17 is nothing to sneeze at! Submitted by: Matt
July 10, 2009 Maybe Brunneman....she's feeling relaxed and confident already having her Open Water spot, and she if she starts fairly strong she can probably outkick any of them Submitted by: liquidassets
July 10, 2009 Well I'm sorry we won't get a chance to see Heolzer try, as she has alot of international experience and Pelton does only in juniors; she'll have a long week physically and mentally.
I don't know why Beisel was so far off her best times even with a Jaked, and looking so tired. Maybe she took some time off after Beijing. But at least she's got lots of international experience herself. Submitted by: liquidassets
July 11, 2009 Hoelzer is not in the same shape this year as last. And as far as building towards '12, Pelton is one of our best prospects, if not our best. The experience will be good for her, and she will almost undoubtedly do her best times, as she seems to improve every time she swims. Plus she's not intimidated by big names, the bigger they are the more she likes it (witness this past week). Her current times won't get her very far in Rome, perhaps a final or two at best, but she is probably the closest thing we have to a potential female Phelps. She's only 15, but she's already basically a world class flyer as well as backstroker (she took out her IM in 27.5) and she has the potential to be a world class freestyler as well (she was 56.0 last year as a 14 year old). Submitted by: halfbreed
July 12, 2009 Getting back to the men's 100 free... With a bunch of guys 48.0 to 48.5, the U.S. will be hard preesed to win the gold in Rome. Just remember, without a 46.0 by Lezack, the U.S. might have gotten the bronze. However, the French guy might sit out until January over the suit issue and Austrailia's Sullivan is sick. So there is still a chance. Submitted by: OLDSCHOOL
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