FEDERAL WAY, Washington, August 5. FOR the second year in a row, Nick Thoman threw down an epic performance at the U.S. Open.
Thoman blazed the men's 200 back with a 1:54.59 for the triumph. Thoman became the fifth-fastest swimmer of all time, behind Aaron Peirsol (1:51.92), Ryosuke Irie (1:52.51), Ryan Lochte (1:53.82) and Tyler Clary (1:54.53). Thoman smashed his meet record of 1:56.15 set last year. Suburban's Ian Clark touched out France's Eric Ress, 1:57.53 to 1:57.59, for second place.
Last year, Thoman nearly set a world record in the 100 back while swimming last year with a 52.91 and 52.92 in following nights.
Tucson Ford's Jack Brown crushed the meet record in the men's 400 IM with a swift time of 4:12.58. The performance wiped out the 4:15.61 set by Ous Mellouli back in 2006. Athens Bulldog's Robert Margalis claimed second in 4;13.34, while Minnesota's Alex Wold completed the top three in 4:16.75.
Swim Florida's Erika Erndl lowered her preliminary meet record in the women's 100 free with a 54.59. That performance clipped her 54.86 set during prelims. Trojan's Jessica Hardy, still on the comeback trail from her doping ban, placed second in 55.07 after turning first with a 26.20 at the 50. Stanford's Samantha Woodward wound up third in 55.37.
Sun Devil's Nicholas Brunelli clipped his meet record in the men's 100 free with a 48.52. The swim cleared his 48.56 set during prelims. Longhorn went 2-3 in the event with James Feigen (49.25) and Matthew Lowe (49.38) placing second and third.
SwimMAC-Carolina's Justin Mueller cruised in the women's 400 IM finale with a 4:40.61 for the win. Palo Alto Stanford's Jasmine Tosky placed second in 4:42.11 with Longhorn's Amber McDermott finishing third in 4:43.04.
Wisconsin's Maggie Meyer swam to the win in the women's 200 back with a 2:09.53. She held off a late charge by Spain's Escarlata Bernard, who finished second in 2:10.68 after closing with a 33.16 in the final 50. KING's Margaret Hoelzer completed the top three in 2:11.17.
In relay action, Tucson Ford's Leone Vorster, Lara Jackson, Whitney Myers and Genevieve Konicke claimed the women's 400 free relay in 3:43.88. Minnesota's Michael Richards, Curt Carlson, Stephen Miller and Wold captured the men's 400 free relay title in 3:20.64.
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August 5, 2009 I have a good feeling about Thoman headed into the 200 back. I'm thinking at least a 52.5 if he swims the race the way he needs to swim it. Remember, in Indy he was out too slow, and he couldn't quite catch Grevers (who was out too fast). Submitted by: SwimDER94
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