Michael Andrew Seizes 50 Back Win in TYR Pro Swim Series Bloomington

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Michael Andrew continues to climb the ladder. The face of USRPT, Andrew is not only revolutionizing training but race strategy. Coming off a stellar 100 breast, Andrew was fully prepared for another head-turning swim. He did not disappoint. Surging to the wall for a 24.91 finish, Andrew was the only man under 25 seconds, gaining a healthy lead over Grigory Tarasevich (25.10).

Gabriel Fantoni was in the mix, going just above his seed time to post a 25.34, enough to secure third and pass Hunter Armstrong (25.51). Mohamed Samy also came off a stellar 100 breast before the one-lapper, but seemed unaffected as he crashed the pads with a 25.78 to out-touch Nikos Sofianidis (25.79). Coleman Stewart and Charles Kondor rounded out the top finals heat with times of 25.84 and 26.65, respectively.

Live Results

Swimming World’s TYR Pro Series Page


Event 8  Men 50 LC Meter Backstroke
==================================================================
        World: W 24.00  8/4/2018  Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS
     American: A 24.24  7/27/2018 Ryan Murphy, CAL
    U.S. Open: O 24.24  7/27/2018 Ryan Murphy, CAL
     Jr World:   24.00  8/4/2018  Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS
     Pro Swim: P 24.66  4/11/2019 Michael Andrew, Race Pace Club-M
    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       
==================================================================
                        === A - Final ===                         
 
  1 Michael Andrew   20 Race Pace Club      25.48      24.91   894  
         r:+0.59                       
  2 Grigory Tarasev  23 Cardinal Aquatic    25.29      25.10   874  
         r:+0.54                       
  3 Gabriel Fantoni  20 Indiana S.C.        25.29      25.34   849  
         r:+0.58                       
  4 Hunter Armstron  18 Canton City Scho    26.20      25.51   832  
         r:+0.98                       
  5 Mohamed Samy     22 Egypt               25.84      25.78   806  
         r:+0.68                       
  6 Nikos Sofianidi  21 Unattached          25.77      25.79   805  
         r:+0.59                       
  7 Coleman Stewart  21 Una Wolf/NC Stat    25.93      25.84   801  
         r:+0.56                       
  8 Charles Korndor  19 Nu Wave Swim Clu    26.25      26.65   730  
         r:+0.91

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Chris Breedy

4 years ago

i cant believe he wouldn’t be even faster with his head back in a better position-