(Race Video) Watch Michael Phelps Clock a 53.07 in 100 Fly in Orlando

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NBAC’s Michael Phelps, just a few weeks away from selling out the Mona Plummer Aquatics Complex as a special attraction during the Arizona State vs. Arizona dual meet, cruised into the third seed in the men’s 100-yard fly with a 53.07 at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Orlando. He’s ranked second in the world this year with a 51.94 from Austin.

Original 100 fly report:

Men’s 100 fly

Brazil’s Henrique Martins picked up the top time this morning in the 100 fly with a 52.99. That moved him to 16th in the world rankings this year.

California’s Tom Shields, already ranked fourth in the world with a 52.39 at the Austin stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series, qualified second in 53.04.

NBAC’s Michael Phelps, just a few weeks away from selling out the Mona Plummer Aquatics Complex as a special attraction during the Arizona State vs. Arizona dual meet, cruised into third with a 53.07. He’s ranked second in the world this year with a 51.94 from Austin.

Laszlo Cseh owns the top-ranked time in the world with a 51.40 from the Luxembourg Euro Meet.

Eugene Godsoe, now representing Wolfpack Swimming in North Carolina, qualified fourth in 53.21.

Phoenix’s Giles Smith (53.26), Seminole’s Pavel Sankovich (53.38), Wolfpack’s David Williams (53.56) and Argentina’s Santiago Grassi (53.64) also set themselves up to compete in the top eight.

                    === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Martins, Henriq  24 Brazil-US           52.14      52.99 qNATS  
                 24.98        52.99 (28.01)
  2 Shields, Tom     24 California Aquat    51.03      53.04 qNATS  
                 25.20        53.04 (27.84)
  3 Phelps, Michael  30 North Baltimore-    50.45      53.07 qNATS  
                 25.06        53.07 (28.01)
  4 Godsoe, Eugene   28 Wolfpack Elite-N    52.66      53.21 qNATS  
                 25.06        53.21 (28.15)
  5 Smith, Giles     24 Phoenix Swim Clu    51.92      53.26 qNATS  
                 25.00        53.26 (28.26)
  6 Sankovich, Pave  25 Club Seminole-FL    51.57      53.38 qNATS  
                 25.36        53.38 (28.02)
  7 Williams, David  22 Wolfpack Elite-N    53.77      53.56 qNATS  
                 24.89        53.56 (28.67)
  8 Grassi, Santiag  19 Argentina-US        52.09      53.64 qNATS  
                 25.07        53.64 (28.57)
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  9 Kusch, Marius    22 Unattached-NC       53.27      53.67 qNATS  
                 25.11        53.67 (28.56)
 10 Pereira, Thiago  30 Brazil-US           52.27      53.68 qNATS  
                 25.64        53.68 (28.04)
 11 Nolan, David     23 North Baltimore-    52.15      53.70 qNATS  
                 25.50        53.70 (28.20)
 11 Stubblefield, S  22 California Aquat    52.40      53.70 qNATS  
                 24.94        53.70 (28.76)
 13 Santos, Nichola  36 Brazil-US           52.31      53.81 qNATS  
                 24.79        53.81 (29.02)
 14 Andrew, Michael  16 Indie Swimming-M    52.57      54.13 qNATS  
                 24.85        54.13 (29.28)
 15 Subirats, Alber  29 Venezuela-US        52.26      54.27 qNATS  
                 25.47        54.27 (28.80)
 16 Kishida, Masayu  30 Tucson Ford Deal    52.63      54.33 qNATS  
                 25.09        54.33 (29.24)

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Shanyn Coolen

8 years ago

Way to Go Michael Phelps Awesome Job

Janpen Jantaval

8 years ago

สวัสดีจ้ะขอ ความคิดเห็นพื่งได้ฟังเสียงชาวบ้านที่ทำมาหากินเช่นร้านอาหารรอบนอก มราชภัฏเชียงรายผู้ประกอบกิจการรอบนอกเช่นหอพักไม่รู้ว่า cpรับ ทำ โครงการภายในมหาลัยไม่รู้กี่พันล้าน

Walid Amehri

8 years ago

still hte best in buttefly 😀

Leonardo della Maga

8 years ago

Simply the best!