Video Interview: Michael Phelps Still Learning Things as a Veteran

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Michael Phelps challenged himself with a big double tonight at the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis, and he proved to himself that he’s still learning things as a veteran of the sport.

Phelps had some banana bread before his session and nearly threw up some of it during the end of the 200 free.

Phelps also talks a lot about how his stroke works, and some things he learned during altitude training in Colorado Springs.

Original 200 free report:

Trojan’s Conor Dwyer finished a second back of Michael Phelps’ pool record in the men’s 200-meter free at the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis.

Dwyer hit the wall in a top time of 1:47.88 to collect the first-place prize. That’s a full second off Phelps’ pool record of 1:46.88 from 2011.  The time also finished a second back of Dwyer’s 15th-ranked season best of 1:46.64 from Worlds.

SwimMAC’s Ryan Lochte chased down second place with a time of 1:48.66, while Cardinals’ Joao De Lucca rounded out the podium with a third-place effort of 1:49.06.

SESI’s Giovanny Lima (1:49.87), Wisconsin’s Michael Weiss (1:50.12), Louisville’s Trevor Carroll (1:50.26), Louisville’s Matthias Lindenbauer(1:50.35) and Club Wolverine’s Bobby Hurley (1:50.36) finished fourth through eighth.

UBCD’s Markus Thormeyer touched out NBAC’s Michael Phelps in the consolation heat, 1:50.28 to 1:50.39.  That’s a rare finish for Phelps even though he’s coming down from intense altitude training in Colorado Springs.Yuri Kisil took third for UBCD in 1:51.00.

                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Dwyer, Conor     26 Trojan Swim Club  1:48.95    1:47.88 OT     
             25.47        52.88 (27.41)
        1:20.75 (27.87)     1:47.88 (27.13)
  2 Lochte, Ryan     31 SwimMAC Carolina  1:49.69    1:48.66 OT     
             25.55        53.29 (27.74)
        1:21.17 (27.88)     1:48.66 (27.49)
  3 De Lucca, Joao   25 Cardinal Aquatic  1:49.68    1:49.06 OT     
             25.41        53.00 (27.59)
        1:21.05 (28.05)     1:49.06 (28.01)
  4 Lima, Giovanny   18 Sesi-Sp-US        1:50.81    1:49.87 OT     
             25.80        53.38 (27.58)
        1:21.36 (27.98)     1:49.87 (28.51)
  5 Weiss, Michael   24 Wisconsin Aquati  1:49.78    1:50.12 OT     
             26.48        54.49 (28.01)
        1:22.60 (28.11)     1:50.12 (27.52)
  6 Carroll, Trevor  20 Univ Louisville-  1:49.70    1:50.26 OT     
             25.84        54.03 (28.19)
        1:22.37 (28.34)     1:50.26 (27.89)
  7 Lindenbauer, Ma  22 Univ Louisville-  1:49.97    1:50.35 OT     
             26.02        54.19 (28.17)
        1:22.49 (28.30)     1:50.35 (27.86)
  8 Hurley, Bobby    27 Club Wolverine-M  1:50.02    1:50.36 OT     
             25.81        53.87 (28.06)
        1:22.43 (28.56)     1:50.36 (27.93)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Thormeyer, Mark  18 Ubc Dolphins-US   1:51.88    1:50.28 OT     
             26.31        54.39 (28.08)
        1:22.41 (28.02)     1:50.28 (27.87)
 10 Phelps, Michael  30 North Baltimore-  1:51.34    1:50.39 OT     
             25.46        53.13 (27.67)
        1:21.69 (28.56)     1:50.39 (28.70)
 11 Kisil, Yuri      20 Ubc Dolphins-US   1:51.75    1:51.00 OT     
             25.26        53.22 (27.96)
        1:22.06 (28.84)     1:51.00 (28.94)
 12 Shoults, Grant   18 Mission Viejo Na  1:51.82    1:51.04 OT     
             25.84        54.20 (28.36)
        1:22.73 (28.53)     1:51.04 (28.31)
 13 Jaeger, Connor   24 Club Wolverine-M  1:51.48    1:51.21 OT     
             26.16        54.61 (28.45)
        1:23.26 (28.65)     1:51.21 (27.95)
 14 McBroom, Michae  24 The Woodlands Sw  1:51.45    1:51.41 OT     
             26.98        55.22 (28.24)
        1:23.99 (28.77)     1:51.41 (27.42)
 15 Carter, Dylan    19 Una Troj-CA       1:50.84    1:52.01 WN     
             25.69        53.29 (27.60)
        1:22.25 (28.96)     1:52.01 (29.76)
 16 Kalisz, Chase    21 North Baltimore-  1:52.12    1:53.11 WN     
             26.18        55.29 (29.11)
        1:24.18 (28.89)     1:53.11 (28.93)

Original 100 fly report:

Phoenix’s Giles Smith downed a stacked men’s 100-meter fly final at the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis.

Smith raced his way to a winning time of 52.57, just a bit off Kohei Kawamoto’s pool record of 51.71 from 2008. There’s a bit of irony there in that Kawamoto swam for the previous iteration of the Phoenix Swim Club called BEST before the club disassociated itself with Brophy in Phoenix.

Canyons’ Santo Condorelli picked up silver with a time of 52.58, while superstar Michael Phelps snared third overall in 52.99 just days after the release of a tell-all article in Sports Illustrated.

Club Seminole’s Pavel Sankovich (53.25), Tucson Ford’s Masa Kishida(53.48), SwimMAC’s Matt Josa (54.09) and Indie’s Michael Andrew (55.65) also swam in the finale.

SwimMAC’s Ryan Lochte was disqualified.

Santa Clara’s Kyler Van Swol topped the consolation heat in a time of 53.51 with Clovis’ Carl Weigley claiming second in 53.85.

                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Smith, Giles     23 Phoenix Swim Clu    53.28      52.57 OT     
             24.67        52.57 (27.90)
  2 Condorelli, San  20 Canyons Aquatic-    53.25      52.58 OT     
             24.43        52.58 (28.15)
  3 Phelps, Michael  30 North Baltimore-    53.70      52.99 OT     
             25.04        52.99 (27.95)
  4 Sankovich, Pave  25 Club Seminole-FL    53.85      53.25 OT     
             25.11        53.25 (28.14)
  5 Kishida, Masa    29 Tucson Ford Deal    53.74      53.48 OT     
             24.86        53.48 (28.62)
  6 Josa, Matthew    20 SwimMAC Carolina    53.74      54.09 OT     
             25.38        54.09 (28.71)
  7 Andrew, Michael  16 Indie Swimming-M    53.70      55.65 WN     
             25.22        55.65 (30.43)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 VanSwol, Kyler   24 Santa Clara Swim    53.99      53.51 OT     
             25.54        53.51 (27.97)
 10 Weigley, Carl    26 Clovis Swim Club    53.99      53.85 OT     
             25.23        53.85 (28.62)
 11 Nolan, David     22 Una Nbac-MD         54.55      54.10 OT     
             25.50        54.10 (28.60)
 12 Coutinho, Pedro  21 Univ Louisville-    54.69      54.36 OT     
             25.38        54.36 (28.98)
 13 Bohman, Bryce    25 Tucson Ford Deal    54.58      54.46 OT     
             25.63        54.46 (28.83)
 14 Phillips, Tim    24 SwimMAC Carolina    54.58      54.63 OT     
             25.26        54.63 (29.37)
 15 Turner, Daryl    20 Univ Minnesota-M    54.59      54.85 WN     
             25.98        54.85 (28.87)
 16 Subirats, Alber  29 Venezuela-US        54.69      54.99 WN     
             25.64        54.99 (29.35)
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