Wilimovsky Pulls Away In Second Half To Win National Title In Men’s 1500

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

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2016 Olympian Jordan Wilimovsky pulled away from what started as a tight race to pull out a win in the men’s mile, hitting the wall in 14:48.89. Wilimovsky was under U.S. Open through the 1000 mark of his swim, and while he came up slightly short of Peter Vanderkaay’s 2008 record his swim does stand as the fifth fastest in the world so far this year and punched him a ticket to Pac Pacs.

In second was 18-year-old Robert Finke, who finished in 14:55.34 to grab second and become the second fastest 17-18 year-old American in this event all-time. Back in third was Zane Grothe in 15:00.85. Both Finke and Grothe traded the lead with Wilimovsky through the first 800 of the event but couldn’t hang on with the 23-year-old.

Finishing in fourth was Cal’s Nick Norman (15:08.81), while Stanford’s True Sweetser was fifth in 15:10.65. Rounding out the rest of the top 8 finishers was Andrew Abruzzo (15:11.97), Chris Weiser (15:12.01), and PJ Ransford (15:16.18).

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Michael Ker

5 years ago

What a fabulous race, way to go Jordan

Thomas A. Small

5 years ago

Congratulations