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IRVINE, California, August 10. THAT\u2019S it. The biggest domestic meet on U.S. soil outside of Olympic Trials ended after five crazy days, and the final night brought some twists. The biggest shockwaves came with the announcement that three<\/b> fourth-place finishers, Jacob Pebley (200 back), Matt Ellis (100 fly), and David Plummer (100 back), had all made the team bound for Australia. But before we get too far ahead, here\u2019s what came out of the last four selection races for Pan Pacs.<\/p>\n
Not many people noticed when Melanie Margalis snuck onto the Pan Pacs team with third place-finishes in both the 200 breast and 400 IM earlier this week. She was hard to ignore, though, with her 2:10.20 in the 200 IM. Coming off playing a huge role on Georgia\u2019s NCAA title team, Margalis looked strong all season, but even when she entered Nationals with the top time in the world in the 200 IM, few paid much attention. Needless to say, she will be on the radar now as a medal favorite for Pan Pacs.<\/p>\n
With Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte qualifying fourth and fifth, respectively, for the final of the men\u2019s 200 IM, I didn\u2019t think we\u2019d see a repeat of the classic showdowns the two have had in this event. But that\u2019s exactly what happened. Lochte looked like he had the race wrapped up at the 150, but just like in the 200 back on Thursday, Lochte\u2019s lack of conditioning showed on the last 50. He held on to win in 1:56.50, but Phelps\u2019 last 50 closed the gap to five one-hundredths of a second. Impressive finish for someone who showed glimpses of his old self for the first time this meet in tonight\u2019s finals.<\/p>\n
The 50 free events wrapped things up in Irvine, and Simone Manuel (not surprisingly) and Anthony Ervin (more surprisingly) picked up the titles. For Manuel, the 24.56 culminated what has really been a breakout meet as she has elevated herself from contender at U.S. nationals to contender on the world level and a real leader of the young crop of American sprinters. For Ervin, the victory over teammate Nathan Adrian in 21.55 sets him up to battle Adrian and Brazil\u2019s Bruno Fratus in what shapes up to be one of the tightest and most exciting races at Pan Pacs.<\/p>\n
So where does that leave Team USA prior to their flight to Brisbane tomorrow? First of all, look for a major shake-up in the men\u2019s relays; if Anthony Ervin can swim a 21-mid in the 50, and Michael Phelps can swim a 1:56.50 in the 200 IM, both will be much bigger relay presences than results from Nationals indicated. But in the larger picture, this meet has been about transition, especially on the women\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
Particularly, the fly events still look weak, and relay depth that had been taken for granted has come into question. Without veterans like Natalie Coughlin and Dana Vollmer on the team, there are a lot of open slots to fill, even from last year\u2019s relatively youthful Worlds team. Still, plenty of time remains before 2016 for this talent to mature \u2013 think first-timers like Katie McLaughlin Kendyl Stewart, Abbey Weitzeil, and more. As the coaches emphasized all week at Nationals, the Olympics always remain the ultimate goal, and as of now, we are halfway there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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