Nathan Adrian\u00a0<\/strong>will get the chance to defend his title in the men’s 100 free in Rio. The 2012 Olympic gold medalist stopped\u00a0the clock in tonight’s final in 47.72 to qualify for his third Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

He won by over half a second and his time is the second fastest in the world this year.<\/p>\n

Adrian won gold in this event in London and was a member of the\u00a0victorious 4\u00d7100 medley relay and second-place 4\u00d7100 free relay. In Beijing, he won gold in the 4\u00d7100 free relay\u00a0as a prelim swimmer.<\/p>\n

He said that\u00a0it’s hard to stay on top since sprinting keeps getting faster and faster and said he thinks people underestimate what the Americans can offer.<\/p>\n

The three-time Olympian talked to the media about training under head coach\u00a0Dave Durden <\/strong>and\u00a0what keeps him motivated.<\/p>\n