EAST MEADOW, NY., Oct. 21. TEAM Stars & Stripes won the first-ever Novo Nordisk Sprint Cup, held yesterday at the Nassau County Aquatic center in East Meadow, NY. The meet offered $310,000 in prize money: the largest one-day payday in the history of swimming,<\/p>\n
The meet was sponsored by Novo Nordisk, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies and a leader in diabetes care. Gary Hall, Jr., whose vision it was to create the Sprint Cup, is a diabetic who uses Novo Nordisk products to control the disease.<\/p>\n
The Stars & Stripes win was a mild upset, as the European Union team was a narrow pre-meet favorite. The EU finished a close second, just ahead of a World team that performed better than expected.<\/p>\n
Team Stars & Stripes provided an exclamation point to its team title by capturing the meet's final event, the men's 4×50 meter freestyle relay in a world best time of 1:25.87. <\/p>\n
FINA does not recognize "world records" in the 4×50 freestyle and medley relays, only "world bests." The previous world best was 1:26.78, set by the University of Texas at the 2000 NCAA Championships.<\/p>\n
Aaron Ciarla led off the Stars & Stripes relay with a stunning 21.64 effort — a time that would have won the individual men's 50 free. He was followed by Neil Walker (21.26, the meet's fastest split), Nate Dusing (21.54) and Jason Lezak (21.43). <\/p>\n
As it turned out, a world's fastest effort was needed, as the World Team, sparked by Mark Foster's anchor leg of 21.27, touched in 1:26.21, also well under the previous mark. Team European Union was third in 1:28.15, a time that probably would win at any other competition.<\/p>\n
There were many other speedy performances in the meet, which brough together 54 of the world's fastest sprinters who, collectively, have won 37 Olympic medals, including 17 gold.<\/p>\n
Ed Moses set an American record in winning the men's 50m breaststroke in 26.92 seconds. He, too, needed to swim fast to win. The other two finalists in the event — there were only three finalists per event — were Mark Warnecke (European Union), the WR-holder at 26.70, and Roman Sloudnov (EU), the only man ever to braek a minute in the 100 breast (long course). Warnecke was second in 27.15. Sloudnov was third in 27.17, but was disqualified for flinching on the start.<\/p>\n
The EU's Zoe Baker set a European and British national record with her 30.78 for the women's 50 breast in prelims. She came back to win finals in 30.88.<\/p>\n
The world team's Geoff Huegill swam to an Australian national record in winning the 50 fly in 22.95, the second fastest time in history. Olympic champion Lars Frolander, who had the fastest prelim time — a national record 22.97 — was second. Mark Foster, who holds the world record of 22.87, did not make the final.<\/p>\n
Neil Walker, who holds the world record of 52.79 in the 100 IM, won in 53.14 — the second fastest time in history — beating out his Stars & Stripes teammate, Nate Dusing.<\/p>\n
Michael Gilliam, who upset Walker to win the 50m backstroke in 24.17, swam the second fastest 50 back, clocking 23.93 in prelims. Only Walker's 23.42 from 2000 is faster.<\/p>\n
Triple Olympic gold medalist Inge De Bruijn (EU) was the only swimmer to win two individual events. De Bruijn was also the top money-winner in the meet, earning $37,000 for her efforts and taking home the
\n"Female Swimmer of the Meet" title. Geoff Huegill (World) won the "Male Swimmer of the Meet" honors.<\/p>\n
De Bruijn and Huegill donated their Swimmer of the Meet prizes of $1,000 each to a fund to provide scholarships for two swimmers from the Long island Aquatic Club whose dad was killed in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.<\/p>\n
The Novo Nordisk Sprint Cup will be televised on Fox Sports Net on Saturday, December 8, from 2:00-3:00 pm, EST. It will be an exciting broadcast featuring color commentary by Rowdy gaines and interviews by Cynthia Potter. Check your local listings for broadcast time in your area.<\/p>\n
A full story on the meet will appear in the December issue of Swimming World<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Novo Nordisk Sprint Cup
\nEast Meadow, New York
\nOct. 20, 2001<\/p>\n
25 meter pool<\/b><\/p>\n
WB: World best time
\nER: European record
\nNR: National record
\n#: 2nd fastest all-time<\/p>\n
PRELIMS<\/b>
\n(Three fastest times make finals)<\/p>\n
Event 1 Women 100 SC Meter IM
\nLane\tName\t Team\tSeed Time<\/p>\n
Heat 1 Prelims
\n\t4\tMette Jacobsen\tEUROP\t\t1:04.23
\n\t5\tAmanda Beard\tS&S\t\t1:00.90
\n\t6\tMartina MoravcovaWORLD\t\t1:01.45<\/p>\n
Heat 2 Prelims
\n\t4\tJohanna Sjoberg\tEUROP\t\t1:03.28
\n\t5\tGabrielle Rose\tS&S\t\t1:01.71
\n\t6\tBrooke Hanson\tWORLD\t\t1:02.09<\/p>\n
Event 2 Men 100 SC Meter IM
\nLane\tName\t Team\tSeed Time<\/p>\n
Heat 1 Prelims
\n\t4\tRomain Barnier\tEUROP\t\t55.77
\n\t5\tNate Dusing\tS&S\t\t54.11
\n\t6\tGeoff Huegill\tWORLD\t\t57.25
\nHeat 2 Prelims
\n\t4\tLionel Moreau\tEUROP\t\t55.81
\n\t5\tNeil Walker\tS&S\t\t54.22
\n\t6\tRobert V.d. ZantWORLD\t\t55.15<\/p>\n
Event 3 Women 25 SC Meter Freestyle
\nLane\tName\t Team\tSeed Time<\/p>\n
Heat 1 Prelims
\n\t4\tNadine Rolland\tWORLD\t\t11.73
\n\t5\tTherese AlshammarEUROP\t\t11.57
\n\t6\tColleen Lanne\tS&S\t\t11.52
\nHeat 2 Prelims
\n\t4\tOlga Mukomol\tWORLD\t\t12.15
\n\t5\tSandra Volker\tEUROP\t\t11.43
\n\t6\tTammie Stone\tS&S\t\t11.53<\/p>\n
Event 4 Men 25 SC Meter Freestyle
\nLane\tName\t Team\tSeed Time<\/p>\n
Heat 1 Prelims
\n\t4\tBrendan DedekindWORLD\t\t9.96
\n\t5\tMark Foster\tEUROP\t\t9.89
\n\t6\tAnthony RobinsonS&S\t\t10.24
\nHeat 2 Prelims
\n\t4\tBrett Hawke\tWORLD\t\t10.02
\n\t5\tCarsten Dehmlow\tEUROP\t\t10.44
\n\t6\tAaron Ciarla\tS&S\t\t9.93<\/p>\n
Event 5 Women 50 SC Meter Butterfly
\nLane\tName\t Team\tSeed Time<\/p>\n
Heat 1 Prelims
\n\t4\tAmanda Beard\tS&S\t\t27.71
\n\t5\tMartina MoravcovaWORLD\t\t27.09
\n\t6\tInge De Bruijn\tEUROP\t\t26.44
\nHeat 2 Prelims
\n\t4\tGabrielle Rose\tS&S\t\t27.88
\n\t5\tNadine Rolland\tWORLD\t\t27.40
\n\t6\tTherese AlshammarEUROP\t\t26.78<\/p>\n
Event 6 Men 50 SC Meter Butterfly
\nLane\tName\t Team\tSeed Time<\/p>\n
Heat 1 Prelims
\n\t4\tNate Dusing\tS&S\t\t24.15
\n\t5\tAdam Pine\tWORLD\t\t23.57
\n\t6\tLars Frolander\tEUROP\t\t22.97#, NR
\nHeat 2 Prelims
\n\t4\tSabir Muhammad\tS&S\t\t23.93
\n\t5\tGeoff Huegill\tWORLD\t\t23.36
\n\t6\tMark Foster\tEUROP\t\t26.89<\/p>\n
Event 7 Women 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
\nLane\tName\t Team\tSeed Time<\/p>\n
Heat 1 Prelims
\n\t4\tEmma Igelstroem\tEUROP\t\t31.58
\n\t5\tKristy Kowal\tS&S\t\t31.41
\n\t6\tRhiannon Leir\tWORLD\t\t31.99
\nHeat 2 Prelims
\n\t4\tZoe Baker\tEUROP\t\t30.78NR, ER
\n\t5\tMegan Quann\tS&S\t\t30.94
\n\t6\tBrooke Hanson\tWORLD\t\t31.44<\/p>\n
Event 8 Men 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
\nLane\tName\t Team\tSeed Time<\/p>\n
Heat 1 Prelims
\n\t4\tMark Warnecke\tEUROP\t\t27.24
\n\t5\tAnthony RobinsonS&S\t\t27.94
\n\t6\tRoman Sloudnov\tWORLD\t\t27.22
\nHeat 2 Prelims
\n\t4\tJames Gibson\tEUROP\t\t27.39
\n\t5\tEd Moses\tS&S\t\t27.27
\n\t6\tBrendan DedekindWORLD\t\t27.95<\/p>\n
Event 9 Women 50 SC Meter Backstroke
\nLane\tName\t Team\tSeed Time<\/p>\n
Heat 1 Prelims
\n\t4\tCharlene WittstockWORLD\t\t28.37
\n\t5\tMette Jacobsen\tEUROP\t\t29.56
\n\t6\tChristina SwindleS&S\t\t29.14
\nHeat 2 Prelims
\n\t4\tJennifer CarrollWORLD\t\t28.28
\n\t5\tSandra Volker\tEUROP\t\t27.73
\n\t6\tHaley Cope\tS&S\t\t28.16<\/p>\n
Event 10 Men 50 SC Meter Backstroke
\nLane\tName\t Team\tSeed Time<\/p>\n
Heat 1 Prelims
\n\t4\tSimon Thirsk\tWORLD\t\t25.85
\n\t5\tJens Thiele\tEUROP\t\t25.55
\n\t6\tMichael Gilliam\tS&S\t\t23.93#
\nHeat 2 Prelims
\n\t4\tRobert v.d. ZantWORLD\t\t26.00
\n\t5\tNeil Willey\tEUROP\t\t25.15
\n\t6\tNeil Walker\tS&S\t\t24.36<\/p>\n
Event 11 Women 50 SC Meter Freestyle
\nLane\tName\t Team\tSeed Time<\/p>\n
Heat 1 Prelims
\n\t4\tTammie Stone\tS&S\t\t25.08
\n\t5\tMartina MoravcovaWORLD\t\t28.15
\n\t6\tInge De Bruijn\tEUROP\t\t24.79
\nHeat 2 Prelims
\n\t4\tColleen Lanne\tS&S\t\t25.12
\n\t5\tNadine Rolland\tWORLD\t\t25.97
\n\t6\tTherese AlshammarEUROP\t\t25.08<\/p>\n
Event 12 Men 50 SC Meter Freestyle
\nLane\tName\t Team\tSeed Time<\/p>\n
Heat 1 Prelims
\n\t4\tJason Lezak\tS&S\t\t21.79
\n\t5\tBart KizierowskiWORLD\t\t21.85
\n\t6\tLars Frolander\tEUROP\t\t21.92
\nHeat 2 Prelims
\n\t4\tGary Hall\tS&S\t\t21.78
\n\t5\tBrett Hawke\tWORLD\t\t22.05
\n\t6 \tMark Foster\tEUROP\t\t21.80<\/p>\n
FINALS<\/b><\/p>\n
Event 13 Women\u2019s 200 SC Meter MR
\nLane\tName\t Team Time
\n 4 EUROPE (Volker, Baker, Jacobsen, Sjoberg) \t1:51.23
\n 5 S&S (Cope, Quann, Stone, Swindle)\t\t1:51.66
\n 6 WORLD (Witstock, Hanson, Carroll, Mueller)\t1:51.94<\/p>\n
Event 14 Men\u2019s 200 SC Meter MR
\nLane\tName\t Team Time
\n 4 EUROPE (Willey, Gibson, Dehmlow, Barnier)\t1:37.93
\n 5 S&S (Gillian, Moses, Muhammad, Lezak)\t1:35.75
\n 6 WORLD (Kizierowski, Sloudnov, Pine, Folker)\t1:36.00<\/p>\n
Event 15 Women\u2019s 100 SC Meter IM
\nLane\tName\t Team Team
\n 4 Martina Moravcova\tWORLD \t\t1:00.81
\n 5 Gabrielle Rose \tS&S\t\t1:01.15
\n 6 Amanda Beard \tS&S\t\t1:01.50<\/p>\n
Event 16 Men\u2019s 100 SC Meter IM
\nLane\tName\t Team Time
\n 4 Nate Dusing \tS&S\t\t 54.33
\n 5 Robert V.d. Zant \tWORLD\t\t 54.75
\n 6 Neil Walker\t \tS&S \t\t 53.14# <\/p>\n
Event 17 Women\u2019s 25 SC Meter Freestyle
\nLane\tName\t Team Time
\n 4 Tammie Stone S&S\t\t11.51
\n 5 Therese Alshammar\tEUROPE\t\t11.60
\n 6 Colleen Lanne\t S&S\t\t11.52<\/p>\n
Event 18 Men 25 SC Meter Freestyle
\nLane\tName\t Team Time
\n 4 Mark Foster \tEUROPE\t\t10.04
\n 5 Brendan Dedekind WORLD\t\t9.98
\n 6 Aaron Ciarla\t S&S\t\t9.92<\/p>\n
Event 19 Women\u2019s 50 SC Meter Butterfly
\nLane\tName\t Team Time
\n 4 Martina Moracova \tWORLD\t\t26.67
\n 5 Thereses Alshammar EUROPE\t\t26.76
\n 6 Inge de Bruijn \tEUROPE\t\t26.22 <\/p>\n
Event 20 Men\u2019s 50 SC Meter Butterfly
\nLane\tName\t Team Time
\n 4 Lars Frolander EUROPE 23.23
\n 5 Adam Pine\t WORLD\t\t23.65
\n 6 Geoff Huegill\t WORLD\t\t22.95<\/p>\n
Event 21 Women\u2019s 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
\nLane\tName\t Team Time
\n 4 Kristy Kowal\t \tS&S\t\t31.55
\n 5 Megan Quann\t S&S\t\t31.17
\n 6 Zoe Baker EUROPE\t\t30.88 <\/p>\n
Event 22 Men\u2019s 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
\nLane\tName\t Team Time
\n 4 Ed Moses\t \tS&S\t\t26.92 NR 5 Mark Warnacke\t EUROPE\t\t27.15
\n 6 James Gibson\t EUROPE\t\t27.39 (Sloudnov, 27.17 in finals was DQ'ed for flinching on start)<\/p>\n
Event 23 Women\u2019s 50 SC Meter Backstroke
\nLane\tName\t Team Time
\n 4 Haley Cope\t \tS&S\t\t27.72\t 5 Sandra Volker\t\tEUROPE\t\t27.81
\n 6 Jennifer Carroll WORLD\t\t28.53<\/p>\n
Event 24 Men's 50 SC Meter Backstroke
\nLane\tName\t Team Time
\n 4 Neil Walker \tS&S\t\t24.28
\n 5 Neil Willey\t\tEUROPE \t\t25.27
\n 6 Michael Gilliam S&S\t\t24.17<\/p>\n
Event 25 Women\u2019s 50 SC Meter Freeestyle
\nLane\tName \t Team Time
\n 4 Tammie Stone \tS&S\t\t25.06
\n 5 Therese Alshammar EUROPE\t\t25.20
\n 6 Inge de Bruijn \tEUROPE\t\t24.73<\/p>\n
Event 26 Men\u2019s 50 SC Meter Freestyle
\nLane\tName \t Team Time
\n 4 Gary Hall\t \tS&S\t\t21.91
\n 5 Mark Foster\t EUROPE\t\t21.71
\n 6 Jason Lezak \t S&S\t\t21.73<\/p>\n
Event 25 Women\u2019s 200 Freestyle Relay
\nLane\tName\t Team \t Time
\n 4 WORLD (Mukomol, Moravcova, Rolland, Muller)\t1:43.11
\n 5 EUROPE (Sjoberg, Alshammar, Volker, de Bruijn)\t1:38.95
\n 6 S&S (Lanne, Rose, Swindle, Stone)\t\t1:39.59<\/p>\n
Event 26 Men\u2019s 200 Meter Freestyle Relay
\nLane\tName\t Team \t Time
\n 4 WORLD (Folker, Hawke,Kizierowski, Dedekind)\t1:26.21#
\n 5 EUROPE (Frolander, Dehmlow, Barnier, Foster)\t1:28.15
\n 6 S&S (Ciarla (21.64), Dusing, Walker, Lezak)\t1:25.87 WB<\/p>\n
Swimmers of The Meet:
\nWomen: Inge de Bruin
\nMen: Geoff Huegill<\/b><\/p>\n
Winning Novo Nordisk Sprint Championship Team:
\nTeam Stars & Stripes<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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