{"id":305814,"date":"2018-04-13T12:38:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T19:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=305814"},"modified":"2018-04-13T12:38:32","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T19:38:32","slug":"swimming-in-the-wind-more-than-just-ripples-in-mesa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-in-the-wind-more-than-just-ripples-in-mesa\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming in the Wind: More than Just Ripples in Mesa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By David Rieder.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At the end of the night at any swim meet, the crowd departs followed by the swimmers and coaches. The pool gets quiet, and the water flattens out like glass. Even if there are a few facility workers, officials or media members lingering, the scene is relatively peaceful.<\/p>\n<p>Usually\u2014but not Thursday night at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Mesa. Beginning just after prelims, a harsh wind blew west to east, or from the turn end towards the start end. Swimmers arrived in Arizona to 90-degree weather on Wednesday, but by the time the sun went down Thursday, the wind had everyone shivering, wet or dry.<\/p>\n<p>All day, the wind kicked up enough dust to coat everything from bleachers to swimmers\u2019 caps while they were standing behind the blocks. The dust obscured the Superstition Mountains, typically easily visible behind the starting end of the pool.<\/p>\n<p>It was strong enough that, in track, any record set in the direction of the wind would have been considered assisted and thus not valid. Swimming, of course, has no such rules\u2014and nowadays, few major meets are outdoors. And none of the Thursday or Friday races were 50-meter events, so those competing had to deal with as much resistance as they received assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Watching from afar, you might have seen the flags rippling in the wind, swimmers bundled up in parkas behind the blocks or even a few waves in the water. What was less obvious was how much the conditions affected the swimmers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hali Flickinger<\/strong>, for instance, finished fourth in the 200 free in a solid time of 2:00.75. But check out these splits: 29.41, 30.43, 31.16, 29.75. As you might guess based on those numbers, Flickinger was battling the wind on the first and third laps and swimming assisted on the second and fourth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">real life video of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hali_Flickinger?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Hali_Flickinger<\/a> on the 3rd 50 of her 200 free tonight <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TyrProSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TyrProSeries<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USASwimming?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USASwimming<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/chFtJoQBAr\">pic.twitter.com\/chFtJoQBAr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Melanie Margalis (@melmargalis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/melmargalis\/status\/984616279557341184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>When she finished the race, Flickinger turned to <strong>Allison Schmitt<\/strong> and screamed, \u201cDid you feel that on the way down?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most of Flickinger\u2019s fellow U.S. national team members had similar comments about the wind. <strong>Tim Phillips<\/strong> called the situation \u201creally, really interesting,\u201d explaining that in his 100 fly victory, he had to expend extra energy on the first lap, leaving him too fatigued to take advantage of the assistance from the wind on the way back.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_305684\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305684\" data-attachment-id=\"305684\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-in-the-wind-more-than-just-ripples-in-mesa\/breeja-larson-2018-200breast-apss-mesa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/breeja-larson-2018-200breast-apss-mesa-e1523648263897.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1723,1150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"breeja-larson-2018-200breast-apss-mesa\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;breeja-larson-2018-200breast-apss-mesa&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Brooke Wright&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/breeja-larson-2018-200breast-apss-mesa-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/breeja-larson-2018-200breast-apss-mesa-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-305684\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/breeja-larson-2018-200breast-apss-mesa-e1523648263897.jpg\" alt=\"breeja-larson-2018-200breast-apss-mesa\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/breeja-larson-2018-200breast-apss-mesa-e1523648263897.jpg 1723w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/breeja-larson-2018-200breast-apss-mesa-e1523648263897-533x356.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-305684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Breeja Larson &#8212; Photo Courtesy: Brooke Wright<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Micah Sumrall<\/strong> and <strong>Breeja Larson<\/strong> both explained how they tried to compensate for the weather. Sumrall tried to stay low to the water while fighting the wind and coming up high on the way back to take advantage of the boost, while Larson just tried to stay underwater as long as she could.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was actually really fun,\u201d Larson said, before adding, \u201cIt\u2019s really intimidating standing at the end of the block and seeing an ocean coming at you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When <strong>Josh Prenot<\/strong> came into the media tent for an interview, while the C and D-finals were still ongoing, he pointed out waves breaking over the touchpads on the star end of the pool about 50 feet away. No, the conditions were not perfect, and the times played that out.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, Prenot\u2019s Cal teammates <strong>Ryan Murphy<\/strong> and <strong>Jacob Pebley<\/strong> swam much slower in their 200 back than they had at the previous Pro Swim Series stop in Atlanta. Murphy went from a 1:55.46 in Atlanta to a 1:56.46, while Pebley dropped from a 1:55.85 to 1:58.30.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, in the grand scheme of things, what does that even mean? The professionals want to swim well at their in-season meets for prize money purposes, but the main aims are swimming at their best by the end of the season. A little experience in difficult outdoor conditions can\u2019t hurt, especially since U.S. Nationals this summer in Irvine, Calif., will be held in an outdoor pool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all had to deal with it, so you can\u2019t really use it as an excuse,\u201d Pebley said, before pointing out that on the third 50 of his 200 back, he felt \u201clike you\u2019re going through sludge. It\u2019s good to practice in not-so-good conditions. Nationals, if it\u2019s like this or even a little better, at least it\u2019ll feel normal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Rieder. 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