﻿{"id":320179,"date":"2018-07-24T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T16:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=320179"},"modified":"2018-07-24T19:53:57","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T02:53:57","slug":"swimming-worlds-phillips-66-usa-swimming-nationals-predictions-who-is-the-second-best-mens-imer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-worlds-phillips-66-usa-swimming-nationals-predictions-who-is-the-second-best-mens-imer\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World\u2019s Phillips 66 USA Swimming Nationals Predictions: Who Is The Second Best Men&#8217;s IM&#8217;er?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Phillips 66 USA Swimming Nationals start up July 25 and will showcase the best the United States has to offer in the sport of swimming. The meet will serve as a selection meet for a number of meets, mainly the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n<p><em>Swimming World\u00a0<\/em>has gathered their selections for the Phillips 66 Nationals and will be revealing our picks for each event as we get closer to the meet. Read below who\u00a0<em>Swimming World\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>team of\u00a0<strong>Andy Ross<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>David Rieder<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Diana Pimer<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>James Sica\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Taylor Brien\u00a0<\/strong>is picking in each event from the last night of the meet.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, we asked our fans on our Instagram stories who they thought would win one event from each day. On day 5, we picked the women&#8217;s 50 free as the select event.<\/p>\n<p>The swimmer\u2019s seed and best time of the 2018 season is attached.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/results\/pdf\/2018-phillips-66-usa-swimming-nationals-psych-sheet-usa-senior-national-2018-07-25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PSYCH SHEET<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-worlds-phillips-66-usa-swimming-nationals-predictions-womens-200-fly-only-toss-up-on-first-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAY ONE PREDICTIONS<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-worlds-phillips-66-usa-swimming-nationals-predictions-mens-200-breast-is-a-wash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAY TWO PREDICTIONS<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-worlds-phillips-66-usa-swimming-nationals-predictions-can-leah-smith-defend-her-400-im-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAY THREE PREDICTIONS<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-worlds-phillips-66-usa-swimming-nationals-predictions-titans-clash-in-mens-100-back-on-night-four\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAY FOUR PREDICTIONS<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 1500 Free<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_313915\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313915\" data-attachment-id=\"313915\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-worlds-phillips-66-usa-swimming-nationals-predictions-who-is-the-second-best-mens-imer\/katie-ledecky-2018-santa-clara-pss_9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/katie-ledecky-2018-santa-clara-pss_9.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1528653687&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"katie-ledecky-2018-santa-clara-pss_9\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1\/10\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\nkatie-ledecky-2018-santa-clara-pss_9&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/katie-ledecky-2018-santa-clara-pss_9-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/katie-ledecky-2018-santa-clara-pss_9-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-313915\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/katie-ledecky-2018-santa-clara-pss_9-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"katie-ledecky-2018-santa-clara-pss_9\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-313915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-253\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-253\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">ANDY<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">DAN<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">DAVID<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">DIANA<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">JAMES<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">TAYLOR<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1. Katie Ledecky, 1st, 15:20.48<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1. Katie Ledecky, 1st, 15:20.48<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1. Katie Ledecky, 1st, 15:20.48<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1. Katie Ledecky, 1st, 15:20.48<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1. Katie Ledecky, 1st, 15:20.48<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">1. Katie Ledecky, 1st, 15:20.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2. Leah Smith, 2nd, 16:22.37<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2. Leah Smith, 2nd, 16:22.37<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2. Erica Sullivan, 3rd, 16:09.88<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2. Leah Smith, 2nd, 16:22.37<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2. Leah Smith, 2nd, 16:22.37<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">2. Leah Smith, 2nd, 16:22.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3. Hannah Moore, 4th, 16:15.37<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3. Ashley Twichell, 5th, 16:08.70<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3. Ashley Twichell, 5th, 16:08.70<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3. Ashley Twichell, 5th, 16:08.70<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3. Ashley Twichell, 5th, 16:08.70<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3. Erica Sullivan, 3rd, 16:09.88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4. Erica Sullivan, 3rd, 16:09.88<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4. Erica Sullivan, 3rd, 16:09.88<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4. Hannah Moore, 4th, 16:15.37<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">4. Erica Sullivan, 3rd, 16:09.88<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">4. Erica Sullivan, 3rd, 16:09.88<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">4. Ashley Twichell, 5th, 16:08.70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 200 IM<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_310351\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-310351\" data-attachment-id=\"310351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-worlds-phillips-66-usa-swimming-nationals-predictions-who-is-the-second-best-mens-imer\/melanie-margalis-43\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/melanie-margalis-_PB21633.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M1MarkII&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;melanie-margalis-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526670900&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;melanie-margalis-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"melanie-margalis-_PB21633\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;melanie-margalis- 2018, Swimmers, TYR Pro Indy&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/melanie-margalis-_PB21633-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/melanie-margalis-_PB21633-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-310351\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/melanie-margalis-_PB21633-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"melanie-margalis-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-310351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-254\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-254\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">ANDY<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">DAN<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">DAVID<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">DIANA<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">JAMES<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">TAYLOR<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1. Melanie Margalis, 1st, 2:10.26<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1. Melanie Margalis, 1st, 2:10.26<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1. Melanie Margalis, 1st, 2:10.26<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1. Melanie Margalis, 1st, 2:10.26<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1. Melanie Margalis, 1st, 2:10.26<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">1. Melanie Margalis, 1st, 2:10.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2. Ella Eastin, 3rd, 2:12.97<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2. Ella Eastin, 3rd, 2:12.97<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2. Ella Eastin, 3rd, 2:12.97<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2. Ella Eastin, 3rd, 2:12.97<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2. Kathleen Baker, 4th, 2:11.58<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">2. Ella Eastin, 3rd, 2:12.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3. Kathleen Baker, 4th, 2:11.58<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3. Kathleen Baker, 4th, 2:11.58<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3. Alex Walsh, 5th, 2:13.60<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3. Kathleen Baker, 4th, 2:11.58<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3. Ella Eastin, 3rd, 2:12.97<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3. Alex Walsh, 5th, 2:13.60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4. Alex Walsh, 5th, 2:13.60<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4. Asia Seidt, 7th, 2:12.63<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4. Bethany Galat, 8th, 2:16.20<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">4. Asia Seidt, 7th, 2:12.63<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">4. Bethany Galat, 8th, 2:16.20<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">4. Kathleen Baker, 4th, 2:11.58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 200 IM<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_313400\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313400\" data-attachment-id=\"313400\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-worlds-phillips-66-usa-swimming-nationals-predictions-who-is-the-second-best-mens-imer\/chase-kalisz-2018-santa-clara-pss_3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/chase-kalisz-2018-santa-clara-pss_3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1528540716&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chase-kalisz-2018-santa-clara-pss_3\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7\/27\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\nchase-kalisz-2018-santa-clara-pss_3&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/chase-kalisz-2018-santa-clara-pss_3-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/chase-kalisz-2018-santa-clara-pss_3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-313400\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/chase-kalisz-2018-santa-clara-pss_3-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"chase-kalisz-2018-santa-clara-pss_3\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-313400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-255\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-255\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">ANDY<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">DAN<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">DAVID<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">DIANA<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">JAMES<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">TAYLOR<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1. Chase Kalisz, 1st, 1:57.50<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1. Chase Kalisz, 1st, 1:57.50<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1. Chase Kalisz, 1st, 1:57.50<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1. Chase Kalisz, 1st, 1:57.50<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1. Chase Kalisz, 1st, 1:57.50<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">1. Chase Kalisz, 1st, 1:57.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2. Caeleb Dressel, 18th, 2:01.98<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2. Abrahm DeVine, 2nd<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2. Josh Prenot, 3rd, 1:59.47<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2. Josh Prenot, 3rd, 1:59.47<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2. Ryan Lochte, 7th, 1:58.90<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">2. Ryan Lochte, 7th, 1:58.90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3. Abrahm DeVine, 2nd<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3. Ryan Lochte, 7th, 1:58.90<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3. Abrahm DeVine, 2nd<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3. Jay Litherland, 5th, 2:00.55<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3. Andrew Seliskar, 16th, 2:01.89<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3. Josh Prenot, 3rd, 1:59.47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4. Josh Prenot, 3rd, 1:59.47<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4. Josh Prenot, 3rd, 1:59.47<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4. Gunnar Bentz, 4th, 2:00.69<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">4. Gunnar Bentz, 4th, 2:00.69<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">4. Josh Prenot, 3rd, 1:59.47<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">4. Carson Foster, 11th, 2:00.72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 800 Free<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_318142\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-318142\" data-attachment-id=\"318142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-worlds-phillips-66-usa-swimming-nationals-predictions-who-is-the-second-best-mens-imer\/zane-grothe-25\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/zane-grothe-tyr-pro-columbus-2018-4565.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M1MarkII&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;zane-grothe-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1531080796&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;zane-grothe-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"zane-grothe-tyr-pro-columbus-2018 4565\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;zane-grothe- 2018, 800 Free, Grothe Zane, TYR Pro Columbus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/zane-grothe-tyr-pro-columbus-2018-4565-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/zane-grothe-tyr-pro-columbus-2018-4565-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-318142\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/zane-grothe-tyr-pro-columbus-2018-4565-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"zane-grothe-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-318142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-256\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-256\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">ANDY<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">DAN<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">DAVID<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">DIANA<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">JAMES<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">TAYLOR<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1. Zane Grothe, 2nd, 7:50.94<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1. Clark Smith, 1st, 8:00.70<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1. Zane Grothe, 2nd, 7:50.94<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1. Zane Grothe, 2nd, 7:50.94<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">1. Jordan Wilimovsky, 8th, 7:58.10<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">1. Zane Grothe, 2nd, 7:50.94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2. Clark Smith, 1st, 8:00.70<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2. Zane Grothe, 2nd, 7:50.94<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2. Clark Smith, 1st, 8:00.70<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2. Jordan Wilimovsky, 8th, 7:58.10<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2. Zane Grothe, 2nd, 7:50.94<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">2. Clark Smith, 1st, 8:00.70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3. Jordan Wilimovsky, 8th, 7:58.10<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3. Grant Shoults, 3rd, 7:58.80<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3. Jordan Wilimovsky, 8th, 7:58.10<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3. Clark Smith, 1st, 8:00.70<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">3. Clark Smith, 1st, 8:00.70<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3. Andrew Abruzzo, 4th, 7:54.51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4. Michael Brinegar, 7th, 8:02.95<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4. Jordan Wilimovsky, 8th, 7:58.10<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4. Andrew Abruzzo, 4th, 7:54.51<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">4. Andrew Abruzzo, 4th, 7:54.51<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">4. Andrew Abruzzo, 4th, 7:54.51<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">4. Jordan Wilimovsky, 8th, 7:58.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 50 Free<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_310254\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-310254\" data-attachment-id=\"310254\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-worlds-phillips-66-usa-swimming-nationals-predictions-who-is-the-second-best-mens-imer\/simone-manuel-34\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/simone-manuel-_PB44023.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M1MarkII&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;simone-manuel-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526645172&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. 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