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By David Rieder.<\/em><\/p>\n

Among eight relays contested at the 2017 FINA World Championships, the United States took gold in seven of them\u2014all except the men\u2019s 4×200 free. With mainstays Michael Phelps<\/strong> and Ryan Lochte<\/strong> gone and fellow veteran Conor Dwyer<\/strong> off his top form, the American team could not hold off Great Britain\u2019s James Guy<\/strong> and Russia\u2019s Aleksandr Krasnykh<\/strong> on the anchor leg and ended up with bronze.<\/p>\n

Fast forward 12 months, and it wasn\u2019t clear what sort of squad the Americans would field in the event, at least behind World Champs silver medalist Townley Haas<\/strong> and Blake<\/strong> Pieroni<\/strong>, the first man to break 1:30 in the 200-yard event.<\/p>\n

What could Jack<\/strong> Conger<\/strong>, occasionally spectacular (1:45.37 relay split last year) but often inconsistent (16th in prelims at 2017 Nationals), put together? How about Zane<\/strong> Grothe<\/strong>, a 1:46-swimmer thrust into emergency anchor duty on the Worlds relay last year? And then there was Dwyer, who won Olympic bronze in the 200 free in 2016, could only manage a 1:47.25 in the event in 2017 and hardly competed before Nationals in 2018?<\/p>\n

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Pieroni, Seliskar and Dwyer (L to R) — Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

Further off the radar was Andrew<\/strong> Seliskar<\/strong>, who\u00a0swam typically IM and breaststroke and butterfly and didn\u2019t compete at Nationals in 2017 while dealing with injuries. His freestyle r\u00e9sum\u00e9 before this summer? A 1:31.28 in the 200-yard free as a relay leadoff at the NCAA championships.<\/p>\n

But then in June, at his first long course meet, the TYR Pro Swim Series in Santa Clara, Seliskar won the 200 free in 1:48.35, beating a field that included Haas, Grothe and Conger. Okay, not bad. Leaving Santa Clara, Seliskar looked like a strong relay possibility going forward.<\/p>\n

Now, he\u2019s national champion. In a meet already big on surprises over the first two days, this one was the most unlikely of all. Justin<\/strong> Wright<\/strong> might not have been anyone\u2019s pick to win the 200 fly, but he took advantage of a slower-than-expected heat to post a breakout swim in an event where he\u2019s long been solid. Seliskar, before June, was not a freestyler.<\/p>\n

Well, he is now. And at 1:45.70, he\u2019s the third-fastest swimmer in the world this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy freestyle has been progressing a lot ever since I got to Cal,\u201d Seliskar said. \u201cThe way I was training, the way I was moving, I felt I might have a 1:45 in me. I talked to (Cal coach) Dave (Durden) about it, and we both agreed it was a good thing to do on this day of the meet. I was happy to be able to put it together.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Durden, who also coached the U.S. men at last summer\u2019s World Championships, spoke earlier this year about a potential opportunity for athletes in the 200 free, particularly after the relay loss in Budapest and a 2017 Nationals final which saw only three men go under 1:47.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we have a large group of athletes that see that as an opportunity, and I hope that they look at it as an opportunity to help Team USA win a gold medal,\u201d Durden said. \u201cI hope that young swimmers don\u2019t think, \u2018That\u2019s my ticket to the Olympic team.\u2019 I hope we\u2019re not thinking that way. I hope they look at it and say, \u2018You know what? I can impact that relay to win a gold medal.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Maybe Durden knew then that he was referring to a swimmer in his own pool.<\/p>\n

So now, this is the U.S. 4×200 free relay heading to Pan Pacs: Seliskar at 1:45.70, Pieroni at 1:45.93, Dwyer at 1:46.08 and Haas at 1:46.15. Haas should have a bit more in the tank, with his lifetime best of 1:45.03 from last year, and should Conger make his way onto the Pan Pacs team, he\u2019s capable of throwing down strong relay splits, as he showed in Budapest last year.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead to next year\u2019s World Championships, fifth-place-finishing teenager Jack LeVant<\/strong> should be on the team as a relay alternate. The soon-to-be Stanford swimmer has showed huge improvement this year, lowering his best time from 1:48.70 to 1:46.36, and it\u2019s not unreasonable to expect another drop before he makes his senior U.S. team debut next summer in Gwangju, South Korea.<\/p>\n

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Grant House — Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

Also getting under 1:47, albeit in the B-final, was Grant<\/strong> House<\/strong>. The Ohio-native and Arizona State sophomore-to-be came into the year with a lifetime best of 1:49.53 before swimming a 1:49.13 at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Columbus earlier this month. In prelims, House dropped down to a 1:48.20 to qualify 16th. At night, he stormed to a win with a monster 1:46.95.<\/p>\n

In total, between prelims and finals, 17 different men swam under 1:48 in Irvine\u2014the entire A and B-finals, plus Dean Farris in the C-final. Not included in that total is Zach<\/strong> Apple<\/strong>, who swam in the 1:46.6-range in prelims but was disqualified for a false start. At last year\u2019s Nationals, the number was nine.<\/p>\n

Aside from LeVant, three of the other sub-1:48 swims were teenagers: Trey Freeman<\/strong> (1:47.70), Kieran Smith<\/strong> (1:47.72) and Drew Kibler<\/strong> (1:47.74). So yes, after a setback in 2017, the American outlook on the 4×200 free relay looks a little more secure going forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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