{"id":34860,"date":"2013-06-27T11:16:12","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T16:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/uncategorized\/2013\/06\/tough-racing-tonight-in-the-400-meter-im-at-world-championship-trials\/"},"modified":"2015-08-21T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-21T17:10:00","slug":"tough-racing-tonight-in-the-400-meter-im-at-world-championship-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tough-racing-tonight-in-the-400-meter-im-at-world-championship-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Tough Racing Tonight in the 400-Meter IM at World Championship Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Coverage proudly sponsored by <a href=http:\/\/www.arenausa.com target=_blank>ArenaUSA<\/a>. For full coverage, including interviews, previews and all the links you need to follow along, check out our <a href=http:\/\/tv.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/events\/2013-usa-swimming-long-course-nationals target=_blank>event coverage page<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>By guest writer Julia Wilkinson-Minks (2008 &#038; 2012 Canadian Olympian)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 27. THE 400-meter IM is arguably the toughest event in swimming. Of course, every event, from the 50 to the 1500, comes with its warts. But to be good at the 400-meter IM, you need talent in all four strokes combined with the work ethic of a distance swimmer. There is a good reason why I stopped swimming the 400-meter IM after high school, and I&#039;ll be the first to admit it: I couldn&#039;t hack it.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, the winner of the 400-meter IM will have clear water by the 250 mark, and this is something that happens a lot in-season. When you turn from breaststroke to freestyle, feeling like your arms and legs might just break off and sink to the bottom of the pool, seeing that you have a body length lead over second place can be a huge relief. When you get into a battle in the 400-meter IM, however, it is a battle to the death: who will give in first?<\/p>\n<p>I still remember a 400-meter IM I swam at Canadian Junior Nationals more than 10 years ago. I went stroke for stroke with the girl beside me all the way until the end of the race for the win, and I hated the feeling that I could not shake her, and I am sure she felt the same. Not only is this the type of race that the best 400-meter IMers have to be prepared for come World Championships this summer, this is the type of race we might see tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Beisel and Caitlin Leverenz are no strangers to racing one another; they know each other&#039;s strengths and weaknesses. Beisel does not really have a weak stroke, which is what makes her one of the best in the world at the event. Leverenz&#039;s weak stroke, backstroke, just happens to be Beisel&#039;s best stroke; but what Leverenz lacks on the second leg she makes up for in breaststroke. Both of these women know each other&#039;s strategies: that makes the fight even more intense. This will make the race incredibly fun to watch.<\/p>\n<p>On the men&#039;s side, the announcement that Ryan Lochte would not be swimming this event makes this a ripe opportunity: for those swimmers who have been growing in Lochte&#039;s shadow, and for the ones who may have spent the last few Olympic seasons idolizing him.<\/p>\n<p>I personally cannot wait to see what Chase Kalisz is going to do tonight: the 19-year old is seeded first in tonight&#039;s finals, ahead of Olympic Champion Tyler Clary. Although it would seem like a lot of pressure to walk out to lane four tonight, Kalisz was the NCAA Champion this year as a freshman. As a teenage rookie, I think Kalisz will show the composure of a veteran tonight to earn a spot on this World Championship Team.  <\/p>\n<p><i>Julia Wilkinson-Minks is a two-time Olympian for Canada and was a finalist in the 200-meter IM at the 2008 Beijing Games. In 2010, she became Texas A&#038;M&#039;s first ever NCAA champion in swimming when she won the 100-yard freestyle. She graduated from Texas A&#038;M with a degree in Speech Communication. Julia retired from competitive swimming following the London Olympic Games and now lives in Texas with her husband Shane. <\/p>\n<p>Follow her on twitter @juliah2o<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coverage proudly sponsored by ArenaUSA. For full coverage, including interviews, previews and all the links you need to follow along, check out our event coverage page. 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