{"id":523740,"date":"2023-03-03T19:13:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T02:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=523740"},"modified":"2023-03-03T19:13:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T02:13:56","slug":"michael-andrew-reflects-on-back-to-back-wins-at-tyr-pro-swim-series-fort-lauderdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michael-andrew-reflects-on-back-to-back-wins-at-tyr-pro-swim-series-fort-lauderdale\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Andrew Reflects on Back-to-Back Wins at TYR Pro Swim Series Fort Lauderdale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Andrew<\/strong> and Dylan Carter<\/strong> are used to racing each other.<\/p>\n

They race all over the world, and in a lot of different events, especially the 50s.<\/p>\n

At the TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, they couldn’t have been closer in the 100 butterfly.<\/p>\n

Both swimmers got to the wall in exactly 23.33 to tie for the win.<\/p>\n

“I knew Dylan was going to be quick. I think both of us are capable of going under 23 pretty easily. Fresh, I could have been there tonight, but we will save that for Chicago,” Michael Andrew said.<\/p>\n

They friendly rivals have been racing together a lot lately, but get long and even hang out outside the pool.<\/p>\n

“Dylan and I are homies. We were in Guadalajara last week for a meet. It is a fun way to start the season. The Mexican fans were amazing. They love swimming.”<\/p>\n

For Carter, it was his second win of the meet after winning the 100 free on Thursday.<\/p>\n

For Andrew, it was his second win of the night, coming just about 10 minutes after he won the 50 breaststroke.<\/p>\n

“This morning, I knew the turnaround would be tighter. This is the way we train. I do a lot of short bursts back-to-back so I knew I could handle it,” Andrew said. “My biggest thing was how I was going to handle the details, so I went no-breath. My issue was that my quads were burning after the breaststroke. Coming off training altitude last week, I knew I could handle it. The fly was just everything I had left.”<\/p>\n

Andrew won the breaststroke in 27.10 to hold off Nic Fink<\/strong> (27.29).<\/p>\n

“Not a bad first half, but second half, I found my rhythm and finished nicely,” Michael Andrew said.<\/p>\n

Andrew credits his change in training to helping his swimming progress after worlds.<\/p>\n

“Coming off of worlds I was in a weird place where I wasn’t stoked with how I was swimming,” he said. “It took a little re-evaluation. The power is there, now it is taking what we are racing and being able to close – and use that power in the training. I moved in Encinitas from Coronado. I am with my friends and I get to surf. The lifestyle and culture is back what it used to be for me. I love Coronado but for me my community was in North County. That was good for my heart and my training environment.<\/p>\n

“The Olympics is so close now it is terrifying – in a good way. We have to be consistent in what we are doing now.”<\/p>\n