Been a while since I've posted, I know kinda pathetic, but I'm back and ready to get rolling for this awesome summer swim season ahead of us. Starts with complete coverage live from the deck of the Charlotte Ultra-Swim. First time I've been to a big-time meet (starting at Friday finals), and it's gonna be awesome. Check out live reports and analysis on Swimming World.TV as well as my Twitter, and live video will be available on Swimnetwork.com (prelims and finals) and also at Universal Sports (finals only but better quality). Meanwhile, some analysis from night one and some predictions for the remainder of the meet.
Nothing big-time out of the women's 800. Chloe Sutton, the 2010 Grand Prix dominator, took an easy win in the 800, almost breaking 8:30, but based on some of her comments it appears she cruised the swim, as she often does at these Grand Prix meets. She will be good in some tough races in the 200, 400, and 1,500 free throughout the weekend. Also a pretty good swim from Club Wolverine's Emily Brunemann (8:35). But the story of the first night was Brunemann's teammate Peter Vanderkaay, who threw down a 15:05, taking 13 seconds off his season-best of 15:18 from the Austin Grand Prix. He was four seconds faster than his swim of 15:09 from last year, which was in a LZR. Vanderkaay has been a swimmer has so far suffered from not having bodysuits in-season, based on times recorded earlier Grand Prix meets. However, look for some good stuff in the 200 and 400 in the next couple of days; he might be able to throw down a challenge against Phelps in that 200 tomorrow. (Before his mile, I would have picked him for third in the 200 but I have changed some things around - see below).
Predictions:
Friday, May 14:
Women's 200 Free
1 - Allison Schmitt, Georgia/North Baltimore
2 - Dagny Knutson, A.S.K.
3 - Chloe Sutton, Mission Viejo
Men's 200 Free
1 - Michael Phelps, North Baltimore
2 - Peter Vanderkaay, Club Wolverine
3 - Ricky Berens, Longhorn
Women's 100 Breast
1 - Rebecca Soni, Trojan
2 - Corrie Clark, Unattached
3 - Justine Mueller, SwimMAC
Men's 100 Breast
1 - Eric Shanteau, Longhorn
2 - Scott Spann, Texas/North Baltimore
3 - Mark Gangloff, Auburn
Women's 100 Fly
1 - Natalie Coughlin, California
2 - Felicia Lee, North Baltimore
3 - Samantha Tucker, Stanford
Men's 100 Fly
1 - Michael Phelps, North Baltimore
2 - Ricky Berens, Longhorn
3 - Mark Dylla, Athens Bulldogs
Women's 400 IM
1 - Elizabeth Beisel, Bluefish
2 - Dagny Knutson, A.S.K.
3 - Justine Mueller, SwimMAC
Men's 400 IM
1 - Alex Vanderkaay, Club Wolverine
2 - Billy Cregar, Athens Bulldogs
3 - Todd Patrick, North Baltimore
Saturday, May 15:
Women's 200 Fly
1 - Felicia Lee, North Baltimore
2 - Elizabeth Beisel, Bluefish
3 - Jemma Lowe, Gator/Great Britain
Men's 200 Fly
1 - Wu Peng, Club Wolverine/China
2 - Dan Madwed, Club Wolverine
3 - Mark Dylla, Athens Bulldogs
Women's 50 Free
1 - Amanda Weir, SwimAtlanta
2 - Victoria Poon, CNC/Canada
3 - Missy Franklin, Colorado Stars
Men's 50 Free
1 - George Bovell, Auburn/Trinidad and Tobago
2 - Cullen Jones, SwimMAC
3 - Garrett Weber-Gale, Longhorn
Women's 100 Back
1 - Natalie Coughlin, California
2 - Gemma Spofforth, Gator/Great Britain
3 - Elizabeth Pelton, North Baltimore
Men's 100 Back
1 - Nick Thoman, SwimMAC
2 - Aaron Peirsol, Longhorn
3 - Matt Grevers, Tucson Ford
Women's 200 Breast
1 - Rebecca Soni, Trojan
2 - Justine Mueller, SwimMAC
3 - Corrie Clark, Unattached
Men's 200 Breast
1 - Eric Shanteau, Longhorn
2 - Scott Spann, Texas/North Baltimore
3 - Adam Klein, Auburn
Women's 400 Free
1 - Chloe Sutton, Mission Viejo
2 - Allison Schmitt, Georgia/North Baltimore
3 - Dagny Knutson, A.S.K.
Men's 400 Free
1 - Peter Vanderkaay, Club Wolverine
2 - Adam DeJong, Club Wolverine
3 - Hassaan Abdel-Khalik, Michigan/Canada
Sunday, May 16:
Women's 1,500 Free
1 - Chloe Sutton, Mission Viejo
2 - Emily Brunemann, Club Wolverine
3 - Ashley Steenvoorden, Minnesota
Men's 800 Free
1 - Adam DeJong, Club Wolverine
2 - Josef Kinderwater, North Carolina
3 - Ian Rowe, NOLE
Women's 200 IM
1 - Dagny Knutson, A.S.K.
2 - Elizabeth Pelton, North Baltimore
3 - Elizabeth Beisel, Bluefish
Men's 200 IM
1 - Michael Phelps, North Baltimore
2 - Eric Shanteau, Longhorn
3 - Alex Vanderkaay, Club Wolverine
Women's 200 Back
1 - Gemma Spofforth, Gator/Great Britain
2 - Elizabeth Beisel, Bluefish
3 - Teresa Crippen, Florida/Germantown
Men's 200 Back
1 - Aaron Peirsol, Longhorn
2 - Nick Thoman, SwimMAC
3 - Ryan Lochte, Daytona Beach
Women's 100 Free
1 - Natalie Coughlin, California
2 - Amanda Weir, SwimAtlanta
3 - Missy Franklin, Colorado Stars
Men's 100 Free
1 - Garrett Weber-Gale, Longhorn
2 - Matt Grevers, Tucson Ford
3 - Ricky Berens, Longhorn
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