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The Austin Grand Prix, Phelps, Lochte, and the French

I’m David Rieder. You may know me by my nickname, “The Swim Geek.” To say I like swimming is an understatement; swimming is pretty much my life. I swim almost every day after school before coming home to think about swimming and discussing the sport in Facebook chats. I make bets with my coach and debate predictions with people who I may have never met in person. I am here at The Athlete Village to make new discussions about the sport of swimming, hopefully creating more reader involvement with my blog than I ever have before. I want to hear your opinions and what you have to say. I will try to make my blog here a weekly post, though I can certainly make no promises. I also can’t promise that it will be new, genuine, or cutting edge, but I will do my best to relate it to what is going on in swimming during any given week. Most importantly, let’s get excited about the lead-up to London, where our sport will be more popular than ever, and let’s get excited about these meets along the way where we will see some of the most exciting competition to date.

My first topics of discussion here at The Athlete Village are the few long course meets we have seen thus far in 2011. First and foremost, we saw many of USA Swimming’s top stars compete at the Austin Grand Prix, namely Michael Phelps. Having not competed at a top-level meet since Pan Pacs in August, a shaggy-looking Phelps arrived in Austin claiming, as he has so many times over the last year, to be out of shape. He left the meet with not too much to brag about, but he claimed that his disappointments in Austin would further motivate him in training as he looks towards Worlds this summer and the Olympics next year.

Really? I could have sworn I heard the same thing during fall 2009, when Phelps showed up to World Cup meets in Berlin and Stockholm and was handed several large defeats. I remember something very similar after the Long Beach Grand Prix last January, where Phelps mustered enough mental strength to out-touch Hidemasa Sano in a head-to-head 400 IM but didn’t exceed expectations otherwise. How about when he missed the Columbus Grand Prix in April for no reason, while his teammates went and swam exceptionally? Or after the Paris Open, where he received a stern wake-up call with a defeat to French teenager Yannick Agnel and Dutch standout Sebastiaan Verschuren in the 200 free and finished dead last in the 100 free? Ryan Lochte took the spotlight at Nationals and Pan Pacs, where Phelps was a clear also-ran. He promised to return to hard training straight away.

And yet, he has not. Do we really give Phelps the benefit of the doubt this time? With each passing meet, it looks more and more like Phelps won’t be able to turn things around in time for London if he wants to achieve great success, such as breaking another world record in the 100 or 200 fly or challenging Ryan Lochte in the 200 free or 200 IM. It’s funny; we would never have questioned his ability to do any of these things just one year ago. However, his swims since have shown otherwise, and what we saw last weekend in Austin changed very little.

In Austin, Phelps’ good swims came in 100-meter races and his not-so-good swims in 200-meter races. To provide context for his times, I will compare them to his times from the Charlotte UltraSwim last year. In the 100 fly, he swam about a tenth slower (52.55), and in the 100 back, two tenths slower (54.14). Considering this is January and not May, that’s actually pretty impressive, as was his 100 free (50.09). These swims led Garrett McCaffrey to remind us yesterday on the McCaffreyCap that, “He’s Michael-Freaking-Phelps!” However, in the longer races the results are not so encouraging. His 200 free (1:49.90) was 2.2 seconds slower than what we saw him swim in Charlotte last year, and he added 3.2 seconds in his 200 IM. These are startling and disturbing statistics, especially in comparison to his rival Lochte.

Traditionally, Phelps has swum solid times in-season, while Lochte, beaten down from his training, has not. For that reason, I predicted Phelps to come out ahead of Lochte in both the 200 free and 200 IM. However, Lochte proved me wrong; in the 200 free, Lochte put up a time of 1:49.25, just off his best in-season time from last year, a 1:49.05 in Charlotte. Phelps, meanwhile, finished six tenths behind, from his position in the B-final. Lochte’s 1:59.26 in the 200 IM surpassed his one in-season 200 IM last year, swum just weeks before he put up dual 1:54 swims at Nationals and Pan Pacs. From these statistics, it is evident that Phelps is no where near where Lochte is right now in training and in preparation for the culmination of their rivalry in London 2012.

In a blog about the Austin Grand Prix, I feel I must mention two further standout performers. Most have heard about Missy Franklin’s extraordinary performances in Austin. 1:59 in the 200 free, 59.7 in the 100 back, 2:14 in the 200 IM, and 2:09 in the 100 back. She is huge. She will be huge. Not that enough can be said about her performance this past week, but I will move on. One of the more underrated performances this weekend was Tyler Clary. On the first day, he swam a 4:21 in the 400 IM, more than respectable after two weeks off and then two weeks of intense training. The next day, Clary exceeded his own expectations with a 1:59 200 fly. But it was the final day when Clary amazed crowds; his 1:57 in the 200 back is nothing less than amazing. That time is less than a second off his third-place time from Nationals this summer! He is on track for big things, just like Lochte and Missy Franklin. At least two and maybe even three medals at the World Championships this summer are very possible.

This weekend, members of Team France have jumped to the top of this year’s world rankings with top performances at the meet in Nancy, France. While the French are most likely at a different point in their training season, since their Trials for the World Championships are in March, these times show just how big a threat France will be in Shanghai. Take, for example, the men’s 100 back. In 2008, you may remember, France had one of the strongest 300 medley teams in the world – but no backstroker under 55. Oh, how things have changed. Last year’s world dominator Camille Lacourt posted a 53.45 today, while Jeremy Stravius, the silver medalist at the European championships behind Lacourt, took second in 53.78. So far, Phelps is the closest, with his 54.14 in Austin. With just three years’ turnaround, France has a realistic chance to finish 1-2 in that event at Worlds. Moreover, Lacourt could break Peirsol’s world record of 51.94 in Shanghai, maybe before. He is certainly on pace to pull off the feat this year. Certainly, Americans Nick Thoman and David Plummer won’t roll over, especially with the American legacy in this event, while Junya Koga won’t easily roll over his World title to the Frenchmen. Even Great Britain’s Liam Tancock will be a tough force in this event. But right now, this event belongs to France.

The name Camille has surely been a magical one in Nancy. Camille Muffat won the 200 and 400 free in the fastest times in the world. Her 1:58.00 in the 200 free beat Femke Heemskerk in a head-to-head matchup, while both surpassed Katie Hoff’s 1:58.69 from Austin. Muffat posted a 4:07.82 in the 400 free on Friday, far surpassing the 4:08.28 and 4:08.35 posted last week by Kate Ziegler and Rebecca Adlington, respectively. Muffat’s time beats Hoff’s 4:09.51 from Austin by nearly two seconds. Riding a wave of confidence from her win in the 200 free at the Short Course Worlds in Dubai, Muffat is developing into a real threat in the mid-distance free races, as well as the 200 IM, in which she finished fifth at the Worlds in Rome, and even the 100 free, where she placed fourth in Dubai. She is another French swimmer with a real chance to make a mark in Shanghai.

The Austin Grand Prix went well for American swimmers, but the World Championship team has a ways to go to dominate like they did in 2007, when 20 out of the 40 gold medals awarded went to American swimmers or relay teams. Obviously, the French will be one of the biggest threats, with a pair of Camilles looking really strong. The Chinese will be another major player at this meet, and we will see how much of a threat their swimmers will be at the home World Champs in Shanghai once they swim at their Nationals. But for right now, we’ve got Lochte; right now, he is the shinning beacon for Team USA.

Austin Grand Prix Predictions

No way I could resist predicting a Grand Prix meet with Phelps, Lochte, Hoff, and Lezak. Since no one has swam long course yet this year, look for the fastest time in the world in pretty much every event. Instead of giving a bunch of notes here, I will put some thoughts below most of my predictions. As usual, the psych sheet, live results, and live video are available, and finals will be live on Universal Sports Friday and Saturday nights at 5:30 PM central time.

Friday, January 14

Women's 200 Free

1. Katie Hoff, FAST

2. Missy Franklin, Colorado Stars

3. Chloe Sutton, Mission Viejo

*Momentum still building for Katie Hoff

Men's 200 Free

1. Michael Phelps, NBAC

2. Ryan Lochte, Gator

3. Ricky Berens, Longhorn

*Yes, Phelps showed up.

Women's 100 Breast

1. Haylee Johnson, UBC Dolphins

2. Raminta Dvariskyte, SMU

3. Siri Eva Kristiansen, Santa Clara

*Women's breaststrokes the weakest events at this meet

Men's 100 Breast

1. Eric Shanteau, Longhorn

2. Marcus Titus, Tucson Ford

3. Clark Burckle, Tucson Ford

*Eric Shanteau's last meet in Austin before moving to California

Women's 100 Fly

1. Elaine Breeden, Stanford

2. Kathleen Hersey, Longhorn

3. Rachel Bootsma, Aquajets

*Olympians > everyone else

Men's 100 Fly

1. Michael Phelps, NBAC

2. David Russell, Cal

3. Ricky Berens, Longhorn

*Phelps hasn't lost this race in more than five years

Women's 400 IM

1. Julia Smit, Stanford

2. Tanya Hunks, UBC Dolphins

3. Kathleen Hersey, Longhorn

*World Short Course record-holder prevails

Men's 400 IM

1. Tyler Clary, FAST

2. Todd Patrick, NBAC

3. Brian Johns, UBC Dolphins

*Too bad Lochte isn't swimming to take on Clary

Saturday, January 15

Women's 200 Fly

1. Elaine Breeden, Stanford

2. Kathleen Hersey, Longhorn

3. Tanya Hunks, UBC Dolphins

*Top two could go either way

Men's 200 Fly

1. Tyler Clary, FAST

2. Todd Patrick, NBAC

3. Brian Johns, UBC Dolphins

*How fast can Clary go?

Women's 50 Free

1. Missy Franklin, Colorado Stars

2. Julia Smit, Stanford

3. Andrea Georoff, SwimMAC

*Young superstar takes a win

Men's 50 Free

1. Josh Schneider, SwimMAC

2. Brent Hayden, UBC Dolphins

3. Jason Lezak, Rose Bowl

*Schneider keeps the ball rolling after winning bronze at Short Course worlds

Women's 100 Back

1. Elizabeth Pelton, NBAC

2. Missy Franklin, Colorado Stars

3. Rachel Bootsma, Aquajets

*Should be an awesome race between these three teenagers, all of whom made the Pan Pac team

Men's 100 Back

1. Nick Thoman, SwimMAC

2. Michael Phelps, NBAC

3. David Russell, Cal

*Thoman gets the better of Phelps again

Women's 400 Free

1. Katie Hoff, FAST

2. Chloe Sutton, Mission Viejo

3. Kate Ziegler, FAST

*Should be another amazing race; Hoff took gold at Short Course Worlds

Men's 400 Free

1. Peter Vanderkaay, Gator

2. Michael Klueh, Longhorn

3. Ryan Lochte, Gator

*Vanderkaay and Lochte have had epic battles in practice the last couple weeks

Women's 200 Breast

1. Haylee Johnson, UBC Dolphins

2. Raminta Dvariskyte, SMU

3. Siri Eva Kristiansen, Santa Clara

*Another wide open race

Men's 200 Breast

1. Eric Shanteau, Longhorn

2. Clark Burckle, Tucson Ford

3. Marcus Titus, Tucson Ford

*Shanteau wraps up yet another breaststroke sweep

Sunday, January 16

Women's 800 Free

1. Kate Ziegler, FAST

2. Chloe Sutton, Mission Viejo

3. Katie Hoff, FAST

*Should be another good one between the top two

Women's 200 IM

1. Missy Franklin, Colorado Stars

2. Julia Smit, Stanford

3. Elaine Breeden, Stanford

*Slight upset of former American record-holder

Men's 200 IM

1. Michael Phelps, NBAC

2. Ryan Lochte, Gator

3. Tyler Clary, FAST

*Lochte did 17,000 meters in practice yesterday

Women's 200 Back

1. Elizabeth Pelton, NBAC

2. Missy Franklin, Colorado Stars

3. Madison White, Crow Canyon

*Another battle of young studs

Men's 200 Back

1. Tyler Clary, FAST

2. Rex Tullius, Gator

3. Nick Thoman, SwimMAC

*Clary grabs his third win of the meet

Women's 100 Free

1. Katie Hoff, FAST

2. Missy Franklin, Colorado Stars

3. Julia Smit, Stanford

*Franklin earns her third podium of the night

Men's 100 Free

1. Brent Hayden, UBC Dolphins

2. Michael Phelps, NBAC

3. Jason Lezak, Rose Bowl

*Should be the best race of the meet

Men's 1,500 Free

1. Peter Vanderkaay, Gator

2. Michael Klueh, Longhorn

3. Andrew Gemmell, Deleware

*How low can Vanderkaay go?

The Legacy of Fran Crippen

On October 23, 2010, swimming lost one of its greatest. That day, in the Open Water World Cup finale in the United Arab Emirates, American swimmer Fran Crippen failed to reach the finish line. Crippen passed away during that race, his body found under water hours after the race concluded. In a year filled with both excitement and controversy in the sport of swimming, Crippen’s death topped all lists as the top story of 2010, in the saddest of ways. The tragedy in the UAE in October united the swimming world, especially in the United States, in a push for reform in Open Water competition but also to remember this man who left such a mark on the sport.

A highly-recruited distance swimmer out of Germantown Academy, Crippen came from a prominent family of swimmers, including older sister Maddy, a 2000 Olympian. He attended the University of Virginia, where he swam for four years. After completing his eligibility in 2006, Crippen made the U.S. Pan Pacs team, where he decided on a whim to compete in the 10k Open Water event. Having never competed in the event before, he won silver in that race, behind World Champion Chip Peterson. Suddenly, he saw an opportunity in Open Water, moving to Mission Viejo to train under Bill Rose in an attempt to qualify for the inaugural 10k Olympic race in Beijing. Crippen picked up momentum along the way, winning gold at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2007. Going into the Olympic year, many expected Crippen to be one of the pioneer marathon swimmers in Beijing.

At the World Championship Trials in October 2007, Crippen needed to finish first or second in order to have a shot at Beijing. Many experts viewed Crippen as a co-favorite, along with Peterson. However, things did not turn out as planned. Mark Warkentin won, on his way to making the Beijing Olympics in the 10k, and Peterson took second. At that point, Crippen returned to Mission Viejo, to train for the pool Olympic Trials in the summer of 2008. Crippen was not favored to make the team in the pool, and he did not.

After the Trials, he moved back to Philadelphia, near his hometown of Conshohocken, and he began coaching at Germantown. Soon enough, he found himself back in the water, swimming under high school coach Richard Shoulberg. Not long after, Crippen competed in the 2009 U.S. Open Water Nationals in Fort Myers, winning the race and making the World Championships Team. Before the 10k race in Rome, I said Crippen was my sentimental favorite. I saw his comeback story as an inspirational one, and I thought it would be amazing if he could nab a medal. However, considering America’s usual lack of strength in Open Water, I viewed it at as a long shot.

Crippen surprised many when he was even with the German favorite Thomas Lurz going into the final stretch. He lost his chance at gold when he hit the buoy marking the finishing chute, going off course for a few moments before a furious sprint won him the bronze medal, behind Lurz and teammate Andrew Gemmell. Despite a protest, Crippen received his medal, and his career took off from there. He defended his National title in June 2010, and at the 2010 Worlds in Roberval, Canada, Crippen took fourth in the 10k race before earning a bronze in the 5k race. Along the way, Crippen racked up significant World Cup points, earning second place in the overall ranking going into the circuit’s final stop. At the 2010 Pan Pacs, he took second to Peterson once again. Interestingly, after that race, he claimed that the result didn’t matter; the opportunity to swim on a National team with sister Teresa, who won silver in the 200 fly at that meet, was enough.

At those Pan Pacs, Crippen fell behind midway through the race. He turned around to assist teammate Alex Meyer, the World Champion in the 25k, when his friend fell ill. Despite numerous lifeguards on the course, Crippen waited until Meyer was safe on shore before continuing the race. Just months later in Dubai, it would be Meyer who noticed Crippen missing, alerting authorities before he jumped on a jet ski himself to search for Crippen.

Crippen leaves behind a multi-faceted legacy, due mostly to the sheer amount of people he touched in his short 26 years. A member of the National Team for several years, he knew well all of its members, and he remained close with a tight-knit group of Virginia swimming alumni. In addition to his coaches and fellow swimmers at Germantown and Mission Viejo, Crippen coached younger swimmers, becoming a huge role model.. Finally, the stories about Crippen and his outstanding results have inspired swim fans, such as me, who never had the honor of meeting him.

Crippen’s life and achievements in the water leave behind a legacy of perseverance. As I mentioned above, he rebounded just a year after missing the Olympic team to win medals on the biggest international stage. His accomplishments in 2009 earned him a nomination for USA Swimming’s Perseverance Award at the Golden Goggles, alongside such pool swimmers as Dana Vollmer. He also won the U.S. Open Water Swimmer of the Year award in 2009 and 2010. Despite the major setbacks along the way, he never let his dream die in his push for the 2012 London Olympics, one that will never be completed.

In the weeks and months before his death, Crippen had campaigned for scrutiny of the subpar safety conditions in many open water races; thus, Crippen serves as a martyr for the reforms which he fought for. Since his death, members of the swimming community across the world have called for change. From Shoulberg to the United States Olympic Committee, people around the world are heckling FINA to make changes to ensure that a tragedy on this level never happens again.

On a more personal level, Crippen left a legacy of friendliness and good-heartedness. Considered by those that knew him even a little bit to be a rare all-around good guy, no one in the sport disliked Crippen, including his competitors. His involvement with swimming went far beyond competing; Crippen genuinely cared about anyone involved in swimming. When Meyer could not complete the race at Pan Pacs, no other swimmer would have taken as much care as Crippen did to ensure Meyer’s safety. In fact, the race would normally have left him behind. That legacy came full circle when it was Meyer searching for Crippen’s body in the United Arab Emirates.

A quote of Crippen’s sums up much of his legacy: “Dreams never die; only the dreamers do.” Crippen had a dream to be an Olympian. He found Open Water as a perfect venue to fulfill that dream. After failing to reach that goal in 2008, he returned to pursue his dream in 2012, before it was cut short with his death. However, Fran Crippen’s death did not kill his dream.

In June 2011, the best Open Water swimmers in America will gather for the World Championship Trials in Fort Myers. Fran Crippen will not be there, but his memory will be. On Friday, June 10, two male and two female swimmers will qualify for the World Championships in Shanghai. The top swimmers in Shanghai will qualify for the Open Water event at the London Olympics. If one or two Americans qualify, they will live Crippen’s dream. Also in Fort Myers, a Crippen Sunset Mile will be swum on June 11 to commemorate Fran and raise funds for the Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation, established by his family shortly after his death.

Meets around the country have recognized Fran over the past three months, often dedicating the 1650 races to him. At the Minnesota Grand Prix, his Open Water teammates Chloe Sutton and Christine Jennings used body markings to show their support. The two wrote the date of his death (10/23) on their hands and “FC” on their shoulders. At the Tom Dolan Invite in December, Maddy Crippen handed out special awards to the winners of the Fran Crippen Memorial Mile. At the TYR Capital Classic, which I recently attended, competing teams aimed to raise as much money possible for Crippen’s foundation before the meet, donating a prize to the team which raised the most money before swimming the mile in his honor.

Even the pool National team carries Fran’s legacy. When the National team travelled to the United Arab Emirates, they brought Fran’s memory with them, with the letters “FC” embroidered on all of their equipment and clothing. The entire team, including Fran’s sister Teresa, a member of this summer’s World Championship Team and an Olympic hopeful for 2012, continue to live his Olympic dream in the run-up to 2012. That dream will forever live on and stand in his memory.

I regret that I could never meet Fran Crippen in person. However, I do have a small connection to him; my coach swam with Crippen at the University of Virginia, and many ex-Cavaliers stayed connected over the years after college. On the day of Fran’s death, he learned of the tragic news hours before any news outlet broke the story (which was how I learned). In Fran’s memory, my coach put Fran’s quote on the back of our team t-shirts: “Dreams never die; only the dreamers do.”

Recently, a mother of a swimmer on our team was at Moe’s when she noticed a woman looking closely at the quote on the back of her team t-shirt. Eventually, the woman asked about the shirt and the quote. The mother wrote in an email, “She then said that she had noticed the quote on the back of the shirt and said that she was from the same hometown as Fran Crippen. She knew him and his whole family and swam with him and family when she was younger. So I told her that you (my coach) swam with him at UVa. She said that she never expected to ever see something from Fran on the back of a shirt here in Charleston.” This seemingly random encounter at a small restaurant shows why Fran Crippen had such a widespread and lasting legacy; he touched so many people that his legacy will be felt everywhere.

2011 World Championships Predictions

I hope all of you had a great New Year! As we enter 2011, I have already made some early predictions for this summer's World Championships in Shanghai. As evidenced by my recent predicting contest for World Short Course Champs, it is hard to predict these meets correctly; off all the contestants, no one picked half of the correct winners! Almost seven months out, this task is even more difficult, but I am making an attempt anyway.

First, some analysis of what I have predicted. I predict Team USA to walk away with 36 medals, 14 of them gold. This is an improvement over the 10 golds they won in Rome and the 12 golds form Beijing but still far behind their performance at the 2007 Worlds in Melbourne, where American swimmers won half of the events - 20 golds! The Americans were so dominant just four years ago, that they should have won even more; favorite Brendan Hansen withdrew from the 200 breast due to illness, and the men's medley relay was disqualified, losing a chance for a runaway win.

Meanwhile, I expect China to have a successful meet in their home country. I put them down for 13 medals, 7 of which are gold. I picked two 1-2 finishes for China, in the women's 50 back (Zhao Jing and Gao Chang) and men's 800 free (Sun Yang and Zhang Lin). When in doubt, I took China ahead, due to their recent successes at the World Short Course Championships and also at the Asian Games. Home-country advantage proved significant at the Beijing Olympics, and I suspect it will again.

I picked the Americans to win five relays, all except the women's 4x100 free relay. It is a tough call between China and the USA in the other two women's relays, especially the 4x200 free, but I took the USA in both. The Michael Phelps-Ryan Lochte rivalry will continue; the two will be 1-2 in both the 200 free and 200 IM - Phelps winning the 200 free and Lochte the 200 IM. Lochte will lead the other American 1-2 with Tyler Clary in the 400 IM. I predict the only other 1-2 finish for one country in the meet will be Sweden (Therese Alshammar and Sarah Sjostrom) in the women's 50 fly.

The Netherlands should win the women's 4x100 free relay, which would make them the only country besides the U.S. and China to win more than two gold medals - in fact, three. I pick Italy, Sweden, Hungary, France, Brazil, and Hungary to all win double gold, with Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, and Serbia rounding out the gold medal winners.

Surprisingly, I could not find an event to pick Australia for a gold medal. I still put them down for 13 medals - silver and bronze. Again, I tended to pick China when in doubt, so they certainly still could win a race, but as of right now, I don't see it. That said, few saw Brenton Rickard winning the men's 100 breast in Rome.

Women’s Events:

50 Free
1. Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Netherlands
2. Britta Steffen, Germany
3. Therese Alshammar, Sweden

100 Free
1. Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Netherlands
2. Fran Halsall, Great Britain
3. Natalie Coughlin, USA

200 Free
1. Federica Pellegrini, Italy
2. Allison Schmitt, USA
3. Dana Vollmer, USA

400 Free
1. Federica Pellegrini, Italy
2. Katie Hoff, USA
3. Rebecca Adlington, Great Britain

800 Free
1. Rebecca Adlington, Great Britain
2. Kate Ziegler, USA
3. Lotte Friis, Denmark

1,500 Free
1. Lotte Friis, Denmark
2. Melissa Gorman, Australia
3. Kate Ziegler, USA

50 Back
1. Zhao Jing, China
2. Gao Chang, China
3. Aleksandra Herasimenia, Belarus

100 Back
1. Zhao Jing, China
2. Emily Seebohm, Australia
3. Natalie Coughlin, USA

200 Back
1. Zhao Jing, China
2. Elizabeth Simmonds, Great Britain
3. Elizabeth Beisel, USA

50 Breast
1. Rebecca Soni, USA
2. Yulia Efimova, Russia
3. Leiston Pickett, Australia

100 Breast
1. Rebecca Soni, USA
2. Leisel Jones, Australia
3. Yulia Efimova, Russia

200 Breast
1. Rebecca Soni, USA
2. Leisel Jones, Australia
3. Annamay Pierse, Canada

50 Fly
1. Therese Alshammar, Sweden
2. Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden
3. Yolane Kukla, Australia

100 Fly
1. Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden
2. Dana Vollmer, USA
3. Fran Halsall, Great Britain

200 Fly
1. Jiao Liuyang, China
2. Katinka Hosszu, Hungary
3. Jessicah Schipper, Australia

200 IM
1. Yi Shiwen, China
2. Stephanie Rice, Australia
3. Ariana Kukors, USA

400 IM
1. Katinka Hosszu, Hungary
2. Hannah Miley, Great Britain
3. Elizabeth Beisel, USA

4x100 Free Relay
1. Netherlands
2. United States
3. Australia

4x200 Free Relay
1. United States
2. China
3. Hungary

4x100 Medley Relay
1. United States
2. China
3. Australia















Men’s Events:

50 Free
1. Cesar Cielo, Brazil
2. Fred Bousquet, France
3. Nathan Adrian, USA

100 Free
1. Nathan Adrian, USA
2. Cesar Cielo, Brazil
3. Brent Hayden, Canada

200 Free
1. Michael Phelps, USA
2. Ryan Lochte, USA
3. Tae Hwan Park, Korea

400 Free
1. Tae Hwan Park, Korea
2. Sun Yang, China
3. Zhang Lin, China

800 Free
1. Sun Yang, China
2. Zhang Lin, China
3. Ous Mellouli, Tunisia

1,500 Free
1. Sun Yang, China
2. Ous Mellouli, Tunisia
3. Ryan Cochrane, Canada

50 Back
1. Camille Lacourt, France
2. Liam Tancock, Great Britain
3. Junya Koga, Japan

100 Back
1. Camille Lacourt, France
2. Aaron Peirsol, USA
3. David Plummer, USA

200 Back
1. Ryan Lochte, USA
2. Ryosuke Irie, Japan
3. Tyler Clary, USA

50 Breast
1. Felipe Silva, Brazil
2. Cameron van der Burgh, South Africa
3. Fabio Scozolli, Italy

100 Breast
1. Alexander Dale Oen, Norway
2. Kosuke Kitajima, Japan
3. Cameron van der Burgh, South Africa

200 Breast
1. Daniel Gyurta, Hungary
2. Kosuke Kitajima, Japan
3. Eric Shanteau, USA

50 Fly
1. Milorad Cavic, Serbia
2. Geoff Huegill, Australia
3. Cesar Cielo, Brazil

100 Fly
1. Michael Phelps, USA
2. Milorad Cavic, Serbia
3. Geoff Huegill, Australia

200 Fly
1. Michael Phelps, USA
2. Takeshi Matsuda, Japan
3. Tyler Clary, USA

200 IM
1. Ryan Lochte, USA
2. Michael Phelps, USA
3. Markus Rogan, Austria

400 IM
1. Ryan Lochte, USA
2. Tyler Clary, USA
3. Laszlo Cseh, Hungary

4x100 Free Relay
1. United States
2. France
3. Russia

4x200 Free Relay
1. United States
2. Russia
3. France

4x100 Medley Relay
1. United States
2. France
3. Australia