2023 MARE NOSTRUM MONACO
- Saturday, May 20th & Sunday, May 21st
- Prince Albert II Swimming Pool, Stade Louis II, Monaco
- LCM (50m)
- World Championships/2024 Olympic Games Qualifier
- Meet Central
- Day 1 Prelims Recap/Day 1 Finals Recap/Day 2 Prelims Recap
- Results
- Livestream
MEN’S 50 FLY – ROUND 4
- Mare Nostrum Record: 22.53, Andrii Govorov (UKR) 2018
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 23.53
Top 2:
- Thomas Ceccon (ITA), 23.04
- Michael Andrew (US), 23.22
It will be a duel tonight in this men’s 50m fly between Italy’s Thomas Ceccon and America’s Michael Andrew.
Ceccon clocked 23.04 as the top-seeded swimmer of this penultimate round while Andrew was a hair behind in 23.22.
WOMEN’S 50 FLY – ROUND 4
- Mare Nostrum Record – 24.76, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE)
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 26.32
Top 2:
- Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 25.07
- Melanie Henique (FRA), 25.70
Swedish superstar Sarah Sjostrom demonstrated her sprinting prowess once again, claiming the top spot in this women’s 50m fly in 25.07.
French ace Melanie Henique will battle her head-to-head, carrying a time of 25.70 into the final round.
In Canet at the first stop, Sjostrom took the 50m fly title in a time of 25.24 while Henique topped the podium in a Sjostrom-less final in Barcelona in 25.67. As such, both women were already quicker than their past Mare Nostrum performances.
MEN’S 50 BACK – ROUND 4
- Mare Nostrum Record – 24.45, Michael Andrew (USA) 2019
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 25.16
Top 2:
- David Gerchik (ISR), 25.07
- Miroslav Knedla (CZE), 25.14
Israel’s David Gerchik staked his claim on the men’s 50m back, firing off a round 4 time of 25.07. He will take on Czech swimmer Miroslav Knedla who touched in 25.14 to also make the final round.
Knedla’s time is already quicker than the 25.15 he posted for the individual 50m back gold medal just days ago in Barcelona.
WOMEN’S 50 BACK – ROUND 4
- Mare Nostrum Record – 27.37, Anastasia Fesikova (RUS) 2018
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 28.22
Top 2:
- Ingrid Wilm (CAN), 27.47
- Simona Kubova (CZE), 27.97
Two women dipped under the 28-second barrier in this 50m back, led by Canada’s Ingrid Wilm. Wilm hit 27.47 to hold a half-second advantage over Czech swimmer Simona Kubova who will race against her after her time of 27.97.
Wilm has enjoyed a successful Mare Nostrum Tour, having claimed 4 medals thus far. In Canet, Wilm bagged 100m back bronze (1:00.66) and 50m back silver (28.10) while in Barcelona she grabbed 100m back gold (1:00.02) and 50m back gold (27.76).
MEN’S 50 BREAST – ROUND 4
- Mare Nostrum Record – 26.33, Felipe Lima (BRA) 2019
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 27.33
Top 2:
- Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA), 27.23
- Andrius Sidlauskas (LTU), 27.76
23-year-old Italian Nicolo Martinenghi hit a time of 27.23 as the top man out of the men’s 50m breast penultimate round.
The Olympic bronze medalist’s time just now beat out the 27.42 he logged for silver in Barcelona, while the winner there, Andrew of the United States, did not compete in the 50m breast here in Monaco.
WOMEN’S 50 BREAST – ROUND 4
- Mare Nostrum Record – 29.88, Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) 2015
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 31.02
Top 2:
- Lara van Niekerk (RSA), 29.89 *Meet Record
- Imogen Clark (GBR), 30.05
The women’s 50m breast round 4 was a scorcher, with South Africa’s Commonwealth Games champion Lara van Niekerk putting up one of the fastest times of her career.
Van Niekerk got to the wall in a rapid-fire 29.89, a time which falls just .11 outside of the 29.78 season-best she logged at April’s national championships. She owns the South African standard with her lifetime best of 29.72 produced in April of 2022.
Also making noise was Imogen Clark of Great Britain, whose time here of 30.05 fell only .03 outside of her own British national record with one round remaining.
Of note, American Lydia Jacoby wasn’t too far behind, clocking 30.28.
MEN’S 50 FREE – ROUND 4
- Mare Nostrum Record – 21.31, Bruno Fratus (BRA) 2019
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 22.12
Top 2:
- Michael Andrew (USA), 21.80
- Szebasztian Szabo (HUN), 21.90
Andrew made his 2nd knockout final of the night, scorching a time of 21.80 in this men’s 50m free. The 24-year-old’s time represents a season-best, clicking .07 off of the 21.87 he put up in March at the Pro Swim Series. He now ranks #2 in the world this season.
Hungary’s Szebasztian Szabo was also under the 22-second barrier, hitting 21.90 to make the final later in the session. Szabo has already been as fast as 21.82 from April’s Hungarian Nationals.
WOMEN’S 50 FREE – ROUND 4
- Mare Nostrum Record – 23.85, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) 2017
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 25.04
- Paris 2024 OQT – 24.70
Top 2:
- Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 23.82 *Meet Record, Mare Nostrum Record
- Cate Campbell (AUS), 24.34
Two of the best women’s sprinters in history took the top 2 spots in the women’s 50m free, led once again by Sjostrom.
29-year-old Sjostrom followed up her 50m fly top seed with an eye-popping time of 23.82, a new meet record. That checks in as her season-best, overtaking her previous time of 23.92 registered at the Stockholm Open last month. It also ranks as the 11th-fastest performance in history and this was after her 25.07 50m fly earlier.
She remains ranked #1 in the world in a time that would have beaten her own 23.98 for gold in Budapest last year and fallen just .01 shy of the 23.81 Aussie Emma McKeon scored for Olympic gold in Tokyo.
MEN’S 400 IM – FINAL
- Mare Nostrum Record – 4:07.96, Laszlo Cseh (HUN) 2008
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 4:17.48
- Paris 2024 OQT – 4:13.76
GOLD – Tomoyuki Matsushita (JPN), 4:12.53
SILVER – Riku Yamaguchi (JPN), 4:13.51
BRONZE – Lorne Wiggington (CAN), 4:19.27
Canada’s Lorne Wigginton was the lone man to stand in the way of a complete Japanese Mare Nostrum podium sweep across all 3 stops in this men’s 400m IM.
As in Barcelona, it was 17-year-old Tomoyuki Matsushita who got it done for gold, hitting a solid effort of 4:12.53 to get to the wall nearly one second ahead of the next swimmer.
Matsushita was a teensy bit quicker at the last stop, topping the podium there in 4:12.42 while both performances easily surpassed his bronze medal-worthy 4:17.92 posted at the first meet in Canet.
The teen’s lifetime best remains at the 4:12:20 he registered past January while competing at the South Australian State Championships to rank as Japan’s 8th fastest man ever.
Riku Yamaguchi snagged silver once again in 4:13.51, while Wiggington rounded out the podium in 4:19.27.
WOMEN’S 400 FREE – FINAL
- Mare Nostrum record – 4:02.97, Camille Muffat (FRA) 2012
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 4:10.57
- Paris 2024 OQT – 4:07.90
GOLD – Agostina Hein (ARG), 4:09.94
SILVER – Ruka Takezawa (JPN), 4:14.26
BRONZE – Emma O’Croinin (CAN), 4:16.59
It was essentially a one-woman show in this 400m free final, as 15-year-old Agostina Hein. Hein, who only just turned 15 last month, busted out a monster personal best of 4:09.94 to take gold ahead of Ruke Takezawa of Japan who touched in 4:14.26 while Canada’s Emma O’Croinin logged 4:16.59 for bronze.
As for Hein, the teen’s time represents yet another personal best. She sliced well over half a second off of the 4:10.68 notched for silver at the Barcelona stop, with both performances obliterating the 4:16.03 she produced at last year’s World Junior Championships.
At this rate, Argentina’s national record of 4:06.61 Delfina Pignatiello set in 2019 is sitting on death row while this teen continues her siege.
MEN’S 100 FLY – FINAL
- Mare Nostrum Record – 50.95, Kristof Milak (HUN) 2021
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 51.96
- Paris 2024 OQT – 51.93
GOLD – Noe Ponti (SUI), 51.28 *Meet Record
SILVER – Katsuhiro Matsumoto (JPN), 51.40
BRONZE – Jakub Majerski (POL), 51.86
A quartet of men finished under the 52-second threshold in this 100m fly, led by Olympic bronze medalist Noe Ponti.
The Swiss ace nailed a gold medal-worthy result of 51.28, splitting 24.30/26.98 in the process. That earned Ponti a new season-best, overtaking the 51.52 put up in Geneva earlier this year. The 21-year-old now ranks 9th in the world.
Although Matsumoto hit a time of 51.95 in the heats to land lane 4, the 26-year-old settled for silver this evening in 51.40.
He remains ranked 5th in the world with his lifetime best of 50.96 he crushed en route to the national title at the Japan Swim this past April, joining national record holder Naoki Mizunuma as the only two Japanese swimmers to ever have delved under the 51-second barrier in the event.
For tonight’s bronze medalist, Jakub Majerski‘s 51.86 is his season-best performance. Japan’s short course World Record holder in the 200m fly Tomoru Honda was 4th in 51.89.
WOMEN’S 200 FLY – FINAL
- Mare Nostrum Record: 2:06.70, Suzuka Hasegawa (JPN) 2017
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 2:09.21
- Paris 2024 OQT – 2:08.43
GOLD – Lilou Ressencourt (FRA), 2:09.65
SILVER – Airi Mitsui (JPN), 2:10.27
BRONZE – Dalma Sebestyen (HUN), 2:10.27
Lilou Ressencourt led this women’s 200m fly final, posting a winning effort of 2:09.65. That gave her a healthy advantage over rising Japanese star Airi Mitsui who snagged silver in 2:10.26 while Hungary’s Dalma Sebestyen was just .01 off silver in 2:10.27 for bronze.
This is Ressencourt’s first medal of the Mare Nostrum Tour, with her time this evening marking her first occasion under 2:10. Entering this meet, the 20-year-old’s personal best rested at the 2:10.74 established in Marseilles in March.
MEN’S 200 BACK – FINAL
- Mare Nostrum Record – 1:54.34, Ryosuke Irie (JPN) 2011
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 1:58.07
- Paris 2024 OQT – 1:58.09
GOLD – Benedek Kovacs (HUN), 1:58.45
SILVER – So Ogata (JPN), 1:58.71
BRONZE – David Gerchik (ISR), 1:58.90
The top 3 men were separated by less than half a second in this 200m back final, as Hungary’s Benedek Kovacs got it done for gold in 1:58.45.
Japan’s So Ogata claimed silver in 1:58.71 while Israel’s David Gerchik hit 1:58.90 to round out the podium.
This is a slightly off-event for Ogata who wreaked havoc across the IM events on this Mare Nostrum Tour. He collected gold in both the 200m IM and 400m IM in Canet, as well as 200m IM gold in Barcelona.
Gerhik will be racing in the men’s 50m back final knockout round later in this session.
WOMEN’S 100 BACK – FINAL
- Mare Nostrum Record: 58.57, Kylie Masse (CAN) 2022
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 1:00.59
- Paris 2024 OQT – 59.99
GOLD – Ingrid Wilm (CAN), 59.83
SILVER – Adela Piskorska (POL), 1:00.03
BRONZE – Pauline Mahieu (FRA), 1:00.18
Canada’s Ingrid Wilm finally got under the 1:00 threshold in this 100m back after having danced on the line over this Mare Nostrum Tour.
Wilm topped the podium in 59.83 to beat out Polish 19-year-old Adela Piskorska who touched in 1:00.03. France’s Pauline Mahieu was 3rd in 1:00.18.
Wilm steadily moved up the podium from bronze in Canet (1:00.66) to silver in Barcelona (1:00.02) to now gold.
MEN’S 100 BREAST – FINAL
- Mare Nostrum Record – 58.15, Adam Peaty (GBR) 2019
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 59.75
- Paris 2024 OQT – 59.79
GOLD – Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA), 1:00.06
SILVER – Andrius Sidlauskas (LTU), 1:00.53
BRONZE – Ippei Watanabe (JPN), 1:00.69
Nicolo Martinenghi earned the victory in the men’s 100m breast in a time of 1:00.06 while Lithuania’s Andrius Sidlauskas and Japan’s Ippei Watanabe also landed on the podium in respective silver and bronze.
Sidlauskas posted 1:00.53 while Watanabe was next in 1:00.69. Both Martinenghi and Sidlauskas will be featured later in the final round of the 50m breast skins.
As for Martinenghi, he was quicker in Barcelona, grabbing told there in 59.98, less than a second away from the 59.06 produced at April’s Italian Championships. He’ll still be seeking the World Championships ‘A’ cut for Fukuoka at next month’s Sette Collie Trophy.
WOMEN’S 200 BREAST – FINAL
- Mare Nostrum Record – 2:19.67, Rikke Moller-Pederson (DEN) 2014
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 2:25.91
- Paris 2024 OQT – 2:23.91
GOLD – Lisa Angiolini (ITA), 2:26.07
SILVER – Macarena Ceballos (ARG), 2:27.33
BRONZE – Marina Urzainqui (ESP), 2:29.82
Italy got on the board in the very next event, courtesy of Lisa Angiolini in this women’s 200m breast.
Angiolini clocked a mark of 2:26.07 for the gold while Argentine swimmer Macarena Ceballos earned silver in 2:27.33. Spain’s Marina Urzainqui also took some hardware in 2:29.82 for bronze.
Angiolini’s outing represents the 4th quickest of her career.
MEN’S 200 FREE – FINAL
- Mare Nostrum Record – 1:44.88, Paul Bidermann (GER) 2009
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 1:47.06
- Paris 2024 OQT – 1;46.79
GOLD – Katsuhiro Matsumoto (JPN), 1:47.41
SILVER – Hadrien Salvan (FRA), 1:48.41 & Kregor Zirk (EST), 1:48.41
BRONZE – N/A
Japan’s Katsuhiro Matsumoto once again topped the men’s 200m free podium, wrapping up his trifecta of wins over the course of this Mare Nostrum Tour.
Tonight he nabbed gold in a time of 1:47.41, albeit his slowest of the 3 stops. The national record holder posted 1:47.33 for gold in Canet before topping the podium in 1:46.48 in Barcelona.
We saw a tie for silver behind Matsumoto, as both Frenchman Hadrien Salvan and Estonian Kregor Zirk touched in 1:48.41 for silver.
WOMEN’S 100 FREE – FINAL
- Mare Nostrum Record – 52.08, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) 2017
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 54.25
- Paris 2024 OQT – 53.61
GOLD – Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 52.88
SILVER – Cate Campbell (AUS), 53.52
BRONZE – Michelle Coleman (SWE), 54.49
Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey also completed her trifecta of victories across this women’s 100m free on the 2023 Mare Nostrum Tour.
The 25-year-old former University of Michigan Wolverine cinched another gold, topping the podium in 52.88. This was the two-time Olympic silver medalist’s slowest time of the Tour, where she clocked 52.85 in Canet before firing off a world-leading 52.50 in Barcelona.
After two bronze medals earlier in the Tour, Aussie Cate Campbell upgraded to silver tonight. She clocked 53.52, her quickest of the season, to snag runner-up, beating out the 53.75 posted in Canet, as well as the 54.07 produced in Barcelona.
WOMEN’S 200 IM – FINAL
- Mare Nostrum Record – 2:08.49, Katinka Hosszu (HUN) 2017
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 2:12.98
- Paris 2024 OQT – 2:11.47
GOLD – Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR), 2:09.28
SILVER – Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN), 2:09.75
BRONZE – Mio Narita (JPN), 2:12.95
Anastasia Gorbenko once again lowered her own Israeli National Record en route to 200m IM gold.
Whereas she was 2:09.47 just days ago in Barcelona, the 19-year-old Olympian neared even closer to the 2:09 barrier with a victorious time of 2:09.28.
That gave her the edge over Canada’s Mary-Sophie Harvey who stopped the clock in 2:09.75 while Japan’s 16-year-old World Junior champion Mio Narita also landed on the podium in 2:12.95 for bronze.
Harvey’s effort also represents a new lifetime best, overtaking the 2:10.22 earned at the 2022 World Championships. She now becomes Canada’s 3rd-fastest swimmer ever in this event.
MEN’S 50 FLY – ROUND 5
- Mare Nostrum Record: 22.53, Andrii Govorov (UKR) 2018
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 23.53
Winner: Michael Andrew (USA), 22.85
Andrew beat out Ceccon for 50m fly gold in this final round, with the former hitting 22.85 to the latter’s 22.87 in the extremely tight race.
The duel garnered each a season-best time, with Andrew now ranked #2 in the world, sitting only behind Russian Oleg Kostin’s 22.62, while Ceccon is #3.
2022-2023 LCM Men 50 Fly
Kostin
22.62
| 2 | Thomas Ceccon | ITA | 22.68 | 07/24 |
| 3 | Maxime Grousset | FRA | 22.74 | 07/23 |
| 4 | Diogo Ribeiro | POR | 22.80 WJR | 07/24 |
| 5 | Michael Andrew | USA | 22.85 | 05/21 |
WOMEN’S 50 FLY – ROUND 5
- Mare Nostrum Record – 24.76, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE)
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 26.32
Winner: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 24.89
Sjostrom is something to behold whenever she dives in, with the 29-year-old crushing a monster 24.89 to take this 50m fly knockout event. Remarkably, that beat out France’s Henique by over a second, with Henique getting to the wall in 25.96. Sjostrom’s time is a new Monaco meet record.
For Sjostrom, this effort checks in as the 7th fastest performance of her illustrious career and easily beats out her previous season-best, world-leading 25.02 from Stockholm earlier this year.
MEN’S 50 BACK – ROUND 5
- Mare Nostrum Record – 24.45, Michael Andrew (USA) 2019
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 25.16
Winner: Mirslav Knedla (CZE), 24.75
Knedla got it done for gold, punching 24.75 ahead of Israel’s Gerchik who touched in 25.08.
Knedla’s time represents a new national record, slicing .18 off of his own mark of 24.98 he logged in Stockholm. Tomas Franta was co-owner of the national record, also owning a time of 24.98 from this April’s Eindhoven Qualification Meet.
WOMEN’S 50 BACK – ROUND 5
- Mare Nostrum Record – 27.37, Anastasia Fesikova (RUS) 2018
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 28.22
Winner: Ingrid Wilm (CAN), 27.37 *Meet Record, ties Mare Nostrum Record
Wilm busted out a big-time swim of 27.37 to beat out Kubova and her runner-up time of 28.95 in this final 50m back knockout round.
This follows her 100m back victory from earlier in the session and checks in as her best-ever, reducing her previous PB of 27.39 from the 2022 World Championships.
MEN’S 50 BREAST – ROUND 5
- Mare Nostrum Record – 26.33, Felipe Lima (BRA) 2019
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 27.33
Winner: Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA), 27.02
Martinenghi earned his 2nd gold of the night, following up his 100m breast top spot with a win here in the 50m breast.
He touched in 27.02 to Sidlauskas’ 27.40, with both men beating their outing from earlier in this session.
WOMEN’S 50 BREAST – ROUND 5
- Mare Nostrum Record – 29.88, Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) 2015
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 31.02
Winner: Lara van Niekerk (RSA), 29.75 *Meet Record, Mare Nostrum Record
South Africa’s Commonwealth Games champion van Niekerk lowered the Mare Nostrum Record en route to winning this women’s 50m breast.
She hit 29.75 to overtake Olympic champion Ruta Meilutye’s longstanding mark of 29.88 posted in 2015. Van Niekerk’s time checks in as a season-best, lowering her 29.78 logged at April’s national championships. Her time also fell only .03 shy of her lifetime best and South African standard of 29.72 produced in April of 2022.
Clark touched in 30.21, another fast effort, to take runner-up status.
MEN’S 50 FREE – ROUND 5
- Mare Nostrum Record – 21.31, Bruno Fratus (BRA) 2019
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 22.12
Winner: Szebasztian Szabo (HUN), 21.72
Szabo got the upper hand on Andrew in this final round of the 50m free, with the Hungarian posting a time of 21.72. Andrew touched only .02 back in 21.74 as the runner-up.
Szabo’s time represents a season-best, knocking .10 off his 21.82 from April’s Hungarian Nationals.
Andrew’s effort is also a season-best, beating his 21.87 from March’s Pro Swim Series.
The pair remain #2 and #3 in the world this season.
WOMEN’S 50 FREE – ROUND 5
- Mare Nostrum Record – 23.85, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) 2017
- World Championships ‘A’ cut – 25.04
- Paris 2024 OQT – 24.70
Winner: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 23.90
Capping off a tremendous Mare Nostrum Series, Sjostrom fittingly captured this 50m free with a blazing 23.90.
That easily defeated fellow Olympian Campbell of Australia who posted 24.60 as the runner-up.
Sjostrom had already posted a world-leading 23.82 from round 4, but the fact she fired off this caliber of performance after several 50’s is quite impressive.
Michael Andrew is such a 50m merchant. 🤮
So I guess others can only hope to win silver and bronze behind Sjostrom in the 50 fly and free this year.
50 Fly was always Sjostrom’s. No question.
The 50 Free is still up for grabs. Yes, Sjostrom must be the heavy favourite. However, she can be a little inconsistent and often swims her best times outside of major championships. Eg in 2019 she swam a 23.78 in season but then only a 24.07 at Worlds.
All it would take is for her to add one tenth to this time and then suddenly someone else could be in the conversation.
I see what you mean but that was also before she lightened her schedule to focus on 50s. Does anyone know if she’s doing the 100 free this year?
She has swum multiple 100 frees this year and is top 5 in the rankings so I assume she would be. The 100 Fly seems to be out.
Nice to see MS Harvey get a pb in the 200im. She finished 3rd at the trials. If Macintosh decides not to swim the event with it being same sessions as 400fr she’ll have an opportunity to repeat getting to the finals like last year. She also had a great 200fr yesterday which I think was also a pb bya few hundredths. Looks to be staking a claim on the 4×2 free. We’ll need a couple of the swimmers to step up since Ruck seems not to be in consideration for the worlds given current injury and Oleksiak‘s readiness for worlds especially for 200fr is questionable given her outing earlier this week.
Too soon to tell if ruck will be at worlds still 2 months away, in any case I think Harvey and Jansen will definitely be in contention for the relay, penny is a question mark but I think they will put her on the relay.
Without Kayla Sanchez and Rebecca Smith on the roster, China will push Canada off the medal podium in the W 4 x 200 FR-R at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships. China, coming out of the COVID-19 lockdown, should be more competitve in 2022 than 2021.
Canada could still put smith on the roster if ruck doesn’t go, this year doesn’t matter anyway next year is more important.
Taylor ruck was the weak link in that 200 free relay last year she completely collapsed costing Canada the gold. No guarantee ruck swims it even if she is healthy enough at worlds
I think you need to recheck your facts. Ruck did get to the 200 fr final last year finishing 7th in 1:57.25 and as far as I can tell she swam faster than Sanchez in the 4×2 final by more than a half a second 1:56.75 vs 1:57.40 .. so the evidence doesn’t point her to being the weakest link..
Also I believe Smith indicated to Swim Canada that she would not be available for the worlds or pan-ams because of her educational commitments. She withdrew from the Pan-Am team even though being named to it.
This guy can’t math.
What a strange take. Canada lost gold by more than 3 seconds last year. Ruck could have beaten her PB split by half a second and Canada still doesn’t get gold. No idea why you’re blaming her.
Given all the injuries etc. I’m doubtful if Canada gets any medal in the women’s relays .. the main accomplishment might be to get good enough times to qualify for the Olympics. With a mix of veterans and newbies the 4×2 may be the best chance of the 3 for a medal. The 4×1 free is looking particularly dire as Canada might be lucky to get into the final at this point. Besides Maggie and Summer, Canada doesn’t seem to have anyone healthy that’s been under 54 or even close to 54. The 4×1 free is in same session as the 400fr and 200im so unless Summer drops the 200im not sure how much she would have in the tank.… Read more »
Canada will easily qualify in the 4 by 200 free and the medley they did very well at commonwealth games without oleksiak , ruck and pickrem there, the 4 by 100 is the most problematic the loss of Sanchez really hurts.
Canada has a very solid shot at a medal in the medley. Masse is a touch slower than she has been but still a massive weapon in back. Breast is weak but it has been for years and Canada have still medalled. MacNeil is likely to top the field in fly. It may come down to how good Oleksiak is on free.
McIntosh might get to swim the medley relay after all.
Do you mean in free? I suppose if Ruck is still injured and Oleksiak is off that could happen. In breast she’s still well behind Canada’s actual breaststrokers. But it would be kind of hilarious to see Kaylee McKeown vs Summer McIntosh in the breast leg considering neither of them swim it.
Oleksiak’s 46.0 the other day wasn’t exactly promising.
I think you meant 56… and yes that is why it’s not looking good. She scratched the 200 fr. & someone speculated about her fitness. Yes 2 months to go so we can hope.
24.3 and 53.5 in one session for C1 – back in top form.
Cate had a slower start reaction and first 15 meters than Sarah but she significantly came back on Sarah in the 50 free.
Most swimmers in the 50s scratched their 100s to rest up for the 50s but props to Wilm and Martenghi for swimming and winning their back and breast 100s respectively!
And Campbell too, with a silver in the 100
True. I forgot her and she looks good!
MA looks so strong in his races He has made technical changes in his free, fly, and breast. Lydia’s races have been perfect.
Check back when Michael Andrew wins a medal in an individual 100 meter event at the World Aquatics Championships let alone the Summer Olympics.
I guess a winner of an Olympic gold medal not quite enough for your standards.
Exactly. MA threw down a massive breaststroke split on a WR Medley relay at the Olympics. Finaled in 3 individual events and just off the podium. Pretty average eh?
Huh? There are a ton of swimmers that will never win an individual medal in a 100 meter event.
If you’re going to hold him to that standard, I want you to start criticizing Manaudou, Fratus, Proud, etc.
Check back when W-S-L-S stops posting snarky replies, let alone starts posting encouraging ones.
Generally agreed, but I’d rather say the posting crowd is not responsible to be encouraging but rather to be accurate over snarky.
Great swims tonight from🦖🏊🏻♂️🇨🇦
Mutt & Jeff – (4th – 2Back & 3rd 4IM).
Nice work Aiden & Lorne.
Awesome job Dinos! Young guns showing up.
MA is a serious contender for the 50free and fly for worlds. 21’74 after a big technical change is huge. On the other hand I dont know what the hell is happening to his breaststroke recently.
Ceccon is historically slow in season and went 22.87 50 Fly today – I think he has a big swim in the 50 fly for Worlds. He was “only” 53.4 in the 100 Back this meet too, to give some perspective.
Both are hitting their season peaks at the right time
He won all his 50 breaststroke swims on the tour and his times were solid. As for the 100 breast he has been experimenting with that as well.
What has he been experimenting with in his 100 breasts?!?
Michael Andrew did not even qualify for final of the men’s 100 meter breaststroke at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships.
Fink >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Andrew
MA American Record holder 100 breast Nic Fink AR holder 50 breast but according to you 50 breast doesn’t count
The most realest thing I’ve seen written here.
MA had a breaststroke slump following Tokyo. It happens. Even Peaty is fallible. It seems to be on the upswing. He may still play 2nd fiddle to Fink but USA’s #2 breaststroker is not a bad place to be. If Fink falters, which he won’t, MA’s the man.