Watch as SwimSwam goes day-by-day through the entire 2023 US World Champ Trials schedule and analyzes each event and who we think will qualify in Indianapolis for the World Champs team.
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Fun breakdown.
Bit surprised that there was not even a mention of Alex Walsh in 200 free or 400IM.
Also fascinating to me that there are not many US women who will be on both 4×100 and 4×200 relays.
That’s pretty standard. They had zero crossover last year and only one in Tokyo.
I’m just so used to the Australian squad having a fair bit of crossover, that it caught me off guard.
Have to go back to Gwangju to find a sprinter on the US women’s 4×2.
Breakdown came before psychs were out 😭
Sorry, but I’m putting you on the spot. Assuming Kate Douglass swims the 200 IM, do you believe she doesn’t make top two? Personally, I hope she swims both the 200 IM and 50 free. But if she chooses only one, the IM seems to make more sense since her odds of making the top two in that event (at trials and Worlds) are far greater than in the 50 free (despite her love for the latter). Reigning Olympic bronze medalist, short-course world champion and NCAA recordholder. Her momentum is huge.
I agree her momentum is huge. I think if the 200 IM was in the first 2-3 days of the meet, she definitely would swim it and qualify.
However, I believe that by the time it rolls around, she will already have 2-3 individual events to swim at worlds. (100 fly, 200 breast, maybe even 100 free) and the 50 free is going to look more enticing (and have less conflict at worlds) than the 200 IM
If KD decides to swim the 200 IM on day 5, though… I think she bumps Leah Hayes out and qualifies.
Fair enough, although I still think she chooses the IM only because her odds of medaling at Worlds are better than in the 50 free (and the 100 fly, for that matter). But what do I know. Thanks for your efforts.
How about a Gold Medal Minute presentation on the 2023 US World Champ Trials for at least one of the following following female swimmers:
Ledecky, Katie (200 FR, 400 FR, 800 FR, 1500 FR)
Smith, Regan (200 FL, 200 BK, 100 FL, 50 BK?, 100 BK, 200 IM?)
“Umm…short course…long course…not really co-related.”
Love it!
Great podcast!
I’m going out on a limb (not really):
Kate Douglass will opt out of the 200 IM in lieu of the 50 FR on Day 5 of the 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships for the second year in a row.
Wow what a controversial take
Has Curzan gone a LCM best time since HS?
Yes. She graduated high school in May 2022 (just over a year ago), so she’s really only had one opportunity to do that, which would have been 2022 World Champs, where she went a PB in the 50 fly.
She also went a PB in the 100 back at trials (just a month before graduating high school) and a PB 200 back a month before that in March
Was her only best time in SCY since HS the 200 Back?
No, she went best times in the 100 and 200 back this season.
I think it’s worth noting that it often takes time to adjust to a new training environment as a freshman in college. Also, Curzan’s best times from high school are really fast already – she could never go a best time again and has already accomplished more than most. But I do I think that’s one reason for the re-focus to backstroke – giving her new times to chase
My mistake, she dropped .06 in the 100 back.
I realize that when you’re already an Olympian in HS it’s pretty tough to drop more time.
Her 50/100 frees have both been slower in SCY and LCM.
Her best event, 100 fly has been slower in SCY and LCM.
Her 4th and 5th best events, 100/200 backs, have improved a bit in SCY.
I really hope she can get back to her days when she was going 56 mid 100 Flys, 24 lows in the 50, and 53 mids at small meets.
Swimcloud is your friend:
https://www.swimcloud.com/swimmer/1136244/
Loved listening to it
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
Oh wow, you’re still still doing this.
By “this”, do you mean Trials previews? Or podcasts? Or some other 3rd thing?
I think the answer to all of them is “Well, we’re still still SwimSwam.”
Lol I’m stretching, thought it was more of a breakdown.
(People were whining about the rarity of them in other posts.)
I still think Regan Smith swims the 100 FL/50 BK double on Day 3 of the 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships. If Regan Smith can pull off a 200 FL/100 BK double at the TYR Pro Swim Series (Westmont, IL), the 100 FL/50 BK double should be a piece of cake.
https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-nationals-event-order.pdf