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As reported by SwimSwam / Braden Keith
MEN’S 100 BACK – FINALS
2012 World Champ: 49.89 – Matt Grevers – United States
2010 World Champ: 49.07 – Stanislav Donets – Russia
Meet Record: 48.95 – Stanislav Donets – Russia – 2010
World Record: 48.94 – Nicholas Thoman – USA – 2009
Australian Mitch Larkin may have peaked a bit early this season as he couldn’t match his National Record from Nationals, but he was still plenty good for gold with a 49.57 in the 100 backstroke.
Poland’s Radoslaw Kawecki had a fantastic back-half, going from 8th place at the 50 to 2nd place at the finish with a 50.11. He just out-touched Ryosuke Irie and Matt Grevers, who tied for bronze in 50.12.
Grevers had a significant lead at 50 meters – by two-tenths over Larkin and by seven-tenths over Kawecki and Irie, but he couldn’t hold his speed coming home. He was 7th out of 8 swimmers over the last 50 meters.
Germany’s Christian Diener and Brazil’s Guilherme Guido tied for 5th in 50.21, and the final was finished out by Eugene Godsoe (50.40) and Benjamin Stasiulis (50.86).
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Wow…I think Larkin might have stayed underwater too long off his start…hard to tell though.