Captured by Katrina Radke (@katrinaradke_), produced by Coleman Hodges.
Reported by Anne Lepesant.
David Plummer of New York Athletic Club, who had set the pool record in the morning’s heats, went out quickly and established a huge lead over the field by the 50 turn. Plummer ended up coming home just a tad slower than in the morning and finished with 52.85, .02 off his morning time. Plummer holds the second-fastest time in the world so far this season with 52.51 from the FINA Grand Prix in Dubai last week.
Nice to see an American looking to compete with Larkin for the Gold in Rio. It’s going to take a Sub 52 swim to win gold.
I love Plummer – rooting for his preparation to be on top . he is very confident . The Us has now probably the best bunch of super backstrokers among any country . This is very good sign for 2016 team .