Reported by Karl Ortegon.
MEN’S 50 BACK
- Michael Andrew (Race Pace Club) – 24.73
- Ryan Murphy (Cal Aquatics) – 24.95
- Daniel Carr (Unattached) – 25.18
After breaking Junya Koga’s meet record this morning, Michael Andrew was the champion tonight. Though he was a touch off of his time this morning, Andrew fought back against a great start from Murphy, and finished on top, 24.73 to 24.95.
Daniel Carr, like Murphy, had a bit of a drop from prelims, and Carr was 3rd with a solid 25.18. Another Cal swimmer, Bryce Mefford, was 26.04 to grab 4th, though the top three were a class above the rest in this race.
Seems like a grounded and good person. What he said confirmed what I was thinking: if you watched his vlogs, you know he was doing a ton of traveling and training around the world last year. That’s got to be exhausting. It’s not surprising that he was doneby SC worlds.
Cool guy. Really good interview.
Seeing this mans maturity through the years is awesome to see. No excuses, straight forward about what’s going on, gotta love it.