2019 FINA WORLD CUP STOP #1 – TOKYO, JAPAN
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America’s Ryan Murphy, the backstroke Olympic champion and former Cal Bear, just put up the fastest 100m fly time (yes, fly) of his career.
While competing at the first stop of the first cluster of the 2019 FINA World Swimming Cup in Tokyo, Japan, the 24-year-old fired off a morning swim of 52.13 to capture the 3rd seed in the 100m fly behind leader Andrew Seliskar‘s time of 51.43 and Sebastion Sabo‘s (HUN) 2nd seeded effort of 51.77.
Splitting 24.16/27.97, Murphy’s effort this morning of 52.13 marks the man’s first time ever under the 53-second threshold, with his previous lifetime best represented by the 53.52 he posted way back in 2013 at Georgia LC Senior Sectionals.
Murphy hasn’t swum this event since 2015 when he clocked a mark of 53.81 at that year’s Pro Swim Series stop.
Side note for Seliskar, the Cal Bear produced a morning swim of 51.43, just .01 shy of his own lifetime best of 51.42 posted at the Cal Aquatics-Alto Swim Club Dual Meet this past June.
With Murphy’s time, along with Seliskar’s and Michael Andrew‘s morning time of 52.24, there will be 3 Americans in the 100m fly final here in Tokyo.
When you couldn’t get going last week , hello . .
Fast.. So fast
Morozov 21.56
Was 21.53 last week for 4th
Seliskar just won the finals 51.34. New PB. That time would have gotten 5th at Worlds.
Sell is going to be fine. Bad meet at Worlds but that’s done with. If he’s in peak form late now & it was simply a matter of rest it’ll be exciting to see what he can do over this World Cup three meet set in the 2 breast, 2 IM & give the 2 free another shot before heading back into heavy training. Maybe even try the 100 free, although playing in the Club 47 band is a tough chore. That event is crazy now.
Seliskar really didn’t have as bad a worlds as everyone made it out to be. He just got excited and went out too fast in the semis of the 200 free. 50 point out for a guy known for the back half. He showed in the relay he was right on best time form.
Exactly this ☝️
IMHO, the Trials schedule makes most of the decisions for Seli. It’s silly to just give it a shot in the 5 events where you have a shot. Better to focus on where you can make it. Based on the schedule, this is likely Seli’s non-negotiable schedule if he & Dundee follows that principle:
Monday June 22: AM session 2 free heats & PM session semi
Tuesday June 23: PM session 2 free final
Wednesday June 24: AM session 2 breast heats, PM session semi
AM session 1 free heats all out, then SCRATCH
Thursday June 25: AM session 2 IM heats, PM session 2 breast final, 2 IM semi
Meet is effectively done here…Fri can give the 1… Read more »
True, he basically tied his best times from last summer, but given his tremendous NCAAs, a little forward progress might have been expected. That said, you’re probably right, it was just a bad meet. He still hasn’t come close to what he’s capable of in the 200 IM long course; that may actually be the event with the most potential for him.
+1, I hope he will focus on 200IM with extra effort on 200 free. I truly believe these would be his best events. He was also very good in breast?
His breast was so good because of his pullout though, not sure it would translate to long course that well.
Still a very good breastroke for a medley swimmer, definitely where his best chances lie I think.
The thing with Seli is he has a new best event every year
Agree. It’s just really hard for these college guys to nail an NCAAs (and man Cal nailed it), then go up in training in LCM, and expect to hit magic again. Last year, he was training for the 400 IM rather than 200’s and down (nice 50 free on the relay), so his aerobic base (gives me nightmares from past coaches) was greater heading into summer. A full year LCM preparation under Durden, who nailed OTs last time for his guys, should have him do great.
Seli McLaughlin 100 fly power couple.
I approve of this
They not together
Another ex bolles swimmer who can now beat schooling
Maybe schooling will hit the taper hard and go a 49 at Sea Games
Yeah. I don’t think so.
Murphy sliding into the the 100 fly’s dm’s