Shaine Casas: “I’m a butterflier, it just hasn’t come out yet” (Video)

2019 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

• July 31 – August 4, 2019
• Prelims 9:00 AM/Finals 5:00 PM (U.S. Pacific Standard Time)
• Avery Aquatics Center (Stanford, CA)
• LCM (50 Meter Pool)
• Meet Site
• Psych Sheet
• Pre-scratch timeline
• TV & Livestream Schedule
• Omega Results

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MEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINALS

• World Record: Ryan Murphy (United States), 2016, 51.85
• American Record: Ryan Murphy, 2016, 51.85
• Championship Record: Aaron Piersol (United States), 2009, 51.94
• U.S. Open Record: Aaron Piersol (United States), 2009, 51.94
• Olympic Trials Cut: 56.59

TOP 3:

• GOLD: Shaine Casas, 52.72
• SILVER: Yohann Ndoye Brouard, 53.80
• BRONZE: Clark Beach, 53.95

Shaine Casas had the swim of his life tonight, winning the 100 backstroke in 52.72, becoming the 7th-fastest American all-time in the race, and the 5th-fastest in the world this year.

Casas was explosive off the blocks and flipped in a 25.29, just .16 above World Record pace. Casas did not have the same back-end speed to match the World Record, but it didn’t matter as he won the race by over a second, taking down World University Games silver medalist Yohann Ndoye Brouard, and rising American Clark Beach.