2019 U.S. OPEN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- December 4th-7th, 2019
- McCauley Aquatic Center, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia
- LCM (50m), Prelims/Finals
- Psych sheets
- Pre-scratch timeline
- Live stream (all sessions beside A finals on Friday/Saturday)
- Live results
Reported by Anne Lepesant.
MEN’S 200M IM – FINAL
- American record: 1:54.00, 7/28/2011, Ryan Lochte
- U.S. Open record: 1:54.56, 7/10/2009, Ryan Lochte
- U.S. Open Meet record: 1:59.24, 8/6/2017, Ryan Lochte
Podium:
- Chase Kalisz, Athens Bulldogs/Georgia – 1:57.28
- Carson Foster, Mason Manta Rays – 1:57.59
- Ryan Lochte, Gator Swim Club – 1:58.89
Ryan Lochte blazed to an early lead with a 25.34 butterfly leg. He was followed by Carson Foster of Mason Manta Rays, who took over the lead after the backstroke leg. Lochte was in second place at the halfway point, while Daniel Sos of University of Louisville was in third. Chase Kalisz of Athens Bulldogs moved into first place after the breaststroke and was able to hold onto the lead until the end, setting a new U.S. Open Meet record with 1:57.28. Foster finished second in 1:57.59, while Lochte grabbed the bronze medal with 1:58.89.
This was Foster’s first sub-1:58. He came into the meet with a seed time of 1:58.48, which he earned at World Junior Championships this summer. He went 1:58.38 in prelims before dropping to 1:57.59 in the final. The NAG for 17-18 boys was set by Michael Phelps in August 2003 with 1:55.94. Foster ranks second all-time behind Phelps.
Will Licon of Longhorn Aquatics edged Gator Swim Club’s Caeleb Dressel, 1:59.96 to 1:59.97, to win the hotly-contested B final.
I would much rather train and race Dressel’s events than Phelps’.
I honestly don’t think there is any comparison. Times? Sure. Dressel is/will be faster than Phelps was, he certainly wins that. Dominance wise though, I truly believe we were all alive for something truly special and unique about Phelps. It’s hard to find any athlete that was as versatile and dominant across the board as Phelps. Especially for 16 years. I think that is what is the most special part. Swimmers like Missy Franklin were amazing, but short lived in comparison. There are swimmers today that are still amazing, but not in their prime anymore. Lochte, Grevers, Adrian, (Kalisz maybe in 2 years) but Phelps was still able to pop 1:54 2IM, 1:52 2Fly, etc. at over 30 years old,… Read more »
I think we can all agree on that, Caeleb included.
In Dressel’s fifth best (Olympic) event he just came second in the B Final at Nats. In Phelps’ fifth best event (100 fly) he was the 3 time Olympic gold medallist.
Mainstream sports news compare them because Phelps is recent and Dressel’s the best right now, but Caeleb knows as well as anyone that it’s not a realistic comparison.
The 100 fly is def not phelps’ fifth best event
@SPEEDY PG Intuitively it doesn’t seem so, like how can Phelps win 3 Olympic gold medals in his FIFTH best event?! But then you realized how dominant he was in the 400IM, 200 fly, 200 free and 200 IM…….
I wholeheartly agree with the 400 IM, 200 IM and 200 fly making up the top 3 events for him. But the 200 free was his baby from 2007-2009 (I know he put up great times later but they do not compare to 1 fly times). In the 100 fly, he was a 3 time gold medalist and was putting up 50.4 times from 2008-2016. Just my take on it
I mean, their portfolios do have considerable overlap:
Both: 200 IM, 200 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly
Caeleb only: 50 Free, 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 50 Fly
Phelps only: 400 IM, 400 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Fly
200 fly also for dressel
200 IM? Not in LCM for Caeleb. And Phelps finalled at Summer Nats in the 200 breast way past his prime.
Keep up the great work.
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