Reported by James Sutherland.
MEN’S 200 IM FINALS
- American Record: Ryan Lochte, 1:54.00, 2011
- U.S. Open Record: Ryan Lochte, 1:54.56, 2009
- LC National Meet Record: Ryan Lochte, 1:54.56, 2009
- FINA ‘A’ Standard: 2:00.22
- Chase Kalisz, NBAC, 1:56.51
- Abrahm DeVine, STAN, 1:56.79
- Josh Prenot, CAL, 1:57.14
The stacked men’s 200 IM field delivered a great race, with Stanford’s Abrahm DeVine pushing the gas on the backstroke leg to turn first at the 100 in 54.78. Chase Kalisz and Josh Prenot threw down 32-second splits on breaststroke to take over 1st and 2nd, and it all came down to the freestyle.
It looked like it was going to be Kalisz and Prenot, but DeVine charged home in a blazing 27.81 to out-split the entire field, including out-splitting Prenot by over a second, to move into 2nd in the closing metres. Kalisz touched 1st in 1:56.51, lowering his best time and adding a second event for Budapest.
DeVine touched 2nd in 1:56.79, knocking nearly two seconds off his best time for prelims and qualifying for his World Championship team. This has to be especially satisfying for DeVine after being DQed for the ‘Lochte rule’ in the 400 IM prelims, which coming in was considered his best event.
In the world rankings, Kalisz and DeVine now sit 4th and 5th.
Prenot was 3rd in 1:57.14, improving his best time but disappointingly missing the World Championship team after winning an Olympic silver last year. Gunnar Bentz closed strong for 4th in 1:58.31, and Will Licon of Texas was 5th in 1:58.90.
Licon’s college teammate at Texas John Shebat won the B-final in 1:59.70, and the C-final went to Matthew Willenbring (2:02.72).
1:56 is no joke. Maybe the top IMer in2020
His breast and free were astonightly fast …..i was seriously impressed , Josh Prenot as well .
When was the last time Stanford placed a guy on a men’s US Olympic or Worlds team? This year they got two, turning it around
Good start but its still a long way to get back to its previous glory during the era of Morales, Berkoff, Retterere, etc.
I mean Jeff Rouse, not Berkoff. Stanford is heading in the right direction, though.
Not the guy from Stanford that I thought would have made the team in the 2IM. Good job Abrahm.
Where was David Nolan this trials?
He no longer swims
I wish Abrahm Devine well at Worlds, and hope he medals. Stanford men have a long tradition of excellence in the IM in long course: Dick Roth (gold in 400 IM at Tokyo 1964), John Ferris (bronze in 200 IM at Mexico City 1968), Pablo Morales (silver in 200 IM at LA 1984), and Tom Wilkens (bronze in 200 IM at Sydney 2000).
I didn’t think they had the 2IM in 68?
Great surprise to end the meet! Also, Anya Goeders committed to Stanford:)