2025 Longhorn Aquatics Elite Invite
- May 14-16, 2025
- Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center, Austin, Texas
- Long Course Meters (50 meters)
- Live Results
- Recaps
**Video captured by Jack Spitser**
The Texas training group was at it again this past weekend, racing at the Longhorn Elite Invite in Austin. Head coach Bob Bowman saw many promising swims from his athletes, including a world-leading 4:07 400 IM from Leon Marchand and a 1:55 in the 200 back for defending Olympic champ Hubi Kos.
Moving forward for the rest of the season, Bowman shared that after world trials, the athletes who qualify for world champs and WUGs will be competing at the Indy Summer Cup, which will take place June 25-28 in Indianapolis.
McChoker will get cooked by Chris G in Singapore
Singapore is a fast pool. I am going to go on record that Leon breaks the WR again in the 4IM in Singapore and that Leon and Casas both drop 1:53s in the 2IM but not sure who will come out on top right now.
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I didn’t say it would be a popular take, but considering Leon is already at a 4:07 out of shape at an intrasquad meet it seems reasonable he could drop a 4:01 high in Singapore. The 2IM is more speculative but I do think the event will move beyond the 1:54 barrier soon.
LM 2IM out of shape at FT .Lauderdale , still finished second😳
Bowman has made it pretty clear that Leon isn’t in top form due to injuries/conditioning.
Just because he went 4:07 doesn’t mean he’s going later 4:01 later this summer.
I’m sure Leon will get to 4:01 but I doubt it’s this summer.
Alternative take: spectacular as it was, last summer’s times were underachieving due to slow pool, heavy schedule, pressure of being face of Olympics, etc. etc. Maybe with lighter schedule, he can go 4:01 without actually “improving” or being in better shape. I’m not betting on it, but not crazy.
Why is this getting downvoted so much? Doesn’t seem that far fetched.
I down voted to just signify that I don’t think it will happen. That 200 IM record has been around a long time and I just don’t see two people breaking it in the same heat. I think Leon was on fire when he hit that 4:02. I believe he will win but not with a new world record. I would love to see new world records and like seeing the prediction. The down vote wasn’t meant to be anything beyond just disagreeing that it will happen, not an issue with the prediction.
I think the 4IM record is pretty out of reach given Leon’s training for the year, but the 200 from either Marchand or Casas? Could definitely see that going down if the stars align.
400im is the last day too (and will he race men’s medley 400 after ?).
It matters.
For Leon, depending on his line-up (2 events or 4/5 ?) and of course his shape not at this point but
at that time with extra training.
I think 4.04 4.05 is possible in 400im and 1.54 high in 200im.
1.54 low or WR even with Casas seems unlikely to me but i can be wrong.