Devon Nowicki is Shooting for Andrew Wilson’s 58.9 (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 BREASTSTROKE – FINALS

• World Record: Adam Peaty (Great Britain), 2019, 56.88
• American Record: Kevin Cordes, 2017, 58.64
• Championship Record: Kevin Cordes (United States), 2017, 58.74
• U.S. Open Record: Kevin Cordes (United States), 2017, 58.74
• Olympic Trials Cut: 1:03.29

TOP 3:

• GOLD: Devon Nowicki, 59.69
• SILVER: Craig Benson, 59.79
• BRONZE: Reece Whitley, 1:00.05

Devon Nowicki didn’t have the lead at the 50-meter turn, trailing Craig Benson 27.85 to 27.71, but Nowicki produced the fastest (equal-fastest with bronze medalist Reece Whitley) second 50, putting up a 31.94 to surge to the wall in 59.69, edging Craig Benson by a tenth. Whitley finished 3rd in 1:00.05.

France’s Theo Bussiere placed 4th in 1:00.08, Australians Daniel Cave and Samuel Williamson 5th and 6th in 1:00.30 and 1:00.61, Caspar Corbeau was 7th in 1:00.68, and Trent Pellini 8th in 1:00.70.

Indiana’s Ian Finnerty won the ‘B’ final in 1:00.15, Texas’ Charlie Scheinfeld was 2nd in the ‘B’ final in 1:00.65, and Brandon Fischer 3rd in 1:00.77.