2020 TEXAS HALL OF FAME SWIMMING INVITE
- December 2-5, 2020
- Lee and Joe Jamal Texas Swimming Center, Austin, TX
- Short course yards (SCY)
- Results Link
Reported by Karl Ortegon.
MEN’S 500 FREE FINALS
- NCAA “A” cut: 4:11.82
- NCAA “B” cut: 4:23.34
- Drew Kibler (Texas) – 4:09.18
- Coby Carrozza (Texas) – 4:14.31
- David Johnston (Texas) – 4:14.38
Drew Kibler charged home for the win in another sub-4:10 performance, almost surpassing his huge October swim where he clocked a 4:08.26 to become the #4 performer of all-time. If we pretend Kibler never swam that 4:08, his 4:09.18 from tonight would’ve still made him the #10 performer ever (he’s #11 if you count his 4:08).
No collegiate swimmer has been under 4:10 this year besides Kibler, who has now done so twice.
Freshmen rounded out the podium, both in best times. Coby Carrozza sliced another couple of tenths off of his prelims best, which was a small drop from his pre-college 4:14.95 best. David Johnston had a huge swim for third, going from 4:19.07 pre-college to 4:18.43 this morning and now a 4:14.38, nearly beating Carrozza.
Hearing so many athletes talk about the BENEFIT of being locked out of all pools for at least 2 months . . . makes you wonder if we should revisit our sport’s custom of training in the pool ~50 weeks per year.
Recovery is important, you’re not going to lose everything in 2-4 weeks.
Ask Piersol and others about the benefits of time out of the pool beyond just 1-2 weeks but month(s) to get physical and mental rest, recovery, and recharged… he’s got a pretty good perspective on it
Or for that matter, ask Anthony Ervin. Think he took a little time out of the pool between gold medals
heck i’m still out of the pool
I see a 3:59 in your future!
300 free? That’d be competitive with my 10 years taper plan.
I Feel like interviewers need to start asking some different questions. All swim interviews and answers seem more or less the same.