Florent Manaudou Comments on Dressel Breaking his 50 Free World Record (Video)

2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE FINALE

  • Friday, December 20 – Saturday, December 21, 2019
  • 1:00 – 3:00 PM Local Time (U.S. Pacific Time)
  • Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino – Las Vegas, NV
  • Short Course Meters (SCM) format
  • Top 4 qualifying franchises: Energy Standard, London Roar, LA Current, Cali Condors
  • Live Stream (ESPN3)
  • Day 1 complete results
  • Day 2 complete results

Reported by Nick Pecoraro/Jared Anderson.

MEN’S 50 FREE SKINS

ROUND 1:

1.    Florent Manaudou – ENS – 20.84**
2.    Caeleb Dressel – CAC – 20.89**
3.    Nathan Adrian – LAC – 20.98**
4.    Ben Proud – ENS – 21.00**
5.    Kyle Chalmers – LON – 21.11
6.    Duncan Scott – LON – 21.28
7.    Michael Chadwick – LAC – 21.37
8.    Bowe Becker – CAC – 21.50

**advance to semi-finals

Another great finish for Energy Standard, who are coming on very strong and trying to steal this meet through the skins. Two into the top 8, joining two American standouts. Dressel is still the clear favorite, but Energy Standard has a great shot at putting two in the top three. It’ll probably be 2-4 for Energy Standard, with Manaudou making the final. It’ll be a reprise of Group A in the final tonight. That should give Energy Standard the team points win, too, if our math is correct.

ROUND 2:

1.    Caeleb Dressel – CAC – 21.76**
2.    Florent Manaudou – ENS – 22.19**
3.    Nathan Adrian – LAC – 22.43
4.    Ben Proud – ENS – 23.12

**advance to finals

ROUND 3:

1.    Caeleb Dressel – CAC – 21.46
2.   Florent Manaudou – ENS – 23.83

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Louiggi
4 years ago

Opinion valued – on the way out, it’s ok to milk out the cow and cash out…see you getting 6th/7th in Tokyo.

6-beat kick
Reply to  Louiggi
4 years ago

See you in the bleachers.

NOT the frontman of Metallica
4 years ago

Is it just me or does comeback-Manaudou seem way more humble and less douchey than 2016-Manaudou?

sven
Reply to  NOT the frontman of Metallica
4 years ago

You’re probably right. Age tends to do that to a person.

Mike
Reply to  sven
4 years ago

Probably because he’s not the best anymore. Nothing wrong with a reality check.

Kristiina
Reply to  NOT the frontman of Metallica
4 years ago

Manaudou is only 28 years old.

Josh
4 years ago

He got 2nd a lot this weekend: 2nd 50 Fr, 50 Bk, 50 Sk and 3rd in the 50 Fl
I’d venture a guess that just about everyone on this level hates losing.

But that 2nd place finish in the 50 Back? Talk about versatility and being a huge asset to the team

Marmot
Reply to  Josh
4 years ago

I agree, except he is the World Record holder in that event (still). It’s not surprising that he’s good at it. He’s an extraordinary 50 swimmer.

Ol' Longhorn
Reply to  Josh
4 years ago

His turnover in the 50 back is incredible. How a guy that tall can get his arms to move that fast is remarkable.

BKP
4 years ago

I understand that it is tough for him to see it go down, but after that 17.63 he had to have known his record was on borrowed time…

Crannman
4 years ago

Truly appreciate the sportsmanship Manaudou shows despite the massive disappointment of losing his own WR!!

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  Crannman
4 years ago

he can still try to get it back …..

Pvdh
4 years ago

Man he actually seems super sad about it

BairnOwl
Reply to  Pvdh
4 years ago

Sport is cruel 😔

The unoriginal Tim
Reply to  Pvdh
4 years ago

It’s something you don’t really want to happen until you are retired. To be in the next lane sucks I would imagine.

Ol' Longhorn
Reply to  Pvdh
4 years ago

How do you think all the 50 point 100 flyers with Olympic gold aspirations feel — LeClos, the former Schooling, all the rest — when he blew by them by a second? Phelps is lucky he retired and didn’t have to face it in the next lane like Flo.

leisurely1:29
Reply to  Ol' Longhorn
4 years ago

Except that Phelps did have his 100 fly gold aspirations denied in the next lane in Rio… BY the former Schooling😉

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