Hayden Hits 22.40 In 50 Freestyle Prelim

by Ben Dornan 19

February 23rd, 2020 Canada, International, News

2020 CASCADE TRANS MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL

  • Saturday, February 22nd & Sunday, February 23rd
  • Brookfield YMCA at Seton
  • 50m (LCM)
  • Psych Sheets
  • Results

Following his gold medal 100 freestyle performance on Saturday, Brent Hayden entered day two of the 2020 Cascade Trans Mountain Festival as top seed in the 50 free and delivered a 22.40 prelim swim. Hayden’s swim was just off his season best of 22.34 from January which remains the top ranked Canadian swim this season.

The 36-year-old announced in October of 2019 that he would be coming out of a 7 year retirement to seek a spot on what would be his fourth Olympic team. Having competed at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, Hayden’s third Olympic performance in London 2012 was his most successful, finishing with a 100 freestyle bronze. His nation-leading 50 freestyle combined with a third-ranked 100 freestyle puts him in a nice position heading into trials where he will race the best Canadian sprinters, all fighting for a trip to Tokyo.

Hayden has been training at the High Performance Center Vancouver along with 2016 Olympians Markus Thormeyer and Emily Overholt and other national teamers Richard Funk, Haley Black and Josiah Binemma.

With just over a month to go, his 50 freestyle final will likely be Hayden’s last big race before he heads to Toronto at the end of March for his shot at the Olympic team. That race will take place in tonight’s session beginning at 5 PM (MST).

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Gheko
4 years ago

22.09

Kristiina
4 years ago

He swam 50 free 22,31. 0,30 seconds behind Tokyo A-normative and only one month to go trials.. Very hard..

njones
Reply to  Kristiina
4 years ago

#taper…

Coach John
Reply to  Kristiina
4 years ago

if this was easy it would be called inner-tube water polo

Kristiina
4 years ago

What is her time night? Meet results not working. Äpp is priced. I am angry

Hayden
4 years ago

Gimme a little more time to shake the cobwebs off. That sub 22 is coming 😉

Kristiina
Reply to  Hayden
4 years ago

You Hayden?? Trials is already april

Kristiina
4 years ago

He goggles broken before start.. 22,2 is in her boby. In March 30 Olympic trials he need time 22,01

Coach John
Reply to  Kristiina
4 years ago

22.67 if he wins, 22.01 if he’s second FYI

Kristiina
Reply to  Coach John
4 years ago

Yuri Kisil is better. Sub 22seconds young swimmer. He must swim 22.01 trials and top2

John
Reply to  Kristiina
4 years ago

Ok Komrade

Jesh
4 years ago

Most of the centre swimmers, both Victoria and Vancouver, are not staying for finals so unfortunately probably no finals swim tonight.
But a real good prelim swim this morning. Broken goggles and all it seemed

Hayden
Reply to  Jesh
4 years ago

Vancouver swimmers are staying so I’ll be in that final tonight 🙂

Brian Zhang
4 years ago

If you read his insta story, you can see that apparently his goggles broke before the race… maybe we’ll see a sub 22 finals?

Luigi
4 years ago

22.1