2023 U.S. PRO CHAMPIONSHIPS
- July 26-29, 2023
- LCM (50m)
- William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center, Irvine, California, United States
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MEN’S 200 METER BREASTSTROKE – FINALS
- World Record: 2:05.48 – Qin Haiyang (2023)
- American Record: 2:07.17 – Josh Prenot (2016)
- US. Open Record: 2:07.17 – Josh Prenot (2016)
Pro Swim Record: 2:08.95 – Andrew Wilson (2018)- World Junior Record: 2:08.83 – Zhihao Dong (2023)
- 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Cut: 2:15.99
Podium:
- Jake Foster (RAYS), 2:08.23
- Will Licon (TXLA), 2:09.51
- Max Reich (ISC), 2:11.35
After winning the 100 breaststroke last night in a personal best time, Jake Foster was back at it again tonight, this time in the 200 breaststroke. Foster won in another personal best time with a 2:08.23.
Foster had a previous best time of 2:09.00 which he swam at 2022 Summer Nationals. He was just off of that personal best at US Nationals a month ago where he swam a 2:09.10 to finish third.
Potentially more importantly than a personal best, Foster’s time tonight would have been second at US Nationals last month as second place finisher Josh Matheny swam a 2:08.32 to go on to swim the event at Worlds. Matt Fallon won the event at US Nationals in a 2:07.71.
Foster has been on a roll this meet as his 100 breaststroke last night was a best time of 59.64, marking his first time under the 1:00 mark.
Foster originally planned to retire after completing his senior season at Texas this past spring as he planned to go into medical school. Instead, Foster has deferred attending medical school for a year in hopes of making a US international team.
Foster’s swim tonight broke the Pro Swim record of 2:08.95 set by Andrew Wilson back in 2018. Wilson made the 2020 US Olympic Team in the 100 breaststroke.
swimswam- can you confirm if Jake is going to train for Paris?
Gotta do it when it counts…. Hoping next summer he will.
my understanding is that he is starting new school this Fall? I could be wrong. I hope he goes for that AR, he deserves it.
he’s deferring to train
Pop off my king
Is it just me, or do Texas swimmers seem to have a thing for swimming PBs at the wrong meets?
Hope he keeps progressing through next year, too! Couldn’t hurt to have a bunch of 2:07s flying around
Yeah I was thinking the same thing
They haven’t rested enough for their big meet in a long long time. Always go faster a couple weeks later
Except Casas says he never wants as much rest as he got at Trials again.
Would love to see foster go 2:07 at Pan-am’s would probably boost his confidence going into next season and heck he could take a stab at the Doha worlds.
I’m hoping that he and Licon can or will go to worlds 🤞
I’m really looking forward to seeing the men’s breaststroke events next trials. It’ll be a great race between Fallon, Foster, and Matheny.