Josh Prenot held nothing back in Toronto this morning at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials, throwing down the second fastest 200m breaststroke this season with a swift 2:08.58 which also doubles as his personal best.
Prenot was out like a rocket, coming in under 30-seconds on the first 50 wall to take the lead and push the pace early on. Keeping with the quick speed, Prenot turned at the 100 in 1:02.45 setting himself up perfectly for the second half of the race.
Coming back strong, Prenot split a 1:06.13 on the final 100 to touch the wall in front.
Prenot’s Splits
- 50m – 29.84 (29.84)
- 100m – 1:02.45 (32.61)
- 150m – 1:35.51 (33.06)
- 200m – 2:08.58 (33.07)
Prenot’s time makes him the second fastest 200m breaststroker this season behind only Germany Marco Koch’s 2:07.69. Most importantly however, it makes him the fastest American this season, edging out Nicholas Fink’s 2:08.89 from earlier this season.
2015-2016 LCM Men 200 BREAST
PRENOT
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WATANABEJPN 2.07.22*OR 08/09 3 Dmitriy
BALANDINKAZ 2.07.46 08/10 4 Marco
KOCHGER 2.07.69 01/30 5 Anton
CHUPKOVRUS 2.07.70 08/10
The time also makes Prenot the fourth fastest American performer in this event ever, closing in on Brendan Hansen’s 2:08.50 mark from the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC.
Prenot is in a great position to make the US Olympic team now as one of the front-runners to take gold at the US Olympic Trials. In order to do so he’ll have to face off against Kevin Cordes who is the only active American swimmer who has ever recorded a time faster than him in this event.
Prenot will compete in the consolation final of the 200m breaststroke tonight.
Once again, Prenot dwarfs the Canadian men. He’s a big guy! Very muscular.
Both he & Murphy look very athletic, if that’s the right descriptor.. The contrast to the Canadian men is very, very striking.
Twin 33.0s on the end, that’s a fantastic last 50 effort when you’re normally so tired you add way more than .01 from the 3rd to the 4th.
Ought to take sub-2:08 at US Trials, unless it becomes more of a race than about the times. Those breaststroke spots are thin; we could easily send 4 different men for the 4 breaststroke spots on the men’s side (and possibly the women’s, for that matter).
Kevin Cordes, Will Licon, and Cody Miller has all swum SCY times that convert to 2:05. Now add Prenot. The world record is 2:07. I think that will fall this year.
2:07.0, to be exact. Crazy to think these trials could posses 5 men from America all under 2:08 in the final
lets not go crazy on multiple guys breaking the 200 breast world record
look at last year’s WC – a lot of guys were supposed to break the WC and a few were under WC pace at the 100 in the finals
and like most races they fall back in the last 75 meters …its tough and not that easy (unless you get away with a few extra flutters…) but pressure and multiple swims keep the times in the 208 range …maybe high 207 for one or two
Great time. And he must not be prepared as well as at NCAAs.
I’ve picked Prenot to go to Rio in that event with Cordes.
But it could change.
Biggest question is Licon. The mystery in long course. I think he’ll win or finish 8.
Bold prediction, Bobo! In some ways “first or eight” seems like the right attitude. A swimmer might as well just go for it at trials in an attempt to make the top two. I don’t mean they should be stupid, but if someone needs to swim a personal best to make the team, it seems like it’s better to take the risk of dying on the final stretch rather than play it safe.
I am also curious to see what Licon can do. I hear a lot that he is better at SC, but since he was sick with mono last summer, it seems like we don’t truly have good times for comparison.
In HS, he was much better at LC than SC, so while he currently hasn’t swum the LCM times to match the SCY times, I would be shocked that if he doesn’t drop to at least the “conversion” times this summer, barring sickness or injury.
Sounds like the Davis Tarwater strategy 🙂
Will Licon is better in LC then SCY. His strength is perfect technique and very strong kicks. His weakness was always walls. Will will be very good at trials.
Rooting for him to make the Olympic Team! Curious what Will Licon can do though.
That’s a big time result.
where would someone find the results from the consolation finals? they don’t seem to be on meet mobile
They are on meet mobile
That is a really nicely swum 200BR, 3.2 sec delta holding 33.0 on the 2nd 100.