2022 FINA WORLD CUP – TORONTO
- Friday, October 28 – Sunday, October 30, 2022
- Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (TPASC), Toronto, Canada
- SCM (25 meters)
- Start Times
- Prelims: 9:30 am local (ET)
- Finals: 6:00 pm local (ET)
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheet
- Live Results (Omega)
- Live Stream (FINA YouTube)
Reported by Spencer Penland.
MEN’S 50 FREE – HEATS
- World Record: 20.16, Caeleb Dressel (USA) – 2020
- World Junior Record: 20.98, Kenzo Simons (NED) – 2019
- World Cup Record: 20.48, Vladimir Morozov (RUS) – 2018
Top 8 Qualifiers:
- Dylan Carter (TTO) – 20.91
- Kyle Chalmers (AUS) – 21.34
- Justin Ress (USA) – 21.35
- Brooks Curry (USA) – 21.35
- Josh Liendo (CAN) – 21.61
- Drew Kibler (USA) – 21.62
- Pedro Spajari (BRA) – 21.65
- Matthew Temple (AUS) – 21.82
Dylan Carter put up the top time of the morning by a significant margin, swimming a 20.91. The swim was a little bit faster than the 21.08 he clocked in prelims in Berlin, but a touch slower than the 20.77 he swam to win the event in finals. We’ll be on record watch tonight, as Carter’s 20.77 from last week was a new Trinidad and Tobago national record.
Kyle Chalmers took second last week, and was right there again this morning, touching second in the heats.
Some newcomers present a a bit of a threat as well. Americans Justin Ress and Brooks Curry tied at 21.35 this morning, and both certainly have the ability to pop one off tonight. Josh Liendo was also right there, touching in 21.61 this morning. We know Liendo is an exceptional short course swimmer, so he’s another one to watch out for tonight.
This guy isn’t gonna make it. Comparing the century+ reality of this sport to an oligarch’s wet dream.
He’s telling the truth as he sees it. The century+ reality of swimming is swimming fast once or twice a year. Sometimes only once every four years. This generation of swim fans wants them to swim fast on a regular basis but then you have to give them an environment that fosters that type of performance.
Hopefully the ISL gets strong again. The 2019? Season with all the records falling was so fun, best non-Olympic/world/NCAA event in the sport. COVID definitely wore down the swimmers training the extra year, so hopefully the money is there to try again soon. Don’t want to lose out on one last prime Manaudou Dressel Chalmers vs Popovici showdown in SCM
Want some cheese with that wine
The mono-infested Pack S&D needs Justin Ress to channel his inner Grant House and compete collegiately again even after having no more years of eligibility
He’s not wrong. Bit of a hummer. Hope ISL finds a way to be financially stable and come back
View from Ukraine. Forget ISL. Grigorishyn is losing his core business in Ukraine. Nothing can help him.
Maybe someone else can step
Up and put together a solid business plan
I’ll leave this swimswam interview here. Maybe you missed it
https://youtu.be/tQ37Xea4Mjo