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2017 U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Hannah Hecht contributed to this report.

The U.S. Open will kick off on Wednesday, August 2nd, in Long Island. Probably the biggest story that swim fans are expecting is a first look at Ryan Lochte racing since his Rio suspension. Lochte said he’d be back for the LA Invite a couple of weeks ago, but ended up no-showing the meet. You can read more about Lochte’s return here.

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Lochte is only entered in two events this week– the 100 backstroke and the 200 IM. Lochte is a former world record holder in the 200 back, but he’s since shifted from backstroke to freestyle and IM, and the 200 IM is his best event.

Other big names on the psych sheets for the U.S. Open include Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones, former short course world record holder Arkady Vyatchanin, Rio Olympian Gunnar Bentz, Rio Olympian Chloe Tutton of Great Britain, Rio Olympian Christopher Reid of South Africa, Rio Olympian Brad Tandy of South Africa, 4×50 free relay world record team member Madison Kennedyshort course world champion Michael Andrewformer world junior record holder Maxime Rooney2011 open water world champion Ashley Twichell, and our #1 recruit of 2017 Eva Merrell.  

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Don
6 years ago

I think this is the last meet for swimmers that are on the bubble like Bayer ,Mick Litherland, Pomajevich, to qualify for the National team.
And I am not crazy about the move toward pay per view or pay for results that is taking over this summer. I know swimming sites need to generate revenue but Flo Swimming’s monthly charge is way to high if you are a parent that just wants to watch their kid swim in one meet or just want to watch one meet. Meet Mobile is a mediocre at best app that also charges for results that last summer were available at no charge by the meet hosts.This is not the way to increase intreast… Read more »

Vlad Squad loves breaststroke
6 years ago

What events are Eva Merrell Swimming? I think she has a great future ahead of her. her technique is amazing.

EMH
Reply to  Vlad Squad loves breaststroke
6 years ago

Based on Meet Mobile, she is swimming the 100 Free, 200 Back, 100 Fly, 100 Back, and 50 Free.

PACFAN
6 years ago

Judging by the instagram pictures and eerie silence about training, Ryan’s gonna go a 54 100 back and 2:03 200 IM

Nostradamus
Reply to  PACFAN
6 years ago

2:03? How do you figure?

Mlaformat
Reply to  PACFAN
6 years ago

I wouldnt be too surprised by a 54 low, but i would hope he would be at least under 2:00 in the IM.

Bigly
Reply to  PACFAN
6 years ago

He wasn’t exactly terrible at Master’s nationals in the spring — sweltering heat and sitting around to sign autographs: 1:44 200 IM with zero competition. He only swims slow when he’s in heavy training, so if he’s not training much, as you think, he should break 2:00.

sven
Reply to  PACFAN
6 years ago

54 would be a decent time (his lifetime best is 53.3 from 2008 OT’s.. super-suited), and a sign that he’s in fairly good shape, so my thought is that if he can go 54 in the back, there’s no way he goes over 2 in the IM.

PACFAN
Reply to  sven
6 years ago

Here’s why I think he’s gonna go slow:
1) In the lead up to masters nats, he posted a lot of training videos. Doing like, crazy yardage.
2) he was going on training trips to Florida, isnt right now.
3) his shark week ad he had some love handles. Gotta be real.
4) no training posts or anything for forever.
5) I’ve read somewhere he comes to practice maybe a couple of times a week, even though he’s willing to do any set they give him.

I just feel like by scratching the LA invite, he proved the spark isn’t there and that he’s pushing off the top of the line high quality training for… Read more »

crooked donald
Reply to  PACFAN
6 years ago

That pretty much describes his first couple years at SwimMac, and he still went fast.

Dcrabbe6
Reply to  PACFAN
6 years ago

I think a mixture of increased age and sub par training at mac compared to when he was at Florida led to slower and slower times from 2014 to 2016.

bobo gigi
6 years ago

That meet is the summer taper meet for the foreigners and a warm-up for US swimmers who will go to WUGS and world juniors.
Lochte is of course the story of the meet.
Rooney trains with Dressel. He must have been inspired by his teammate’s accomplishments. Time for him to confirm all the promises he has shown in the junior ranks. It would help a lot the US 4X200 free relay in the future.
In the biggest US young names, there are Cassidy Bayer, Gretchen Walsh, Eva Merrell, Erica Sullivan, Zoe Bartel, Vanessa Pearl, Michael Andrew, Dare Rose, Ella Ristic, Joy Field, Madison Homovich, Allie Raab, Zoe Bartel, Kenisha Liu, Tristen Ulett, Margaret Aroesty or Sam Pomajevich.… Read more »

Hswimmer
Reply to  bobo gigi
6 years ago

Hey bobo someone you should lookout for at this meet is Jewels Harris, going to swim for Auburn this season. Great Fly/Backstroker. Should look at her progress.

Mlaformat
Reply to  bobo gigi
6 years ago

Small british squad here as well with some big names like Chloe Tutton, should be cool to watch.

Colinb
Reply to  bobo gigi
6 years ago

Yeah, I have a feeling we are going to see big things from Rooney!

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  Colinb
6 years ago

hopefully so

Speed Racer
Reply to  Colinb
6 years ago

I am sure he will have a great meet but I highly doubt he is fully rested with WUGs three weeks out. More than likely this is a training meet.

AndyC
6 years ago

Live streaming available anywhere?

bobo gigi
Reply to  AndyC
6 years ago

It used to be on the USA swimming website. Hopefully it will be the case again this year.

Coach Mike 1952
Reply to  AndyC
6 years ago

Haven’t found anything yet. Anyone have a link anywhere?

Coach Mike 1952
Reply to  Colinb
6 years ago

Thank you!

Andysup
6 years ago

Odds of Lochte swimming this meet? 1%. I want to say 0 but I learned never to say never with Ryan Lochte.

Sean
Reply to  Andysup
6 years ago

Metropolitan Swimming is promoting an autograph session with Lochte for its swimmers, so I have a hunch he will be there.

Andysup
Reply to  Sean
6 years ago

I am glad to be wrong. Looks my forward to see how he does.

Vlad Squad loves breaststroke
Reply to  Sean
6 years ago

hopefully he does because there were people he was supposed to meet at LA Invite that he didnt show up for. But US OPen is a bigger meet so hopefully he will.

waterwatereverywhere
Reply to  Andysup
6 years ago

He’s definitely coming

About Karl Ortegon

Karl Ortegon

Karl Ortegon studied sociology at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, graduating in May of 2018. He began swimming on a club team in first grade and swam four years for Wesleyan.

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