Michael Andrew Blasts Lifetime Best 1:56.25 200 IM, #5 All-Time in the U.S.

2021 U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS

Michael Andrew destroyed his lifetime best 200 IM time in the Thursday prelims session of the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II, blasting a 1:56.25 to take the top spot in the semifinals tonight.

Andrew’s previous lifetime best was 1:56.83 from the Pro Swim Series in March 2020.

This prelims swim makes him the 5th all-time fastest performer in the country, bumping Abrahm DeVine to #6.

All-Time Fastest U.S. Performers in 200 Meter IM

  1. Ryan Lochte – 1:54.00 (2011)
  2. Michael Phelps – 1:54.16 (2011)
  3. Eric Shanteau – 1:55.36 (2009)
  4. Chase Kalisz – 1:55.40 (2018)
  5. Michael Andrew – 1:56.25 (2021)

Andrew took out the race fast. At the 150-meter mark he was under World Record pace. Ryan Lochte still holds the World Record, set at 1:54.00. Lochte finished in 2nd place this morning (1:58.48).

Andrew’s Splits:

24.13
53.65 29.52
1:26.41 32.76
1:56.25 29.84

World Record Splits:

World Record
24.89
53.48 28.59
1:26.51 33.03
1:54.00 27.49

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Tim Morrison
3 years ago

I wonder how much he trained to specifically hit 28.5 or better free split.

SBOmega
3 years ago

Yikes if Manuel doesn’t qualify in the 50m, this relay is in trouble. For comparison this is what the Australian girls posted in their prelims

McKeon 52.19
C1 52.78
Wilson 53.06
Harris 53.23
C2 53.35
O’Callaghan 53.57

And all but McKeon swam faster in the finals with 4 under 53

Xman
3 years ago

How ahead does he need to be to avoid someone being able to hitch a ride with him for 150 then zoom past him?

fly fly
Reply to  Xman
3 years ago

2 seconds will probably be pretty tight.

Chigasaki open water
3 years ago

god’s plan for MA to succeed or many others to fail? His guiding confusion.

ZH.
3 years ago

.58 drop for a 2-IM LC is fantastic, I wouldn’t call it destroyed

Comet
3 years ago

If only he could come back in around 29 in the final…

Smith-King-Huske-Manuel
Reply to  Comet
3 years ago

Michael Andrew will die in the last 50 while Kalisz and Lochte will roar past him.

2cool4swimschool
3 years ago

MA finishing under 30…big things coming!

Halkydus
3 years ago

will we finally see someone else than Phelps or Lochte go under 1:55?

Joe
Reply to  Halkydus
3 years ago

who?

Cobait
Reply to  Halkydus
3 years ago

i forgot…were they wearing the supersuits when they swam those times?

WhoGoesHere
Reply to  Cobait
3 years ago

No, the times were from 2011 – post suits. Lochte’s previous WR, 1:54.10, was from the suit era in 2009.

Vortsq
Reply to  Cobait
3 years ago

Lochte’s WR is from 2011, so post supersuit era. They also both have a number of 1:54s from after the supersuits too.

Last edited 3 years ago by Vortsq
Cobalt
Reply to  Vortsq
3 years ago

Amazing…thanks!

Spectatorn
Reply to  Cobait
3 years ago

as well as Phelps’ best (1:54.16) also from 2011 WC

The Scribe
Reply to  Halkydus
3 years ago

Yes, Duncan Scott possibly. Swam an easy 1.55.90 at the GB Trials in April.

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