Reported by Lauren Neidigh.
MEN’S 50 FLY:
WINNER: MICHAEL ANDREW, 23.38
- Round 1 (Quarterfinal): Michael Andrew was the top man through in 23.46. that was less than a tenth shy of his prelims time and a couple of tenths off his lifetime best 23.22. Tim Phillips also broke 24 in the first round, touching 2nd in 23.77. Marcus Schlesinger (24.08) and Meiron Cheruti (24.21) advanced to the semifinal. Giles Smith, an All-American at Arizona turned postgrad for Phoenix Swim Club, was just .05 shy of advancing.
- Round 2 (Semifinal): Andrew was slightly faster this time throguh with a 23.40 to win it, while Phillips tied his round 1 time in 23.77. Schlesinger touched 3rd in 24.28 ahead of Cheruti (24.77), both slightly slower than their quarterfinal times.
- Round 3 (Final): Andrew had his fastest swim of the night as he dominated in 23.38. Phillips was a few tenths shy of his best of the day in 24.11.
MEN’S 50 FREE:
WINNER: NATHAN ADRIAN, 22.94
- Round 1 (Quarterfinal): Shortly after his 50 fly win, Andrew returned for the 50 free shootouts, leading the first round in 22.25 ahead of Michael Chadwick (22.41). Nathan Adrian was a nail behind in 22.44. Also moving on is Bruno Blaskovic, who took 4th in 22.72. Cullen Jones narrowly missed the semis with his 22.80 for 5th place.
- Round 2 (Semifinal): It’ll be Adrian vs. Andrew again in the final round, as Adrian touched in 22.52 with Andrew following in 22.69. Chadwick followed closely in 3rd as he touched in 22.77.
- Round 3 (Final): Adrian once again took the win over Andrew, 22.94 to 23.70. Adrian is still undefeated in 50 free shootouts as he won the race in Austin.
I commend the Andrew clan for looking constantly to alternative methods. It’s rad. The traditional approach is overplayed and boring.
Because Caleb Dressel’s results are overplayed and boring?
Considering he swims less than 4,000 yards per day using USRPT intervals, it’s impressive. Dressel probably swims 9,000 per day. Andrew is barely 18, no?
What are you trying to say? Doesn’t matter what it says in his ID card, he very much looks like a developed man. At least those couple hundred/thousand 18 year olds that I have seen at swim meets in my life didn’t have muscles like he has…
I believe MA will turn 19 next month.
He actually turns 19 this week.
He turns 19 this week
Dressel reads self-improvement books.
Considering there’s no science to back up most of the ‘non-traditional’ approaches, I doubt his success comes from anything other than his training and talent.
IMO you can’t compare micheal Andrew to other 18/19 year olds who are swimming in college. He is a pro and swimming is all he does. His progression should be ahead of everyone else when it his the only thing he has to worry about.
Sounds like he needs to be doing more Dean Farris breathing techniques.
Mumbo jumbo.
Some of the language Wim uses is hippie talk, but there have been numerous scientific studies that “prove” his methods work.
It is old East German documented transpositioned data….laughable at best.
There isn’t, the guy even uses incorrect terminology in his own website.
Wim Hof is a god among men
Do you know what the techniques are exactly
Wim has done podcast with Joe Rogan, Tim Ferriss, Rich Roll, and Dr Rhonda Patrick among others. Check them out, pretty interesting stuff.
Look for his app in the app store… It was free, you can also look up Wim’s workshops around the world. There’s so many people posting YouTube’s about the Wim Hof technique. Eventually, I’d say sign up for the course online or go to a workshop