Reported by Lauren Neidigh.
MEN’S 50 FREE:
- Pro Swim Series Record: 21.56- Nathan Adrian, Minneapolis 2015
- Pool Record: 21.85- Nathan Adrian (Cal), 2011
- GOLD: Michael Andrew, 21.93
- SILVER: Nathan Adrian, 22.09
- BRONZE: Vlad Morozov, 22.11
Junior phenom Michael Andrew won this round, as he was the only swimmer to break 22 tonight. Andrew was just 8 hundredths shy of the Pool Record. Olympic sprint champ Nathan Adrian wound up 2nd, just out-touching Russian rocket Vlad Morozov. Ukrainian sprint star Andrii Govorov picked up 4th, touching in 22.34 ahead of Brazilian sprinter Bruno Fratus (22.51).
I’m pretty sure he can’t break the JWR anymore. He turns 19 this year. If he was still eligible, his 21.75 wouldn’t be the the JWR. Dressels 21.53 would be.
What would Dr. Rushall say……?
Who cares? Who even is Dr Rushall? Was he a swimmer? Where’d he come from?
He did great interviews with Nathan Adrian & Ryan Murphy one day ago – i feel he has other types of potential growing up as well as his focus on the pool . Drylands is a serious good add to his repertoire – but that won’t fill the gap about the lack of endurance base he would need to finish his 100 & 200 meters races . I wish him to embrace that endurance base soon or later in his training program to finally be a force outside of the 50 of stroke races + modify that horrible free stroke he took on early in his swimming career . He has the talent , the drive , motivation , passion… Read more »
Impressed with how he is thinking about his spot in the sport. It would be interesting to hear if he has tried a week here and there swimming with other coaches and other programs.
The way he was talking about dryland and how it “its against our science” is amazing to me. It seems like an experiment that he is doing to himself. I would not have the mental fortitude at his age to be able to stick with something like that while all of his peers (he is 18 so kids going into college) are starting to lift weights and many see big time drops at college. Good for him, I hope it continues to work for him.… Read more »
Maybe he should incorporate some actual training into his, well, ‘training’….
…and then maybe one day he might be as quick as you, right?
Out of interest does MA attend a college as a normal student, in the same way Missy did (does?) after turning pro?
No knock on him, just seems like a bright kid and, with the possible exception of Phelps, pro swimming doesn’t set you up for life, you need a career afterwards.
Togger – we can ask for an update; last I chatted on the topic with them, Michael finished his high school at 16 through Liberty University’s online program, and was likely going to continue with their university degree program as well.
Yawn… Let me know when he swim world competitive times in anything over 50m.
SCHOOLINGFTW – he’s world champion in the 100m IM
In SCM…. I was talking the lengths that matter,. LCM
Based on FINA criteria, Michael Andrew is no longer a Junior (he turns 19 this year), so not sure what’s this “Junior phenom” is about.