Produced by Coleman Hodges.
Reported by Jared Anderson.
Nathan Adrian topped a tough field of 50 freestylers and cracked 22 in one fell swoop to win the men’s splash and dash. His 21.97 was just enough to beat the speedy Brazilian Bruno Fratus (22.02) as well as Russia’s superstar Vlad Morozov (22.27).
South African sprinter Brad Tandy, who just wrapped up his collegiate career at Arizona, was fourth at 22.28, just a hundredth behind Morozov.
34-year-old American Anthony Ervin beat a trio of Brazilians for fifth, going 22.43. Marcelo Chierighini was 22.63 and Henrique Martins 22.71, with Italo Duarte going 22.73 for eighth.
USC’s Nikita Lobintsev rounded out the heat in 22.79 while his teammate Alexander Sukhorukov won the B final in 22.72.
