Nathan Adrian: Now we can focus on performance (Video)

Reported by Mitch Bowmile.

MEN’S 100M FREESTYLE FINALS

Top seed: Nathan Adrian (47.91)
World record: 46.91 – Cesar Cielo (Brazil)
American record: 47.33 – David Walters
U.S Open record: 47.58 – Jason Lezak
U.S Nationals record: 47.58 – Jason Lezak
JR World record: 48.25 – Matheus Santana (Brazil)
2012 Winning Time: 48.10 – Nathan Adrian

It was an absolute dog fight in the men’s 100m freestyle to say the least, and reigning Olympic gold medallist Nathan Adrian managed to come out on top.

With the second fastest time in the world this year, Adrian held off both Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Held in order to grab the win with a 47.72.

Dressel was second in 48.23, securing an individual swim in Rio by just three one-hundredths of a second as Held touched third in 48.26.

Anthony Ervin touched fourth in 48.54, securing his spot on the Olympic team as a relay swimmer. He went out fast, turning in first, but ultimately couldn’t hold on.

Jimmy Feigen was fifth, Blake Pieroni was sixth.

  1. Nathan Adrian (47.72)
  2. Caeleb Dressel (48.23)
  3. Ryan Held (48.26)
  4. Anthony Ervin (48.54)
  5. Jimmy Feigen (48.57)
  6. Blake Pieroni (48.78)
  7. William Copeland (49.12)
  8. Conor Dwyer (49.13)

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John
8 years ago

“Now we can focus on performance”? What a meaningless statement. So what were you focusing on? Your breakfast? Trump’s shoes? Inane things to say?

PVK
Reply to  John
8 years ago

He means to say that now that he has punched his ticket to Rio, that particular pressure is gone and all he needs to focus on is being ready to drop time.

bobo gigi
8 years ago
bobo gigi
8 years ago

Ddias you’re right. I always repeat that and it’s not popular to say that on swimswam.
Dressel SCY 40.46 LCM 48.23
Held SCY 41.69 LCM 48.26
Definitely not the same sport.
Dressel has a beast start. He destroyed Adrian in the first 15 meters. He’s simply right now not as good over the water. But we can’t put him in the same category as Hoffer who swims 41 low in yards and struggles to swim under 50 in the big pool.
Dressel will improve his long course abilities in the years to come with more Gator training under his belt and I think he will peak in 2020. Problem: every 4 years Australia has a… Read more »

robbos
Reply to  bobo gigi
8 years ago

Lets get the facts right.
2008 Sullivan & Bernard was swapping WRs leading up to Olympics, Sullivan was not out & out favourite.
2012 Magnussen was a monster & lost by 1 hundredth of a second, but much poorer swim then trials.
2016 McEvoy, he will not come back to field, you have go to him
2020 Chalmers will be swimming fultime & not playing football.

bobo gigi
Reply to  robbos
8 years ago

I just say that every 4 years an Australian guy swims crazy fast at his olympic trials.
I start to wonder if they don’t use a 49-meter pool at Australian trials. Just for the men’s 100 free. 😆

robbos
Reply to  bobo gigi
8 years ago

I just proved you wrong. Sullivan broke WR in semis of Olympics.
Magnussen lost by 1 hundredth of a second, well known his arrogance lost his race, even some Aussie swimmers cheered when Adrian won.
McEvoy, come back to me in 40 odd days from now, when he wins both 50 & 100 gold, plus 4×100!!!!

Attila the Hunt
Reply to  robbos
8 years ago

If Bobo believes in something, he repeats it ad nauseum, even if you have proven his nonsense is just that: a non sense.

I am taking his outlandish statements as jokes these days, and thus respond accordingly.

woolloomoolloo
Reply to  bobo gigi
8 years ago

Bobo, so you are basically proposing possibility that Swimming Australia (SAL) shortened the pool to 49m every Olympics trials and submitted the qualifying times illegally to FINA for Olympics berths?

I don’t know if this one is better than you accusing Emily Seebohm and Mitch Larkin of doping after their successful world championships.

8 years ago

Although Dressel time is great for a 19years-old, the difference between LCM and yards are blatant. A lot of guys telling how Dressel would be near McEvoy time after his 40.4 in 100free yard.It looks like another sport.And Dressel start is awesome.

Pvdh
Reply to  DDias
8 years ago

It’s gonna take a while before he’s comfortable actually racing in LCM. It’s different than the 50, where he can just flat out go without thinking. Heck, before this meet, his last fully prepared 100 m race was junior worlds in 2013. Last year he was coming back from 6 months of not even touching the water. He will get there. He’s got the talent to match mcevoy, he just needs the experience.

Reply to  Pvdh
8 years ago

With starts and turns like he does plus a powerful stroke, there is no doubt he is going to improve.But is not an easy math like some guys are predicting, like he improving 1s in 100yards would translate in a similar fashion in LCM.

Pvdh
Reply to  DDias
8 years ago

I mean, he’s definitely not going 47 flat this year. But I think by rio he could be 47.5-47.7 flat start.

woolloomoolloo
Reply to  Pvdh
8 years ago

First he has to prove he can be faster than Chalmers.. who is almost 2 years younger

Pvdh
Reply to  woolloomoolloo
8 years ago

Chalmers swims year round in LCM he is used to to it. Dressel is completely inexperienced at this point.

G.I.N.A.
Reply to  Pvdh
8 years ago

Why do all the 50 m pools in Florida have rogue gators or something?

R&R
Reply to  G.I.N.A.
8 years ago

This would be funnier if it weren’t true. 🙁

Ice age swimmer
Reply to  G.I.N.A.
8 years ago

Right on Gina. Check this out: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-7FLDl8uyWg

robbos
Reply to  Pvdh
8 years ago

You know this is Olympic year, you are the next big thing of US sprinting, why are you not getting the correct experience to race in 50 metres pools.

Attila the Hunt
Reply to  Pvdh
8 years ago

PVDH, you have been infected with Bobo Gigi’s disease of exaggeration and obfuscation.

Coach Mike 1952
8 years ago

At least NBC showed the 100 free tonight!

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