Open Turn: Jack Conger could be looking at another Record Breaking Weekend

by Garrett McCaffrey 75

February 07th, 2013 Club, College, News, Open Turn

Chris DeSantis joins Garrett McCaffrey on this week’s episode of Open Turn to geek out on what should be some fast high school swimming this weekend as well as championship season in college swimming. McCaffrey makes a bold guarantee about one of the high school swimming superstars who will be chasing records this weekend, while DeSantis starts false rumors that are sure to anger the Machine, Braden Keith. They also get side tracked on what the NCAA record board may look like if Michael Phelps would’ve swam in college. All that, plus some college championship season discussion.

Which high school standout do you think will have the best weekend? Make sure to vote in SwimSwam’s A3 poll of the week:

Which swimming standout will have the best high school championship meet this week?

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Sun Yang
11 years ago

Missy is not best swimmer in the world. Ye Shiewen is. She won IM

Pvk
Reply to  Sun Yang
11 years ago

She is indeed, and often overlooked (I assume because she is from China, or the suspicion that she dopes).

Pvk
Reply to  Sun Yang
11 years ago

She is indeed, and often overlooked (I assume because she is from China or because of the suspicion that she’s doping).

pvk
11 years ago

Amazing split. The college guys must be scared to death of Conger- Just imagine what he’ll be going by his senior year….

pvk
Reply to  pvk
11 years ago

^20.13 fly split

pvk
Reply to  pvk
11 years ago

^20.13 fly split

don
Reply to  pvk
11 years ago

I don’t think anyone is “scared to death “of conger, anymore then they were scared of Nolan, Youngquist,or Murphy.Athletes at that level don’t think like that, only non athletes and parents think that way.

pvk
Reply to  don
11 years ago

Yes, I suppose you’re correct on that one, but they still have good reason to be concerned about him and Murphy.

korn
11 years ago

so who had the best meet of the three stars? Ledecky..not your favorite, Missy. My point is there are other GREAT swimmers in the USA and all the focus shouldn’t go to Missy. She is a great swimmers no doubt and I am taking anything away from her.

gosharks
Reply to  korn
11 years ago

And the rest of the world’s point is that there is much, much more to Missy Franklin than her swimming, which is why she gets more attention.

Pvk
11 years ago

You all are very conservative on Conger. I say he goes 4:12 and 44.80

Hook'em
Reply to  Pvk
11 years ago

4:13.8

Pvk
11 years ago

You all are very conservative on Conger. I say he goes 4:12 in the 500 and 44.8 in the 100 bk.

hookem
Reply to  Pvk
11 years ago

19.9 fly split
42.8 leadoff of 4 free relay
4:10.9 500
44.8 100 back

Pvk
Reply to  hookem
11 years ago

19.90 would be amazing- sheilds went 19.80 on the fly at NCAA’s last year!

Admin
Reply to  Pvk
11 years ago

20.13 was the fly split.

hookem
11 years ago

20.99 FLY split for conger in prelims.

walkman
11 years ago

so that is a new national high school record for ledecky… in prelims

kandy
Reply to  walkman
11 years ago

my prediction is looking good….she is after hoff’s record ….

walkman
11 years ago

prelims for the 500 and the 400 free relay are going on tonight. ledecky went 4:33.14 in the 500, conger went 4:20

john
Reply to  walkman
11 years ago

question is… how much more do they have left in the tank? its really nice that they get a day in between their swims and dont have to come back in 4 or 5 hours and swim it again.

walkman
Reply to  john
11 years ago

very true. they do have prelims for all the other events tomorrow though

don
Reply to  john
11 years ago

Wait, I’m confused. Don’t they swim prelims in the morning and finals at night? Isn’t that the way it is usually done?

Swimma
Reply to  don
11 years ago

Only the 500 and 400 relay prelims were tonight, rest of the prelims tomorrow morning. Finals at night tomorrow

About Garrett McCaffrey

No one lives the sport of swimming like Garrett McCaffrey. A Division I swimmer who spent 4 years covering the sport as a journalist, now coaches club swimming and competes as a masters swimmer, Garrett truly lives the sport of swimming. After graduating from University of Missouri’s award winning journalism program …

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