2020 PRO SWIM SERIES – DES MOINES
- March 4-7, 2020
- Des Moines, Iowa
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Info
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
Reported by James Sutherland.
MEN’S 100 FREE FINAL
- PSS Record: 48.00, Nathan Adrian (USA), 2016
- Zach Apple, MVN, 48.59
- Tate Jackson, TXLA, 48.72
- Dean Farris, HARV, 48.97
Zach Apple successfully defended his top seed from the prelims, winning the men’s 100 free in a time of 48.59. Apple proved superior on the second 50 of the race, closing in 25.26 to edge out Tate Jackson. Apple, 22, leads the world rankings after going 47.69 in December at the US Open.
Jackson posted his fastest time ever at a non-taper meet in 48.72, taking second, while Dean Farris (48.97), Ryan Held (48.99) and Blake Pieroni (49.00) had virtually nothing between them as took third, fourth and fifth. Farris is the only one of the three who has been faster this season (48.45 at US Open).
In the B-final, Caeleb Dressel got out quick in 23.02, but Nathan Adrian stormed home with a back-half split of 25.24 to run down the reigning world champ and win the heat in 48.62, putting him eighth in the world. Dressel clocked 48.68, just off his 48.63 from February. The two would’ve been second and third with those swims had they’d been in the A-final.
How is he analyzing the field when he didn’t mention anybody by name, nor make any references that can be interpreted toward names?
Everybody knows the top guys. Via this header I assumed there had to be something Held said related to the bubble guys.
Yeah, no-one is getting close to team USA here!!!! Not only high end quality but massive depth.
Everyones talking about the 4×100 free relay. But the real question is who’s anchoring the medley?
Held or Adrian
Given that the 400 free relay is earlier and Dressel is leading off, I’d say fastest split from that. Or possibly whoever gets the second spot.
Dean, Dean, Andrew Wilson, Dean will be the MR order
I’d say the answer to this likely depends on where the bigger gap is between the 100 free and 100 fly with Dressel. If Rooney can drop another two or three tenths from the 50.6 he swam last year, leaving only a .5 difference in fly, and Dressel shows up in 46.8 form in the 100 free without anybody else under 47.5 or so, I could at least imagine a scenario where Rooney swims fly and Dressel swims free.
Here’s my analysis of the field: STACKED AF
This kind of USA sprinter depth is fun. In 2016, Dressel was 2nd at trials with a 48-low. Adrian was our only 47 going into Rio. In London, I believe Lochte was forced into 400 FR duty — anchoring and getting run down by Agnel. Lochte was in peak form, but 100 free was really NOT his wheelhouse. This year we’ll have 6 guys made for this relay
I wouldn’t really say that Lochte was forced into the 4×100 in London. Grevers posted a 47.54 in the prelims but the coaches made the odd decision to stick Lochte on finals team anyways despite the facts A) Grevers split was faster than anything Lochte ever did in a textile and B) Lochte only finished 7th at trials.
Lochte still managed to pull of a 47 low on that relay with a splendid turn & underwater ….that was not a slow swim at all . They lost it thanks to the slower times the others produced .
Lochte was 47.74 on the relay, slower than Jones (47.60) and Phelps (47.15). It was faster than Adrian (47.89), but he had a flat start.
I agree it’s not fair to blame Lochte for the loss (47.74 was the best he ever did in a textile), but he was the slowest person on that relay* and slower than what Grevers did in the prelims.
*After adjusting for flying start vs. flat start
Could olympic staff take adrian if he doesn’t hit top 6 at trials
Short answer is YES (assuming he’s on the team — like in the 50, for example). The coaches can do *whatever they want* with swimmers on the team. We learned that firsthand with Phelps/Lochte in recent Olympics — or Ledecky on the 400FR after being 7th at trials. Would they do it in the scenario you suggest? I seriously doubt it.
I could be wrong but I thought there was a new rule that required swimmers to qualify at their trials to be on the relay? Phelps qualified for the relay in 2016 through a time trial.
It’s the opposite – as Bo Swims says below, if a swimmer qualifies for the meet ONLY via a relay, they have to swim that relay or it’s DQ’d
Phelps’s ‘time trial’ in 2016 was simply a 100 free time trial at training camp where he showed everyone that the GOAT remains
All relay only swimmers have to swim… if they get sat out the relay is DQ’d
idk how any of y’all are leaving Adrian out of the top 4, I’m hard pressed to think of a time he hasn’t come through. Honestly, I still think he could be top 2. But mark my words, you are dead wrong to think he won’t be on that relay. The man has popped out more 48s than I can remember, and I believe more 47s than some of these youngters with hot hands
Who’s got predictions for top 6 at trials? Here’s what my gut says today, but I’m sure it will change 50 times before the meet. It’s gonna be exciting, there are legitimately like 15 guys who could make it without it being a big shock.
Dressel
Apple
Pieroni
Held
Hoffer
Farris
I don’t see Hoffer making it, I wouldn’t be surprised, but I would put money on Jackson, Rooney, or Adrian before him.
are you serious about Hoffer?
Adrian will make it.
I wouldn’t count out Kieran Smith.
He’ll need a big time drop in his LCM 100…think his pb is close to 49 but he’s seriously trending the right direction.
He will totally make it in the 200 but his 100 is not at the same level
I’d like to see him go after the 2/4 frees, and the im events. 100 free is too loaded.
Based upon the last 1-2 years, I’d go with this group.
Tier 1. Dressel
Tier 2. Held, Rooney, Apple
Tier 3. Peironi/Adrian
Tier 4. Farris/Jackson
Possibilities. Krueger, Chadwick, Haas, Howard, Conger, Seliskar, Burras (went 48.5 last summer)
Burras is British right?
Correct.
Didn’t Adrian break 47 off a relay in 2019
The ARTVANDELEGH10 we know and love.
Dark Horse: Brooks Curry
My dream team:
Dressel (46.8)
Apple (46.8)
Farris (47.0)
Adrian (46.8)
Rooney
Howard
Love that Team , close to my Dream Team
Hoffer? Lmao nah. Adrian will get through.
With Dean taking a redshirt, Hoffer is currently my favorite NCAA swimmer so I’m bias! Let me have this!
Dressel
Held
Apple
Pieroni
Rooney
Farris
Adrian (ouch)
Haas
Smith
Jackson
Howard
Chadwick
Krueger
Kibler
Seliskar
Conger
Brooks Curry is another up and comer with a good 200, so should transfer pretty well to LC
Farris will be there …..would be so cool to see him swim a relay leg
Forgot about Howard
Hoffer ? no way ….Haas goes faster on a flat start …. I would put Rooney or Adrian in the top 7
Hoffer is a wonderful swimmer who does NOT translate to LC. sorry.
Hoffer really misses his walls in LCM. But he’s an example of somebody who could go on to have a successful pro career in the ISL post college (assuming it’s still around for a few more years).