Ryan Held on Splitting 46, Winning Gold at LCM Champs for 1st Time in 6 Years

2022 FINA WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Reported by James Sutherland.

MEN’S 4×100 FREE RELAY – FINAL

  • World Record: 3:08.24, United States – 2008 Olympic Games
  • Championship Record: 3:09.06, United States – 2019 World Championships
  • 2021 Olympic Champion: United States, 3:08.97
  • 2019 World Champion: United States, 3:09.06
  1. United States, 3:09.34
  2. Australia, 3:10.80
  3. Italy, 3:10.95
  4. Great Britain, 3:11.14
  5. Hungary, 3:11.24
  6. Canada, 3:11.99
  7. Brazil, 3:12.21
  8. Serbia, 3:13.83

The American men put on a dominant sprinting display in the 400 free relay final, winning their third straight title in a time of 3:09.34.

Caeleb Dressel got off to a fast start on the opening 50, flipping in 22.33, but faded a bit down the stretch and finished with a 100 split of 47.67, as Josh Liendo gave him a run with a personal best 47.87 to put Canada second.

From there, the U.S., took off, with Ryan Held dropping a 46.99 split swimming second to widen the gap on the field. Justin Ress (47.48) and Brooks Curry (47.20) closed things for an overall very impressive performance.

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swimgraham
2 years ago

holy frick thatś fast almost ar

GrameziPT
2 years ago

Ryan has a personal best of 47.39. I expect him to go a 46.99 at least.
Just think about Chalmers going 46.60 while training only for 10 weeks after shoulder injury

25Back
Reply to  GrameziPT
2 years ago

Chalmers is one of the biggest what-ifs in swimming history to me. Went 47.08 twice while having at least (three?) major surgeries that put him out of the water for a long time, and he also won Olympic gold at 18. No doubt in my mind he goes at the very least 46.6-46.8 flat start with less interrupted training, and 1:44 in the 200 as well. Probably throw in a 50.5 100 Fly and 22.8-23.1 50 Fly too.

Notanyswimmer
2 years ago

The most exciting thing about the men’s 4×100 free is that anybody who can go 49.XX flat start can conceivably go 47.XX with a rolling start, and anybody who can go 48.XX flat start can conceivably go 46.XX with a rolling start. The same doesn’t apply as much to the 4×200 – 1.44 splits don’t come as easily.

turboturtle
Reply to  Notanyswimmer
2 years ago

Very true! If you catch a bit of wake you can really get moving!

Owlmando
Reply to  Notanyswimmer
2 years ago

Mans is a 47 point

Panic Breaststroke
Reply to  Notanyswimmer
2 years ago

A relay start is 0.5-1 second a fifty. I’ve been saying this for years.

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