After the dust settled from the short course yards 2011 Texas Hall of Fame Invitational, the Longhorns hosted on Sunday a one-day, meters time trial so that these swimmers, many of whom were clearly rested, could put up some awesome long course times as well. Mission accomplished. USC took the most advantage of the opportunity.
Full results are linked at the bottom, but here are some highlights.
Katinka Hosszu blasted a 4:35.76 400 IM (swimming by herself). That’s her best time of the year and ranks her 7th in the world – and for comparison’s sake is one spot ahead of Caitlin Leverenz’s 4:36.78 that won Winter Nationals this weekend. Remember that in yards, she posted the 2nd-best time in history on Friday evening.
Kasey Carlson was 1:10.88 in the 100 breast. That’s a strong time, but comparatively not as fast as her 58.46 in yards. Wisconsin’s Ashley Wanland, who relatively seems to be a bit better in meters post-suit, swam a 1:10.48.
Alex Lendrum swam a 55.93 in the 100 back. He placed 2nd in the 200 yard back earlier in the meet in a 1:40.82. Would have been great to see him time trial a 200 in LCM, as that’s his best event, but this 55.9 is about half-a-second from what he went this summer.
Vlad Morozov swam a 50.23 in the 100 LCM free. He’s got his Russian Olympic Trials shortly after NCAA’s, though it will take a bit faster than that to make the Russian team. He was bested in that race by teammate Dimitri Colupaev in 49.70
Margo Geer swam a 2:02.75 in the 200 free. That’s a decent enough time for a swimmer who’s trained and tapered for sprints. She was the only of the major Arizona swimmers to participate in the long course portion of the meet. Chad Bobrosky swam a 1:50.92, which is a strong time for the Canadian. He’s an important piece of Canada’s 800 free relay headed towards the Olympics.
Haley Anderson swam a 4:17.97 in the 400 LCM free. Not a great time, but because of her unique spring (she’s got Open Water Nationals to qualify for Olympic qualifying shortly after NCAA’s) she wasn’t as rested as her USC teammates were.
Wisconsin’s Daniel Lester, who is an Australian, swam a 54.30 as the fastest men’s 100 butterflier. He’s really carrying that team this season as they try and rebuild under Whitney Hite. He could be a factor in international swimming down the road.
It was a bit disappointing, as a fan, that we didn’t get to see Arizona’s breakout breaststroker Kevin Cordes in meters, as he broke two National Age Group records in yards (and could’ve challenged at least one of them here in meters).
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Bobo, you do know a time trial is the sunday after a long weekend of racing and that maybe there are like 2-5 people in the heats, kind of a crap shoot, I am not sure you should be too disappointed in any of those times
It’s clearly a bad time for Kasey Carlson. To swim in short course yards is not the same sport as to swim in long course and most of NCAA swimmers struggle. It’s very long for them. And she has a problem since the end of the magical suit to swim fast in long course. Good time for Katinka Hosszu but I think Elizabeth Beisel has in her tank a sub 4.30 in the 400 IM next year. Last thing, I’m asking again if Vlad Morozov, who will swim for Russia next year, always has the goal to swim for USA after 2012. I understood he couldn’t have his american citizenship before olympic trials. He always repeat his life is in… Read more »
Wanland goes to Wisconsin not Arizona
To be honest, I think Carlson’s time is disappointing. Good for Hosszu to get her best LCM time of the year. If Beisel can transfer over from LCM to SCY well at all, it should be a great race between the two of them in March (and probably again at the Olympics!).