Reported by Mitch Bowmile.Â
MEN’S 100M BUTTERFLY SEMIFINALS
Top seed: Matthew Joa (51.61)
World record: 49.82 – Michael Phelps
American record: 49.82 – Michael Phelps
U.S Open record: 50.22 – Michael Phelps
U.S Nationals record: 50.22 – Michael Phelps
JR World record: 51.33 – Li Zhuhao (China)
2012 Winning Time: 51.14 – Michael Phelps
The first semifinal of the men’s 100m butterfly featured Michael Phelps finishing third with a fairly slow time of 51.83. That time for Phelps ranks him sixth overall heading into tomorrow’s final.
Both Tim Phillips and Tom Shields got their hands on the wall ahead of Phelps. Phillips was a 51.28, Shields was a 51.49. They go into the final seeded second and fourth respectively.
Shields tied for fourth with Jack Conger.
TOP 8
- Seth Stubblefield (51.26)
- Tim Phillips (51.28)
- Tom Shields (51.49) – TIE
- Jack Conger (51.49) – TIE
- Matthew Josa (51.72)
- Michael Phelps (51.83)
- Will Glass (52.83)
- Giles Smith (52.90)
For official results click here.
He looks pumped. He only needs to find another 0.2 to put real pressure on Phelps and Shields.
Phillips is going to be right there IMO tonight. Conger is going to be fighting to get an individual spot on the team so MP and Shields have their work cut out for them.
I don’t expect MP to get any credit from you though when he pulls it out. Will be something to the extent that he’ll need to swim faster in Rio 🙂
Phelps swam 100 m fly so low
His lactate was 12 going after the Im and 14 before the race I believe, so given that it was a tough swim he pulled out. If he is fully rested he will have a hard time with that double in Rio.
Always interested me this has. When you have a fast 50 swimmer who dies on the 100. Do you train as a 200 swimmer or do you train to maintain the speed over the 100, eg, cameron van der burgh? I think it is easier to train the first way in terms of approach but the later, while requiring more finesse, is likely to produce the faster swimmer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO8g5c_cVL4
Video of the race:
http://www.teamusa.org/Video/2016/07/01/Olympic-Swimming-Trials–Michael-Phelps-Second-In-100m-Butterfly-Semi?channel=p0aGVlNDE6Owj25ATTXkJmFe9SwsvIul