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This meet has been crazy fast and Day 3 did not disappoint. Every final was packed full of big names and huge performances, but the 100 Fly tonight was one of the most exciting of them all.
The field was packed with Olympians, but there was no sure thing for this race. Joseph Schooling, Rio 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist in the 100m Fly was a shoe in for a big performance, but his Longhorns teammate Jack Conger was another force to be reckoned with, showing strong performances this week. Gators phenom Caeleb Dressel also held a strong position after a strong prelims swim as well as fellow Olympian Ryan Held.
The race was neck-and-neck heading into the 50, with Schooling holding a slight lead over the field by two-tenths clocking a blistering 20.39. The field was tight following the breakout, but Dressel used his powerful underwaters to gain ground on the others staying under for 5 seconds.
Dressel and Schooling hit the 75 at almost the same time with Conger and Held just behind them. Schooling surged forward after the breakout, but Dressel again gained ground with his unreal underwaters staying under for almost 5 seconds and covering over 10m underwater breaking out right beside Schooling.
Dressel picked up his stroke rate to the fastest in the field at a rapid 0.96 seconds/cycle on the last length to push hard against Schooling and time a perfect finish. Dressel managed to get his hands to the wall just before the previous NCAA Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist to not only take the win, but also all of the records by clocking a huge 43.58. Joseph Schooling touched second just behind him at 43.75, with Jack Conger and Ryan Held finishing in 44.35 and 44.92 respectively – followed closely behind by California’s Zheng Quah at 45.06.
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It really SEEMED like Dressel won this on the last 25, but apparently Schooling actually out split him by .02 on the last lap? It did not look like Dressel touched that third wall in first.
Schooling must not have touched the pad hard enough at the 75 for it to register.
nobody cares about yards they went out the window in 1966
You might not. Although it’s clear by the excitement that this meet caused many others do.
What does ‘stroke index’ measure?