2022 US SUMMER NATIONALS
- Tuesday July 26 ā Saturday, July 30, 2022
- William Woollett Aquatics Center, Irvine, CA
- Prelims 9 AM / Finals 5 PM (U.S. Pacific Time)
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Reported by Sophie Kaufman.
After treating us to an epic battle in the womenās 400 IM on Day 3 of U.S. Nationals, neitherĀ Katie LedeckyĀ norĀ Leah SmithĀ raced any of Day 4ās events. However, they did each time-trials events; Ledecky swam the 200 fly, andĀ Leah SmithĀ the 100 breast.
Ledecky teased that she would swim āfun eventsā in Irvine, including time-trialing the 200 fly and 200 IM. On Day 4, she raced the 200 fly, which she described as herĀ ābest event when she was younger.ā
She clocked 2:15.20 in her race. Thatās actually a new best time for her; her previous best was 2:15.62, which she swam eight years ago at the 2014 Virginia State Championships. Ledecky took the race out fast, splitting 1:02.81 at the 100 turn. She paid for it on the way back; her second 100 split was a 1:12.39. Still, itās a best time for Ledecky, who until last night hadnāt swum one since May 2018. Ledecky is expected to time-trial the 200 IM on Day 5.
In the 100 breast, Smith swam 1:11.10, a personal best by almost five seconds. Like Ledecky, her best time in this off-event had stood for a long time: she set her previous mark in 2015 at a Virginia Last Chance Meet. Smith was out in 32.99, and back in 38.11.
The women’s 200 meter butterfly is fun? Nah!
The women’s 100 meter freestyle should be fun for a female swimmer who swam in the final of the women’s 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Who is in the red cap? Bragging rights for life.
Alivia Lindorfer bragging rights is right! Awesome swim for the Badger!!!! 2:13 š„
Flyers gonna be smug AF with the distance group.
No, because āred capā is swimming the mile today.
Flickinger to Ledecky:
“Don’t quit your day job.”
I fixed your headline: āLEDECKY DROPS 2:15.20 200 FLY, DID NOT & WOULD NOT MEDAL THIS EVENT AT WORLDSā
You must be fun at parties.
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Guys I think heās salty he didnāt medal at worlds
Always wanted to see her take on a 200 fly. That was fun. That damn piano jumped on her back at the 120 mark tho. Ouch.
I thought she started to lose it just beyond the 90 meter mark. That’s when she was noticeably coming out of the water considerably higher. But the second wall gave her a brief reprieve. Then beyond 120 nothing was going to save her.
Still not too bad. And I imagine the 200 medley will look good and be a very competitive time, to the point there will be calls for her to attempt it during events.
….. and then the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg.