Where Do Zach Harting & Nick Albiero Rank as an All-Time 200 Fly Duo?

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After going 1-2 in the 200 fly at the US Open, Nick Albiero and Zach Harting were asked where they ranked as a 200 fly duo All-Time. What do you think?

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MARSHALL GOLDMAN
1 year ago

I’m obviously biased, posting with my name so there is no confusion…..

But Tarwater and Phelps at Michigan. Both on 2005 world champ team, 1st and 4th. Both top five in the 200 fly for four straight years. Argument could be made Davis got third at trials cause Stovall was in a blue seventy and a lzr vs just lzr legs( absolutely no offense to Gil as he’s awesome and did an incredible swim and got his hand on the wall second).

They’ve gotta at least be talked about as Tarwater was 2×200 fly champ at NCAAS

eliemsy
1 year ago

Lower than Kristof Milak and Richard Marton.

Wahooswimfan
1 year ago

Indiana teammates, Spitz and Hall – Gold and Silver medals in 200 fly at 1972 Olympics – hard to top that.

UWRF D-Squad
1 year ago

In SCY it has to be Conger and Schooling

Taa
Reply to  UWRF D-Squad
1 year ago

Did Schooling ever break 1:40? I think Seli and Shields even tho they didn’t quite overlap they were training together. I guess its a close one since Seli didn’t really go all in on his 200fly scy either.

randomswimmer2
Reply to  Taa
1 year ago

Schooling went 1:37

HJones
Reply to  Taa
1 year ago

Schooling’s PB was 1:37.9 from 2016. If he actually kept training after Rio I think he could’ve gotten down to 1:36/1:35 as a senior. That’s why I feel the 200 FL NCAA record isn’t as strong as it could be.

mcswammerstein
Reply to  HJones
1 year ago

Fully agree, such a shame he let one gold go to his head like it did. then dressel ruined his psyche

Taa
Reply to  HJones
1 year ago

Didn’t remember him going that fast. Him and Conger would be number #1 but they probably didn’t quite reach their full potential cause Joe took his foot off the gas after winning in Rio.

UWRF D-Squad
Reply to  Taa
1 year ago

I think the question was meant to be in LCM. In which case I wonder if Cseh and Milak ever trained together

Taa
Reply to  UWRF D-Squad
1 year ago

Or Kenderesi or some combo of Japanese guys who have been sub 1:54

eliemsy
Reply to  UWRF D-Squad
1 year ago

No, they didn’t. The 200 flyers who have trained with Milak include Richard Marton, Biczó Bence and Boglarka Kapas (if female swimmer counts).

PK Doesn't Like His Long Name
1 year ago

No pair will ever top our favorite duo, Shields + Piano.

Taa
Reply to  PK Doesn't Like His Long Name
1 year ago

those two joined at the hip

tea rex
1 year ago

Do they train in the same lane???
I hate swimming fly with someone else in my lane, especially short course (recipe for a smack in the face). But, it is great to have someone in the next lane pushing your endurance butterfly.

ArtVanDeLegh10
1 year ago

Bentz was at UGA with Kalisz
Bentz was at UT with Conger
Shields and Seliskar at Cal

Backstrokebro
Reply to  ArtVanDeLegh10
1 year ago

Pace Clark was with Bentz and Kalisz at UGA as well, he finished second at world trials in 2017. Litherland isn’t too bad at the 200 fly either

W_P_1
Reply to  ArtVanDeLegh10
1 year ago

I don’t think Shields and Seli ever over lapped at Cal

Andrew
1 year ago

These 2 are so wholesome together

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