Shaine Casas is the swimmer to watch. His star is rising fast! Shaine can swim backstroke, butterfly, IM, and freestyle at the elite level. Sounds like he even wants to make a run at breaststroke.
Shaine’s consistently racing fast—making improvements like an age grouper. He was recently ranked #42 on SwimSwam’s list of the Top 100 Swimmers in the World heading into 2021. Frankly, I think that ranking should’ve been lower. See his personal best times listed below! At the college level, he’s pure gold, but can he net hardware this summer? Can he make the U.S. Olympic Team?
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I see this Texas A&M swimmer making the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team in the 100 back, 200 back, and maybe even the 200 IM. He’s probably going to final at U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha in a few more events. But who cares what I think? I’d like know what you think in the comments. Give me your best swimming analyst?
Shaine Casas SwimSwam BIO + Personal Best Times:
- 100 yard back – 43.87
- 200 yard back – 1:36.54
- 100 yard fly – 44.98
- 200 yard fly – 1:39.23
- 200 yard IM – 1:38.95
- 100 meter back – 52.72 (from 2019!)
- 200 meter back – 1:55.79 (from 2019!)
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Shaine who? Never heard of him. Crazy how the 2021 Olympic team may look very different than a 2020 team with a few old goats getting knocked off by young bucks.
You must be new here?
Haha I remember many years ago, as a young one, I asked everyone who this Duke Kahanamoku was, and they laughed at me.
hahahahhahaha
Didn’t you race Duke, Mel?
Nah, Mel had retired by the time Duke started swimming.
#becausehesold
But I think Nicholas was already there.. and already old…
…in your defensive, yes, Shaine’s kicked the door open just this past season. His 2019 LCM swims are impressive, but not fastest enough for me to think “oh, he’s making the team!” I think his recent yards times point to a strong showing in Omaha this June. Still, it’s US Trials, a pressure-cooker, and making finals in a lot of events would be a big step up for him–even if he didn’t make Team USA. Shaine’s got a long career ahead of him.
Exactly. He came out of nowhere to world class times. A lot of upside on his stock.
Nah
Your name is charmers>dressel. You clearly don’t have swimming knowledge
I mean I can’t say I agree with his comment but dressel out touched chalmers at worlds so they are pretty much even in 100 free anyway.
Chalmers has beaten Dressel twice in the 100 free. Dressel has beaten Chalmers once.
100 free individual race + mixed 400 free relay.
Chalmers > ALL
Gotta update that 100 fly time! Inaugural member of the double sub-45 triple sub-1:40 club.
What’s scary is that, seeing his short course races, he’s not all underwaters. Definite long course potential.
He went :52/1:55 LC back in 2019. LC “potential” is an understatement!
agreed….
Coleman’s job to update PBs, and throwing him under the bus RIGHT NOW (while on the phone with him), but yes he has updated, and I have updated…. shame on Melvin for not checking. Thanks for the heads up.
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