2018 U.S. National Championships
- Wednesday, July 25 – Sunday, July 29, 2018
- William Woollett Aquatics Center, Irvine, CA
- Prelims 9 AM / Finals 6 PM (U.S. Pacific Time)
- Meet website
- Meet information
- Event Order
- Full selection procedures
- Psych Sheet
- SwimSwam Previews Index
- TV Schedule
- Pick ‘Em Contest
- Omega Results
- Live Stream
- Sunday Finals Heat Sheet
2018 U.S. National Championships
- Wednesday, July 25 – Sunday, July 29, 2018
- William Woollett Aquatics Center, Irvine, CA
- Prelims 9 AM / Finals 6 PM (U.S. Pacific Time)
- Meet website
- Meet information
- Event Order
- Full selection procedures
- Psych Sheet
- SwimSwam Previews Index
- TV Schedule
- Pick ‘Em Contest
- Omega Results
- Live Stream
- Sunday Finals Heat Sheet
Mission Viejo’s Zane Grothe won his last event of the meet in spectacular fashion, downing Connor Jaeger’s 2013 U.S. Open and Championship Records of 7:46.78. Grothe swam a 7:44.57, his best by 6.37 seconds. Grothe was under American Record pace for much of the race but fell off slightly over the final 200 meters. Still, he posted the number 1 time in the world so far this season:
2017-2018 LCM MEN 800 FREE
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7.42.96
7.42.96
| 2 | Zane GROTHE | USA | 7.43.74 | 08/12 |
| 3 | Gregorio PALTRINIERI | ITA | 7.45.12 | 08/08 |
| 4 | Jordan WILLIMOVSKY | USA | 7.45.19 | 08/12 |
| 5 | Florian WELLBROCK | GER | 7.45.60 | 08/08 |
Grothe started the meet with a third-place finish in the 1500 free on Day 1. He won the 400 free on Friday and ended the meet with the 800 victory to become the 3rd-fastest American of all time with his 7:44.57. It’s been quite a year for Grothe; he set American Records in the 500 free and 1650 free at 2017 U.S. Winter Nationals.
Splits tonight:
- 50m 26.77
- 100m 55.99 (29.22)
- 150m 1:25.31 (29.32)
- 200m 1:54.69 (29.38)
- 250m 2:24.04 (29.35)
- 300m 2:53.64 (29.60)
- 350m 3:23.13 (29.49)
- 400m 3:52.75 (29.62)
- 450m 4:21.96 (29.21)
- 500m 4:51.26 (29.30)
- 550m 5:20.50 (29.24)
- 600m 5:49.88 (29.38)
- 650m 6:19.20 (29.32)
- 700m 6:48.13 (28.93)
- 750m 7:16.83 (28.70)
- 800m 7:44.57 (27.74)
Negative Split! The spirit of Brian Goodell must still be in the Mission Viejo pool!
Lol Zane has swum exactly as many practices in the Mission Viejo pool as I have: 0.
Schubert is spending the club (and city’s) money to train Chinese swimmers, to have swimmers from Indiana wear the team’s caps…and to not produce anybody of note of his own.
very consistent – 100m – 650m splits are all within 4 tenths