Zane Grothe on going 3:45- My goal was to break 3:50 (Video Interview)

Produced by Coleman Hodges.

Reported by Tony Carroll.

Zane Grothe was the first swimmer off the blocks, and maintained that lead all the way through the race, winning with a time of 3:45.98. That time currently stands as the ninth fastest time in the world this year.

Clark Smith picked up the silver medal in the event, finishing with a time of 3:47.10. He finished just ahead of the  18 year old, Townley Haas at 3:48.69. Matthew Hutchinswas touched out, missing the bronze medal by .01, finishing in fourth place with his time of 3:48.70.

True Sweetser put up a big swim for fifth place, touching the wall at 3:49.33.

Frank Dyer and Jonathan Roberts rounded out the A final for sixth and seventh at 3:54.90 and 3:58.46.

Bobby Hurley was disqualified.

Ryan Feeley won the B final with his time of 3:50.80. Grant Shoults won the 18&u final with his time of 3:52.71.

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Swimmer
8 years ago

Lol did you even watch the race or look at the splits? He wasn’t leading until the end. Clark smith went out in wr pace. Yet another mess up from swim swam.

Kyle French
8 years ago

Your statement that he led the whole race isn’t true. He was trailing the entire first 300 and looked like he maybe caught Clark Smith (who was out 53.1 at the 100) at the 350

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Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on …

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