Zane Grothe on Training: “I’ve really focused on having a better 1500” (Video)

2021 PRO SWIM SERIES – SAN ANTONIO

Reported by James Sutherland.

MEN’S 1500 FREE TIMED FINAL

  • PSS Record: 14:53.12, Jordan Wilimovsky (USA), 2016
  • U.S. Olympic Trials Cut: 15:44.89
  1. Zane Grothe, BCH, 15:10.29
  2. Will Gallant, MVN, 15:24.77
  3. David Johnston, TEX, 15:30.06

The men’s 1500 freestyle was a mirror image of the women’s event, this time featuring Zane Grothe and Will Gallant.

The main difference was that Grothe made his move a little bit earlier than McHugh, pulling away from Gallant around the 1000m mark.

Grothe, 28, finished in a time of 15:10.29, stacking up as his fastest swim since July of 2019 while also making him the second-fastest American this season. The time is a marked improvement compared to his 1500 done at this time last year in Richmond (15:19.77).

Also like McHugh, Grothe negative split the event, going 7:36.23/7:34.06 for the 750s, and also had his fastest 500 split come at the end (5:03.01/5:07.17/5:00.11).

Gallant faded over the final third of the race, clocking 15:24.77 for second. The 19-year-old Mission Viejo swimmer set a best time at the U.S. Open in 15:18.39 that now ranks him third among American this season.

Texas freshman David Johnston took three seconds off his lifetime best for third in 15:30.06.

In This Story

5
Leave a Reply

Subscribe
Notify of

5 Comments
newest
oldest most voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Kadee Whipple
3 years ago

Go Zane! Go BCH!

swimgeek
3 years ago

Love his curiosity and willingness to tinker with training. He’s like an engineer on this own body/performance

swimfin5
3 years ago

Big fan of Zane. He is not a very talented swimmer but he shows where hard work can get you

2Fat4Speed
Reply to  swimfin5
3 years ago

Not a very talented swimmer? What a weird thing to say.

Woman Coach
3 years ago

Zane is awesome. Really cheering for him to make the Olympic Team! GO ZANE!!

About Coleman Hodges

Coleman Hodges

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 …

Read More »