2011 2012 USA Swimming grand prix Meets
The 2011 - 2012 USA Swimming Grand Prix Series gives us previews of trials.
Minneapolis Grand Prix
Nov. 11-13, 2011 Minneapolis, Minn. LCM
Austin Grand Prix
Jan. 13-15, 2012 Austin, Texas LCM
Missouri Grand Prix
Feb. 10-12, 2012 Columbia, Mo. LCM
Columbus Grand Prix
Mar 9-11, 2012 Columbus, OH LCM
Indianapolis Grand Prix
Mar 29-31 2012 Indianapolis, Ind. LCM
Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix
May 10-13, 2012 Charlotte, N.C. LCM
Santa Clara International Grand Prix
May 31-June 3, 2012 Santa Clara, Calif. LCM
2012 OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS
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Ledecky at 4:05 and 8:25, awesome swims for her. Swims of the meet in Charlotte for me. At (barely) 15, she could potentially drop a bunch more time.
Other good signs in Charlotte:
Leverenz's first half of the IM is hugely improved. She'll be 2:08 at least in Omaha. Free is still a bit of a mess, though.
Soni = ridiculous. What else can you say.
Lia Neal dropped half a second off her best in the 100. She'll be in the 53s soon and is now a genuine threat to make the prelim relay team. Great to see.
Shanteau at 2:09 is also very good to see. Burckle. Shanteau and Hansen, the US 200 br corps is looking a lot stronger than I thought it would. Gotta get more guys under a minute in the 100, though.
Vollmer smoked that 100 fly, great swim for her. Her back 50 looked especially strong, she's a very experienced racer on top of being a dynamo.
Ryan Murphy continues to impress in the 200 back. In Rio, he'll be a junior in college. That's crazy.
I really wanted Berens to break 49 in the 100, he got damned close. His 200 looked beautiful. Could he pop a 1:45 in Omaha? I think it's possible. US 4X200 will be ridiculous on paper if he's able to do so.
Bootsma is really stepping up in the 100 Back. Off to Cal in the Fall, she's going to be a real force in a couple of years.
Not so good:
Women's 200 fly is still weak in the US. 2:08 mid should not be winning grand prix races, IMO.
Men's and women's 50. Schneider's 22.1 is a solid swim but I don't think he can go much faster. Jones looked (frankly) pretty sluggish. he has lots of work to do. Hardy's swim was OK but not stellar. Work to do.
Ledecky at 4:05 and 8:25, awesome swims for her. Swims of the meet in Charlotte for me. At (barely) 15, she could potentially drop a bunch more time.
Other good signs in Charlotte:
Leverenz's first half of the IM is hugely improved. She'll be 2:08 at least in Omaha. Free is still a bit of a mess, though.
Soni = ridiculous. What else can you say.
Lia Neal dropped half a second off her best in the 100. She'll be in the 53s soon and is now a genuine threat to make the prelim relay team. Great to see.
Shanteau at 2:09 is also very good to see. Burckle. Shanteau and Hansen, the US 200 br corps is looking a lot stronger than I thought it would. Gotta get more guys under a minute in the 100, though.
Vollmer smoked that 100 fly, great swim for her. Her back 50 looked especially strong, she's a very experienced racer on top of being a dynamo.
Ryan Murphy continues to impress in the 200 back. In Rio, he'll be a junior in college. That's crazy.
I really wanted Berens to break 49 in the 100, he got damned close. His 200 looked beautiful. Could he pop a 1:45 in Omaha? I think it's possible. US 4X200 will be ridiculous on paper if he's able to do so.
Bootsma is really stepping up in the 100 Back. Off to Cal in the Fall, she's going to be a real force in a couple of years.
Not so good:
Women's 200 fly is still weak in the US. 2:08 mid should not be winning grand prix races, IMO.
Men's and women's 50. Schneider's 22.1 is a solid swim but I don't think he can go much faster. Jones looked (frankly) pretty sluggish. he has lots of work to do. Hardy's swim was OK but not stellar. Work to do.
