American Short Course Championships in Austin Texas

Originally posted by ande Records Shattered Event 14 Men 200 Yard Butterfly ================================================================== American: 1:41.72 3/10/2003 Michael Phelps, No. Baltimore 1 Phelps, Michael 20 WOLVERINE 1:39.70 22.51 47.56 (25.05) 1:13.32 (25.76) 1:39.70 (26.38) Event 17 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke ================================================================== American: ! 2:07.13 3/23/2002 Tara Kirk, Stanford 1 Kirk, Tara 23 UNATTACHED 2:05.73 28.84 1:00.80 (31.96) 1:33.05 (32.25) 2:05.73 (32.68) Event 18 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke ================================================================== American: ! 1:52.62 3/29/2003 Brendan Hansen, Texas 1 Hansen, Brendan 24 LONGHORN 1:51.74 25.27 53.59 (28.32) 1:22.59 (29.00) 1:51.74 (29.15) Peirsol came very close Event 20 Men 100 Yard Backstroke ================================================================== American: ! 44.92 3/27/1997 Neil Walker, Texas 1 Peirsol, Aaron 22 LONGHORN 45.02 21.84 45.02 (23.18) Michael Phelps record of :2.02 is the biggest time drop for the 200 Yard Fly American Record in 43 years. It looks like he stratched the 200 Back today to take another shot at an American Record in the 200 IM. Will he take another record below the 1:40 barrier? I remember when Jim McConica and Mark Spitz were the first ones under 1:40 in the 200 Yard Free. Can't remember which one was first. Aaron Piersol was the first one in the 200 Yard Back. Now Michael can be the first one in 2 events in the same meet. I think he is going to do it tonight and make history. Aaron Piersol kinda suprised me with his swim. I don't ever remember him swimming a 100 Yard Back that was equal to his meters (both SCM LCM) in a big meet. I know he lost to Peter Marshall in college so to get this close to a record was excellent. I wonder if he will get Ryan Lochte AR of 1:38.29 tonight? Brenden Hansen and Tara Kirk are swimming excellent also and it will be interesting to see if Tara Kirk can translate this into the Long Course season next summer and challenge Liesel Jones. Tonight I am picking Ian Crocker to take the 100 Free with a great field. Congratulations to Nick Brunelli for lowering his USMS record in the 50 Free to :19.60 and setting another USMS record today in the 100 Free at :43.58 and maybe tonight he can be the first USMS swimmer under :43.00. Also I noticed that he set another USMS record in the 200 IM of 1:49.43 and breaking the previous record by over 3 seconds at 1:52.82 and perhaps he can lower that tonight as well. Ande, you beat your seed time by .04 so I hope you are happy with the swim. Good luck today.

Originally posted by ande Records Shattered Event 14 Men 200 Yard Butterfly ================================================================== American: 1:41.72 3/10/2003 Michael Phelps, No. Baltimore 1 Phelps, Michael 20 WOLVERINE 1:39.70 22.51 47.56 (25.05) 1:13.32 (25.76) 1:39.70 (26.38) Event 17 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke ================================================================== American: ! 2:07.13 3/23/2002 Tara Kirk, Stanford 1 Kirk, Tara 23 UNATTACHED 2:05.73 28.84 1:00.80 (31.96) 1:33.05 (32.25) 2:05.73 (32.68) Event 18 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke ================================================================== American: ! 1:52.62 3/29/2003 Brendan Hansen, Texas 1 Hansen, Brendan 24 LONGHORN 1:51.74 25.27 53.59 (28.32) 1:22.59 (29.00) 1:51.74 (29.15) Peirsol came very close Event 20 Men 100 Yard Backstroke ================================================================== American: ! 44.92 3/27/1997 Neil Walker, Texas 1 Peirsol, Aaron 22 LONGHORN 45.02 21.84 45.02 (23.18) Michael Phelps record of :2.02 is the biggest time drop for the 200 Yard Fly American Record in 43 years. It looks like he stratched the 200 Back today to take another shot at an American Record in the 200 IM. Will he take another record below the 1:40 barrier? I remember when Jim McConica and Mark Spitz were the first ones under 1:40 in the 200 Yard Free. Can't remember which one was first. Aaron Piersol was the first one in the 200 Yard Back. Now Michael can be the first one in 2 events in the same meet. I think he is going to do it tonight and make history. Aaron Piersol kinda suprised me with his swim. I don't ever remember him swimming a 100 Yard Back that was equal to his meters (both SCM LCM) in a big meet. I know he lost to Peter Marshall in college so to get this close to a record was excellent. I wonder if he will get Ryan Lochte AR of 1:38.29 tonight? Brenden Hansen and Tara Kirk are swimming excellent also and it will be interesting to see if Tara Kirk can translate this into the Long Course season next summer and challenge Liesel Jones. Tonight I am picking Ian Crocker to take the 100 Free with a great field. Congratulations to Nick Brunelli for lowering his USMS record in the 50 Free to :19.60 and setting another USMS record today in the 100 Free at :43.58 and maybe tonight he can be the first USMS swimmer under :43.00. Also I noticed that he set another USMS record in the 200 IM of 1:49.43 and breaking the previous record by over 3 seconds at 1:52.82 and perhaps he can lower that tonight as well. Ande, you beat your seed time by .04 so I hope you are happy with the swim. Good luck today.