Well - he is for real. He attributes the great swims to the "relaxed atmosphere at Y Nats" - says he's "just having fun". He says he's gonna try for 2012 -- maybe take some time off from grad school and focus more on his swimming. Currently he coaches age group, HS and a Masters team in addition to his grad degree and working. WHEW!
Good Luck Adam!
45.95 100 back age-group 25-29- Adam Mania ???? that is smoking!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yea Adam is fast...I think he competed in the olympics back in 2004 for Poland or something. He was a stud at University of Wisconsin.
Event 414 Men 25-29 50 Yard Backstroke
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USMS: ! 22.71 12/6/2009 Timothy Liebhold
NATL: 24.35 1998 Curtis Sawin, Ocean Co NJ
Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Mania, Adam M 26 Schroeder WI 21.79 21.84! 9
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i saw him swim this past december at the Kerr-Mcgee Pro-Am in OK City. he pulled an "austin staab" ala 2009 ncaa's and kicked out a full 15 meters on his last 25 of the 100 fly and did it no-breather to win the event (after being in i think 5th at the turn). he also doesn't seem to have a weak stroke!
I wish he swam the 100 IM. With a 54 in the 100 *** man would his 100 IM time been smoking. Has anyone ever recorded a 47 in the 100 IM? It is so rare that someone of Mania's calibur swims a 100 yard IM that I doubt anyone has ever been sub 48.
Try this link:
www.floswimming.org/.../6146
It's from a meet called the Texas Invite and was in Nov 2007. It has guys like Crocker, Hansen, Piersol doing an exhibition 100 IM. In the heat of 7 guys, three went 48s and 4 went 49s. Crocker "won" with 48.13 (his 50 turn was questionable and since the race was Exh anyway there was no DQ). So it looks like Gangloff's 48.27 may be the fastest recorded official time. But note that Neil Walker went 52.79 for 100 SCM IM, which is easily 47+ in my opinion.
Jeff
