Andrew Wilson Holds Off Loaded 100 Breast Field in Atlanta
Men’s 100 Breast
The men’s 100 breast final was one of the most star-packed fields of the night as the top three finishers posted times beneath Brendan Hansen’s 2011 pool record of 1:00.31. Leading the pack was 24-year-old Andrew Wilson, representing Longhorn Aquatics. Earlier in the day, Wilson had posted a sizzling 59.19 to move to second in the 2018 world rankings, and backed up that swift swim with a final time of 59.49 to be the only athlete beneath the one-minute mark.
Close on his heels was Race Pace Club’s Michael Andrew, finishing second overall with a time of 1:00.07.
Third place belonged to California Aquatics’ Josh Prenot and his time of 1:00.23, while fourth was scooped up by Nic Fink and his time of 1:00.61.
Felipe Lima, representing Tiger Elite Racing, posted a final time of 1:00.77 for fifth, just ahead of teammate Kevin Cordes and his 1:00.85.
Will Licon of Longhorn Aquatics and Cody Miller of Sandpipers of Nevada completed the top eight with times of 1:00.89 and 1:01.18.
=== A - Final === 1 Andrew Wilson 24 Longhorn Aquatic 59.19 59.49P 885 r:+0.65 27.81 59.49 (31.68) 2 Michael Andrew 18 Race Pace Club 1:01.11 1:00.07P 860 r:+0.73 27.95 1:00.07 (32.12) 3 Josh Prenot 24 California Aquat 1:00.59 1:00.23P 853 r:+0.69 28.43 1:00.23 (31.80) 4 Nic Fink 24 ABSC/UGA 1:01.55 1:00.61 837 r:+0.75 28.39 1:00.61 (32.22) 5 Felipe Lima 32 Tiger Elite Raci 1:01.46 1:00.77 830 r:+0.71 28.32 1:00.77 (32.45) 6 Kevin Cordes 24 Tiger Elite Raci 1:01.27 1:00.85 827 r:+0.71 28.47 1:00.85 (32.38) 7 Will Licon 23 Longhorn Aquatic 1:01.45 1:00.89 825 r:+0.73 28.71 1:00.89 (32.18) 8 Cody Miller 26 Sandpipers Of Ne 1:01.00 1:01.18 814 r:+0.72 28.69 1:01.18 (32.49)