Duel in the Pool: Event-By-Event Results from Saturday’s Racing

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Duel in the Pool: Event-By-Event Results from Saturday’s Racing

The first day of pool racing at the revived Duel in the Pool between the United States and Australia in Sydney saw the United States build up a nine-point lead over the course of the competition after Australia’s mixed open water relay won the very first race of the competition Friday. During Saturday evening’s session, American swimmers Michael Andrew and Bella Sims each won multiple individual events, with Andrew claiming first in the men’s 100 breaststroke and 50 backstroke skins before leading off the Americans’ victorious mixed 200 mystery relay, while Sims won the broken 400 freestyle and then the normal 200 free.

After 20 total events, including individual events mirroring races typically offered at swim meets, broken swims and various relays, the U.S. has scored 156 points, barely ahead of Australia’s 147. The full results from Saturday are available below, although times were not available for each swim. Video of the meet is available here.

Mixed 400 Medley Relay

  1. Australia (Bradley Woodward, Zac Stubblety-Cook, Emma McKeon, Mollie O’Callaghan)
  2. United States (Justin Ress, Michael Andrew, Gabi Albiero, Mallory Comerford)

Women’s 400 Freestyle, Broken

  1. Bella Sims, USA
  2. Lani Pallister, Australia
  3. Leah Neale, Australia
  4. Tylor Mathieu, USA
  5. Justina Kozan, USA

Men’s 100 Butterfly

  1. Shaine Casas, USA
  2. Matt Temple, Australia
  3. Shaun Champion, Australia
  4. Trenton Julian, USA
  5. Cody Simpson, Australia

Mixed Class 200 Freestyle Relay

  1. Australia (Matt Levy, Will Martin, Ellie Cole, Ash McConnell)
  2. United States (McKenzie Coan, Noah Jaffe, Lizzi Smith, Jamal Hill

Women’s 50 Butterfly Skins

  1. Emma McKeon, Australia
  2. Beata Nelson, USA
  3. Gabi Albiero, USA
  4. Brianna Throssell, Australia
  5. Linnea Mack, USA
  6. Chelsea Gubecka, Australia

Men’s 100 Breaststroke

  1. Michael Andrew, USA
  2. Sam Williamson, Australia
  3. Zac Stubblety-Cook, Australia
  4. Kevin Houseman (Bainbridge Island, Washington/Bainbridge Island Swim Club)
  5. Chase Kalisz (Bel Air, Maryland/Sun Devil Swimming)

Women’s 50 Freestyle

  1. Meg Harris, Australia
  2. Madi Wilson, Australia
  3. Amy Fulmer, USA
  4. Mallory Comerford, USA
  5. Linnea Mack, USA

Women’s 50 Breaststroke

  1. Kaitlyn Dobler, USA
  2. Chelsea Hodges, Australia
  3. Annie Lazor, USA
  4. Mackenzie Looze, USA
  5. Jenna Strauch, Australia
  6. Mikayla Smith, Australia

Men’s 800 Freestyle

  1. Mack Horton, Australia
  2. David Johnston, USA
  3. Luke Hobson, USA
  4. Charlie Clark, USA
  5. Kyle Lee, Australia

Men’s 100 Freestyle

  1. Ryan Held (Springfield, Illinois/Sun Devil Swimming/NYAC)
  2. Zac Incerti, Australia
  3. Grant House (Maineville, Ohio/Arizona State University)
  4. Matt Temple, Australia
  5. Shaun Champion, Australia 

Mixed Class 100 Freestyle (Staggered Starts)

  1. McKenzie Coan, USA
  2. Will Martin, Australia
  3. Jamal Hill, USA
  4. Ellie Cole, Australia
  5. Matt Levy, Australia
  6. Lizzi Smith, USA
  7. Noah Jaffe, USA
  8. Ash O’Connoll, Australia 

Women’s 400 Medley Relay

  1. Australia (Kaylee McKeown, Jenna Strauch, Brianna Throssell, Mollie O’Callaghan)
  2. United States (Amy Fulmer, Annie Lazor, Beata Nelson, Mallory Comerford)

Men’s 50 Backstroke Skins

  1. Michael Andrew, USA
  2. Justin Ress, USA
  3. Shaine Casas USA
  4. Bradley Woodward, Australia
  5. Ty Hartwell, Australia
  6. Zac Incerti, Australia

Men’s 200 Individual Medley Mystery

  1. Trenton Julian, USA
  2. Chase Kalisz, USA
  3. Se-Bom Lee, Australia
  4. Brendon Smith, Australia
  5. Shaine Casas, USA

Women’s 100 Backstroke

  1. Kaylee McKeown, Australia
  2. Mollie O’Callaghan, Australia
  3. Amy Fulmer, USA
  4. Beata Nelson, USA

 Men’s 50 Freestyle Skins

  1. Ryan Held, USA
  2. Grant House,USA
  3. David Curtiss, USA
  4. Tom Nowakowski, Australia
  5. Cody Simpson, Australia
  6. Ty Edwards, Australia

Mixed Class 50 Freestyle Skins

  1. Will Martin, Australia
  2. Lizzi Smith, USA
  3. McKenzie Coan, USA
  4. Ash McConnell, Australia
  5. Matt Levy, Australia
  6. Ellie Cole, Australia
  7. Jamal Hill, USA
  8. Noah Jaffe, USA

Women’s 200 Freestyle

  1. Bella Sims, USA
  2. Lani Pallister, Australia
  3. Leah Neale, Australia
  4. Justina Kozan, USA
  5. Mallory Comerford, USA

Mixed 200 Random Relay

  1. United States (Michael Andrew, Justin Ress, Gabi Albiero, Linnea Mack)
  2. Australia (Grayson Bell, Matt Temple, Mollie O’Callaghan, Emma McKeon)
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Tracy Wheeler
Tracy Wheeler
1 year ago

After 20 total events, including individual events mirroring races typically offered at swim meets, broken swims and various relays, the U.S. has scored 156 points, barely ahead of Australia’s 147. The full results from Saturday are available below, although times were not available for each swim. Video of the meet is available here.

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Tracy Wheeler
Tracy Wheeler
1 year ago

After 20 total events, including individual events mirroring races typically offered at swim meets, broken swims and various relays, the U.S. has scored 156 points, barely ahead of Australia’s 147. The full results from Saturday are available below, although times were not available for each swim. Video of the meet is available here.

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dscott
dscott
1 year ago

I understand not being consumed with times, and instead emphasizing scoring and racing — that is a good thing — but to go so far as to list NO times at all is offensive and an insult to the athletes, coaches and fans and the basic tenor of our sport. To not even arrange sanctions for the competition so the swims are “official:” for record and ranking purposes (i.e. Luke Hobson 200 Free) is misguided and, again, insulting and devalues the experience. Don’t they think swim folk can walk and chew gum at the same time in appreciating racing and scoring and yet also understanding performance quality? What is the value in so consciously covering over what gives swimming its almost unique comparative feature, allowing weighing relative quality of performances in Melbourne and in Austin almost as significantly as swims done in the same pool at the same time.

What is the point in turning off the showing of the times in the broadcast before one could do even a cursory review of the times registered. It was as though the numbers were considered athletic pornography.

The broken swims are a cool concept — presented in a way that did nothing but leave a bad taste.
If they wanted to give a charge to the competitive nature of the event they could have EASILY listed the running times and placement of the swimmers at each stage so observers could know what was necessary in each upcoming leg to impact the overall results and racing and scoring, like relay splits for an individual race. We saw the racing … but at the end had no idea what it all meant, even whether the event was close or a blowout.

What a lost opportunity in an event, speaking both of the “broken” swims and the Duel as a whole, that for brief moments reflected such entertaining promise. The variety and creativity and racing were wonderfully enjoyable, but the aversion to the earned times — simply a reflection of the reality of our sport — was a nearly disqualifying drawback to overall enjoyment of the entire adventure.

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dscott
dscott
1 year ago

I understand not being consumed with times, and instead emphasizing scoring and racing — that is a good thing — but to go so far as to list NO times at all is offensive and an insult to the athletes, coaches and fans and the basic tenor of our sport. To not even arrange sanctions for the competition so the swims are “official:” for record and ranking purposes (i.e. Luke Hobson 200 Free) is misguided and, again, insulting and devalues the experience. Don’t they think swim folk can walk and chew gum at the same time in appreciating racing and scoring and yet also understanding performance quality? What is the value in so consciously covering over what gives swimming its almost unique comparative feature, allowing weighing relative quality of performances in Melbourne and in Austin almost as significantly as swims done in the same pool at the same time.

What is the point in turning off the showing of the times in the broadcast before one could do even a cursory review of the times registered. It was as though the numbers were considered athletic pornography.  

The broken swims are a cool concept — presented in a way that did nothing but leave a bad taste. 
 If they wanted to give a charge to the competitive nature of the event they could have EASILY listed the running times and placement of the swimmers at each stage so observers could know what was necessary in each upcoming leg to impact the overall results and racing and scoring, like relay splits for an individual race. We saw the racing … but at the end had no idea what it all meant, even whether the event was close or a blowout.  

What a lost opportunity in an event, speaking both of the “broken” swims and the Duel as a whole, that for brief moments reflected such entertaining promise. The variety and creativity and racing were wonderfully enjoyable, but the aversion to the earned times — simply a reflection of the reality of our sport — was a nearly disqualifying drawback to overall enjoyment of the entire adventure.  

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