Nathan Adrian won the men’s 100 freestyle on Sunday morning at the TYR Pro Swim Series with a 48.74 as the only swimmer to break 49 seconds in the heat. Reigning world champ Caeleb Dressel was noticeably absent from the heat as he had scratched this and the 200 IM, but his Florida teammate Eric Friese finished in second at 49.05 as the German native swam the second fastest time this season for a German.
Friese just finished 13th at NCAAs in the 100 free this year in his sophomore season.
Olympic relay favorites Michael Chadwick (49.62) and Dean Farris (50.29) placed fifth and eighth respectively as the United States have won the last three major titles in the 4×100 free relay, winning at the last two Worlds and at the 2016 Olympics. Russia had an impressive showing at its Nationals this week in Kazan, with three under 48 seconds to shoot a warning for the rest of the world.
Internationals Zheng Quah (49.30) and Dylan Carter (49.51) placed third and fourth as they represent Singapore and Trinidad & Tobago, respectively.
In the women’s race, Abbey Weitzeil was the lone swimmer to break 54 in the 100 free at 53.68 as her time is the second fastest any American has been this year. She won ahead of Katie Ledecky (54.22), fresh off her win in the 1500 as she could factor into the 4×100 free relay come this summer at the Olympics.
Olivia Smoliga, who scratched out of the 200 back to focus on this, placed third from lane 1 at 54.61 ahead of three-time Olympian Allison Schmitt (54.66).
Poland native Kasia Wasick was fifth at 54.68 ahead of France’s Beryl Gastaldello (54.78) as this was a very crowded field. All eight swimmers broke 55 seconds.
Event 27 Women 100 LC Meter Freestyle
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World: W 51.71 7/23/2017 Sarah Sjostrom, SWE
American: A 52.04 7/26/2019 Simone Manuel, USA
U.S. Open: O 52.54 7/25/2018 Simone Manuel, Stanford Swimmin
Jr World: J 52.70 8/11/2016 Penny Oleksiak, CAN
Pro Swim: P 53.12 2016 Sarah Sjostrom
55.56 W-II Oly Trials Wave II
56.29 W-I Oly Trials Wave I
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Abbey Weitzeil 24 California Aquat 53.94 53.68
r:+0.66 25.38 53.68 (28.30)
2 Katie Ledecky 24 Nation's Capital 54.26 54.22
r:+0.68 26.47 54.22 (27.75)
3 Olivia Smoliga 26 Athens Bulldog S 54.82 54.61
r:+0.67 26.23 54.61 (28.38)
4 Allison Schmitt 30 Sun Devil Swimmi 54.68 54.66
r:+0.69 26.45 54.66 (28.21)
5 *Katarzyna Wasi 29 Team Rebel Aquat 54.66 54.68
r:+0.66 26.23 54.68 (28.45)
6 *Beryl Gastalde 26 Aggie Swim Club- 54.63 54.78
r:+0.62 26.16 54.78 (28.62)
7 Natalie Hinds 27 Athens Bulldog S 54.29 54.80
r:+0.66 26.12 54.80 (28.68)
8 Katie McLaughli 23 California Aquat 54.84 54.84
r:+0.64 26.81 54.84 (28.03)
Event 28 Men 100 LC Meter Freestyle
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World: W 46.91 7/30/2009 Cesar Cielo Filho, BRA
American: A 46.96 7/25/2019 Caeleb Dressel, USA
U.S. Open: O 47.39 7/31/2019 Ryan Held, New York Athleti
Jr World: J 47.57 10/30/2020Andrei Minakov, RUS
Pro Swim: P 48.00 2016 Nathan Adrian
49.74 W-II Oly Trials Wave II
50.49 W-I Oly Trials Wave I
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Nathan Adrian 32 Una CAL-PC 48.98 48.74
r:+0.65 23.26 48.74 (25.48)
2 *Eric Friese 22 Una GSC-FL 49.61 49.05
r:+0.64 23.49 49.05 (25.56)
3 *Zheng Quah 24 California Aquat 49.34 49.30
r:+0.55 23.41 49.30 (25.89)
4 *Dylan Carter 25 Team Elite-NC 49.55 49.51
r:+0.61 23.85 49.51 (25.66)
5 Michael Chadwic 25 North Carolina A 49.61 49.62
r:+0.67 23.68 49.62 (25.94)
6 Cristian Quinte 28 Irvine Novaquati 49.66 49.66
r:+0.64 23.87 49.66 (25.79)
7 Luke Maurer 19 Unattached-PC 49.61 49.73
r:+0.62 23.78 49.73 (25.95)
8 Dean Farris 23 Veritas Swimming 50.16 50.29
r:+0.64 23.94 50.29 (26.35)
Hello…Weitzel does not have the fastest time of any American this year. How can you forget Torri Huske just swam a 53.46 a few days ago??