Pan Pacific Championships, Results: Cameron McEvoy Scorches Pan Pacs Record to Win 100 Free
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GOLD COAST, Australia, August 22. IN a bit of a stunner, Australia’s Cameron McEvoy crushed the field in the men’s 100-meter free for the win in 47.82 at the Pan Pacific Championships. That performance lowered Nathan Adrian’s Pan Pacific Championship record of 48.05 from prelims, and delivered the sprint title back to Australia for the first time since Michael Klim (1997, 1999) and Ian Thorpe (2002) won the award three straight years for the Aussies.
McEvoy was unable to duplicate his second-ranked season best of 47.65 from Australian Nationals, but he had more than enough to win tonight as USA’s Nathan Adrian was unable to put together a successful title defense as he wound up with silver in 48.30.
James Magnussen of Australia, who leads the world this year with a 47.59 from the Australian Aquatic Super Series, finished third in 48.36, while USA’s Michael Phelps just missed the podium in his first chance since returning from his 18-month retirement. Phelps wound up posting a fourth-place 48.51.
Brazil’s Nicolas Oliveira (48.69), Japan’s Katsumi Nakamura (48.96), Brazil’s Joao de Lucca (48.97) and Japan’s Shinri Shioura (49.08) rounded out the A final.
A Final Results
1 MCEVOY, CAMERON 20 AUSTRALIA 48.49 47.82P 943 r:+0.19 22.84 47.82 (24.98) 2 ADRIAN, NATHAN 25 UNITED STATES 48.05 48.30 916 r:+0.65 22.87 48.30 (25.43) 3 MAGNUSSEN, JAME 23 AUSTRALIA 48.25 48.36 912 r:+0.69 23.12 48.36 (25.24) 4 PHELPS, MICHAEL 29 UNITED STATES 48.45 48.51 904 r:+0.68 23.82 48.51 (24.69) 5 OLIVEIRA, NICOL 27 BRAZIL 49.13 48.69 894 r:+0.65 23.38 48.69 (25.31) 6 NAKAMURA, KATSU 20 JAPAN 49.30 48.96 879 r:+0.65 23.62 48.96 (25.34) 7 DE LUCCA, JOAO 24 BRAZIL 49.02 48.97 879 r:+0.66 23.94 48.97 (25.03) 8 SHIOURA, SHINRI 22 JAPAN 49.53 49.08 873
Brazil’s Marcelo Chierighini stopped the clock in 48.68 to win the B final of the 100 free. Australia’s Matt Abood placed second in 49.17 with USA’s Anthony Ervin earning third in 49.20.
Canada’s Yuri Kisil (49.51), Japan’s Takuro Fujii (50.01), Canada’s Luke Peddie (50.16), Hong Kong’s Geoff Cheah (50.20) and South Africa’s Doug Erasmus (50.94) comprised the rest of the consolation heat.
B Final Results
9 CHIERIGHINI, MA 23 BRAZIL 49.31 48.68 894 r:+0.68 23.50 48.68 (25.18) 10 ABOOD, MATTHEW 28 AUSTRALIA 49.13 49.17 868 r:+0.71 23.31 49.17 (25.86) 11 ERVIN, ANTHONY 33 UNITED STATES 49.11 49.20 866 r:+0.65 22.57 49.20 (26.63) 12 KISIL, YURI 18 CANADA 49.65 49.51 850 r:+0.73 24.12 49.51 (25.39) 13 FUJII, TAKURO 29 JAPAN 49.75 50.01 825 r:+0.60 24.16 50.01 (25.85) 14 PEDDIE, LUKE 21 CANADA 50.07 50.16 817 r:+0.63 23.75 50.16 (26.41) 15 CHEAH, GEOFFREY 23 HONG KONG 50.52 50.20 815 r:+0.64 24.04 50.20 (26.16) 16 ERASMUS, DOUGLA 24 SOUTH AFRICA 50.78 50.94 780 r:+0.57 23.95 50.94 (26.99)
So, Phelps had the best 2nd 50. I think he should consider the 200 Free.
Only stunning in that Magnussen is swimming so slowly. Adrian has swum under 48 maybe twice in his career? McEvoy has already done that three times this year.
Magnussen is “nursing” some back issues.