2014 Pan Pacific Championships – Day 2 – Finals
- Gold Coast, Australia
- Thursday, August 21-Sunday, August 24
- Meet website
- Psych sheets
- Live results
- Day 2 Finals Heat Sheet
The weather was a factor on this first night of competition, and tonight should be more of the same. The weather forecast indicates that it will be slightly colder than it was last night with more rain.
USA Swimming released the starting order for the men’s 200 freestyle relay. Instead of the top four swimmers from nationals, Conor Dwyer will be leading off, followed by Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Matt McLean. For the American women’s 4×200 freestyle relay, Shannon Vreeland will lead off, followed by Missy Franklin, Leah Smith, and Katie Ledecky.
For a complete recap of day 2 prelims, click here.
Women’s 100 Breaststroke – FINALS
Meet record: 1:04.93, Rebecca Soni (USA)
American record: 1:04.45, Jessica Hardy
Australian record:1:05.09, Leisel Jones
Canadian record: 1:05.74, Annamay Pierse
Japanese record:1:05.88, Kanako Watanabe
Australia All-comers record: 1:05.09, Leisel Jones (AUS)
In the finals of the women’s 100 breaststroke, American record holder Jessica Hardy got her hands on the wall first to win with her time of 1:06.74. She held off a strong final 50 from Kanako Watanabe to win the race. Japan’s Watanabe finished second with her time of 1:06.78. Breeja Larson finished third with her time of 1:06.99. In order to over take Micah Lawrence and Jessica Hardy for a spot on the worlds team, she had to be under 1:06.51.
Finishing in fourth for Australia was Lorna Tonks at 1:07.41, followed by her teammate, Taylor McKeown, in fifth at 1:07.55.
Micah Lawrence from the Untied States won the B-final of the women’s 100 breaststroke with her time of 1:07.16. Rie Kaneto of Japan was second in 1:08.03.
Men’s 100 Breaststroke – FINALS
Meet record: 59.04, Kosuke Kitajima (JPN)
American record: 58.96, Eric Shanteau
Australian record: 58.58, Brenton Rickard
Canadian record: 59.85, Scott Dickens
Japanese record: 58.90, Kosuke Kitajima
Australia All-comers record: 58.87, Christian Sprenger (AUS)
It was Yasuhiro Koseki of Japan at the touch in the men’s 100 breaststroke. He won the event with his time of 59.62. The only other swimmer under a minute tonight was Brazil’s Felipe Silva with his time of 59.82. The final swimmer on the podium in the men’s 100 breaststroke was Glenn Snyders of New Zealand at 1:00.18.
Just missing the podium was American swimmer Nic Fink with his time of 1:00.24, followed by Canadian Richard Funk in 1:00.36 for fifth. Jake Packard of Australia finished sixth with his time of 1:00.54.
Kevin Cordes was disqualified by the officials during the race. It is believed that the disqualification was for ripping his goggles off at the turn because they had filled up with water, but I do not yet know the official reason for the disqualification. After finishing third at the US National Championships, he will not make the 2015 World Championships team in this event.
Cody Miller won the B-final of the men’s 100 breaststroke with his time of 1:00.76. Joao Gomez of Brazil finished second with his time of 1:00.99.
Cody Miller and Nic Fink will earn their spots on the 2015 World Championships with their times from the US National Championships.
Women’s 100 Freestyle – FINALS
Meet record: 52.62, Cate Campbell (AUS)
American record: 53.02, Amanda Weir
Australian record: 52.33, Cate Campbell
Canadian record: 54.08, Erica Morningstar
Japanese record: 54.00, Haruka Ueda
Australia All-comers record: 52.62, Cate Campbell (AUS)
Cate and Bronte Campbell do it again! The Australian sister finish first and second in the women’s 100 freestyle. Cate won with her time of 52.72, which is only .10 of a second off of her morning time. Bronte finished second with her time of 53.45. The final swimmer to make it on the podium is American sprinter, Simone Manuel. She finished third with her time of 53.71. That time will stand as the new junior Word
Missy Franklin finished fourth at 53.87, and Canada’s Chantal Van Landeghem was fifth with her time of 54.55.
Melanie Schlanger destroyed the B-final of the women’s 100 freestyle. She won with a time of 53.65, which would have earned her the bronze medal had she been in the A-final. American Abbey Weitzeil finished second at 54.78.
Missy Franklin and Simone Manuel will earn the individual 100 freestyle roster spots for the 2015 World Championships, while Shannon Vreeland and Abbey Weitzeil will have the third and fourth relay spots.
Men’s 100 Freestyle – FINALS
Meet record: 48.05, Nathan Adrian (USA)
American record: 47.33, David Walters
Australian record: 47.05, Eamon Sullivan
Canadian record: 47.27, Brent Hayden
Japanese record: 48.49, Takuro Fujii
Australia All-comers record: 47.10, James Magnussen (AUS)
Cameron McEvoy blew away Nathan Adrian’s Pan Pacs meet record from this morning with his time of 47.82. He dropped .67 seconds from his morning swim to earn the gold medal, touching ahead of Nathan Adrian and James Magnussen. Adrian finished second with his time of 48.30, just ahead of Magnussen in third at 48.36.
Michael Phelps had a much better race than he did at the US National Championships. He finished fourth overall with his time of 48.51. That time bumps him ahead of Ryan Lochte and gives him the second individual 100 freestyle spot on the 2015 World Championship team.
Nicolas Oliveira of Brazil had the fifth fastest time in the A-final of the men’s 100 freestyle at 48.69.
Brazil’s Marcelo Chierighini won the B-final of the men’s 100 freestyle with his time of 48.68 and Matthew Abood of Australia was second at 49.17. Anthony Ervin finished third with his time of 49.20.
Nathan Adrian and Michael Phelps will have the individual 100 freestyle roster spots for the 2015 World Championships. Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen will have the third and fourth relay spots at World Championships.
Women’s 400 IM – FINALS
Meet record: 4:34.04 Elizabeth Beisel (USA)
American record: 4:31.12, Katie Hoff
Australian record: 4:29.45, Stephanie Rice
Canadian record: 4:35.84, Tanya Hunks
Japanese record: 4:35.69, Miho Takahashi
Australia All-comers record: 4:31.46, Stephanie Rice (AUS)
The session started off with the B-finals of the 400 IM’s. Because Hali Flickinger scratched the 400 IM, there were only 16 finalists, which allowed every swimmer to have a second swim. The American’s took full advantage of that, finishing 1-2-3-4 in the women’s 400 IM. Caitlin Leverenz led the charge with her time of 4:38.31. That time is still slower than Beisel’s and DiRado’s from US Nationals, which means they will be added to the 2015 World Champs roster in this event. Becca Mann finished second (3:39.93), followed by Cammile Adams and Melanie Margalis.
In the A-final heat of the women’s 400 IM, Elizabeth Beisel defended her title from 2010 to win the event, breaking the Pan Pacs record with her time of 3:31.99. Maya DiRado finished not far behind her., securing a 1-2 finish for the United States. DiRado hit the wall with her time of 4:35.27. Keryn McMaster won the bronze medal with her time of 4:38.84.
Finishing in fourth was Sakiko Shamizu of Japan at 4:39.29 and in fifth was Miho Takahashi at 4:40.86.
Men’s 400 IM – FINALS
Meet record: 4:07.59, Ryan Lochte (USA)
American record: 4:03.84, Michael Phelps
Australian record: 4:10.14, Thomas Fraser-Holmes
Canadian record: 4:11.41, Brian Johns
Japanese record: 4:07.61, Kosuke Hagino
Australia All-comers record: 4:06.22, Michael Phelps (USA)
Takeharu Fujumori of Japan won the B-final of the men’s 400 IM with his time of 4:14.12. American Michael Weiss was just behind him with his time of 4:14.85, and Hiromi Fujimori was third with his time of 4:19.33.
Kosuke Hagino had a strong race to hold off the two charging Amercians, Tyler Clary and Chase Kalisz. Hagino won the 400 IM with a time of 4:08.31, which is just off his season best of 4:07 high. Tyler Clary is the only other swimmer that has been under 4:10 this year. He finished second with his time of 4:09.03. Chase Kalisz was right behind Clary in third with his time of 4:09.62. He is now the third person this year to break 4:10 in the 400 IM.
Thomas Fraser Holmes was fourth at 4:10.55 and Daiya Seto finished fifth with his tim of 4:12.77.
Women’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay – FINALS
Meet record: 7:51.21 USA (Vollmer, Scroggy, Hoff, Schmitt), 2010
American record: 7:42.56 (Vollmer, Nymeyer, Kukors, Schmitt), 2009
Australian record: 7:44.31 (Rice, Barratt, Palmer, Mackenzie), 2008
Canadian record: 7:49.14 (Saumur, Wilkinson, Gabor, Maclean), 2009
Japanese record: 7:52.42 (Ueda, Yamaguchi, Sato, Kitagawa), 2009
Australia All-comers record: 7:50.09 USA (Coughlin, Vollmer, Nymeyer, Hoff) 2007
The relay team of Shannon Vreeland, Missy Franklin, Leah Smith and Katie Ledekcy from the United States broke the Pan Pacs meet record and Australian All-Comers record to win the relay with a time of 7:46.40. All of the splits were pretty impressive, but Katie Ledecky was able to bring it home in 1:54.36!! Take a look at their splits below:
Vreeland: 1:57.89
Franklin:1:56.12
Smith: 1:58.02
Ledecky: 1:54.36
Australia finished second at 7:47.37, followed by Canada in third at 7:58.03.
Men’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay – FINALS
Meet record: 7:03.84 USA (Phelps, Vanderkaay, Berens, Lochte), 2010
American record: 6:58.55 (Phelps, Berens, Walters, Lochte) 2009
Australian record: 7:01.65 (Monk, Hurley, D’Orsogna, Murphy) 2009
Canadian record: 7:05.77 (Russell, Johns, Hayden, Hurd) 2008
Japanese record: 7:02.26 (Uchida, Okumura, Hihara, Matsuda), 2009
Australia All-comers record: 7:03.24 USA (Phelps, Lochte, Keller, Vanderkaay) 2007
The relay of Conor Dwyer, Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Matt McLean from the United States won the men’s 4×200 freestyle relay with a time of 7:05.17. The race was very tight with Japan, who finished second just behind them at 7:05.30.
Dwyer led off in 1:47.08. Phelps was 1:46.08, Lochte was 1:45.57, and McLean anchored in 1:46.44.
Australia finished third at 7:08.55.
Phelps has, for years, been the second fastest american sprinter, after Adrian. In fact in London, he swam the fastest 100 period, after Agnel. He has always been faster than Jones and Ervin in the 100.
knowing that there would be no live streaming i did not bother staying up and it was a good idea.
not impressed too much with most performances in night two either, i am sure the elements have played a role as a lot of morning swims have been faster. it seems like the coaching staff got the 4 x 2 free relays lineups right. phelps and lochte were needed to win this race, dwyer’s split was disappointing. i was impressed by beisel’s and dirado’s consistency in such a difficult event. clary and kalisz improved but they need to go faster to beat hagino over the next two years. i was disappointed again that adrian went slower in the final… Read more »
Cordes is a diamond in the rough, whose exact value is still uncertain because they’re still working to get all the rough off. His mental errors have been on starts and turns so I’m sure that’s where they are going to focus as they continue the cleaning process. Cordes started serious swimming relatively late and mental habits such as concentration and focus on detail, especially under pressure, are harder and take longer to change than do more simple physical ones, especially compared with swimmers who had the opportunity to develop better habits at a younger age.
Is it time for Cordes to consider a change in coaches? In my opinion, given how well AZ has done developing his raw… Read more »
the fact that he was much faster at this meet than veterans sprinter erwin, feigen, jones speaks volumes.
Looks like NBC will broadcast delayed over the weekend. 🙁
I know its easy to play the blame game, and yes he has been having trouble on the larger stage, but his goggles are literally around his mouth at the turn, his ripping them off was I’m sure just instinct. It’s hard to understand what’s going through swimmers minds when they’re put on the spot. Another great instance is what put Phelps in 2nd, not taking that extra stroke in the 200 fly in London, cost him the race and we could all see it from the cameras going into the wall. Same thing happened to Eric Shanteau in Rome in the 200 Breast. I digress, he’s a phenomenal swimmer with a bit of a track record, but I wouldn’t… Read more »
By watching the race , i saw only incredible detail : because he lost time on the turn ( he was first into the wall or second ) he was having such a brave second 50 that almost put him in contention for a medal ; in other terms , he was able to win this race nearly without pushing hard . He had probably the fastest second 50 ! too bad But I wish him to learn the lessons this year onwards . He really has got huge talent .
Yes, he was definitely DQ’ed for something that did not help him (unlike other breaststrokers in the past!). He last by a mile after the turn.
michael phelps had his goggles fill up with water in the 200 fly in beijing but still won in a WR time. ok he is phelps, but horrible fluky stuff happens to people all the time they have to be able to deal with the adversity !
Thanos, I like your comment because I remember Phelps said afterward that he just counted his strokes to know when the wall was coming; Cordes has been saying they’re working on him counting strokes all the time too. Why couldn’t he just suffer through not seeing well, count his strokes and qualify? Easy for me to sy I guess…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjeLR5rMWZY
If you find any more race videos, will you post them please?
M 100 free teaser from Swimming Australia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qkcaQOt0jo
I guess we’ll be able to watch on TV. I’ll have to be patient!
search Deportes Plus on youtube he has some.. I think it’s brazil commentary not sure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqtm78SbHJ4
Thanks for the video!
I am starting to feel for Cordes. If there are a million errors possible during a swim race, it seems Cordes is making each one (on a very public stage to boot). Hopefully he can use these past problems as fuel to become a better swimmer.
What is in the rules exactly that DQ’s a swimmer every time for ripping off their cap/goggles during breastroke or butterfly?? As long as you initially touch the wall with two hands per the rule, why not? I’m puzzled by Cordes DQ.
Arms have to be synchronized, right? Besides, I saw somewhere that Cordes was actually DQ’d for an extra dolphin kick, or something like that.
Cate Campbell is super consistent — 52.33 leadoff / 52.34 individual last year, 52.68 twice (Aussie Nationals and Commonwealths), 52.62 prelims, 52.72 finals. Hopefully she can bring those times down and break the WR by Rio.
Was disappointed to see Breeja not be able to get on Worlds team for the 100 breast, although I doubt anyone behind her will beat her 200 time from Nationals. I was hoping to see her be able to make the same types of drops in long course as she’s been able to (impressively!) do year after year in short course, but her PB remains the 1:05.92 from 2012 Trials. Similar to Cordes, her stroke seems well suited for long course as well. … Read more »
I agree x 4! 🙂
I don’t think Breeja has quite worked out how to alter her stroke for the 50, 100 and 200 yet, but I think she has the potential to be faster than Micah and possibly Jessica also, in the 100.