Men’s 100 Freestyle Final – 2014 Austin Grand – reported by Jared Anderson/ SwimSwam
Maybe seeing James Magnussen go 47.7 in the land down under was a good thing for Nathan Adrian. The American sprint star pulled out a surprising 48.26 to blow away a great field here in the 100 free. For a swim in mid-January, that’s an awfully promising time for one of the many great sprinters in a crowded world field.
Adrian blasted out to a lead in the front half, splitting 22.96 on the way out. Second behind him was French star and NBAC trainer Yannick Agnel, who went 49.31 – that was not even a full tenth ahead of his training partner Conor Dwyer, who went 49.39 for third. Just missing the top-3 prize money was Anthony Ervin, who took fourth in 49.42.
Local hero Jimmy Feigen joined that crew under 50 seconds, going 49.57 for fifth. Fellow Texas alum Dax Hill was 6th, Matt McLean took 7th and Alex Coville finished 8th.
U.S. Olympian Cullen Jones highlighted the B final, winning in 50.63.
Men’s 200 Breaststroke – reported by Jared Anderson
Early in the 200 breast, BJ Johnson, who swept the breaststroke races at the Grand Prix circuit’s first stop in Minneapolis, jumped out to a lead, looking to extend his breaststroking dominance. But top seed Ross Murdoch was too much for Johnson to handle – the Scotsman flew past the field in the final 50, swimming an incredibly patient race to wind up with a 2:12.15 win. Johnson held second in 2:13.19.
Olympian Scott Weltz took home the third-place prize money, going 2:14.48. He got in just ahead of NBAC’s Conor Dwyer, who shaved another second and a half off his lifetime best, going 2:14.92 in a race he doesn’t swim very often.
Another North Baltimore swimmer, Gabriel deSousa, took 5th, and 17-year-old Andrew Seliskar was 6th.
The consolation final was a great race itself, with Mike Alexandrov of Club Trojan going 2:16.64 to beat Tennessee post-grad Brad Craig.
Would love to be able to read Bowman’s lips when he is talking to his swimmers in the back ground of this video.
Can’t seem to watch the video. Just get a white screen with an exclamation mark. Not sure if the problem is on my end?
Interesting interview with Dwyer. Is it me or did he indirectly throw his former Coach Troy under the bus whilst praising Coach Bowman? Coach Troy at least got him to the Olympics
I noticed the exact same thing. He literally just mentioned Lochte’s schedule too.
I noticed the same thing too.
not the wisest person he is, I see.