Watch Justin James of Australia take down the meet record in the men’s 200 IM at Los Angeles Invitational. James won the event by nearly half a pool length in 2:00.49. (Lane 1 is at the top of the screen.)
Lane 1 Ryan Nelson, GWSC 2:08.82
Lane 2 Hayden Duplechain, FAST 2:06.78
Lane 3 Garrett Chin, PASA 2:07.93
Lane 4 Justin James, AUS 2:00.49M
Lane 5 Andrew Porter, FORD 2:07.08
Lane 6 Mark Szaranek, SCOT 2:05.10
Lane 7 Nolan Rogers, GWSC 2:08.03
Lane 8 Liam Karas, AZOT 2:09.27
Half a pool length is a bit of hyperbole! It was more like a few bodylengths, but still quite impressive. Will Justin be able to swim in the Commonwealth Games?