Sprint specialist Ben Proud pushed an 18.1 50 free (with fins) at one of Energy Standard’s ISL workouts. At the end of their sprint workout, the ENS sprint group pushed a 50 for time with fins. James Gibson, Energy Standard’s General Manager, was the man behind the watch.
The final heat in the workout included Adam Barrett, Simonas Bilas, and Proud. These were there times, from a push:
- Adam Barrett – 20.6 (Fly)
- Simonas Bilis – 20.4 (Free)
- Ben Proud 18.1 (Free)
When asked about his performance, Proud said simply: “Wasn’t quite 17.”
The fastest SCM 50 free is Caeleb Dressel‘s (USA) 20.16 that he set at the 2020 ISL Grand Final in Budapest, Hungary. Ben Proud‘s best time was from 2017 when he set the British record (20.66) at the European Short Course Championships. Proud has been as fast as 20.86 this season, which he achieved during Match 3 of the 2021 ISL season.
Check the video below from The Swimsuit Guy, who is a member of Energy Standard’s coaching staff this season:
For comparison, the world record in the 50-meter (LCM) surface swimming with a monofin is a 15.00, which was set by Colombia’s Mauricio Fernández at the 2016 World Championships. In fin surface swimming events, athletes use a long mono-fin and maintain a streamline for the duration of the lap. Athletes are also able to dive in using the blocks, and can streamline underwater through 15 meters, similar to the traditional pool events.
There are finswimming World Records with stereofins (two separate fins). In a long course pool, that record is 18.41. Finswimming’s official governing body, CMAS, doesn’t recognize short course world records.
Cute
This guy is so freaking yolked. Like talk about the perfect upside-down Xmas tree frame.
He must do drylands with Peaty.
Upside down Xmas tree??
In case you picked up the term Xmas tree in regards to somebody being very muscular, it’s used to describe very lean back musculature where the inner borders of the lats create something looking like a Xmas tree
What you were trying to say is usually referred to as „he has a great v taper“
Where is this pool located? It might be the one in Turkey, but I’m guessing…..
Napoli
Thanks!
Oh boy… are we so bored we’re making 50s with fins at practice newsworthy???
I will say this… you did watch and comment on it… 😉
I mean… I’ve swam 19 low fins and paddles LCM more than a couple times and didn’t make a show about it… maybe I’m just unimpressed
Hoffer 16.7 yards, 90%underwater
https://twitter.com/ScottsdaleSwim/status/651553823761149952?s=20
Broke 15 m and also, was that even a scm or was it scy?
Can you read?
Bro I can literally do that…… in yards
*feet
And??
Dressel could go 15.
I’d max him out at 17.63
Dressel is an outstanding athlete but as of right now, he’s not really built for finswimming so i doubt that he could smash (or even challenge) WRs
Dressel would probably murk records with fins lmao what in the fook are you talking about