While speaking with Bob Bowman on an episode of the SwimSwam Podcast, I asked about freshman Ilya Kharun, who has already broken an ASU school record this year and put up top times in the NCAA. Bowman came back with a story about Ilya’s training last week, when Bowman did a “speed check” on Wednesday, where swimmers suited up and swam a 150, 100, and 50 of stroke on 15 minutes.
According to Bowman, Kharun clocked 1:12.7, 44.7 (faster than his own school record), and 19.6. I had to clarify, and yes, this was from a coach’s watch, not a touchpad. But STILL. You can’t deny that this is serious speed, and we’ve already seen the results Kharun has posted this season.
Full podcast with ASU’s Bob Bowman dropping tomorrow morning.
This meet will the first of three times this group of swimmers is likely to meet this year! The other two will be at the PAC12 Championships and again at the NCAAs. So there is time for “You beat me this time but I will be you next meet” thinking.
Kharun showed great speed already at 17 when he swam 22.28 in the 50 fly and 49.03 in the 100 fly (both WJRs and he was silver medalist in the 100) at SCM Worlds in Melbourne; so no surprise for these excellent training efforts
If he can go 19.6 in the 50, 44.7 seems slow in the 100, particularly for a guy who’s a superb 200 flyer 🤔
This set seems to be based on simulating the 200 and how they want to pace it overall based on percentages from 300 yards
1:12 is averaging 24 for 3X50’s which = 50% of the yardage in the set – 24 X 0.5 = 12
44.7 evenly split is 22.35 and this 1/3 of the total yardage in the set – 22.35 X .33333— = 7.45*
Lastly 19.6 X 0.16666667— = 3.27*
Add those up and that = 22.72
Now, that’s not saying he is going to go 1:30.9 in the 200 fly. There’s another layer of how this set can project a 200 time and it tells me sub 1:35 is the target.
No denying that this kid is super talented and will win many ncaa titles during his career, but that 19.6 flat start in practice simply cannot be true. No way.
I know everyone seems to be talking about 500 free or 200 IM as his third event, what about the 50? 19.6 in fly means he is likely 18.high which is always on the cusp of top 8 at NCAAs.
ASU will need him more in the 500 than the 200IM or 50 free this year. Could definitely see him making the switch to the 50 in future seasons tho
This dude should be swimming for the USA
Tho it is still pretty funny they just…didn’t know until after he was on a US team.
Annoying! Because we keep letting too many get away to Canadia! But still funny.
Where is Canadia ?
Just North of Portlandia
To borrow a line from a certain classic movie “It was an accident of birth!”
ramadan, liendo in huge trouble.
Don’t get the downvotes. Kharun is the future (the very near future, it seems).
maybe but lets not forget Liendo has insane short course AND long course butterfly and has been 42 on a relay and he’s only going to get better….Ramadan does have the vicious underwaters and had a great back half at NCs last year… would be interesting but 19.6 is bonkers from Kharun mate swam a 50 free time….thats most people’s relay split, I don’t think any anyone besides Crooks has been 18 on the fly split?
Joe Schooling: hold 🍔