17-year-old Michael Andrew took on a tough triple, winning the 200 IM, 100 fly and 100 free to highlight day 1 of the JTSC Fall Invite in Jenks, Oklahoma.
Andrew was 1:44.84 to win that 200 IM early in the session, topping the field by 16 seconds. About an hour later, he was back in the pool to go 47.21 in the 100 fly and win by about seven seconds. He then went 44.56 to take home the 100 free title about 45 minutes later.
Those aren’t best times for Andrew (he’s been 1:42.77 in the IM, 46.23 in the fly and 43.62 in the 100 free), but do represent a pretty good start to his short course yards season. Comparatively, Andrew was 1:45.7 in the 200 IM and 47.3 in the 100 fly at a mid-October meet a year ago.
The National Age Group records in all three races are still very steep – 1:41.39 in the IM (from David Nolan), 44.91 in the fly (from Tom Shields) and 41.23 in the 100 free (from Ryan Hoffer). Andrew, now competing under the banner “Race Pace Club,” continues his Jenks meet today, where he’s set to swim the 200 free, 100 back and 50 free.
Race videos are courtesy of Josh Davis/Mutual of Omaha Breakout Swim Clinics:
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Is it still true that USRPT hasn’t resulted in any World Records?
Lost in the discussion: PR in the 200 free, 1:37.xx. He pulled along a local kid who also went a PR, and this is a kid who qualified for Trials in the 200-400 free. That was a good race.
As I wrote earlier: MA, as a young 17 year-old, is chasing 17-18 NAG SCY records held by Olympic gold medalists and NCAA champs: 50 free (Dressel), 100 back (Murphy), 100 fly (Shields), 100 br (Cordes, and MA’s 15-16 record is faster), and 200 IM (Nolan, NCAA). These guys have all come up since MP, and those performances are influenced by MP’s history. These are all really strong records, so MA is absolutely no slouch in chasing those, and if… Read more »
Ugly finish on the fly. Could have been 46, which is pretty nasty.
I wish he would continue training for some 200 strokes, but I don’t see it happening.
I thought it was pretty much settled: the kid placed 4th at Trials in the 100 breast, NTM the other great swims he’s had. He’s legit, end of story. We judge by the MP standard, of a 15 year-old at the Olympics, etc etc etc. What MA is doing is incredible, when it’s considered that the MP effect motivated the current 17-18 record holders, ALL OF WHOM HAVE GOLD MEDALS FROM THE OLYMPICS: Murphy, Cordes, Shields, Dressel. MA is trying to break those records. He’s a young 17. He’s legit. Again, end of story.
Yeah its a bad idea to try to compare anyone to mp. Take his 200 fly 17-18 NAG…thats still faster than any other american has been in textile. His 100 Fly NAG would have won gold in London and silver in rio…. and his 200im NAG is faster than any american not name phelps or lochte has ever gone. Dont even need to explain the 1:45.99 200 free….. Dude was just ridiculous
Let’s see if he can go to Budapest next year.
I didn’t realize it’s already that time of the year when Michael Andrew hype train starts.
GET ON BOARD! CHOO CHOO!
His freestyle is a joke unless its no breath dead sprint. He looks stupid coming up like a bad 12 year old with tiny arms after an almost manly dive and underwater
50.09 not bad
50.09 is not bad at all, but MA is more physically developed than most top 17yo sprinters. Let’s see how much faster he can get before turning 18.
Remember that at 17yo, Caeleb Dressel swam 48.97 and Kyle Chalmers 48.0.
he was never in contention for the ‘new best thing’ in free sprint like dressel and chalmers. free is his worst stroke.
and a 50.09 is an amazing time no matter which circumstances.
LOL! I hadn’t heard anyone use this excuse in a couple of years – ya know, now that he was 4th at the Olympic Trials when he was 16.
Newsflash – Nathan Adrian is more physically developed than most 27-year olds. Lololol.
Can you go a :43 in 100 free tough guy.
He probably doesn’t but it doesn’t negate his right to have an opinion on the matter. While the delivery may have been a little harsh one has to admit there’s some truth to the statement. Freestyle, technically, appears to be his worst stroke IMO.
Why does everyone have a right to express a public opinion that includes perjorative terms like “joke” “stupid” “bad” “12 year old” “tiny arms” and “almost manly”? Because, when I was swimming, opinions like those were either kept to yourself (a decent civilized way to behave) or ended up with some knuckles in your face (something internet warriors rarely have to fear).
He’s 17. Still a minor. A better swimmer than “Murica”. Have a little respect.
I get both sides, but I agree with JudgeNot on this one. There’s a pretty big difference between respectful constructive criticism and straight up talking sh*t. Ideally we’re going to apply this to all athletes, but failing that, let’s at least apply it to kids.
Could be you are scared of Judegnot. He thinks he’s quiet the tough guy, internet warrior so to speak:)
Why does’s Murica’s ability to swim have any bearing on this? Most coaches couldn’t swim a 100.
I agree it looks kind of funny but it seems to work well for him
Went 4,5,5,7 strokes by 25 and super long into the 75 wall. Easy time drop there when he cleans that up later this season.