The top 3 swimmers in the 200y IM finished in the same order as they qualified in the prelims. Bradley Ally came in first and broke Ryan's NCAA record of 1:40.55, making him the 2nd fastest of all time in this event. Ryan's American record of 1:40.08 still stands. Tyler Clary came in second with a time of 1:41.92. Race video from swimmingworldmagazine.com is found below.
1 Ally, Bradley FLOR 1:41.80 1:40.49N 20
r:+0.70 21.46 45.88 (24.42)
1:15.74 (29.86) 1:40.49 (24.75)
2 Clary, Tyler MICH 1:41.92 1:41.67 17
r:+0.68 22.04 46.92 (24.88)
1:17.00 (30.08) 1:41.67 (24.67)
3 Berens, Ricky TEX 1:41.98 1:41.92 16
r:+0.80 21.88 47.19 (25.31)
1:17.68 (30.49) 1:41.92 (24.24)
The video begins with the consolation final. The championship final (the swimming part) starts at about 5:25. Ally was in 1st place the entire race and his turns made the difference. I thought his time would be below 1:40.
In the post-race interview, Ally acknowledged that swimming against Ryan in practice helped him do so well. I can't imagine how unbelieveably fast Tyler Clary could be if his turns improved.
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