400m IM & 200m IM World Records with Commentary by Rowdy Gaines and Ted Robinson

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US Short Course Nationals - Friday Finals

Ryan qualified for the "A" final in both prelims today, the 200y free and the 100y back. The times were very close in both races. Here are the finalists with their prelim times:

200y Free

1 Reed, Tyler 1:34.82

2 *Lefert, Clemen 1:34.99

3 Klueh, Michael 1:35.57

4 *Colupaev, Dimi 1:35.58

5 *Meichtry, Domi 1:35.76

6 *Fraser, Shaune 1:35.79

7 Lochte, Ryan 1:35.82

8 *Burnett, Simon 1:35.84

9 Tullius, Rexfor 1:35.91

10 White, James 1:36.04

100y Back

1 Grevers, Matthew 46.30

2 Russell, David 46.24

3 Lochte, Ryan 46.50

4 Plummer, David 46.55

5 Godsoe, Eugene 46.73

6 Thoman, Nicholas 46.91

7 *Ress, Eric 46.92

8 Hesen, Benedict 46.95

9 Tullius, Rexford 47.09

10 *Morozov, Vladi 47.24

US Short Course Nationals - Friday prelims

Today Ryan swims in the 100y back and 200y free.

Event 18 - 200y free
seeded 16th with a time of 1:36.19

Event 22 - 100y back
seeded 10th with a time of 46.42

I'm pretty sure he dropped out of the 100y breast.

Watch prelims at www.swimnetwork.com starting at 9 a.m. EST.

Media Center - 2010 Short Course National Championships - Men's 200yd IM A Final - Swimnetwork.com

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Video of 50y Free "A" Final

Day1 Finals - US Short Course Nationals - Ryan places 1st in 200y IM and 8th in 50y free

200y IM time: 1:42.6
50y free time: 19.78 (1st place Nathan Adrian - 19.0)

Here is an Associated Press article about the meet: http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/24-sports-news/article272468.ece

Here's what theswimmercircle blog had to say: http://theswimmerscircle.com/blog/featured/mens-50-free-showdown-usc-relays-shine-on-day-1-at-att-short-course-national-championships/

Men’s 200 IM

We got our first glimpse at the newly-crowned USA-Swimming Male Swimmer of the Year in the 200 IM, when Ryan Lochte won another National Championship in 1:42.60. He trailed Austria’s Markus Rogan headed into the final 50, but finished in 24.91 to wrench away the victory. Rogan’s final mark was 1:42.94. These two will square off again in Dubai, where Rogan could have an advantage on a meters course.

Men’s 50 free

The most anticipated race of the night, and maybe the whole meet, was the men’s 50 free. It was the first short course yards rematch between Josh Schneider and Nathan Adrian, since Schneider pulled the upset victory at NCAA’s last year. Add to that Matt Grevers, the biggest man in swimming today, Vlad Morozov, the young Russian who holds the National High School record, Simon Burnett, the British sprint king, and even an appearance from Ryan Lochte (though the 50 isn’t one of his better events).

In the end, Adrian defended his long course title and touched in 19.00. William Copeland, a post-grad who trains with Cal, surprised the field to finish second in 19.21, supporting the notion that sprinters tend to get better with age. Grevers, the top overall qualifier for finals, was third in 19.30, followed by Schneider (19.32) and Morozov (19.33).

Though the Adrian-Schneider dual wasn’t the ultimate battle at this meet (and in fact nobody really challenged Adrian), the two will get to show off again in Dubai, where they will be joined by a full-force French sprint group and Brazilian Cesar Cielo–Adrian’s other, bigger rival.

US Short Course Nationals start today!

Get live results here: http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/Colombus_Short_Course/index_by_events.htm

Watch live (prelims & finals) on www.swimnetwork.com.

Ryan is in 3 events today: 500y free, 200y IM and 50y free. Prelims start at 9:00 a.m. EST.

Event 4 - 500y free
seeded 55th with a time of 4:29.38

Event 6 - 200y IM
seeded 9th with a time of 1:45.35

Event 8 - 50y free
seeded 16th with a time of 19.94