400IM FinalsFirst the good news....Ryan finished 1st in the 400 IM in a very exciting race. Here's a link to the video on swimnetwork.com. http://www.swimnetwork.com/videos/v/20090612/santa_clara_men_s_400m_im_a_final-16671.html Robert Margalis came in 2nd. Ryan's time was 4:18.62 and Margalis' time was 4:18.84. It was very close at the end.
It was an exciting race, but the times weren't that great. 4:18 doesn't make the top 25 times in the world this year.
100 Breast Finals
Ryan won the B final in the 100 breast, but was disqualified. Here's the link to the video from swimnetwork.com. http://www.swimnetwork.com/videos/v/20090612/santa_clara_men_s_100m_breast_b_final-16654.html As usual, I can't get it to embed. The video does not say why Ryan was DQ'd and I have not yet been able to figure out the reason.
In his post-race interview following the 400IM, Ryan said he is not swimming the 50 free tomorrow. Good move! He needs to conserve energy for the 200 back and 100 fly.
One other interesting note....Ryan was wearing an old fashioned speedo in the 400IM final and everyone else was wearing a fast suit. I love it.
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Thanks for this update. Been trying to catch up since I got home. Can't wait for tomorrow. :)
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