Pan Pacs start today with prelims at 10 a.m. PDT and finals at 6 p.m. PDT.
Ryan is entered in the 200 free and 100 back on Day One. I hope he will swim both events but if he drops one, it is likely to be the 100 back.
The psych sheet can be found here: http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/3c51ed9e-bf4e-44e1-90ab-55485a86be76/pp%20-%20psych%20sheet.pdf
Live results can be found at Omega Live Timing: http://www.omegatiming.com/livetiming/index.htm
Watch prelims live on www.swimnetwork.com
Event 4 - 200m free
For prelims, Ryan will be in heat 3 of 4 in lane 5. The heat sheet is published here: http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/IrvinePPchampionships/C51A1_SLHeats_4_Heats_Men_200_Free.pdf
Peter Vanderkaay, Ricky Berens and Tae Hwan Park will be in heat 4. I think Ryan's biggest challenge in the prelims will be to swim fast enough to qualify for finals. He doesn't have anyone who will really race him in his heat. Ryan has a good shot at winning this event, particularly because Michael Phelps decided to skip it.
Event 6 - 100m back
Ryan will be in heat 4 of 4 in lane 7 for prelims of the 100 back. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/IrvinePPchampionships/C51A1_SLHeats_6_Heats_Men_100_Back.pdf
Also in Ryan's heat will be Aaron Peirsol, Ashley Delaney and David Plummer. Nick Thoman and Hayden Stoeckel are in heat 3. Ryosuke Irie and Junya Koga are in heat 2. Ryan will have to swim very fast to make the final in this event.
This is a good opportunity for Ryan to qualify for 2011 worlds in the 100 back. The 100 back times at Nationals were kind of slow. The top 2 US swimmers at Pan Pacs are likely to be the ones who will be going to Shanghai in this event.
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