2012 Short Course Worlds - Day 4 - 100 IM!!

Day 4 of the Short Course Worlds has the 100 IM, my favorite race.  Ryan swam an easy 51.75 in the prelims, nearly 2 seconds faster than the next-closest qualifier.

In the semi-finals later today, Ryan has his best chance of breaking the World Record.  It will be easier today because it is his only event.  Tomorrow in the finals he will also have the 200 back and the 4 x 100 medley relay.

In 2010, Ryan had the same situation and swam a 50.81 in the semis, which was only .05 off the WR.  He swam slower the next day in the finals because of the 200 back.  It would be great to see if he can beat the WR and get close to breaking 50 seconds.

Ryan Lochte Finally Breaks 1:50 in the 200 IM

1:49.63 - What a great swim!

Swim Swam has some very informative information about the 200 IM record in this article:  http://swimswam.com/2012/12/ryan-lochte-breaks-world-record-in-200-short-course-im/

Notably, Swim Swam has a comparison of splits from the 2010 WR vs. the 2012 WR:

Lochte ’10     24.07    27.35     32.07      26.59   1:50.08
Lochte ’12     23.71    27.03     31.74      27.15    1:49.63

Also:

Here’s what’s really crazy: the second-best swimmer in this race is Darian Townsend from South Africa, almost two seconds behind in a 1:51.55. That’s the biggest gap of any men’s World Record 400 meters or shorter.

Day 3 - 2012 Short Course World Championships - 200 IM

Ryan has the top time after this morning's heats.  Here is the list of 8 swimmers who qualified for finals:


1 LOCHTE Ryan - 1:53.31
2 TO Kenneth - 1:53.57
3 SETO Daiya -1:54.41
4 CSEH Laszlo - 1:54.50
5 DWYER Conor - 1:54.67
6 SJÖDIN Simon - 1:54.90
7 CARVALHO Diogo - 1:55.14
8 HAGINO Kosuke - 1:55.41

Finals begin at 12:00 noon EST/11:00 am CST

Best bet for a live stream:  http://www.trtdeutsch.com/trtworld/Canli/Live.aspx?chn=TV3&dil=de

It's not in English but it's better than nothing.

Short Course Worlds - 100 Fly Finals

Short Course Worlds - 4 x 200 Free Relay

Photos from Day 2 - 2012 Short Course Worlds

According to Swimming World Magazine Ryan Lochte's prize money so far is $9,500

Gender       Name                    1st              2nd               3rd               Total

Male

Ryan Lochte

USA

1.5

$7,500

0

$0

1

$2,000

$9,500

The prize money for SC Worlds is:  $5,000 for first place, $3,000 for second place and $2,000 for third.  The relays are awarded a single prize, which is split four ways.

Ryan's results are:

200 Free - 1st (1 x $5,000)
100 Fly - 3rd (1 x $2,000)
400 Free Relay - 1st (.25 x $5,000 = $1,250)
800 Free Relay - 1st (.25 x $5,000 = $1,250)

$9,000 Total

The entire chart is here:  http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/32905.asp