Team Notes:
Women’s 400m Medley Relay – Final
Gold: United States, 3:51.55 (WR)
Kathleen Baker (Winston-Salem, N.C./Team Elite)
Lilly King (Evansville, Ind./Indiana University)
Kelsi Worrell (Westampton, N.J./Cardinal Aquatics)
Simone Manuel (Sugar Land, Texas/Stanford Swimming)
Silver: Russia, 3:53.38
Bronze: Australia, 3:54.29
Race Notes:
Quotes:
Manuel: “I feel great, it’s over. It’s a long eight days… USA swam very well and I couldn’t be happier to be a part of it.”
King: “Feeling pretty good … five races – or 11 in total, four world records, so I’m pretty happy with that. We were actually talking on the podium after the relay, and all four of us that were on the relay had 10 swims or more. Pretty exciting… we all had so many races and we were all able to perform so well.”
Baker: “I mean there’s no better honor [than] to be on an American relay … and to go do that at night and end the whole meet with a world record, I know we all put our hearts out on the line and the energy in the ready room before was amazing and we’re all just super excited to be there.”
Worrell: “We wanted to make a statement and of course we wanted to finish with a bang, and there’s no better way to that than with a gold and a world record.”
Women’s 50m Breast – Final
Gold: Lilly King (Evansville, Ind./Indiana University), 29.40 (WR)
Silver: Yuliya Efimova (RUS), 29.57
Bronze: Katie Meili (Colleyville, Texas/New York Athletic Club), 29.99
Race Notes:
Quotes:
King (on her world records): “The relay records were kind of the cherry on top, but the individual records … were my next goals. Just keep working hard in practice and taking it year by year, that’s all I can do.”
Meili: “It was a best time, and first time under 30 [seconds]… only a hundredth under, but I’ll take it. I’m going to keep swimming, keep improving and I’m excited for what’s to come.”
Meili (on King): “I always think she always has a world record in her … I knew she was going to go really fast, she’s been incredible this meet, totally lights out every time she gets in the pool. Very, very proud of her.”
Meili (on being a team captain): “It’s been amazing, I’m actually really sad that we’re ending tonight because it’s been such a fun trip and the group has gotten along really, really well. We’ve had some incredible swims and people stepping up and it’s just been great to be a part of.”
Men’s 400m Medley Relay – Final
Gold: United States, 3:27.91
Matt Grevers (Lake Forest, Ill./Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics)
Kevin Cordes (Naperville, Ill./Unattached)
Caeleb Dressel (Green Cove Springs, Fla./Bolles School Sharks)
Nathan Adrian (Bremerton, Wash./California Aquatics)
Silver: Great Britain, 3:28.95
Bronze: Russia, 3:29.76
Race Notes:
Quotes:
Dressel (on his week): “I knew I had a chance in a few events, and the relays … that’s the real prize for America, so it was a lot of fun being a part of those as well. We stepped up… coming off of Rio, we did our part as a team, everyone did their job … 18 golds, 10 silver, 10 bronze speaks for itself.”
Grevers: “It’s been an awesome meet, just to see our team perform so well… I want it to keep going on, I’m having a great time. We take great pride in this event. You want to perform not just for yourself, but for the team and finish on a high note.”
Men’s 400m Individual Medley – Final
Gold: Chase Kalisz (Bel Air, Md./North Baltimore Aquatic Club), 4:05.90
Silver: David Verraszto (HUN), 4:08.38
Bronze: Daiya Seto (JPN), 4:09.14
5. Jay Litherland (Alpharetta, Ga./Dynamo Swim Club), 4:12.05
Race Notes:
Quotes:
Kalisz: “My focus isn’t right now, it’s three years down the road and I think of everything as kind of one big step year by year. I think that I made a good step forward this year, I think I made good progress, I still have a million things I need to work on. It certainly wasn’t a race that was technically perfect for me … I think I swam it great, but I think there’s a lot of improvement I can make. I’m going to take a little bit of time off after this, and then I’m going to start fine-tuning things. I’m more focused and motivated than ever.”
Kalisz: “It’s incredible, watching Caeleb [Dressel] swim is the coolest thing for me … that kid is unbelievable. He’s motivating himself… how he keeps his composure, how he steps on the blocks every single time he’s ready to race, ready to go. I think that’s how our team functions, we all feed off each other’s energy.”
Kalisz (on Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte): “For me to be able to continue on our proud tradition of [individual medley], that was something I grew up with, and I knew that was our thing. I watched those guys swim, and I watched them dominate. To be able to carry on their legacy and swim at my best right now … I think it’s awesome. I’m on top of the world right now.”
Women’s 50m Freestyle – Final
Gold: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 23.69
Silver: Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED), 23.85
Bronze: Simone Manuel (Sugar Land, Texas/Stanford Swimming), 23.97
Race Notes:
Quotes:
Manuel: “I’m really happy with the meet, and my performance. It’s a little different than last summer because you have two extra relays that you have to swim … so it gives you a couple more swims but I was really happy to get best times and perform well for Team USA.”
Manuel (on being a role model): “I definitely accept being a role model for minorities in this sport, but hopefully for all swimmers and all people that just want to live out their dreams. It’s a little bit of pressure, but it’s fun.”
Men’s 50m Backstroke – Final
Gold: Camille Lacourt (FRA), 24.35
Silver: Junya Koga (JPN), 24.51
Bronze: Matt Grevers (Lake Forest, Ill./Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics), 24.56
6. Justin Ress (Cary, N.C./Wolfpack Elite), 24.77
Race Notes:
Quotes:
Grevers: “The older you get… you can’t do as many yards as you used to, but in the 50 you don’t need to put in the yards. You just need to focus and put in the power. I love the 50s at world championships, and I wish I did see them at the Olympics for that reason, just to keep people in the sport longer… so I could stay in the sport longer, selfishly, but it’s really cool that you can get the older crowd.”
Women’s 400 Individual Medley – Final
Gold: Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 4:29.33
Silver: Mireia Belmonte (ESP), 4:32.17
Bronze: Sydney Pickrem (CAN), 4:32.88
6. Leah Smith (Pittsburgh, Pa./Cavalier Swimming), 4:36.09
7. Elizabeth Beisel (Saunderstown, R.I./Bluefish Swim Club), 4:37.63
Race Notes:
Men’s 1500m Freestyle – Final
Gold: Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA), 14:35.85
Silver: Mykhailo Romanchuk (UKR), 14:37.14
Bronze: Mack Horton (AUS), 14:47.70
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