Kalisz completes the double medley as the US Swimming Championships come to an end



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The double world champion Chase Kalisz won Sunday the 200m IM in 1min 55.73sec Sunday to mark the US swimming championships with a second title IM.

Kalisz climbed to the top of the world rankings in 2018 The Pacific Championships starting in Tokyo on August 9th.

"It was really my best race of the competition," said Kalisz, disappointed with his victory over the IM 400m two days earlier. "I honestly did not think I was going to 1:55."

Abrahm DeVine was second in 1: 57.41 while Gunnar Bentz and Andrew Seliskar were third in 1: 58.23 .

Kalisz, the Olympic champion of 2016 silver medalist in the IM 400m, swept the medley at the World Championships in Budapest last year

He said that he was looking forward to the Pan Pacs, where his 200m competition could include the Japanese Kosuke Hagino and Daiya Seto and the Chinese Wang Shun.

The Pan Pacs are the biggest international meeting for American swimmers this year, and another qualifier for the World Championships in South Korea next year.

Simone Manuel, Olympic gold medalist in the 100m, won the 50m sprint in 24.10sec, breaking the record of the US Open wet by Australian Cate Campbell in 2008. [19659009"I'mhappyaboutthat"saidManuelwhohasledalltheway

Fr. Weitzeil was second in 24.63 and Margo Geer third in 24.79.

Nineteen-year-old Michael Andrew sprinted to his fourth title of the week in the men's 50-m freestyle, ahead of a world champion and Olympic champion with a time of 21.49 seconds

Caeleb Dressel, who won the 50 m freestyle in Budapest as part of a world championship of seven gold medals Nathan Adrian, gold medalist in the 100m of the 2012 Olympic Games, was third in 21.85.

Kathleen Baker, who was still very excited about breaking the 100m backstroke world record on Thursday, came out to win the 200m individual medley in a record time of 2min 08.32.

This was a record of the US Open for the 21-year-old, who sliced ​​three seconds of her best result in an event that took the back seat in her international competition.

"I only slept like four and a half hours last night because I was so excited," Baker said. "When you meet such a beautiful encounter, it only helps you gain confidence."

Melanie Margalis was second in 2: 09.43 and Ella Eastin was third in 2: 10.84.

With world record holder Katie Ledecky, Ashley Twichell won the women's 1,500 freestyle clocking 15: 55.68. Ally McHugh was second in 16: 02.56 and Erica Sullivan third in 16: 02.88.

Zane Grothe won the men's 800m freestyle in a US Open record of 7: 44.57 – the first time he swam under the 7:50 mark

Jordan Wilimovsky finished second in 7: 47.51 and Robert Finke third in 7: 51.45.

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