2024 BSS Final Sprint for Indy
- June seventh -Eighth, 2023
- Jacksonville, FL
- Uible Pool
- LCM (50m)
- Outcomes
- On Meet Cell: “Tyr Dash to Indy”
“If, at first, you don’t succeed…”
Taking that to coronary heart, Bolles Faculty Sharks swimmer Landon Kyser tried and tried once more. Kyser, who will likely be heading to Madison, Wisconsin, to symbolize the Badgers this fall, will first make a pit cease in Indianapolis for the Olympic Trials as he efficiently hit the minimize time on his 100 again of the meet. Chasing a 55.69 Olympic Trials entry time, Kyser was 55.73 within the particular person occasion on Friday and later time trialed, hitting the wall in 55.80. Taking the morning off and maybe realizing the 100 wasn’t the way in which to go, Kyser gave it a shot within the 200 again time trial on Saturday afternoon
Out in 26.72, the Wisconsin commit stored up the tempo, coming residence in 28.97 and hitting the 100 wall in 55.69, equalling the OT qualifying time. Nonetheless, because it was a 200, Kyser nonetheless needed to end the race, and in maybe one of many extra joyous (and painful) again half, he swam the final two 50s in 53.77 and 37.85, finally ending in 2:27.31.
Kyser’s enchancment curve within the 100 has been very steep, and at the beginning of the season, the trial minimize might have appeared too far. He positioned forty fourth on the US Open in a time of 57.27. Nonetheless, he minimize a large chunk out on the Professional Swim Collection – Knoxville meet, the place he was 56.69 in prelims and took third within the B closing in 56.06. He attended the meet in San Antonio and was 56.6 once more, however when he took the journey north to the Atlanta Traditional, he broke 56 for the primary time, swimming 55.70 in prelims and 55.80 in finals.
Kyser wasn’t the lone swimmer to qualify for the Olympic Trials on the meet. Nu Wave Swim Membership’s Enzo Solitario, a fellow Furutre Badger however within the class of 2029, managed to get below the 100-fly customary of 53.59 in Friday’s time trial. Earlier than this season, Solitario had a PB of 55.27 however blew it away on the Fort Lauderdale 18&Underneath Spring Cup, the place he went 54.42, putting second to solely Kaii Winkler.
Simply final weekend on the LA Tiger Aquatic Tristan Vessel Invite, Solitario hit new heights, swimming 53.71 to place his Olympic Trials possibilities in a lot closet sight. Quick ahead 5 days and Solitario continued his run of excellent type, dropping much more time. Out in 25.55, he closed in 27.82, managing to clip the usual by over two-tenths as he completed in a brand new private better of 53.37.
Already having skilled the fun of creating his Olympic Trials minimize final month on the Ocala Sectionals meet, TJ Frost earned a second swim in Indy. After time trialing the 400 IM (4:23.50) and dropping practically 10 seconds off his private finest from earlier than the meet, Frost, who swims for Loggerheads Aquatics, set his sights on the 400 free.
Coming into this weekend, Frost, a Better of the Relaxation swimmer in our lately re-ranked class of 2024 and who’s headed to Miami, Ohio, this fall, had a private finest of three:57.21 from his win in Ocala, earlier than which he had by no means damaged the four-minute barrier. Within the time trial session on Friday, Frost attacked the 400 free, taking the primary 100 out in 55.11 (in Ocala, he was 57.01) and stored up the tempo, hitting the midway mark in 59.56. Whereas he was out quick, Frost got here residence robust as nicely, splitting 1:00.12 and 1:00.16 to complete in 3:54.95, clearing the Olympic Trials customary of three:55.59.
| New Private Finest | Earlier Private Finest | |
| 100 | 55.11 | 57.01 |
| 200 | 1:54.67 (59.56) | 1:57.35 (1:00.34) |
| 300 | 2:54.79 (1:00.12) | 2:58.16 (1:00.81) |
| 400 | 3:54.95 (1:00.16) | 3:57.21 (59.05) |
