![]() ![]() History of development (improvement over career prior to college) Potential to build loyalty to the Rider University Swimming & Diving TeamĬurrent Speed (ability to contribute in the conference / Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference ) Understanding of obligation to represent program in accordance with team values (representing Rider University swimmers/divers past, present and future, team, coaches and family with all decisions made as a Rider University student-athlete) Willingness to learn - open minded to coachingĬommitment to academic achievement - goal-oriented in the classroom Understanding of sacrifices required to balance academic workload and athletic workload The top three finishers in each relay automatically qualified for next summer’s Paris Olympics.RECRUITABLE CHARACTERISTICS - RIDER UNIVERSITY SWIMMING & DIVINGĬharacter as it relates to attitude toward mutual respect - athlete to coach, athlete to team mate, athlete to faculty member, athlete to student community, etc.Ībility to handle mistakes and failure - MISTAKES.admit it, learn from it, don't repeat it.see FAILURE as unavoidable and as "information", a blueprint to success The United States took second in 3:31.93, while China rounded out the podium with 3:32.40. In the 4×100 women’s freestyle relay, Australia set a world record of 3:27.96 in a dominating win. In the 4×100 men’s freestyle relay, Australia took the gold in 3:10.16, with Italy earning the silver (3:10.49) and the United States the bronze (3:10.81). In other medal races on the first day in Japan, Sam Short of Australia won the men’s 400 in 3:40.68 with silver for Ahmed Hafnaoui of Tunisia (3:40.70) and bronze for Lukas Martens of Germany (3:42.20). He assumed the lead 40 meters in and steamed home the rest of the way.Īmerican Carson Foster (4:06.56) picked up the silver, while Daiya Seto of Japan (4:09.41) collected the bronze. Unlike the 400, Marchand’s race was never in doubt. “It’s not perfect and I can get better and I have one year to improve.” “I think I can handle the pressure pretty well right now,” Marchand said. Marchand said he’s prepared for the pressure of next year’s Paris Olympics where he is sure to be the face of the French Games. Marchand is coached at Arizona State University by Bob Bowman, who is also the head coach of the American team at the worlds and also coached Phelps. “He (Phelps) was very impressed by the time,” Marchand said. He said Phelps offered a tip, which was to finish his freestyle leg faster. Phelps, in Japan to comment for television, presented the gold medal to Marchand. Marchand then added: “The best is yet to come.” “That was one of the most painful things. “That was insane,” Marchand said after the race, obliterating Phelps’ record by more than a second. The 400 IM record was the last individual mark held by Phelps. Marchand won the 400 IM in 4:02.50 breaking the previous mark of 4:03.84 set by American Michael Phelps in 2008. The race by the three superstar women overshadowed the world-record performance of rising French star Leon Marchand. She entered these worlds with 32 gold or silver medals in the Olympics and worlds. She finished fifth in the 200 meters at the delayed Tokyo Olympics, her only other sub-gold or silver performance. Ledecky has almost never gone home from a race in the world championships or Olympics with less than a gold or silver medal. ![]() It’s been a very fast year of swimming and it was predictable that it will be a really fast field.” “Once a couple of people do something more people start doing it. “I think you could see a world record coming,” she said. Ledecky, one of the greatest freestylers in history, sounded content with her race and now looks to the 800 and 1,500 where she is almost unbeatable. Despite it falling on the first day, the race was seen by many as the most compelling matchup of the eight-day championships in southwestern Japan with 22-year-old Titmus and 26-year-old Ledecky both having held the world record before McIntosh. ![]()
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