“I don’t think we necessarily saw the performance in the 800 going the way that it went,” Meehan said. “But we certainly saw it coming in the mile. “Distance swimming within the U.S. has been relatively weak the past five years,” Finke said. “I hope a lot of younger kids get inspired and come up here and kick some butt, too.”After his victory on Sunday, Finke said it had felt hard in the opening laps of the race to stay with the lead pack. But once he saw that he was indeed able to keep up with the leaders, Germany’s Florian Wellbrock and Mykhailo Romanchuk of Ukraine, he began to build some confidence.

Source: New York Times August 01, 2021 06:45 UTC