Dana Vollmer - 1st in the 50m fly
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (USA Swimming) – Rebecca Soni (Plainsboro, N.J.) and Dana Vollmer (Granbury, Texas) collected their second gold medals of the meet during the third night of the Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix. Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) picked up his second medal of the meet with a silver in the 200m fly.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (USA Swimming) – Dana Vollmer (Granbury, Texas), Rebecca Soni (Plainsboro, N.J.) and Jessica Hardy (Long Beach, Calif.) each earned a gold and silver medal on the second night of action at the Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix. Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) collected a silver medal in the 200m free.
Attending the Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix is like diving into the rabbit hole of awesome swimming: Everywhere you turn, there’s another aquatic superstar. Because it’s in an intimate venue, the Charlotte UltraSwim will have the most National Teamers per square inch of deck space of any meet this year. That, combined with hospitality offerings like sweet iced tea, pulled pork sandwiches and unique vendor stands, makes this Grand Prix – in the words of Tina Turner — “simply the best.”
But there’s more on the line than southern hospitality and meet-and-greet opportunities: Officially, six weeks remain before the 2012 Olympic Trials. For many swimmers, this weekend’s UltraSwim provides the final opportunity to race, tweak strategy, fine-tune strokes and gauge progress. It’s one of the final litmus tests before The Big Show. Which means more pressure, better racing, and fiercer competition…
As always, here are Five Things To Watch:
INDIANAPOLIS (USA Swimming) – Olympian and U.S. National Teamer Nathan Adrian won his second event and set his second meet record of the week Friday at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, edging George Bovell by the slimmest of margins in the men’s 50m freestyle, 21.88 to 21.89.
INDIANAPOLIS (USA Swimming) – Dana Vollmer won two events and set three meet records Thursday at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, taking first in both the women’s 100m freestyle and100m butterfly.
