Zane Grothe Uncorks 14:18.25, Demolishes 1650 Free American Record

Zane Grothe Uncorks 14:18.25, Demolishes 1650 Free American Record

Results and highlights from day four finals at the 2017 USA Swimming Winter Nationals in Columbus, Ohio.

Dec 2, 2017 by Maclin Simpson
Zane Grothe Uncorks 14:18.25, Demolishes 1650 Free American Record

Holy moly. Zane Grothe is ON FIRE this weekend in Columbus. On Thursday night he became the first man ever under the 4:08 barrier in the 500 free with a monster 4:07.25 -- demolishing all records. Saturday night, Grothe unleashed a 14:18.25 in the 1650 -- crushing the fastest performance of all time by over four seconds and becoming the first man ever under the 14:20 barrier.

2017 USA Swimming Winter Nationals

November 29 - December 2

Columbus, Ohio

Short Course Yards (SCY)

LIVE RESULTS

Men 1650 Freestyle

COMPLETE RESULTS

  • U.S. Open: 14:22.41 -- Clark Smith (Texas), 2017 14:18.25 -- Zane Grothe
  • American: 14:22.41 -- Clark Smith (Texas), 2017 14:18.25 -- Zane Grothe
  1. Zane Grothe -- 14:18.25 (U.S. Open, American Record)
  2. Mitch D'Arrigo -- 14:43.87
  3. Marcelo Acosta -- 14:54.95
  4. Christopher Bready -- 14:56.62
  5. Jack Collins -- 14:56.95
  6. Theodore Smith -- 15:02.21
  7. Graham Barrett -- 15:06.16
  8. Nick Hogsed -- 15:06.65

Check out these splits:

  • 500 -- 4:17.41
  • 1000 -- 8:40.47 (4:23.06)
  • 1500 -- 13:02.09 (4:21.62)
  • 1650 -- 14:18.25

By comparison, when Clark Smith set the previous record:

  • 500 -- 4:20.79
  • 1000 -- 8:45.05 (4:24.26)
  • 1500 -- 13:07.58 (4:22.53)
  • 1650 --  14:22.41