
Holy moly. Zane Grothe was ON FIRE at Winter Nationals in Columbus, Ohio, last week. 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. On 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.
Check out the race video in its entirety below plus results and splits analysis.
Men's 1650 Freestyle
COMPLETE RESULTS
- U.S. Open:
14:22.41 -- Clark Smith (Texas), 201714:18.25 -- Zane Grothe - American:
14:22.41 -- Clark Smith (Texas), 201714:18.25 -- Zane Grothe
- Zane Grothe -- 14:18.25 (U.S. Open, American Record)
- Mitch D'Arrigo -- 14:43.87
- Marcelo Acosta -- 14:54.95
- Christopher Bready -- 14:56.62
- Jack Collins -- 14:56.95
- Theodore Smith -- 15:02.21
- Graham Barrett -- 15:06.16
- 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