World Champ Trials – Day 4 Final LiveBlog

4:48:58 PM: Action is about to get underway! Looks like another exciting session!

4:57:29 PM: Doing a few awards ceremonies before the 1st event: men’s 100 Free!

5:06:15 PM: Men’s 100 Free B final is a scorcher! Cesar Cielo takes the win in 47.69, just off the US Open record.

5:07:41 PM: Time for the A final! Should be another good heat!

5:09:46 PM: Ryan Lochte scratched, allowing Matt Grevers to race in the championship final

5:11:24 PM: Close race win Grevers ahead at 50, but Nathan Adrian takes the win in 48 flat

5:14:02 PM: Dave Walters takes the second spot in 48.17. Matt Grevers finished 4th, securing a spot on the team for the 400 Free Relay.

5:18:54 PM: Nathan Adrian’s mother as he receives his 1st place award! http://yfrog.com/0tskpvj

5:30:13 PM: Felicia Lee took second in the women’s 200 Fly B final with a best time of 2:10.56. Leah Gingrich won in 2:10.42

5:35:23 PM: Kathleen Hersey (2:06.44) dueled Elaine Breeden (2:07.40) for most of the race before Mary DeScenza (2:07.13) made a late charge.

5:36:40 PM: Hersey and DeScenza will represent Team USA in Rome. What a race!

5:49:36 PM: Ready for the men’s 200 IM championship final!

5:56:15 PM: Ryan Lochte tool a rum at the 200 IM world record and nearly got it. Winning in a meet record 1:54.56.

6:00:04 PM: Tyler Clary took second in 1:56.00, followed by Eric Shanteau’s 1:57.25.

6:05:16 PM: Eric Shanteau took second in 1:56 flat with Tyler Clary grabbing 3rd in1:57.25

6:06:28 PM: Lochte finally busted out his grillz for a domestic meet. Lookin fly and blinged out on the awards stand!

6:07:44 PM: Last individual event of the session: women’s 200 Back

6:21:48 PM: Elizabeth Beisel made a late charge to win the women’s 200 Back in 2:08.80. Liz Pelton hit in 2:09.19, which gives her a 3rd event in Rome!