2009 Duel in the Pool

2009 British Gas Duel in the Pool
Host city Manchester, United Kingdom
Date(s) 1819 December 2009
Venue(s) Manchester Aquatics Centre
Teams E-Stars
United States
Athletes participating 70
Events 30

The 2009 Duel in the Pool was a swimming competition between a team from the United States and a combined British, German and Italian "E-Stars" team held on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 December 2009 at the Manchester Aquatics Centre, United Kingdom. The naming rights are held by Mutual of Omaha and British Gas in the United States and Europe respectively the event was therefore promoted as the 2009 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool and 2009 British Gas Duel in the Pool.

The duel was won by the United States with a final score of 18578, with eight short course world records broken all by the USA team.

Background

In March 2009 it was announced that British Swimming were looking at proposals to host a Duel in the Pool style meet between the USA and a combined European team in Manchester, dubbed the Ryder Cup of swimming.[1] On 21 October 2009, it was announced that a Duel in the Pool will take place between a "European select team" and the USA in Manchester on 18 and 19 December 2009. This event will include the first competitive performance by Michael Phelps in Britain.[2]

Teams

E-Stars

The E-Stars team was announced on 25 November following a delay in confirming availability of some of the originally selected swimmers.[3] It was originally intended that the European team would include 12 swimmers from each of the three participating nations,[4] however the team list included fourteen each from Great Britain and Italy, with just eight from Germany.

Middle-distance freestyle swimmers Joanne Jackson (GBR) and Federica Pellegrini (ITA) were originally included on the team list, however their withdrawals were announced on 4 December Jackson due to recovering from a lung infection, and Pellegrini due to a clash with an awards dinner in Italy.[5] Jackson's position in the team was filled by Jazmin Carlin (GBR). German Steffen Deibler was present on the original team list, however he withdrew from the event due to illness on 14 December[6] and was replaced by Marco Orsi of Italy. Alessia Filippi (ITA) also withdrew due to illness on this date.[6] Keri-Anne Payne (GBR) was drafted into the team as a replacement for Filippi just a few days prior to the start of the competition. The final team list consisted of 13 Italian, 7 German and 15 British members.

Men

Women

United States

USA Swimming announced their team list on 28 October.[7] Ryan Lochte pulled out of the team on 11 December due to injury.[8]

Men

Women

Format

The competition followed the format of previous Duel in the Pool events, and were held in a short course (25 m) pool. Up to three swimmers from each team competed in each of the twenty-six individual events thirteen each for men and women. Points were awarded to the top 3 finishers in each individual event five points for the gold medal finisher, three for silver and one for bronze. Swimmers in fourth to sixth position were awarded no points. The winning team in each of the relay events were awarded seven points, with none for the losing team. In the event of a tie, a mixed 4×50 m medley relay would have been held with a single decisive point to the winner.[9]

Gold medallists in each event received a prize of 1,000 US Dollars, with world record swims receiving a bonus of 15,000 US Dollars.[4]

Events were swum in the following order, with women followed by men in each event.

Day 1 (18 December)
  • 400 m medley relay
  • 400 m individual medley
  • 100 m freestyle
  • 200 m backstroke
  • 200 m breaststroke
  • 100 m butterfly
  • 400 m freestyle

Day 2 (19 December)
  • 800 m freestyle
  • 200 m freestyle
  • 100 m backstroke
  • 100 m breaststroke
  • 200 m butterfly
  • 50 m freestyle
  • 200 m individual medley
  • 400 m freestyle relay

Venue

Following Manchester's successful hosting of the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) at the Manchester Evening News Arena, the Manchester Aquatics Centre (which was the training and warm up venue for the 2008 championships) was chosen to host the 2009 Duel in the Pool. The venue was also that used for the aquatic sports at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

The main pool was used for the 2009 Duel in the Pool it was converted to the short course (25 m) format with temporary seating for 3000 positioned atop of the moveable floor sections of the diving pool and Oxford Road end of the main pool.

Results

The results for each event are shown below.[10] World (WR), European (ER) and United States national (AM) records are indicated in the notes column as per the official results sheets,[10] whilst British (BR), Italian (IR) and German (GR) national records are individually referenced where the time was not also a world or European record.

Following a ruling by USA Swimming that national records set after 1 October 2009 would have to conform to the 2010 FINA swimwear regulations, the United States national records reported in the official results and the media are unlikely to be ratified as such[11] and hence the notations displayed in the results below are bracketed. This decision results in the situation where a number of American swimmers hold world records faster than the national record.

4×100 m medley relay

Women
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1  United States
Margaret Hoelzer (57.47)
Jessica Hardy (1:03.58)
Dana Vollmer (54.37)
Amanda Weir (52.55)
3:47.97 7 WR, (AM)
2 E-Stars
Gemma Spofforth (57.17)
Caroline Ruhnau (1:04.84)
Ilaria Bianchi (57.72)
Daniela Samulski ()
DSQ

Men
Rank Team Time Points Notes
1  United States
Nick Thoman (48.94 WR, (AM))
Mark Gangloff (57.03)
Michael Phelps (49.93)
Nathan Adrian (44.81)
3:20.71 7 WR, (AM)
2 E-Stars
Liam Tancock (51.46)
Fabio Scozzoli (57.75)
Michael Rock (49.33)
Christian Galenda (46.13)
3:24.67

400 m individual medley

Women
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Julia Smit 4:21.04 5 WR, (AM)
2 United States Dagny Knutson 4:24.31 3
3 United Kingdom Hannah Miley 4:24.51 1 ER, BR
4 United States Katie Hoff 4:28.32
5 Italy Francesca Segat 4:29.55
United Kingdom Keri-Anne Payne 4:29.55

Men
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Tyler Clary 4:02.02 5 (AM)
2 United States Jack Brown 4:03.57 3
3 United States Alex Vanderkaay 4:05.22 1
4 United Kingdom Thomas Haffield 4:05.78
5 Italy Luca Marin 4:07.31

100 m freestyle

Women
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United Kingdom Francesca Halsall 51.54 5
2 United States Dana Vollmer 52.16 3 (AM)
3 Germany Daniela Schreiber 52.73 1
4 United States Missy Franklin 53.02
5 United States Amanda Weir 54.00
6 United Kingdom Caitlin McClatchey 55.60

Men
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Nathan Adrian 45.42 5 (AM)
2 Italy Marco Orsi 46.59 3
3 United States Michael Phelps 46.99 1
4 Italy Christian Galenda 47.21
5 Italy Filippo Magnini 47.40
6 United States Garrett Weber-Gale 47.69

200 m backstroke

Women
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United Kingdom Elizabeth Simmonds 2:00.91 5 ER, BR
2 United States Margaret Hoelzer 2:02.72 3 (AM)
3 United States Elizabeth Pelton 2:02.78 1
4 United States Elizabeth Beisel 2:04.69
5 United Kingdom Gemma Spofforth 2:04.95

Men
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Matt Grevers 1:48.74 5
2 United States Nick Thoman 1:50.05 3
3 United States Aaron Peirsol 1:51.08 1
4 United Kingdom Christopher Walker-Hebborn 1:52.51
5 United Kingdom James Goddard 1:53.43

200 m breaststroke

Women
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Rebecca Soni 2:14.57 5 WR, (AM)
2 United States Katy Freeman 2:17.50 3
3 United States Ariana Kukors 2:23.03 1
4 Germany Carol Ruhnau 2:23.05
5 Italy Ilaria Scarcella 2:24.50
6 Italy Chiara Boggiatto 2:25.11

Men
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Mike Alexandrov 2:03.72 5
2 Italy Edoardo Giorgetti 2:03.80 3 IR
3 United States Sean Mahoney 2:04.28 1
4 Germany Marco Koch 2:06.94
5 United States Mark Gangloff 2:11.48
6 Italy Fabio Scozzoli 2:11.75

100 m butterfly

Women
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United Kingdom Francesca Halsall 55.71 5 BR[12]
2 United States Christine Magnuson 55.81 3 (AM)
3 United States Dana Vollmer 56.00 1
4 United States Mary Mohler 57.24
5 Germany Annika Mehlhorn 58.51
6 Italy Ilaria Bianchi 59.03

Men
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Michael Phelps 50.46 5
2 Germany Benjamin Starke 50.51 3
3 United Kingdom Michael Rock 50.61 1
4 United States Tyler McGill 50.62
5 Italy Joseph Davide Natullo 50.99 IR
6 United States Aaron Peirsol 52.34

400 m freestyle

Women
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Allison Schmitt 3:55.89 5 (AM)
2 United Kingdom Rebecca Adlington 3:59.04 3
3 United States Dagny Knutson 4:01.21 1
4 United Kingdom Jazmin Carlin 4:02.56
5 United States Katie Hoff 4:04.61

Men
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Peter Vanderkaay 3:35.54 5
2 Italy Federico Colbertaldo 3:38.54 3
3 United States Michael Klueh 3:39.94 1
4 United States Chad LaTourette 3:40.66
5 United Kingdom Robert Renwick 3:40.88
6 United Kingdom David Davies 3:47.64

After day 1 of the Duel, USA were leading the E-Stars 8933.

800 m freestyle

Women
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United Kingdom Rebecca Adlington 8:10.59 5
2 United Kingdom Keri-Anne Payne 8:17.61 3
3 United States Amber McDermott 8:21.82 1
4 United Kingdom Jazmin Carlin 8:21.90

Men
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 Italy Federico Colbertaldo 7:31.18 5 ER, IR
2 United States Chad LaTourette 7:33.94 3 (AM)
3 United Kingdom David Davies 7:36.47 1 BR[13]
United States Michael Klueh 7:36.47

200 m freestyle

Women
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Allison Schmitt 1:51.67 5 (AM)
2 United States Dagny Knutson 1:53.59 3
3 United Kingdom Francesca Halsall 1:53.79 1 BR[14]
4 United States Dana Vollmer 1:53.91
5 United Kingdom Caitlin McClatchey 1:56.91

Men
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Peter Vanderkaay 1:42.17 5 (AM)
2 Germany Benjamin Starke 1:42.86 3
3 United States Michael Phelps 1:43.08 1
4 Italy Filippo Magnini 1:43.97
5 United Kingdom Robert Renwick 1:44.02

100 m backstroke

Women
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United Kingdom Elizabeth Simmonds 56.69 5 BR[15]
2 United States Margaret Hoelzer 57.35 3
3 United Kingdom Gemma Spofforth 57.62 1
4 United States Elizabeth Pelton 58.41
5 United States Hayley McGregory 58.54

Men
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Matt Grevers 49.32 5
2 United States Aaron Peirsol 51.25 3
3 United Kingdom Liam Tancock 51.40 1
4 United Kingdom Christopher Walker-Hebborn 51.61
5 United States Nick Thoman DSQ

100 m breaststroke

Women
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Rebecca Soni 1:02.70 5 WR, (AM)
2 United States Jessica Hardy 1:04.71 3
3 United States Katy Freeman 1:05.13 1
4 Germany Caroline Ruhnau 1:06.09
5 Italy Chiara Boggiatto 1:06.56
6 Italy Ilaria Scarcella 1:07.13

Men
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Mike Alexandrov 57:16 5 (AM)
2 Italy Fabio Scozzoli 57:47 3
3 United States Kevin Swander 57:64 1
4 Germany Hendrik Feldwehr 57:68
5 United States Mark Gangloff 58:18
6 Germany Marko Koch 58:82

200 m butterfly

Women
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Mary Mohler 2:04.78 5
2 United States Dana Vollmer 2:05.34 3
3 Italy Francesca Segat 2:05.53 1
4 Germany Annika Mehlhorn 2:07.06
5 United States Elizabeth Beisel 2:07.39
6 Italy Caterina Giacchetti 2:07.59

Men
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United Kingdom Michael Rock 1:51.46 5
2 United States Michael Phelps 1:52.86 3
3 United States Tyler McGill 1:53.17 1
4 United States Tyler Clary 1:53.86
5 Italy Joseph Davide Natullo 1:57.25

50 m freestyle

Women
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United Kingdom Francesca Halsall 23.44 5 BR[14]
2 United States Jessica Hardy 24.04 3
3 United States Christine Magnuson 24.05 1
4 United States Amanda Weir 24.30
5 Germany Daniela Schreiber 24.68

Men
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Nathan Adrian 20.71 5 (AM)
2 United States Matt Grevers 20.93 3
3 Italy Marco Orsi 21.12 1
4 United States Garrett Weber-Gale 21.71

200 m individual medley

Women
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United States Julia Smit 2:04.60 5 WR, (AM)
2 United States Ariana Kukors 2:07.87 3
3 United States Katie Hoff 2:08.37 1
4 United Kingdom Hannah Miley 2:08.69
5 Italy Francesca Segat 2:10.14

Men
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1 United Kingdom James Goddard 1:52.62 5 BR[15]
2 United States Jack Brown 1:54.43 3
3 United States Tyler Clary 1:54.82 1
4 United States Alex Vanderkaay 1:55.18
5 Italy Fabio Scozzoli 1:57.91

4×100 m freestyle relay

Women
Rank Name Time Points Notes
1  United States
Missy Franklin (52.78)
Christine Magnuson (51.82)
Amanda Weir (53.31)
Dana Vollmer (50.98)
3:28.89 7 (AM)
2 E-Stars
Francesca Halsall (51.58)
Daniela Schreiber (52.24)
Daniela Samulski (52.34)
Elizabeth Simmonds (53.74)
3:29.90

Men
Rank Team Time Points Notes
1  United States
Nathan Adrian (45.08)
Matt Grevers (44.68)
Garrett Weber-Gale (47.43)
Michael Phelps (46.11)
3:03.30 7 WR, (AM)
2 E-Stars
Christian Galenda (46.67)
Marco Orsi (45.95)
Benjamin Starke (45.81)
Filippo Magnini (46.52)
3:04.95

Final points tally

Rank Team Men Women Total
1  United States 95 90 185
2 E-Stars 41 37 78

Legend: WR World record; ER World record; AM United States record; BR British record; GR German record; IR Italian record; DSQ Disqualified

Broadcast

In the United Kingdom the event was broadcast live on the BBC's channels and via its website. Friday's session was on BBC Three, and Saturday's on BBC One.[16]

NBC broadcast highlights of the event on 27 December in the United States.[4]

See also

References

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  2. "Olympic star Michael Phelps set for British debut in December". London: The Guardian. 2009-10-21. Archived from the original on 30 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  3. "Adlington to lead European team". BBC Sport. 2009-11-25. Archived from the original on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  4. 1 2 3 "American Swimming Stars to Take On European Select Team at the 2009 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool" (PDF). USA Swimming. 2009-10-21. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  5. Lord, Craig (2009-12-04). "Jackson And Pellegrini Out Of Duel". SwimNews.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  6. 1 2 "Deibler and Filippi Withdraw From Duel In The Pool". British Swimming. 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
  7. "US Big Guns Line Up For Euro Select Duel". SwimNews.com. 2009-10-28. Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  8. Lord, Craig (2009-12-11). "Injured Lochte Out Of Duel In The Pool". SwimNews.com. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  9. "Duel in the Pool: Results". Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  10. 1 2 "Duel in the Pool 2009 (Manchester): Full Results Book" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
  11. "American Records Set in Suits Legally Worn Will Not Count as American Records". Swimming World Magazine. 2009-12-19. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
  12. Scott, George (2009-12-18). "Live Blog: Text Commentary from day one of Duel in the Pool in Manchester". More Than The Games. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
  13. Bangs, Ryan (2009-12-23). "Davies insists he could quit the pool after Commonwealths". More Than The Games. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
  14. 1 2 "Duel in the Pool: Flash! Three World Records Fall on Second Day; Team USA Wins". Swimming World Magazine. 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
  15. 1 2 "Rock steals the show while Team USA takes victory". British Swimming. 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
  16. "Swimming on the BBC". BBC Sport. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-11-25.

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