By Nick Pecoraro on SwimSwam
2021 LONGHORN ELITE INVITE
- May 20-23, 2021
- Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center
- Austin, TX
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Packet
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results**
- Start Times (US CT): Prelims 10AM, Finals 5:30PM
- Wave I & II Trials Cuts
During the first prelims session of the 2021 Longhorn Elite Invite in Austin, 19-year-old Carson Foster crushed a monster lifetime best in the 400-meter IM, touching the wall at 4:11.56. Foster now passes Chase Kalisz‘s top US time of 4:13.64 this season and sky-rockets to No. 4 in the 2020-2021 world rankings before tonight’s finals session, which is set to being at 5:30 pm CST.
2020-2021 LCM Men 400 IM
Seto
4:09.02
| 2 | Lewis Clareburt | NZL | 4:09.87 | 04/05 |
| 3 | Ilya Borodin | RUS | 4:11.17 | 04/03 |
| 4 | Carson Foster | USA | 4:11.56 | 05/20 |
| 5 | Wang Shun | CHN | 4:11.85 | 01/03 |
Foster’s time also bumped him from No. 18 to No. 8 on the all-time US performers list, passing the likes of 2019 national champion Bobby Finke (4:13.15), Olympian Josh Prenot (4:13.15), 2019 WUGs champion Sean Grieshop (4:12.72), 2000 Olympian Tom Dolan (4:11.76) and Olympian Gunnar Bentz (4:11.66). Foster now sits a tenth behind Charlie Swanson‘s 4:11.46, which he swam en route winning the 2019 Pan American route. Kalisz and Litherland rank No. 3 and No. 5 respectively on the list behind ’08/’12 Olympic representatives Ryan Lochte (4:05.18) and Michael Phelps (4:03.84 WR).
Foster is now the No. 2 seed on the tentative Wave II psych sheets, only behind Litherland’s 4:09.22 runner-up swim from the 2019 World Championships.
All-Time U.S. Performers List: Men’s 400 IM LCM
- Michael Phelps, 4:03.84 — 2008 Olympics
- Ryan Lochte, 4:05.18 — 2012 Olympics
- Chase Kalisz, 4:05.90 — 2017 Worlds
- Tyler Clary, 4:06.96 — 2009 U.S. Nationals
- Jay Litherland, 4:09.22 — 2019 Worlds
- Erik Vendt, 4:11.27 — 2002 U.S. Nationals
- Charlie Swanson, 4:11.46 — 2019 Pan Ams
- Carson Foster, 4:11.56 — 2021 Longhorn Elite Invite**
- Gunnar Bentz, 4:11.66 — 2017 U.S. Nationals
- Tom Dolan, 4:11.76 — 2000 Olympics
Comparing Foster’s splits from his top three best performances, he has been able to consistently take out his 100 fly in 56s, yet made small improvements in all three remaining strokes which aided his 1.83s drop. In Austin this morning, Foster also swam his best 100 back/breast splits (1:03.61/1:12.68) in the same race and chopped a half second off his 100 free (58.97). At the 2021 Olympic Trials, Foster will need to be on the lookout for Chase Kalisz‘s 1:08-capable breast split and Jay Litherland‘s 56-capable closing 100 free.
| 2021 Longhorn Elite (prelims) | 2019 U.S. Nationals | 2021 TXLA Kick-Off | |
| 1st 50 FL | N/A | 26.40 | 26.77 |
| 2nd 50 FL | N/A (56.30) | 30.20 (56.60) | 30.17 (56.94) |
| 1st 50 BK | 32.08 | 32.83 | 32.40 |
| 2nd 50 BK | 31.53 (1:03.61) | 31.60 (1:04.43) | 31.49 (1:03.89) |
| 1st 50 BR | 36.15 | 36.29 | 36.80 |
| 2nd 50 BR | 36.53 (1:12.68) | 36.65 (1:12.94) | 36.74 (1:13.54) |
| 1st 50 FR | 30.03 | 30.18 | 30.55 |
| 2nd 50 FR | 28.94 (58.97) | 29.24 (59.42) | 28.87 (59.42) |
| Total Time | 4:11.56 | 4:13.39 | 4:13.79 |
Read the full story on SwimSwam: WATCH: Carson Foster Crushes 400 IM PB of 4:11.56 During Longhorn Prelims