The 2011 Duel in the Pool was a swimming meet held December 16 and 17, 2011 at the Georgia Tech Aquatics Center in Atlanta. It was a short course (25m), dual meet between a team from the United States and a European All-Star team featuring swimmers from 18 nations. It was the sixth meet held under the Duel in the Pool name and the second between the United States and a European team.
The United States prevailed by 181.5 to 80.5 points.
Roster
United States The United States team featured 17 men and 18 women.
Men Mike Alexandrov Ricky Berens Tyler Clary Conor Dwyer Jimmy Feigen Mark Gangloff Matt Grevers Brendan Hansen Michael Klueh Ryan Lochte Tyler McGill Matt McLean Eric Shanteau Davis Tarwater Nick Thoman Peter Vanderkaay Garrett Weber-Gale
Women Amanda Beard Elizabeth Beisel Elaine Breeden Natalie Coughlin Missy Franklin Katy Freeman Jessica Hardy Kathleen Hersey Katie Hoff Dagny Knutson Elizabeth Pelton Julia Smit Rebecca Soni Ashley Steenvoorden Chloe Sutton Dana Vollmer Amanda Weir Kate Ziegler
European All-Stars The European team consisted of 22 men and 19 women.
Men
Women
Format All events were held in a short course pool (25 m). Up to four swimmers per team took part in each of the twenty-six individual events. Five points were given to the winner, three to the runner-up and one for the third-place finisher, while fourth, fifth and sixth place received no points. In relay events, the winning team was awarded seven points and the losing team none.
Events were held in the following order with women's events first and men's events afterwards:
Day 1 (16 December, evening session) 4 × 100 m medley relay 400 m individual medley 100 m freestyle 200 m backstroke 200 m breaststroke 100 m butterfly 400 m freestyle
Day 2 (17 December, afternoon session) 800 m freestyle 200 m freestyle 100 m backstroke 100 m breaststroke 200 m butterfly 50 m freestyle 200 m individual medley 4 × 100 m freestyle
Results Final points tally Rank Team Men Women Total 1 93.5 81 174.5 2 European All-Stars 30.5 50 80.5
Men 50 m freestyle Nick Brunelli United States 21.28 Vladimir Morozov European All-Stars 21.29 Matt Grevers United States 21.38100 m freestyle Ricky Berens United States 46.60 Garrett Weber-Gale United States 46.79 Vladimir Morozov European All-Stars 47.21200 m freestyle Ricky Berens United States 1:42.68 Matt McLean United States 1:44.26 Conor Dwyer United States 1:44.45400 m freestyle Michael Klueh United States 3:40.05 Conor Dwyer United States 3:40.66 Matt McLean United States 3:42.11800 m freestyle Pál Joensen European All-Stars 7:36.24 Michael Klueh United States 7:39.90NR Mads Glæsner European All-Stars 7:42.27100 m backstroke Matt Grevers United States 49.85 Nick Thoman United States 50.13 Ryan Lochte United States 50.65200 m backstroke Ryan Lochte United States 1:48.90 Radosław Kawęcki European All-Stars 1:50.12 Tyler Clary United States 1:51.22100 m breaststroke Brendan Hansen United States 57.47 Dániel Gyurta European All-Stars 57.62 Mike Alexandrov United States 57.81200 m breaststroke Brendan Hansen United States 2:03.62 Dániel Gyurta European All-Stars 2:03.64 Mike Alexandrov United States 2:05.08100 m butterfly Matt Grevers United States 50.54 Tyler McGill United States 50.56 Konrad Czerniak European All-StarsDavis Tarwater United States 50.70200 m butterfly László Cseh European All-Stars 1:51.18 Davis Tarwater United States 1:51.90NR Bence Biczó European All-Stars 1:55.26200 m IM Ryan Lochte United States 1:52.98 László Cseh European All-Stars 1:53.31 Markus Rogan European All-Stars 1:53.93400 m IM Ryan Lochte United States 3:59.52 Tyler Clary United States 4:00.35 László Cseh European All-Stars 4:02.914 × 100 m freestyle relay United StatesMatt Grevers (47.08)Garrett Weber-Gale (46.99)Nick Brunelli (47.01) Ricky Berens (46.14) 3:07.22 European All-StarsKonrad Czerniak (47.17)Adam Brown (46.85)Vladimir Morozov (46.56)Krisztián Takács (47.40) 3:07.98 None awarded 4 × 100 m medley relay United StatesNick Thoman (50.02) Brendan Hansen (56.59)Tyler McGill (50.68)Matt Grevers (46.26) 3:23.55 European All-StarsRadosław Kawęcki (50.36)Giedrius Titenis (58.28)Konrad Czerniak (50.34)Adam Brown (46.79) 3:25.77 None awarded
Legend: WR – World record; ER – European record; NR – National record;
Women 50 m freestyle Marleen Veldhuis European All-Stars 23.43 Ranomi Kromowidjojo European All-Stars 23.61 Fran Halsall European All-Stars 23.73100 m freestyle Ranomi Kromowidjojo European All-Stars 51.87 Fran Halsall European All-Stars 51.95 Natalie Coughlin United States 52.40200 m freestyle Missy Franklin United States 1:53.19 Dana Vollmer United States 1:53.92 Katie Hoff United States 1:54.24400 m freestyle Chloe Sutton United States 3:58.07 Katie Hoff United States 3:58.21 Lotte Friis European All-Stars 4:00.88800 m freestyle Lotte Friis European All-Stars 8:04.77 Chloe Sutton United States 8:14.29 Gráinne Murphy European All-Stars 8:18.03100 m backstroke Lizzie Simmonds European All-Stars 56.82 Natalie Coughlin United States 56.92 Missy Franklin United States 57.49200 m backstroke Missy Franklin United States 2:00.14 Lizzie Simmonds European All-Stars 2:00.83ER Elizabeth Pelton United States 2:02.16100 m breaststroke Jessica Hardy United States 1:03.33NR Rebecca Soni United States 1:04.53 Rikke Møller Pedersen European All-Stars 1:05.50200 m breaststroke Rebecca Soni United States 2:17.69 Amanda Beard United States 2:19.72 Caitlin Leverenz United States 2:19.84100 m butterfly Natalie Coughlin United States 56.23 Jeanette Ottesen European All-Stars 56.24 Dana Vollmer United States 56.27200 m butterfly Kathleen Hersey United States 2:03.49NR Elaine Breeden United States 2:04.98 Martina Granström European All-Stars 2:06.08200 m IM Caitlin Leverenz United States 2:04.91NR Elizabeth Pelton United States 2:07.27 Katinka Hosszú European All-Stars 2:07.64400 m IM Katinka Hosszú European All-Stars 4:24.37 Caitlin Leverenz United States 4:24.62NR Elizabeth Beisel United States 4:26.484 × 100 m freestyle relay European All-StarsJeanette Ottesen (52.39)Fran Halsall (51.57)Aliaksandra Herasimenia (52.21)Ranomi Kromowidjojo (51.36) 3:27.53 United StatesNatalie Coughlin (52.59)Jessica Hardy (52.32)Dana Vollmer (52.19)Missy Franklin (51.36) 3:28.46NR None awarded 4 × 100 m medley relay United StatesNatalie Coughlin (55.97) NRRebecca Soni (1:02.91)Dana Vollmer (55.36)Missy Franklin (51.32) 3:45.56 WR European All-StarsDaryna Zevina (56.71)Rikke Møller Pedersen (1:05.31)Jeanette Ottesen (56.17)Marleen Veldhuis (52.85) 3:51.04 None awarded
Legend: WR – World record; ER – European record; NR – National record;
Notes Ratified as an American record by USA Swimming, but was not the fastest time by an American swimmer. USA Swimming’s ban on high-technology swimwear was enforced two months before FINA's, so while American swimmers remained eligible to wear the suits in international competition between 1 October and 31 December 2009, performances in that period were not ratified as American records. The official results do not reflect this distinction.
References General 2011 Duel in the Pool Full Results 17 December 2011
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