Day One of Charlotte UltraSwim: Cullen Jones nabs 50m freestyle title – Swimming Update
Cullen Jones has won the Men’s 50m freestyle title with a brilliant time of 22.24 at the end of the day one of the Charlotte UltraSwim in Charlotte on Thursday, May 12.
“I know a lot of people built it up like two boxers, and I think we definitely went at it like that. But at the same time, we’re friends. We definitely train well together. It’s just been kind of an elephant in the room,” said Jones.
Jones is a popular American Olympic swimming icon and world champion in competitive swimming today. He has won many titles in swimming under his belt right now.
He clinched the golden crown in the Men’s 4x100m freestyle in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Cullen won his second gold title in the 4x100m freestyle in the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne. He picked up the top seed in the corresponding meet in 2009 World Championships in Rome.
Besides, Jones took home the two gold titles in the Men’s 50m and 4x100m freestyle in 2006 Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, which was really a remarkable achievement for the American swimmer.
On the other hand, Josh Schneider took the second place with a time of 22.28 in the following meet.
“I knew what it would take to win. We both did. I don’t think either one of us went the time we wanted, but it was a good race. Just got to get back to work. He is a gold medalist for a reason. It’s hard to topple a giant like that,” said Schneider.
In the Women’s 1500m freestyle final, Chloe Sutton of Mission Viejo snatched the golden crown with a winning time of 16:16.11 and jumped into the top ninth place in the world rankings. She had a brilliant swim and was able to put in a tremendous performance.
Meanwhile, Andreina Pinto of Gator took home the silver title with a time of 16:18.79 and Gillian Ryan of Parkland rounded out the top three in 16:43.39 in the following meet.
After the race, Sutton was immensely pleased and satisfied with her overall performance in the 1500m free final at Charlotte yesterday.
Sean Ryan of Scenic City picked up the top seed in the Men’s 800m freestyle final with a sterling time of 8:11.10.
On the other side, Joseph Arnold of Mission Viejo took home the silver title with a time of 8:12.14 and Alex Gomez of Gator wound up third with a time of 8:12.54 in the respective meet.
Ryan put in an amazing effort and managed to secure first place in the 800m freestyle meet last night.
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