PODCAST: Anna Moesch Breaks Down 51.94 100 Free American Document, Coaching Extra Cardio Than Ever

NCAA Champion Anna Moesch turned heads final weekend when, on the AP Swim International, she clocked a 51.94 100 Freestyle. This was not solely a brand new American document, however it was the primary time a girl had dipped underneath the 52-second barrier because the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (in 2021) when Emma McKeon gained gold in 51.96. This made Moesch the #2 performer all-time within the occasion on the time, a place she has since ceded to Marrit Steenbergen, who went 51.86 simply days later in Canet, France.

Moesch got here on the SwimSwam Podcast and revealed what her final yr has regarded like. Last summer season, Moesch missed qualifying for the US National group by one place and subsequently advised her coach, Todd DeSorbo, that she by no means needed that to occur once more. Moesch has been placing a a lot greater emphasis on threshold and center distance coaching this yr, even going into longer IM teams a couple of times per week, in favor of simply specializing in dash coaching. This seems to have proven up within the again half of her races, particularly in her 51.9 100 free, the place she got here house in 26.7.

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