Grevers Advances to Finals of 100m Backstroke

After clocking a lifetime best 52.82 in the 100m backstroke Monday, July 27th at the 2009 FINA World Championship, TYR-Sponsored Matt Grevers will advance to the championship final heat scheduled to compete tomorrow evening. Coming off a gold-medal victory as a member of the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay the night before, Grevers had a slower start in the mornings preliminary round, swimming a 54:04. The time placed him 16th entering the semi-finals during this evening’s competition. With the performance, he had much to prove to make it into the top eight. Splitting a 25.84 in the first 50m, he battled the field to touch the wall 4th in his heat. He jumped 11 spots from the morning’s race to finish fifth 5th overall. The next race will be for a spot on the podium. “I’m going to win this race,” Grevers simply stated after dropping considerable time from one session to the next. As the only U.S. swimmer advancing to the finals, he will look to represent the stars and stripes amongst the competitive finalists. On the women’s side, U.S. head women’s coach and TYR’s own Sean Hutchison celebrated as his KING Aquatics swimmer rewrote the women’s world record in the 200m Individual Medley with an incredible 2:06.15. Before the start of the championships, the previous world record was over two seconds slower at a 2:08.45. The race was the highlight of the night, speaking to the talent that Hutchison is guiding on team USA. “Sean continues to show why he is not only THE coach of the future, but the coach of NOW,” said TYR’s Promotions Director Matt Zimmer. “I am continuously taken back by the accomplishments he just tutored.” Be sure to return to TYR.com for the results of the men’s 100m backstroke after the conclusion of Tuesday’s finals, as well as throughout the entire competition scheduled to continue through August 2nd.