* Top swimmers readying for Olympic trials
Austin-American Statesman:

“... Local Olympians Ian Crocker, Aaron Peirsol and Brendan Hansen, however, opted to enjoy the comforts of home while competing in the Texas Senior Circuit at the Jamail Texas Swimming Center. ..”

Texas Senior Circuit
What: Swim meet including Olympians Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Ian Crocker
Where: Jamail Texas Swimming Center
When: Finals at 6 p.m. today and Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday

There is no Psyche Sheet up but results will be available here

All Results and Live Results can be found here

* Men 100 LC Meter Backstroke
=== A - Final ===
1 Phelps, Michael F 22 Club Wolverine-M 56.29 54.03M
27.07 54.03 (26.96)

2 Peirsol, Aaron W 24 Longhorn Aquatic 55.12 54.36M
26.67 54.36 (27.69)

* Cate Campbell Stuns Crowd With U.S. Open Record, Erik Vendt Dusts U.S. Open Record

“... Phelps completed an intimidating triple as he held off world-record holder Aaron Peirsol in the men’s 100 back, 54.03 to 54.36. The duo joined Matt Grevers (54.41) under Phelps’ 2007 meet record of 54.45. ...”

* Phelps finally beats Peirsol in backstroke

LA times article:
* Phelps’ strong suit is winning

“... The window of high-tech opportunity will close in about two weeks, so Brendan Hansen and Aaron Peirsol opted to wiggle through it and squeeze into the news-making Speedo LZR Racer on Sunday.

It’s no small issue.

Not only are they world-record holders, but the two Austin, Texas-based swim stars happen to be high-profile Nike endorsers. Despite this, Nike has given them permission to test other suits in May.

So Hansen gave Speedo a test run in the final of the 200 breaststroke, which he won in 2 minutes 10.62 seconds. Peirsol did his experimenting under quieter circumstances. “I’m not going to lie to you, I did wear something this morning,” Peirsol said.

Their experimentation came on the final day of the Santa Clara International Invitational, which featured a handful of standout performances.

Leading the way, naturally, was Michael Phelps, who pulled off a swim hat trick and managed to beat Peirsol for the first time in the backstroke, winning the 100-meter event in 54.03 to Peirsol’s 54.36. 

....

But Peirsol and Hansen don’t want to have lingering questions before the U.S. Olympic trials. “The options are open, I guess,” Peirsol said. “Philosophically, you don’t want a suit to win a race. You don’t want to be racing a suit. You want to be racing the guy next to you.”

Hansen said Sunday he plans to also test TYR’s high-tech offering. Peirsol said he would consider it too.  ...”

All Results and Live Results can be found here

* Men 200 LC Meter Backstroke
=== A- Final ===
1 Peirsol, Aaron W 24 Longhorn Aquatic 2:00.53 1:55.81M
27.90 57.25 (29.35)
1:26.66 (29.41) 1:55.81 (29.15)

2 Phelps, Michael F 22 Club Wolverine-M 2:00.89 1:55.84M
28.27 57.58 (29.31)
1:27.20 (29.62) 1:55.84 (28.64)

***
New Aaron interview:
FloSwimming has an interview with Aaron online. Go here to watch it.

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* Peter Vanderkaay Downs 400 Free American Record

“... In a heavyweight matchup, Aaron Peirsol touched out Phelps in the men’s 200 back, 1:55.81 to 1:55.84 as he barely held off the hard-charging Club Wolverine swimmer.

Here are the splits of the amazing race:
Peirsol: 27.90, 57.25 (29.35), 1:26.66 (29.41), 1:55.81 (29.15)
Phelps: 28.27, 57.58 (29.31), 1:27.20 (29.62), 1:55.84 (28.64)

Peirsol’s consistency was the key to him coming out on top as Phelps spent most of his energy trying to track him down.

Both swimmers downed Peirsol’s previous meet record of 1:56.95 set back in 2004, while Chris DeJong comprised the rest of the top three with a 1:57.61 – the last sub-2:00 mark of the race.

Peirsol and Phelps also posted the fastest times in the world this year, clipping Peirsol’s previous season-best of 1:55.85, shared with Markus Rogan. ...”

LA Times article:
* Aaron Peirsol still has the touch in rivalry with Michael Phelps

“... The second-to-last question of the brief media session on the pool deck brought forth a big smile from Michael Phelps on Saturday night.

“Michael, is Aaron your Kryptonite?”

The human Kryptonite would be Aaron Peirsol. Peirsol and Phelps have a spirited rivalry in the backstroke—a lot like Phelps and Ian Crocker in the 100-meter butterfly.

One difference: Peirsol always prevails in his specialty. This time, the touch was the decider at the Santa Clara International Invitational as Peirsol won the 200 backstroke in 1 minute 55.81 seconds and Phelps took second in 1:55.84.

“I had enough left to hold him off a little bit,” Peirsol said. “Glad it wasn’t 203 meters or he would have had me.”

Oh yes, and as for the Kryptonite issue.

“I guess. It feels like every time I get in the water, he snakes me on the finish,” said Phelps, who earlier won the 100 butterfly in a meet-record 51.61 seconds. “He absolutely destroys me at turns.

“Like I said, I love racing him. He’s a great competitor, a hard racer and he’s definitely one of my favorites. ...”

* Peirsol edges Phelps in backstroke; Vanderkaay sets mark
* Peirsol ekes out dramatic duel with Phelps, Coughlin keeps churning out world-class times
* Piersol beats Phelps in backstroke again at Olympics qualifier tuneup
* Vanderkaay Sets American Record at Toyota Santa Clara Grand Prix

Video Reminder:
Watch the Santa Clara Meet
FloSwimming is covering the Santa Clara meet.
They have races and interviews online at their Grand Prix meet page

swimnetwork.com provides on-demand video coverage of the Santa Clara Grand Prix Meet.
SwimNetwork’s race videos and interviews can be found here

All Results and Live Results can be found here

* Men 200 LC Meter Backstroke
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Peirsol, Aaron W 24 Longhorn Aquatic 1:54.77 2:00.53
29.08 59.87 (30.79)
1:30.37 (30.50) 2:00.53 (30.16)

FloSwimming is covering the Santa Clara meet.
They have races and interviews online at their Grand Prix meet page

swimnetwork.com provides on-demand video coverage of the Santa Clara Grand Prix Meet.
SwimNetwork’s race videos and interviews can be found here

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