2003 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool

The inaugural edition of the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool took place on April 6, 2003, at the Indiana University Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI in Indianapolis. The event pitted the United States' top swimmers against those of Australia.

The event featured 26 races — four relay events and 22 individual races — in an Olympic-sized pool. There were 270 total points up for grabs in the event, with the U.S. beating Australia in the end 196-74.[1]

The event was broadcast in the United States by the NBC television network, who taped the event, then showed it over two days the next weekend on April 12 and April 13, 2003. Ted Robinson handled stroke-by-stroke duties, with Rowdy Gaines as the analyst. Craig Hummer was the poolside reporter and interviewer.

Event summary

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The Australian team had many noticeable absences:

Of the 26 events held, the U.S. won 21.

Results

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Events are listed in chronological order.

Event First place Pt Time Second place Pt Time Third place Pt Time Fourth place Pt Time
Women's 4 × 100 m Free Relay Lindsay Benko
Natalie Coughlin
Rhi Jeffrey
Jenny Thompson

  USA
7 3:38.95 USOR Alice Mills
Libby Lenton
Sarah Ryan
Elka Graham

  Australia
0 3:39.13
Men's 4 × 100 m Free Relay Scott Tucker
Nate Dusing
Jason Lezak
Neil Walker

  USA
7 3:14.20 USOR Casey Flouch
Antony Matkovich
Jason Cram
Adam Pine

  Australia
0 3:18.62
Women's 400 m Individual Medley Kaitlin Sandeno
  USA
5 4:41.89 Jennifer Reilly
  Australia
3 4:42.94 Maggie Bowen
  USA
2 4:44.75 Maddy Crippen
  USA
1 4:50.37
Men's 400 m Individual Medley Michael Phelps
  USA
5 4:10.73 WR Tom Wilkens
  USA
3 4:16.75 Erik Vendt
  USA
2 4:17.48 Justin Norris
  Australia
1 4:19.05
Women's 100 m Back Natalie Coughlin
  USA
5 1:00.74 Haley Cope
  USA
3 1:01.65 Margaret Hoelzer
  USA
2 1:02.53 Giaan Rooney
  Australia
1 1:03.08
Men's 100 m Back Matt Welsh
  Australia
5 53.89 Lenny Krayzelburg
  USA
3 54.00 Aaron Peirsol
  USA
2 54.09 Randall Bal
  USA
1 55.02
Women's 100 m Breast Amanda Beard
  USA
5 1:08.17 Brooke Hanson
  Australia
3 1:08.62 Tara Kirk
  USA
2 1:08.90 Sarah Katsoulis
  Australia
1 1:08.91
Men's 100 m Breast Ed Moses
  USA
5 1:00.29 Brendan Hansen
  USA
3 1:00.49 Jim Piper
  Australia
2 1:01.97 David Denniston
  USA
1 1:02.44
Women's 100 m Free Libby Lenton
  Australia
5 54.71 Jenny Thompson
  USA
3 55.00 Alice Mills
  Australia
2 55.53 Kara Lynn Joyce
  USA
1 55.56
Men's 100 m Free Neil Walker
  USA
5 49.10 Todd Pearson
  Australia
3 49.70 Scott Tucker
  USA
2 49.71 Ryan Wochomurka
  USA
1 50.26
Women's 100 m Fly Natalie Coughlin
  USA
5 58.70 Mary DeScenza
  USA
3 59.04 Jessicah Schipper
  Australia
2 59.76 Emily Goetsch
  USA
1 59.78
Men's 100 m Fly Michael Phelps
  USA
5 51.84 USOR Ian Crocker
  USA
3 52.49 Ben Michaelson
  USA
2 52.76 Adam Pine
  Australia
1 53.47
Women's 800 m Free Diana Munz
  USA
5 8:34.45 Hayley Peirsol
  USA
3 8:36.27 Amanda Pascoe
  Australia
2 8:37.52 Adrienne Binder
  USA
1 8:44.11
Women's 200 m Back Margaret Hoelzer
  USA
5 2:10.88 Melissa Morgan
  Australia
3 2:12.49 Jamie Reid
  USA
2 2:13.55 Carmen Retrum
  USA
1 2:15.02
Men's 200 m Back Aaron Peirsol
  USA
5 1:57.13 Lenny Krayzelburg
  USA
3 1:58.46 Matt Welsh
  Australia
2 1:58.96 Bryce Hunt
  USA
1 1:59.61
Women's 200 m Breast Amanda Beard
  USA
5 2:25.77 Brooke Hanson
  Australia
3 2:30.44 Kristy Kowal
  USA
2 2:30.98 Sarah Kaslouis
  Australia
1 2:32.28
Men's 200 m Breast Ed Moses
  USA
5 2:10.49 Jim Piper
  Australia
3 2:12.02 Brendan Hansen
  USA
2 2:12.57 Regan Harrison
  Australia
1 2:14.5
Women's 50 m Free Kara Lynn Joyce
  USA
5 25.14 Jenny Thompson
  USA
3 25.18 Maritza Correia
  USA
2 25.36 Alice Mills
  Australia
1 25.39
Men's 50 m Free Jason Lezak
  USA
5 22.26 Brett Hawke
  Australia
3 22.47 Neil Walker
  USA
2 22.53 Anthony Ervin
  USA
1 22.54
Women's 200 m Free Lindsay Benko
  USA
5 1:59.17 Elka Graham
  Australia
3 1:59.36 Elizabeth Hill
  USA
2 2:00.54 Rhi Jeffrey
  USA
1 2:01.94
Men's 200 m Free Grant Hackett
  Australia
5 1:46.64 AR Klete Keller
  USA
3 1:47.08 USOR Antony Matkovich
  Australia
2 1:49.18 Scott Goldblatt
  USA
1 1:49.38
Women's 200 m Fly Kaitlin Sandeno
  USA
5 2:10.69 Mary DeScenza
  USA
3 2:10.77 Emily Mason
  USA
2 2:11.67 Felicity Galvez
  Australia
1 2:12.27
Men's 200 m Fly Michael Phelps
  USA
5 1:55.17 Tom Malchow
  USA
3 1:55.24 Michael Raab
  USA
2 1:58.29 Justin Norris
  Australia
1 1:58.50
Men's 1500 m Free Grant Hackett
  Australia
5 14:48.34 AR Larsen Jensen
  USA
3 15:00.81 Craig Stevens
  Australia
2 15:19.19 Chris Thompson
  USA
1 15:20.82
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Giaan Rooney
Brooke Hanson
Jessicah Schipper
Libby Lenton

  Australia
7 4:05.25 Natalie Coughlin
Amanda Beard
Mary DeScenza
Lindsay Benko

  USA
0 DQ
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Aaron Peirsol
Ed Moses
Michael Phelps
Neil Walker

  USA
7 3:34.24 USOR Matt Welsh
Jim Piper
Adam Pine
Todd Pearson

  Australia
0 DQ

WR=World Record; USOR=U.S. Open Record; AR=American Record

Phelps' world record in the 400 IM, the only one set that day, earned him a $25,000 bonus.

Reasons for DQs:

  • Libby Lenton had originally placed first in the Women's 50 m Free, but was stripped of the win because the judges said she false-started. A videotape review of the start, though, appeared to show that she didn't false-start; however, because FINA does not allow tape reviews, the DQ stood, though a FINA Technical Committee member told Lenton her race time would stand as an Australian record.

References

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  1. ^ "Phelps leads US to Duel in the Pool win". abc.net.au. Retrieved 10 February 2024.