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. smashing Australia in the end 196-74.

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

The Australian team had many noticeable absences:

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

Results

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.
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