2011 Best Performers (Long Course - Male)

800 METRES FREESTYLE

#	Country		Time	Name	IPS	Meet
1		CHN	7:38.57	Sun, Yang	1002	WORLDJUL
2		CAN	7:41.86	Cochrane, Ryan	992	WORLDJUL
3		HUN	7:44.94	Kis, Gergo	982	WORLDJUL
4		FAR	7:45.55	Joensen, Pal	980	WORLDJUL
5		TUN	7:45.99	Mellouli, Oussama	979	WORLDJUL

The shape of world swimming on the eve of racing at the 30th European Championships in Budapest is now clear. The scores on the doors are now clear after eternal data crunching by Nick Thierry of 1,417 performances worthy of inclusion in the world rankings after five days of US nationals. Just look at the might of Ryan Lochte in this summer season 2010 - and note the strength of a "weak" Michael Phelps.

The best 10 efforts in Irvine, men and women:

(points, name, time, event)

Men

• 1010 Lochte       1:54.84 200m medley  
• 996  Phelps       1:55.94 200m medley
• 995  Phelps       50.65   100m butterfly
• 988  Lochte       4:09.98 400m medley
• 980  Lochte       1:55.58 200m backstroke 
• 979  Phelps       1:45.61 200m free    
• 978  La Tourette  14:55.39 1,500m free
• 977  Lochte       1:45.78 200m free
• 974  Shanteau     2:10.09 200m breaststroke
• 971  Peirsol      1:56.28 200m backstroke

Women:

• 995  Soni         2:21.60 200m breaststroke
• 988  Soni         1:05.73 100m breaststroke
• 983  Sutton       8:24.77 800m free
• 980  Magnuson     57.32   100m butterfly
• 977  Schmitt      1:56.84 200m free
• 977  Hoff         4:05.50 400m free
• 976  Vollmer      1:56.93 200m free
• 976  Vollmer      57.45   100m free
• 975  Leverenz     4:35.60 400m medley
• 975  Magnuson     57.51   100m butterfly

And the impact of all of that on the world of swimming in 2010 so far is as follows:

World top 10 performances so far this year:

Men

• 1010 Lochte      1:54.84 200m medley  
• 996  Phelps       1:55.94 200m medley
• 995  Phelps       50.65   100m butterfly
• 988  Lochte       4:09.98 400m medley
• 986  Tancock      52.85   100m backstroke
• 986  Irie         1:55.11 200m backstroke
• 984  Tateishi     2:09.21 200m breaststroke
• 983  Rickard      2:09.31 200m breaststroke
• 983  D'Arcy       1:54.61 200m butterfly
• 981  Grevers      53.05   100m backstroke
• Closest to top 10:
• 980  Lochte       1:55.58 200m backstroke 
• 980  Suenaga      2:09.57 200m breaststroke
• 979  Zhang        3:44.91 400m freestyle)

Women

• 997  Soni         2:21.41 200m breaststroke
• 995  Soni         2:21.60 200m breaststroke
• 994  Alshammar    25.49   50m butterfly
• 993  Adlington    8:21.25 800m free
• 993  Simmonds     2:06.79 200m backstroke 
• 991  Pellegrini   4:03.12 400m free
• 989  Seebohm      59.21   100m backstroke
• 988  Goldman      8:22.83 800m free
• 988  Soni         1:05.73 100m breaststroke
• 987  Jones        1:05.79 100m breaststroke
• 987  Efimova      30.35   50m breaststroke
• Closest to top 10:
• 985  Jiao         2:05.46 200m butterfly