Luke Hobson

Olympic silver medalist, world champion and short course world record holder Luke Hobson is back on Unfiltered Waters, this time in person with Katie Hoff Anderson at the University of Texas, to talk about Pan Pacs, chasing the 1:42.0 and life as a pro in Bob Bowman's group.

Luke won the 200 free at Pan Pacs in front of a home crowd and went 1-2 with Gabriel Jett, and he still left a little disappointed. He explains why. It was his first year as a pro, with no NCAA season and no trials meet, just nine months of training from the end of the World Cup circuit to August. He was close to his best time, but he believed he had a 1:43 low in him, and he talks about what it is like to get one shot at it after all that work.

Then the big one: the 200 free world record, 1:42.00, and how close he has already been. Through the 150 he has been about 0.8 under record pace, and he breaks down what he and Bob are working on to hold it home, from 26.0 pace when he is tired to lengthening his stroke on the third and fourth 50s.

Luke also takes Katie inside the Texas pro group: the new "prison yard" dryland circuit that has him leaner than ever, the hardest day of the week (Monday color sets), getting beaten by Hubi and Leon on back dolphin kick, and the yell tally on Bob's board. He explains why he is not a data guy and gave up his Whoop, why "Logical Luke" fits, and what he is looking forward to at Short Course Worlds in Beijing's Water Cube.

It ends with a rapid fire "most likely to" round about his training partners and his non-swimming goal: a 10 pound largemouth bass.

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