Bermuda Olympian Roy-Allan Burch snared Gold in the 4x100 Freestyle Relay at the Charlotte Grand Prix Meet, holding off a hard charging Canada “A” team by 3:23.92 to 3:24.09.
Burch swam the third leg delivering a solid 51.05 split while in hard training to help the team to the result on the first day of a three day high power meet.
Earlier in the evening Michael Phelps, starting a comeback with a possible eye on Rio 2016, put away a strong field to win the 100 butterfly – an event that he may have eyes on for a four-peat in Brazil. The 18 time Olympic gold medalist is one of many top caliber swimmers at the meet, illustrating the level of talent Burch is up against.
After the race Roy observed “We have been training hard, and I am not rested by any stretch of the imagination, so to produce this result is pleasing and a satisfying step towards the 2014 goal of delivering a top performance at Commonwealth Games.”
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