Mission Viejo Nadadores coach Mark Schubert predicted that Will Gallant would deliver a “spectacular” 1,500-meter freestyle Saturday to close out the U.S. Open in Irvine.
The legendary coach indeed hit the mark with the 19-year-old from Indiana University.
Gallant handled top-seeded and two-time Olympian Jordan Wilimovsky by 12 seconds to capture swimming’s version of the mile at the Woollett Aquatics Center.
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John Gallant of the Mission Viejo Nadadores, reacts to his first place finish in heat one of the men 1500 meter freestyle at the U.S. Open Championships held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 14, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Fourteen year-old Abby Dunford, left, reacts to her second place time as she looks at teammate Erica Sullivan, right, both of Sandpipers Of Nevada, who finished in first place in heat one of the women 1500 meter freestyle at the U.S. Open Championships held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 14, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Macky Hodges of the Mission Viejo Nadadores, swims to her first place finish in heat one of the women 100 meter freestyle at the U.S. Open Championships held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 14, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Swimmers watch the action from the stands at the U.S. Open Championships held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 14, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Simon Lamar of the FAST Swim Team, swims to a first place finish in heat two of the men 1500 meter freestyle at the U.S. Open Championships held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 14, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Second place finisher Ella Mazurek, left, of Quicksilver Swimming congratulates Arabella Sims, right, of Sandpipers Of Nevada, on her first place finish in heat three of the women 100 meter freestyle at the U.S. Open Championships held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 14, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Katelyn Crom of the Mission Viejo Nadadores, swims to her first place finish in heat three of the women 200 meter butterfly at the U.S. Open Championships held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 14, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Erica Sullivan of Sandpipers Of Nevada, swims to her first place finish in heat one of the women 1500 meter freestyle at the U.S. Open Championships held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 14, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Swimmers relax in the stands at the U.S. Open Championships held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 14, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Daniel Matheson of Scottsdale Aquatic Club, swims to a first place finish in heat three of the men 1500 meter freestyle at the U.S. Open Championships held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 14, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Daniel Matheson of the Scottsdale Aquatic Club, reacts to his first place finish in heat three of the men 1500 meter freestyle at the U.S. Open Championships held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 14, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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USA Swimming official Cami Stein on the pool deck during the U.S. Open Championships held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 14, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Gallant clocked a lifetime-best time of 15 minutes, 18.39 seconds to post the fastest time in Irvine. The 26-year-old Wilimovsky, a two-time Olympian in open water, outdueled Gallant in the 800 free on Thursday but touched a distant second in 15:30.38.
“I think he can make the finals at the Olympic Trials in the 1,500,” Schubert said of Gallant, who joined the Nadadores during the summer. “He has the work ethic and ability to break 15 minutes.”
The U.S. Open is combining the results from nine other sites across the nation to crown a winner amid the coronavirus pandemic. Gallant took second overall to U.S. national teamer Robert Finke, who blazed a 15:09.14 in Sarasota, Fla
U.S. national team member and top-seeded Erica Sullivan of Nevada’s Sandpipers club finished the meet strong by taking the overall title in the women’s 1,500 with a 16:04.37 in Irvine.
USC’s Isabelle Odgers (Novaquatics/Santa Margarita High) finished second in the 200 breaststroke overall with a 2:28.67, about a second off Madisyn Cox racing in San Antonio, Texas.
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