Brendan Burns pulled off a stunning victory Friday night in the men’s 100 backstroke, earning the second national title of his career with one of the fastest swims in history. Approximately 45 minutes after winning the 100 fly ‘B’ final, Burns was back in the water facing a rested field in the 100 back, and was not among the pre-race favorites. Top qualifier Destin Lasco, defending champion Kacper Stokowski and top seed coming in Adam Chaney were the swimmers everyone had their eyes on in the race for the title, but it was Burns who emerged victorious. The Indiana senior sat fourth at the 50 in 21.26, but executed a scorching back half, including an unbelievable final turn, to pull ahead and touch in 43.61, ranking him third all-time in the event while recording the fourth-fastest swim ever. #swimswam #swimmer #swimlife