 Okay guys, what's up? It's Jake or Jacob, whichever you want to call me. It's up to you The only person that's called me Jacob to my face in the last 20 years is my mom So make up your mind as you see fit But what we're gonna do today is look back at a guy called Matthew Bowling the first time I saw him the first time I Created a reaction video and brought it to my channel was about a year ago That video has gone relatively well. In fact, it's brought in a fair few new subscribers, and I love speed I love out-and-out speed. There's there's literally no two ways about it I do not even know what else I need to say if you saw the last video I created it was on Usain Bolt Usain Bolt is an absolute living legend in my opinion. He is he is more so let me just put it this way He's more of a legend to me or as much of a legend to me As the late great journal omu. Okay, that is how much I enjoyed following his career and to think that we might have another guy almost as Dominant at such a young age, you know In front of us here is just an amazing feeling I can't I honestly can't it contain my excitement And I certainly can't contain my excitement when it comes to these two videos that we're gonna watch So there's one titled Honestly, I've been saving these for like four days. There's one titled mash mash you Mashed potatoes. No, it's Matthew Matthew Bowling shocks the world the 2021 Carolina Challenge 400 meters Now that piqued my interest because we all know that Matthew Bowling is is swift We know he's good over the hundred meters and the 200 meters, but we don't know What he's like over the 400 and to think that he might go one more, you know up You same bolt he might actually be if he can well, you know what it's so hard To perform at the Olympic Games in the final. Do you know what I mean? Yes? You can go to the Diamond League. Yes, you can go to the world championships But nothing's like there's no pressure like the Olympic Games and especially at the finals So for you same bolt to actually do that three times in a row for the 100 meters and the 200 meter dash is Absolutely legendary now to think like I said at the start that we might have a guy here who has a chance of doing that again, but possibly Even going one more and going for the three feet the hundred meters the 200 meters and the 400 meters Now don't worry about doing it three times like you saying did if you can do that just once You will go down in History you will become a living legend instantly. It's kind of like Michael Phelps was around the turn of the 2010 decade 2008 2012 Both you same bolt and Michael Phelps were dominating their respective fields and To be a fan watching that at the time was something I'll never forget. They're just like I keep saying they're just absolute legends So with all that being said we're about to watch the first of the two videos It's Matthew Bowling shocks the world at the 2020 one Carolina Challenge 400 meters This is gonna be absolutely epic now There is one call that I made in one of my last videos about Matthew bowling and about his running style It did remind me of you same bolt it did he's certainly not as tall He's not gonna be six foot five, but he's just as lean and his style his style his stride length and The way that he gets up to speed Just reminds me I just can't go past it. I can't really explain it It just reminds me of you same bolt and with this guy being so fast It really doesn't surprise me. So with all that being said, let's have a look at his 400 meter dash at the Carolina Challenge 400 meters It's been almost an entire year since his last race January 23rd young sprinting prodigy Matthew bowling has once again returned to the track and yes He is still dominating his competition In the men's indoor 400 meters, he ran a time of 45.51 seconds Which is not only the fastest time in the NCAA this season. It's only a 200 meter track, right? It's 200 meter track That's gonna be slower than normal. I'm hoping he does a 400 meter on a normal track But it's also currently the second fastest time in the entire world What well, that's this competition was held on the 20th 23rd of January and That's only in the first month of the year. So that's a bit of a clickbait title really, isn't it? But hey, not a bad title to hold not a bad title to hold at all even if it is gonna be brief Matthew bowling 20th of June 2000. He's 20 years of age USA South Carolina indoor track and field complex On the 23rd of January ran a 45.51 Effortless return to form was quite the jaw-dropping race and throughout this entire 400 meters He looked strong determined and very much ready for a fast time Through the opening 200 meters. He's split a time of approximately 20.97 seconds This blistering opening 200 opened up a massive gap on the chase pack and over the final lap of this indoor race He was able to cruise okay. I'm just making an observation here I haven't really seen indoor tracks before but if this is 200 meters then my argument before About there being more turns more corners. So it's gonna be harder might slow them down. I feel like that is combated slightly by the raised angle of the corners So when you are turning You can kind of get a little bit of a lean-on and you might actually get some assistance When coming out of the corner now, that's just an observation take from what you will but let's continue compelling victory Still just 20 years of age bowling has now submitted his name as a real Olympic contender for the Tokyo Games and Given the fact that I hope he's in it 2021 I can only imagine how fast he'll go over the next few months I hope he is in the Olympic Games to give you an idea at just how fast this 45.51 truly is let's take a trip back to 1992 During this 92 season Steve Lewis from the United States ran an indoor 400 in 45.53 which is almost the exact same time as Matthew Bowling this year This time was quite the performance for 1992 And as Lewis's season progressed he actually went on to win the Olympic silver medal in Barcelona Running a time of forty four point two one four hundred meter finals Indeed this forty five point five three was but a pretty good. Yes, because the world record is still forty three point one eight God, I can't remember now forty three point one eight. I think Michael Johnson four hundred meter world record So if Matthew Bowling is running a 45.51 He needs to shave off Probably a good second, you know, you know forty four the mid forty fours And he'd be really in with the shot at the Olympic games at least making the Olympic game team Because I think there's a qualifying time. In fact, let's try and see what that is Michael Johnson is widely regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time in the 90s The four-time Olympic gold medalist dominated the 200 and 400 going an incredible seven years undefeated in the latter He went seven years undefeated in the 400 meters So what were his times? He won gold in Sydney at the Sydney Olympics in 2043.84 He won gold four years earlier in Atlanta in 43.49 and He was part of the four four by four hundred meter relay team in Barcelona that won the gold medal also He is a four-time gold medalist He's the world record holder But neither of his gold medal runs were the world record time if Matthew bowling can I'm gonna say it right here right now If Matthew bowling can somehow clock a forty four point three second four hundred meters He might even win an Olympic medal To his Olympic success just a few months later, however for bowling's time We can see that he is quickly joining the ranks with some of the fastest athletes in history If we compare this forty five point five one to all previous indoor world championships This time actually would have earned him the gold medal in 2010 2008 and also in nine additional indoor world championships This means that out of the 18 additions of the indoor world championships bowling's time Shit Okay, so again. Oh my god. Okay. So guys who literally do train for the indoor event specifically He's still smashing them you are joking. This is incredible. I'm shocked by that Which is simply incredible You're not wrong powerful fact the question now Continue to improve what a specimen look after this guy, please coaches out there look after this man Don't push him too hard too early. He needs to see the baton He had a few meters on his closest okay, what's gonna happen here for after completing his stellar 400 leg of forty five point two five Seconds there was no one else even in camera shot My estimation he was around five to seven meters ahead when he started his leg But after he was done the gap was approximately 20 meters. Well, maybe even a little bit more Clearly this was a big showcasing of his natural his strides are just so big. He just it's effortless I can't see exactly why it's so quick Okay, he's worked on a start I didn't even know which one he was let's have a look at that again That is so good He's staying low But his greatest weapon is when is exactly like Usain Bolt when he gets up to top speed So let's have a look We always knew if at the 20 meter or 30 meter mark if Usain Bolt was in the mix up the front he was gonna win and To see that Matthew bowling is at the front so early in the race is Really nice to see and let's just see how how the rest of it goes because I haven't seen it yet Shit man, I'm gonna be honest man couple those guys kept up pretty damn well He's only just gone to college it's his first year at college in previous races He's had a few struggles with the start as it often takes him a few strides to really get into that's exactly what I said However, this 60 meter dash proves beyond that's exactly what I fucking said you're kidding me, mate Come on. You're taking the words right out of my mouth I'm so glad I said that you don't know how fucking glad I am that I've said those those things guys Oh, yes, he has been I loved watching that start absolutely did just as much as you did mate He's a formidable sprinter from six meters up to the 400 meters Might with this newfound explosive speed and his obvious 400 meter strength What exactly are bowling's chances for the? 2021 Olympic games Good over the past year. We've highlighted his Olympic possibilities in many distances and while he is He is a base 400 meters just might be his best bet Through the entire history of the indoor 400 only nine athletes have ever run under 45 seconds And while he is still half a second away from this barrier. I fully believe he is ready to run this time After this year's indoor season I am predicting that bowling will continue to improve and move on to many sub 45 second 400s this would certainly make him competitive against any other athlete throughout the entire world But honestly, he is more than ready to take on his task I'm so jealous right now Bowling's running career has been amazing In addition to achieving fantastic. I've seen this clip. He also managed an incomparable quadruple gold medal in the 2019 Pan American championships And he also managed to break the under 20 world record and both of his relay races For two straight years He has been one of the most exciting young athletes in the entire world But now with the Olympic games just around the corner. Does he have what it takes to make the Olympic team? Oh my god, please Do it, bro. Thanks for watching do it for us do it for me Do it for this YouTube channel. So I've got something to react to okay guys. Oh my god. I really enjoyed that. Oh shit. I Really really enjoyed that probably more than I expected to but that is my wonder my absolute wonder and awe of Out and out speed, do you know what I'm saying? And that's what this guy has in spades. It's super exciting I can't wait to see him and The next video we're gonna watch is on the same guy, but it's it's the 200 meter dash Actually, it's a different. I think it's a different competition. I think it's oh shit. Okay Here we go. You thought his four five point five one season opener and the 400 meters was impressive and the rest I'll complete in the next video. Thank you so much for watching I really appreciate it. I'm pushing for a hundred and fifty thousand subs and With your help I can do that. So cheers and Peace out