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2024 M. NCAAs: Hayes #1 50 Back Split All-Time, Bell #1 50 Breast Split All-Time

2024 MEN’S NCAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

200 MEDLEY RELAY — TIMED FINAL

  • NCAA Record: 1:20.55 — Arizona State (J. Dolan, L. Marchand, I. Kharun, J. Kulow), 2024
  • Meet Record: 1:20.67 — NC State (K. Stokowski, M. Hunter, N. Korstanje, D. Curtiss), 2023
  • American Record: 1:21.66 — Florida (A. Chaney, J. Smith, S. Buff, M. McDuff), 2024
  • U.S. Open Record: 1:20.55 — Arizona State (J. Dolan, L. Marchand, I. Kharun, J. Kulow), 2024
  • 2023 Champion: 1:20.67 — NC State (K. Stokowski, M. Hunter, N. Korstanje, D. Curtiss), 2023

Top 8:

  1. Florida (A. Chaney, J. Smith, J. Liendo, M. McDuff) — 1:20.15 *NCAA, Meet, U.S. Open Record*
  2. Arizona State (J. Dolan, L. Marchand, I. Kharun, J. Kulow) — 1:20.55
  3. NC State (A. Hayes, S. Hoover, L. Miller, Q. McCarty) — 1:20.98 *American Record*
  4. Cal — 1:21.01
  5. Tennessee — 1:21.91
  6. Indiana — 1:22.10
  7. Stanford — 1:22.43
  8. Auburn — 1:22.57

The first event of men’s NCAAs, the 200 medley relay, had many historic splits in the all-time top five performers. One swimmer on every stroke swam in the top five performers of all-time.

NC State’s Aiden Hayes led off in a 20.07 becoming #1 all-time in the 50 back. Hayes notably won the NCAA title last year in the 200 fly but showed off his sprinting here. The NC State men had two big choices as they also could have gone with the now #3 performer of all-time Kacper Stokowki. Stokowski was the only returner from their NCAA record-setting relay a year ago.

Cal’s Liam Bell passed Leon Marchand for the fastest 50 breast split of all-time. Bell swam a 22.25, 0.02 seconds faster than Marchand’s 22.27 from a year ago. Marchand notably split a 22.59 tonight, the third fastest of the field.

Florida’s Josh Liendo had the 2nd fastest 50 fly split of all-time, helping the relay to an NCAA record in their win. The final top five performer of all-time is now Arizona State’s Jonny Kulow who anchored in a 17.94.

50 Back All-Time Performers

  1. 20.07 Aiden Hayes (2024)
  2. 20.08 Bjorn Seeliger (2022)
  3. 20.16 Kacper Stokowski (2022)
  4. 20.19 Adam Chaney (2022)
  5. 20.20 Ryan Murphy (2016)

50 Breast All-Time Performers

  1. 22.25 Liam Bell (2024)
  2. 22.27 Leon Marchand (2023)
  3. 22.39 Derek Maas/Max McHugh (2023)
  4. tie
  5. Noah Nichols (2023)

50 Fly All-Time Performers

  1. 18.80, Jordan Crooks (2023)
  2. 18.97 Josh Liendo (2024)
  3. 19.15 Nyls Korstanje (2023)
  4. 19.24 Ilya Kharun (2024)
  5. 19.35 Luke Miller (2024)

50 Free All-Time Performers

  1. 17.30 Caeleb Dressel (2018)
  2. 17.86 Vlad Morozov (2013)
  3. 17.94 Jonny Kulow (2024)
  4. 18.00 Kristian Gkolomeev (2016)
  5. 18.04 Nyls Korstanje (2022)

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Danjohnrob
7 months ago

Crazy that the THIRD place team broke the American Record!

Tomek
7 months ago

It is strange not to see Dressel on 50 fly list.

KSW
Reply to  Tomek
7 months ago

He just never swam it. No doubt hed be up there if he did

doe
Reply to  Braden Keith
7 months ago

How come it was fake? And what do you think Dressel could have gone?

Greg
7 months ago

Liendo split 18.02 at SEC last year he should be 5th

Andrew
7 months ago

it’s not very #sprintrevolution of Urlando and Hayes (both being 2 fliers) to hold the records in both sprint backstrokes

dirtswimmer
7 months ago

Worth noting Kulow was -.02 on his reaction. Not taking away from it being impressive but he def risked it all to split that fast

SWIM SAM
Reply to  dirtswimmer
7 months ago

He gambled and won (not the race, but didn’t get dqed and went ridiculously fast)

NotASwimmer
7 months ago

I’m calling it now – the 2024 USA 400 free relay will be Dressel, Kulow, Guiliano, and Alexy.

ggg
Reply to  NotASwimmer
7 months ago

BASED

HeGetsItDoneAgain
Reply to  NotASwimmer
7 months ago

Yes I think it’s really the 4th spot that’s the only one up for grabs. Alexy looks primed, Giuliano is hot on his tail. Dressel has looked verrrrrry good on his return and I think he’ll be 47 mid or better come summer. But that last spot is anyone’s game. Young guns like Kulow, Williamson. Vets like Held, even guys who could surprise like Lasco are contender s

D3 Warrior
7 months ago

Luke miller was 19.35

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