Cal’s Destin Lasco Breaks 200 Backstroke NCAA And American Records With 1:35.37

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200 YARD BACKSTROKE — FINAL

• NCAA Record: 1:35.69 – Hubert Kos, Arizona State (2024)
• Meet Record: 1:35.73 – Ryan Murphy, Cal (2016)
• American Record: 1:35.73 – Ryan Murphy, Cal (2016)
• U.S. Open Record: 1:35.69 – Hubert Kos, Arizona State (2024)
• Pool Record: 1:36.05 – Destin Lasco, Cal (2024)
• 2023 Champion: Destin Lasco (Cal) – 1:35.87

Top 8:

1. Destin Lasco (Cal) — 1:35.37 *NCAA, Meet, American, U.S. Open, Pool Record*
2. Hubert Kos (Arizona State) — 1:35.90
3. Owen McDonald (Arizona State) — 1:36.63
4. Jonny Marshall (Florida) — 1:37.04
5. Kacper Stokowski (NC State) — 1:38.15
6. Bradley Dunham (Georgia) — 1:38.43
7. Brendan Burns (Indiana) — 1:38.62
8. Tommy Janton (Notre Dame) — 1:40.25

Cal’s Destin Lasco set a new NCAA and American record (or what we may now call an “Everything Record”) on the final night of 2024 NCAAs in Indianapolis as he won the event in a 1:35.37.

Lasco broke Hubert Kos‘s NCAA record of a 1:35.69 that he swam earlier this month at Pac-12s as well as Ryan Murphy‘s American Record of a 1:35.73 from 2016 NCAAs.

SPLIT COMPARISON:

Lasco had a huge third 50 to help put him in front of the field and he closed strong on the final 50 as well. Lasco went from 5th at the 100 mark to 2nd at the 150 mark and only 0.01 off of having the lead. He then pulled ahead on his final split. Lasco had the fastest 3rd and 4th 50 splits of the field tonight and both splits were also faster than the records previously held by Kos and Murphy.

Lasco has now won the event each of the last three years. Last year, Lasco won the event in a 1:35.73 and won in a 1:37.71 in 2022. Lasco has been under the 1:36 mark three times in his career which is more than Kos (twice) and both Murphy and Shaine Casas who each have been under once.

Also notably posting a top swim in history was Arizona State’s Owen McDonald who moved up to the #7 performer all-time. McDonald was 3rd in a 1:36.63.