Matt Hutchins Faster Than Last Year’s NCAA Champ In Early Mile Heats
Wisconsin’s Matt Hutchins uncorked a 14:31 to lead the afternoon heats of the mile, while top-10 running teams Florida, NC State and Stanford each put swimmers into guaranteed scoring position.
Stanford, USC Put Divers Into A Final For Saturday Night
Locked into a battle for 6th place as a team, USC and Stanford each put a diver into the top 8 for Saturday night’s platform event.
Hoppe DQ Makes 3 Scoring DQs For Cal At NCAAs
It’s been a nightmare of a week for California. Junior Connor Hoppe was disqualified out of heats of the 200 breaststroke Saturday morning, marking a third DQ of a scoring swimmer for Cal in this meet.
38 Swimmers Crack 19 Over 81 Swims At 2017 DI NCAAs
The final tallies are in: 38 different men broke 19 seconds at some point during the 2017 men’s Division I NCAA Champinships, together accounting for an incredible 81 swims of 18.99 or better.
2017 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
Chase Kalisz and the Georgia Bulldogs hold three of the top four 400 IM seeds heading into tonight’s final, with Kalisz looking to challenge his own American record and reclaim the NCAA throne.
Ress Picks 100 Free, #9 McHugh Scratches 100 Free For Day 4 Heats
9th-seeded Justin Ress has scratched the 200 backstroke in favor of the 100 freestyle at day 3 prelims, and he gets some instant help as 9-seed Matt McHugh has scratched the event.
17.93 on Dressel, 18.13 on Held To Cap 200 Medley Relays
Caeleb Dressel dipped under 18 seconds yet again in the 200 medley relay final, splitting 17.93, while Ryan Held came up with his lifetime-best split at 18.13.
Licon’s 50.68, Schwingenschlogl’s 50.77 Move To #2, #3 All-Time
Texas’s Will Licon and Missouri’s Fabian Schwingenschlogl moved to #2 and #3 all-time in the 100 breaststroke in the same race Friday, taking gold and silver in the men’s NCAA final.
Bridgeport Coach Sean Raffile Arrested For Third Degree Assault
University of Bridgeport head men’s and women’s swimming & diving coach Sean Raffile was arrested and charged earlier this month with third degree assault and “risk of injury to a child.”
2017 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Defending champ Townley Haas of Texas takes on a 200 free field that includes 500 free champ Clark Smith and freshman sensations Dean Farris and Cameron Craig.
Indiana Notches 2 A Final Divers On 3-Meter, Texas 1
Indiana will once again have two divers in the A final tonight after James Connor and Michael Hixon took 2nd and 3rd in prelims, respectively, on 3-meter.
Day 3 Relay Speculation: Fast 200 MR Leaves Few Changes For Final
This morning’s 200 medley relay was fast enough that very few teams will have alternate lineup options tonight, perhaps in response to a few high-profile miscues in prelims of the 400 medley.
The Complete Database of Sub-19s At 2017 Men’s DI NCAAs
You can check out that entire crowd of 18-second men here, organized in a spreadsheet. You can view by event, name, team and type of start (relay or flat), complete with some totaled numbers at the top.
5 Big Things From Day 2 of 2017 Men’s NCAAs
By our count, 30 different men broke 19 at some point today, together accounting for 51 different sub-19 swims and led by Caeleb Dressel, who popped four swims under 19 and one under 18.
Condorelli Scratches 100 Fly, Harvard 200 Medley Relay On NCAA Day 3
USC’s Santo Condorelli scratched out of the individual 100 fly as the #28 seed for Friday’s prelims.