Cal Men Win Their First Back-to-Back Championships Since 2011-2012

2023 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• March 22-25, 2023
• Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center | Minneapolis, MN
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The California Golden Bears won their second-straight team title and their eighth overall, by scoring 482 points to secure the 2023 Men’s NCAA Division I NCAA Championships.

This marks the first back-to-back team titles since Texas won four-straight from 2015-2018. Swim fans have grown accustomed to Cal and Texas duking it out for the team title, but this year, the Golden Bears had a new foe to contend with — the Arizona State Sun Devils, who ended 2nd overall with a score of 430.

Cal’s team depth was on display over the first two and a half days. All of the others teams that ultimately finished in the top 7 won an event title before Cal. But, junior Destin Lasco finally put Cal on the top of an event podium with a win in the 200 back. But a total of 13 Cal athletes, including one diver, scored for the Golden Bears.

Lasco led the way with 53 points, but Hugo Gonzalez (50) and Gabriel Jett (46) each made three A-finals.

Cal Point Scorers

Cal Relays

• 200 medley, 4th – (Seelijger, Bell, Rose, Alexy), 1:21.24
• 800 free, 3rd – (Jett, Henveaux, Callan, Lasco), 6:06.41
• 200 free, 2nd – (Seeliger, Alexy, Bell, Lasco), 1:13.82
• 400 medley, 5th – (Lasco, Whitley, Jett, Seeliger), 3:00.38
• 400 free relay, 2nd – (Seeliger, Alexy, Jensen, Lasco), 2:44.08

Notable, that 200 free relay was under the previous NCAA record, although Florida ultimately won the relay.

That’s now the 8th NCAA title for the Cal men and the 6th under head coach Dave Durden. The Bears haven’t finished lower than 4th at NCAAs since Durden took the helm during the 2007-2008 season, and they’ve finished in the top two every year except 2008 and 2009 under his watch.

List Of Schools by Men’s NCAA Team Titles:

These championships were marked by a bevy of record-setting times, as there were seven swims that were the fastest0ever in yards.

All 2023 NCAA Men’s Champions

• 200 Medley Relay: NC State (Stokowski, Hunter, Korstanje, Curtiss) – 1:20.67
• 800 Free Relay: Texas (Hobson, Carrozza, Larson, Foster) – 6:03.42
• 500 Free: Luke Hobson, Texas – 4:07.37
• 200 IM: Leon Marchand, Arizona State – 1:36.34
• 50 Free: Jordan Crooks, Tennessee – 18.32
• One-meter Diving: Lyle Yost, Ohio State – 443.95
• 200 Free Relay: Florida (Liendo, Chaney, Friese, McDuff0 – 1:13.35
• 400 IM: Leon Marchand, Arizona State – 3:28.82
• 100 Fly: Youssef Ramadan, Virginia Tech – 43.15
• 200 Free: Luke Hobson, Texas – 1:30.43
• 100 Back: Brendan Burns, Indiana – 43.61
• Three-meter Diving: Andrew Capobianco, Indiana – 522.60
• 400 Medley Relay: Florida (Chaney, Hillis, Liendo, McDuff) – 2:58.32
• 1650 Free: Will Gallant, NC State – 14:28.94
• 200 Back: Destin Lasco, Cal – 1:35.87
• 100 Free: Josh Liendo, Florida – 40.28
• 200 Breast: Leon Marchand, Arizona State – 1:46.91
• 200 Fly: Austin Hayes, NC State – 1:38.79
• Platform Diving: Carson Tyler, Indiana – 476.30
• 400 Free Relay: Florida: (Liendo, Chaney, Smith, McDuff), 2:44.07

*Bolded events denote US Open and NCAA records.

Final Team Scores

1. Cal – 482
2. Arizona State – 430
3. Texas – 384
4. Indiana – 379
5. NC State – 373.5
6. Florida – 367.5
7. Tennessee – 216.5
8. Stanford – 143.5
9. Virginia Tech – 133
10. Auburn – 127
11. Ohio State – 112
12. Georgia – 96
13. Louisville – 93
14. Texas A&M – 92
15. Virginia – 78
16. LSU/ Missouri – 62.5
17. (tie)
18. Notre Dame – 62
19. Alabama – 57
20. Michigan – 37
21. Minnesota – 36
22.  Southern California – 31
23. Miami/UNC/Wisconsin – 27
24. (tie)
25. (tie)
26. South Carolina -15
27. Utah – 14
28. Princeton /SIU / Kentucky- 13
29. (tie)
30. (tie)
31. Columbia – 12
32. Arizona – 11
33. Penn State/Pitt – 4
34. (tie)
35. Georgia Tech 3
36. Air Force / Towson – 2
37. (tie)
38. Purdue – 1