2025 NCAA Division I Last Chance Meets – March 2nd
Several last chance meets are being held this weekend as swimmers look to improve upon their chances to make the 2025 NCAA Championships. With conference meets finishing up this weekend such as the Men’s Big Ten Championships, M&W Big 12 Championships, and Men’s Ivies, swimmers who have already had their championship meets have another opportunity to make the meets in Federal Way.
Remember that the men’s meet usually invites around 30 swimmers per event and the women’s meet usually invites between 36 and 40 per event, though we won’t know the exact cutline until after the conclusion of this week’s conference meets and next week’s Last Chance meets.
After many big swims on Friday and Saturday, including relay ‘A’ cuts from the Army and Georgia Tech men, along with the Northwestern women, Sunday had a lot lighter day.
Georgia
- Vivi Sivec of CSU-Bakersfield swam to a 41.98 in the men’s 100 freestyle, a time that sits on the bubble. He now sits at #38 in the NCAA this season in the event while the line sat at the start of row 31 last year. It took a 42.19 to make NCAAs in the event last year, but this year has been faster.
- South Carolina’s Connor Fry swam to a 14:46.89 in the men’s 1650 freestyle, the 19th fastest time in the NCAA this season. Fry swam personal best times in the 200 and 500 frees at SECs but missed a best time in the 1650 free at the time. His time from Sunday marked a new personal best and was well under the 14:54.92 it took to make the meet a year ago.
- UCSB’s Kyle Brill swam to a 3:42.81 in the men’s 400 IM, the 41st fastest time in the NCAA this season, likely putting him on the wrong side of the bubble. He entered the meet with a 3:42.95 that he swam to capture the Big West Conference title two weeks ago.
- JT Ewing of NC State was the final highlight on the men’s side as he swam a 1:40.13 in the men’s 200 back during a time trial. That also was a personal best and moved him to sit at t-#31 in the NCAA this season. With the line sitting at 31 last year, it is close to call. It took a 1:40.62 a year ago.
- Meaghan Harnish of South Carolina swam to a 4:10.07 in the 400 IM to sit at #41 in the NCAA this season. It took a 4:10.74 to make last year’s meet while the cutline fell on line 37 last year, a decrease from line 39 in 2023.
- Asia Kozan of UCSD also moved up the ranks in the women’s 400 IM as she swam a 4:10.12 to sit at #43. She did so in a time trial.
I love this article, swimmers chasing their dreams from a great array of schools. Heartening to see the breadth of great swimming across the country.
Don’t give up !!
Please tell me how 41.98 is a bubble time. PLEASE. MAKE THE WORLD MAKE SENSE.
I am not old yall. I’m in my early 30’s. When I was in college not even 15 years ago, 41 would ROUTINELY have you in the running for 1st or 2nd. Yes there were years where Morozov and Adrian went dumb fast, but that was not the norm.
Now you’re telling me 41 MIGHT NOT MAKE THE MEET?!?! After essentially guaranteeing you a silver medal 10 years ago?
I’m sorry that just doesn’t make sense. I’m checked out for today.
Let’s Go Roadrunner’s!
As a whole, It’s going to be SO FAST this year.
Honestly, no one is thinking about the disruption the underclasses have felt with multiple years of 5th years.
I wish for every 5th year invited in an event, they’d increase the number of underclasesmen by that amount.
My swimmer is fortunate that they’ve made the cut every year so far and thus haven’t missed out. Except for a second swim.
Without 5th years, that would have been different.
But isn’t that a shame too?
I know a few swimmers that are right on the bubble and I can only imagine that without all of the super fast 5th years, they’d be solidly within the cut line.
It’s a tough situation. The 5th years deserve to have a chance for 4 quality NCAAs as well. Not all programs were fully running and competing during COVID.
Next year, back to normal — but still fast I am sure!
Yup. We talked about this too.
Next year is going to potentially feel very different.
This year’s college seniors (non 5th year) got the short stick in HS with cancelled recruiting trips and limited practice and meets during COVID. Wish they had the option of one year as well. Makes getting into NCAA’s even tougher.
Sad for the youngsters BUT there is next year for them – You make a valid point.
Easier to make trials than NCAA
There are four seeded ahead of him that will OT be swimming the individual 100 free at NCAA. I am assuming the 39.5 by the “phantom” Mikkel LeBlanc is an error on Swimcloud. Then Ilya Karun, Luca Urlando, and Owen McDonald will surely be in other events. That would place him at 34th and so he may make with some luck.
NOT, not OT, sorry.
Lets freaking GO! RUNNERS UP!!!
Woot Woot for the Runners!
41.9 is on the bubble?? What has this sport become?