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41.34 to Earn a 100 Free A-Final Swim (Day 4 Prelims Time Comparison)

While it was slightly easier to earn a second swim in several events, it took a blistering 41.34 to make the cutthroat 100 free A-final today.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Destin Lasco will be in the hunt for a second straight title in the 200 back on Saturday with a potential American Record in his sights.

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Explaining Leon Marchand’s 3:28.82 400 IM NCAA Record | RACE ANALYSIS

He dropped 2.5 seconds, becoming the first man to go 3:31, 3:30, 3:29, and 3:28 all in 3 months (and the last 3 of those all in 3.5 minutes).

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Florida Blitzes 2:58.32 400 Medley Relay As Three Teams Go Under NCAA Record

Josh Liendo dropped the fastest 100 fly split of all-time (42.91) to propel the Florida Gators to an NCAA title and U.S. Open Record in the 400 medley relay.

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2023 Division I Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

How low can he go? Out under his 400 IM record pace at the halfway mark in prelims, Léon Marchand aims to break the NCAA record for the third time this season

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Leon Marchand Blasts 3:28.82 400 IM For Fastest Time Ever By Nearly Three Seconds

Marchand continued his demolition derby in the pool on Friday by wiping out the 400 IM NCAA and U.S. Open Record of 3:31.57 in 3:28.82.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Pick’Em Contest Scoring

With only 1.37% of entries choosing him, Brendan Burns’s victory in the 100 back was the biggest surprise of the night to SwimSwam Pick’Em Contest voters.

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Leon Marchand 3:28.82 400 IM Post Race Interview: “I didn’t believe what I was seeing”

Marchand admits that his goal time coming into this meet was 3:30, but does say that now, he may be shooting for as low as 3:25 in the future. 

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2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships: Day 3 Relay Split Analysis

Leon Marchand (pictured) had the fastest breaststroke split in the field by exactly a second, and he also became the fastest relay 100 breaststroker ever.

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Leon Marchand Continues Record Barrage With 49.23 Breast Split, Fastest Ever

It’s been ten years since Kevin Cordes first went under 50 on a breaststroke split, and Leon Marchand went 49.23 tonight for the top split of all-time.

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Watch: Leon Marchand Dazzles with 3:28.82 in the 400 IM (Day 3 Race Videos)

Watch Leon Marchand’s jaw-dropping performance in the 400 IM, and the other A-finals from tonight’s action in Minneapolis.

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Leon Marchand aniquiló los récords también en 400 medley

Las expectativas estaban por las nubes para el francés este viernes, y las superó con creces en el marco del Campeonato Masculino de la NCAA.

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2023 Men’s NCAAs Day 3 Ups/Downs: Arizona State Makes A Push (Updated With Diving)

Julian Hill had a monster swim in the 200 free, helping the Arizona State Sun Devils put seven swimmers through to an ‘A’ final on Friday morning.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

All eyes will be on Leon Marchand on Friday as he takes aim at another record in the 400 IM.

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2023 NCAA Championships: Day 3 Times to Make It Back Soften In Several Events

Qualifying times are easing a bit in several events this year after a day 3 session last year with some seemingly-impossibly fast times to make it back.

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