2019 MEN’S NCAA SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, March 27 – Saturday, March 30
- Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, Austin, Texas
- Prelims 10 AM / Finals 6 PM (Central Time)
- Defending champion: Texas (4x) (2018 results)
- Psych Sheet
- Live results
Reported by Jared Anderson.
Texas took a different approach from Harvard. Instead of leading off with (former) American record-holder Townley Haas, they used him on their anchor leg. Freshman Drew Kibler led off in 1:32.06 to keep Texas in the hunt. Austin Katz was 1:31.45 and Jeff Newkirk 1:31.91 before Haas hit the pool. He went out in a blistering 20.01 to his feet in the first 50 and though he did die off a little by the end of the race, he had the lead by the 100-mark and wasn’t going to be caught. Haas split 1:29.66 – the fastest relay split in history. Interestingly enough, that title of Fastest Relay Split used to be held by Farris – so the two essentially swapped records tonight.
What’s Dean’s long-course PB?
It could be the 1:47.94 he swam last summer at Nationals
I can almost garauntee he will go 1:28 in the individual 200 now.
I always look for the “almost guaranteed” stamp on the predictions I choose believe.
That being said, “Signs Point to Yes”
then dean will go 1:27 next year
In his head, Townley is thinking, “Hold my beer.” Just like he did when Pieroni went 1:29 before him last year…
What were Dean and Townley’s PBs from hs?
He really has improved on his interviews, great to see.
Just because he wears a different cap doesn’t mean I don’t want him to go fast. A+ sportsmanship on display there folks. That’s how it should be
and Harvard is no threat to Texas for the team competion, plus Dean not racing the 200 free.
thats a superb level of supporting each other
Amen!
Year after year, swim after swim, Townley hits his taper. Amazing consistency for 4 great years!
and he will be a force to reckon with this summer for Team Usa , Yippeeeee