Dave Durden: “On a scale of 1 to 10, we were an 11” (Video)
Cal scored 560, the 9th most points any men’s team has ever scored at NCAA’s and the most by any team at this meet since 2007
John Shebat on 1st NCAA Title in Last NCAA Race: “Surreal” (Video)
Texas’s John Shebat blasted a huge front half to lead the 200 back field, hurting near the end but hanging on and holding off teammate and defending champ Austin Katz by a hair at the wall
Seliskar: “This is everything we could have hoped for” (Video)
Cal’s Andrew Seliskar paced himself comfortably for the first 100, then turned on the jets and cruised by Indiana’s Ian Finnerty for the win in 1:48.70
The Meet Dean Farris had Still Hasn’t Sunk in (Video)
Harvard’s Dean Farris showed his incredible closing speed, torching his way home in 21.38 to go 40.80, the #3 swim of all-time
Felix Auboeck Explains Mental Shift From Devastating 500 to NCAA Champion (Video)
Michigan’s Felix Auboeck bounced back from a rough 500 free in the best way possible: he swam a gutsy, strong 1650 free
Abrahm DeVine Talks Stanford 400 IM Legacy with Ella Eastin (Video)
Stanford’s Abrahm DeVine was patient through the butterfly and took the lead on backstroke, never giving it back en route to his second-straight national 400 IM title.
Vini Lanza: “I started learning how to win… winning’s good” (Video)
Indiana’s Vini Lanza roared back to go 44.37 and win the event. That makes him the #7 performer of all-time.
Robert Howard: “Coach Saban was in my ear on that last 15” (Video)
Robert Howard surged home with a clutch 18.22 anchor leg to seal the win for Bama in the 200 Medley relay
Dean Farris on Swimming 100 Back: “I guess now it looks like a smart move” (Video)
Farris held on for the win in 43.66. That’s shockingly just two tenths off the American record set by Ryan Murphy in 2016
Ray Looze Gives 3 Minute Recap on IU’s 3 Day 3 National Titles (Video)
Indiana won a whopping 3 national titles on Day 3 of NCAA competition, a feat that hasn’t occurred in decades for the Hoosiers
Durden Gives 5+ Minutes of Coaches Perspective on Carr Re-Swim (Video)
a failure to remove the backstroke wedge mid-race gave California sophomore Daniel Carr a re-swim opportunity in the 100 backstroke
Ian Finnerty Doesn’t Train Long Course Breaststroke (Video)
Ian Finnerty charged back late to repeat as 100 breast champ. Finnerty didn’t quite better his 49.6 American record, but did shatter the pool record, Kevin Cordes’ 50.04, formerly an American record
Daniel Carr on Re-Swim: “You obviously don’t want that to happen” (Video)
a failure to remove the backstroke wedge mid-race gave California sophomore Daniel Carr a re-swim opportunity in the 100 backstroke
Fantoni, Finnerty, Lanza, and Apple Walk us Through 2:59 Medley Relay (Video)
Indiana torched the second-fastest 400 medley relay in history, going 2:59.70 to blow out the field.
Ryan Hoffer Explains Why he Needs a Lot of Rest (Video)
Ryan Hoffer went 18.63 for his first NCAA title, taking over the sprint crown from Caeleb Dressel, whose national age group records Hoffer was chasing and sometimes breaking for the past several years