2018 MEN’S NCAA SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
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- Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center – Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Ian Finnerty is having of the meet of his life, and his success this week is going a long way toward keeping the Indiana Hoosier in the team title hunt. Tonight, he continued rolling, breaking the U.S. Open, NCAA, and American Records that Caeleb Dressel set last month. Finnerty went out in a blistering 23.1 and continued rolling, touching in a 49.69 and winning by a Dresses-like second and a half. Watch the race video below, courtesy of YouTube user Anthony Preda.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSlaNLLkexk
Originally reported by Jared Anderson
100 BREASTSTROKE – FINALS
NCAA record: Caeleb Dressel (Florida), 2018, 50.03American record: Caeleb Dressel (Florida), 2018, 50.03U.S. Open record: Caeleb Dressel (Florida), 2018, 50.03- 2017 NCAA Champion: Will Licon (Texas), 50.68
Top 8 Finishers:
- Ian Finnerty, Indiana – 49.89
- Connor Hoppe, Cal – 51.16
- Carsten Vissering, USC – 51.28
- Alex Evdokimov, Cornell – 51.32
- Levi Brock, Indiana – 51.38
- Conner McHugh, Minnesota – 51.48
- Evgenii Somov, Louisville, 52.07
- Mauro Castillo, Texas A&M – 52.11
Indiana’s Ian Finnerty might have the best second-25 in swimming. He powered away from the field over that lap and carried his speed through to the first sub-50 in breaststroking history at 49.69.
That’s big points for IU, which also got 5th-place points from Levi Brock (51.38). Cal’s Connor Hoppe hung onto second place in 51.16, with USC’s Carsten Vissering fourth (51.38).
Hometown favorite Conner McHugh was 51.48, followed by Louisville’s Evgenii Somov and A&M’s Mauro Castillo. All 8 of the finalists went faster than prelims in a spirited championship final battle.
Peter Stevens went out like a rocket in the B final and barely held on for the win in 52.11. Cal’s Carson Sand closed hard and nearly stole the win, but ended up moving up from 16th to 10th in 52.32. That’s a +6 in points for Cal, which really needs to build a point lead before the backstroke and diving.
Cal currently leads by just half a point over Indiana in what has been the tightest team battle we can ever remember at the NCAA Championships. Texas has fallen to 31 back, but should make up at least that much on Cal in the diving final tonight. Indiana has diver of its own and might be looking like the title favorites after a great first three days.
He did 3 dolphin kicks off the blocks and 2 off each wall.
This potentially bodes well for the USA’s LC 400 MR too. Miller has been the weakest link lately, especially compared to Adam Peaty.
ahahahahaha what? Cordes (not Miller, we aren’t in 2016) was the breastoker in the last relay and he was silver in the 100 breast in Budapest.
It’s not like the breast was the weakest link, Peaty is simply in another dimension.
And, another thing, SCY breast and LCM breast are two different sports: IA did 4/7/7/8 strokes, Peaty did 25 just in the second 50′.
OK, you are right. I just recall USA being behind GB each time – Rio & Budapest – as we all watched Peaty eating Cordes & Miller (& everyone else) alive as he tore up the pool. Cordes (58.89) was in Budapest, & Miller in Rio (59.03). However, this does not discount the fact that Ian F’s AR time “potentially” bodes well. Further, of COURSE LCM & SCY are different. We shall see.
Does anyone have a link for all finals race videos? I know there was one in the comments but it got buried
Has anybody ever broken a Caeleb Dressel AR before?
Baeleb has broken his own records, but other than that… I don’t think any non Baelebs have until now.
Either that dude that shot the video has the most steady hands ever or he brought a stand. Either way, pretty awesome.
Dressel will still beat him in Tokyo. Baeleb always, ALWAYS prevails.
Better just hope THE DEANER never tries his hand at breast.
Imagine how fast he would be if he would get off the lane line!
Coley. Effin. Stickels.
He does not train with him.
You sure? Ask him
Yes he does