Finals of the NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships: Day two
Day two of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships concluded with the brilliant performances of numerous swimmers in their respective events at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Centre in Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
The first event of the day was the 200-yard medley relay, where the California team took the title of the event in a fantastic time of 1:23.12 minutes, ahead of Texas and Auburn University, who reported second and third in a time of 1:24.13 and 1:24.56 minutes,
respectively.
In the 400-yard Individual Medley category, Georgia’s Bill Cregar met the crowd’s expectations by winning the top spot on the podium in a time of 3:40.97 minutes. Michigan’s freshman Kyle Whitaker and UNC’s senior Tyler Harris followed him on the podium
for the second and third spots, in a time of 3:41.69 and 3:42.49 minutes, respectively.
The next event of the session witnessed an upset, as Stanford’s Austin Staab defeated the top contender, Tom Shields, by touching the wall in 44.69 seconds against Shields’s 44.91 seconds. Michigan’s Dan Madwed followed them on the podium for the bronze
medal in a time of 45.57 seconds.
In the Men’s 200-yard freestyle event, Stanford’s senior Brett Fraser earned the gold medal in a time of 1:32.21 minutes, which was faintly ahead of Texas’s Dax Hill, who reported a time of 1:32.64 minutes. Hill was followed by Southern California’s Clement
Lefert, who touched the wall in 1:33.17 minutes.
California’s Damir Dugonjic won the title for the 100-yard breast-stroke in an amazing time of 50.94 seconds. He was only 0.08 seconds away from the NCAA record. California’s Nolan Koon and Louisville’s Carlos Almeida followed him on the podium for the second
and third positions in a time of 51.63 and 52.02 seconds, respectively.
In the 100-yard back-stroke meet, California’s Tom Shields made his way to the gold medal in a time of 45.02 seconds and was followed by Indiana’s Eric Ress and Texas’s Cole Cragin, who touched the finishing wall in a time of 45.14 and 45.56 seconds, respectively.
The 800-yard freestyle relay was the last event of the day, where team Florida dominated the meet in a comfortable time of 6:14.88 minutes and was followed by Virginia and Southern California, in a time of 6:16.59 and 6:17.58 minutes, respectively.
The championship will conclude today with the completion of the event’s final session in the evening.
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