Preliminary rounds of NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships: Day two - Recap
Morning session on day two of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship completed with the dominating performances of some renowned swimmers. The championship is being hosted at the University of
Minnesota Aquatic Centre in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Yesterday’s first session included the preliminary rounds of the 200-yard medley relay, 400-yard Individual Medley (IM), 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard breast-stroke, 100-yard back-stroke and 800-yard freestyle relay.
The day began with the 200-yard medley relay, where the team of California qualified as the fastest into the finals with a time of 1:24.39 minutes and was followed by the teams of Texas and Auburn University, who ended their swims in a fighting time of 1:24.74
and 1:24.93 minutes, respectively.
Next was the Men’s 400-yard IM, where Arizona’s junior Austen Thompson clocked a wonderful time of 3:42.37 minutes to qualify as the fastest swimmer into the finals. He was followed by UNC’s senior Tyler Harris and Michigan’s freshman Kyle Whitaker, who
touched the wall in a time of 3:42.48 and 3:43.82 minutes, respectively.
In the Men’s 100-yard butterfly, California’s Tom Shields was only a touch away to improve the NCAA record of 44.18 seconds, but he qualified as the fastest swimmer into the finals in a time of 44.96 seconds. Stanford’s senior Austin Staab and Lousiana’s
senior Hannes Heyl, followed him for the second and third spot in a time of 45.45 and 45.77 seconds, respectively.
Then in the Men’s 200-yard freestyle, Virginia’s Scot Robison entered the finals with a top qualifying time of 1:33.27 minutes ahead of Texas’s Dax Hill and Southern California’s Clement Lefert, who posted a time of 1:33.30 and 1:33.38 minutes.
California’s Damir Dugonjic registered a time of 51.70 seconds to qualify as the fastest swimmer in the 100-yard breast-stroke. His effort ousted California’s Nolan Koon and Louisville’s Carlos Almeida, who touched the wall in a time of 52.10 and 52.39 seconds.
In the 100-yard back-stroke, Tom Shields again dominated the top spot for the finals in a time of 45.67 seconds and was slightly away from Texas’s Cole Cragin and Indiana’s Eric Ress, who touched the wall in a time of 45.69 and 45.74 seconds, respectively.
The last event of the day was the 800-yard freestyle relay, where the team of Florida dominated the top qualification spot in a 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 second session of the day will have the finals of the same event to complete the overall standings of all teams.
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