Texas leads after day one of NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship – Swimming news
University of Texas leads the overall points table with their outstanding performance in the finals on day one of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Swimming and Diving Championship, held at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Centre.
Texas has scored 139 points to rank first on the table and is followed by Stanford at 136 points. California Berkeley occupies the third spot with 134 points, while Auburn accumulated 110.5 points and Arizona managed 99 points.
The final session started with the 200-yard freestyle relay, where the team of California Berkeley won the title in a time of 3:02.28 minutes. The team improved their time by six seconds from their qualification in the morning. University of Texas and Stanford
University followed Cal Berkeley on the podium for the second and third spots, in a time of 3:06.10 and 3:06.52 minutes, respectively.
In the 500-yard freestyle, Matt McLean met the expectations of the arena and won the title in an enhanced time of 4:10.15 minutes. He was in a comfortable lead over Stanford’s Bobby Bollier and Florida’s Conor Dwyer, who clocked in a time of 4:13.94 and
4:13.98 minutes, respectively.
In the 200-yard Individual Medley (IM), Stanford’s Austin Staab claimed victory with a smooth finishing of 1:41.57 minutes. In the meantime, Cory Chitwood and Bill Cregar followed him on the podium for the second and third spots in a time of 1:42.28 and
1:43.56 minutes, respectively.
Next was the 50-yard freestyle meet, where Cal Berkeley’s Nathan Adrian appeared as the fastest swimmer in a stunning time of 18.66 seconds. Adam Brown stood second on the podium in an improved time of 18.72 seconds, ahead of Texas’s Jimmy Feigen, who touched
the wall in 18.97 seconds. Stanford dominated the championship with their 104 points, ahead of Cal Berkeley’s 94, Auburn’s 92.5, Texas’s 89 and Arizona’s 73 points.
In the one-metre diving category, Purdue’s David Boudia stood first with 461 points, while Texas A&M’s Grant Nel and Texas’s Drew Livingston appeared second and third with 425.85 and 413.20 points, respectively. Livingston’s third podium place in the event
brought Texas on top spot in the overall points table, with their 105 points.
The 400-yard medley relay was the last event of the day, where Cal Berkeley dominated their way for the title in a time of 3:02.28 minutes, ahead of Texas and Stanford, who touched the wall in a time of 3:06.10 and 3:06.52 minutes, respectively.
With their second position in the last event, University of Texas succeeded to elevate to the first spot in this championship.
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