2017 MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, March 22 – Saturday, March 25
- IUPUI Natatorium – Indianapolis, IN
- Prelims 10AM/Finals 6PM (Eastern Time)
- Defending Champion: Texas (results)
- Championship Central
- Psych Sheet
- Live stream: Wednesday/Thursday Prelims & Finals, Friday/Saturday Prelims / Friday/Saturday finals on ESPN3
- Live Results
100 FREESTYLE
- NCAA record: Caeleb Dressel (Florida), 2016- 40.46
- American record: Caeleb Dressel (Florida), 2016- 40.46
- U.S. Open record: Caeleb Dressel (Florida), 2016- 40.46
- 2016 NCAA Champion: Caeleb Dressel (Florida)- 40.46
U.S. Olympians Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held (41.61), and Blake Pieroni (41.44) are the headliners of the 100 free at this season’s NCAA Championships. Dressel, the heavy favorite, will be chasing his own record of 40.46, while Pieroni and Held, who blasted a pair of personal best 41s at their respective conference meets, will look to join him in the 40-second range.
Returning All-Americans Michael Chadwick (Missouri) and Brett Ringgold (Texas) will look to shake things up. Chadwick cleared 42 for the first time this season, clocking a 41.80 at Missouri’s midseason invite. Ringgold is only 16th on the psych sheets, but got a qualifying time very early in the season, and so hasn’t had to do much else but focus on this meet since.
There are several swimmers bunched into the 42-low range who will compete for a spot in the final. Leading the way are Wisconsin’s Cannon Clifton, Tennessee’s Kyle DeCoursey, and Ohio State’s Matt McHugh with a pair of 42.0s. Not far behind in the 42-low range are NC State’s Justin Ress, Cal’s Justin Lynch, Minnesota’s Bowen Becker, and Stanford’s Sam Perry.
USC’s sprint duo of Santo Condorelli and Dylan Carter return to the NCAA stage after taking an Olympic redshirt in 2015-16. Both swimmers were finalists at the Pac-12 championships, but Carter has been faster this season with a 42.14 that landed him 11th on the psych sheet. Penn State’s Shane Ryan also returns after taking a redshirt. Ryan is a likely candidate for the top 8, as he enters with a 41.86.
Leading the freshman contingent is Arizona State’s Cameron Craig, who won the Pac-12 title in this race with a personal best 41.95. Florida’s Maxime Rooney and Alabama’s Zane Waddell are also among the up-and-comers, as they enter with a pair of 42-lows.
TOP 8 PREDICTIONS:
| Place | Swimmer | Team | Season Best | Lifetime Best |
| 1 | Caeleb Dressel | Florida | 41.24 | 40.46 |
| 2 | Ryan Held | NC State | 41.61 | 41.61 |
| 3 | Blake Pieroni | Indiana | 41.44 | 41.44 |
| 4 | Michael Chadwick | Missouri | 41.80 | 41.80 |
| 5 | Brett Ringgold | Texas | 42.39 | 41.61 |
| 6 | Shane Ryan | Penn State | 41.86 | 41.86 |
| 7 | Cameron Craig | Arizona State | 41.95 | 41.95 |
| 8 | Kyle DeCoursey | Tennessee | 42.07 | 42.07 |
I think Dressel and Held are both at their prime right now. Rio and conference championships gave them a lot of confidence. It’s going to be a showdown between those two.
2016 gold medalists, Dressel, Held AND Pieroni… great field.
Haas is my dark horse. Not to win, but with a good swim I think he could slip into the top 3, at least top 8. The guy splits 18s in relays and has a 1:30 in the 200, you figure his 100 has to be at least a 41.5
maybe a 42 low but 41.5?
Dude was out 43.6 to the feet last year, I agree he’ll throw down something real fast
The Olympic 4th place finisher can’t make the top 8 at NCAAs? This is ludicrous!
Looks like since this summer he has lost interest, changed coaches, and started a new career in modeling.
This is true Santo is trying to become a model
Santo, so hot right now. Santo.
What is Santo Condorelli hiding… there’s no way his PAC12 performance was all he’s good for
Heard he has broken rib
From what?
On his instagram someone made a joke about one of the pictures being a result of the broken rib.
Dressel 39.98 Held 40.7
No doubt Dressel is going to win the 100. I believe Held’s best chance to de-throne dressel is the 50. Then again Held is an amazing swimmer and could surprise us!