2024 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 2 Relay Analysis – Guiliano’s 17.94; 3 Teams Under 1:14

2024 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships

• March 27-30, 2024
• IUPUI Natatorium, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Short Course Yards (25 yards)
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• Day 1 Live Recap
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200 Freestyle Relay – Timed Final

• NCAA Record: 1:13.35 – Florida (J. Liendo, A. Chaney, E. Friese, M. McDuff), 2023
• Meet Record: 1:13.35 – Florida (J. Liendo, A. Chaney, E. Friese, M. McDuff), 2023
• American Record: 1:14.44 – NC State (Q. McCarty, D. Salls, N. Henderson, L. Miller), 2024
• S. Open Record: 1:13.35 – Florida (J. Liendo, A. Chaney, E. Friese, M. McDuff), 2023
• Pool Record: 1:14.59 – Texas (B. Ringgold, J. Conger, T. Jackson, J. Schooling), 2017
• 2023 Champion: 1:13.35 – Florida (J. Liendo, A. Chaney, E. Friese, M. McDuff), 2023

Podium:

1. Florida (J. Liendo, A. Chaney, J. Smith, M. McDuff) – 1:13.49 *Pool Record*
2. Cal (J. Alexy, B. Seeliger, L. Bell, D. Lasco) – 1:13.86
3. Arizona State (J. Dolan, I. Kharun, C. Peel, J. Kulow) – 1:13.95
4. NC State – 1:14.13 *American Record*
5. Tennessee – 1:14.38
6. Auburn – 1:15.05
7. Virginia Tech – 1:15.32
8. Notre Dame – 1:15.42

While they just missed their NCAA and meet record from a year ago, the Florida Gators successfully defended their title in the 200 free relay. Josh Liendo, Adam Chaney, Julian Smith, and Macguire McDuff combined for 1:13.49 to win by .37 seconds over runner-up Cal. Florida set a new pool record in the process.

Florida (1:13.49), Cal (1:13.86), and Arizona State (1:13.95) each had an international swimmer among their foursomes so the American Record was awarded to fourth-place NC State, whose Noah Henderson, Luke Miller, Jerry Fox, and Quintin McCarty combined for 1:14.13 to lower their own mark from earlier this year.

But it was Tennessee’s Jordan Crooks, the runner-up in the individual 50 free event earlier in the night, who led off with the fastest flat-start 50 free. Crooks went 18.14 (just off his 18.09 from the 50 final) to get the Vols off to a strong start from lane 6 in the last heat. Florida’s Josh Liendo (who won the 50 final in 18.07) touched next in 18.25 from lane 4. Cal’s Jack Alexy was third to the wall with 18.40 from lane 8. Youssef Ramadan of Virginia Tech, swimming at the other end of the pool, was 18.74. Arizona State’s Jack Dolan was 5th (18.80).

The fastest rolling split of the night came from the penultimate heat, where Notre Dame was battling Auburn. There, Chris Guiliano split 17.94 to make up a .37 deficit and give the Irish the lead at the halfway point. Auburn ended up with the heat win, but Guiliano was the only sub-18 of the night.

Back to heat 3. Guilherme Santos kept Tennessee in the lead with a second leg of 18.22 and Adam Chaney’s 18.29 held the Gators in 2nd place. NC State’s Luke Miller went 18.23 to pass Arizona State but Jonny Kulow was 18.11 on the anchor to give the Sun Devils a third-place finish. Cal’s Bjorn Seeliger, Liam Bell, and Destin Lasco all went under 18.6, ranking 6th, 9th, and 15th overall for flying-start legs.

Leadoff Leg

Rolling Splits