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
- Event Previews
- Live Results
As reported by Lauren Neidigh:
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
- Event Previews
- Live Results
Video filmed by Gerald Manke
Florida’s Caeleb Dressel is now a 3-time individual 2017 NCAA Champion. On the final night of competition, Dressel shot off the blocks en route to the fastest performance ever, flipping in 19.01 and touching in a final time of 40.00 to dominate a loaded field that included Olympic relay teammates Ryan Held and Blake Pieroni. That took down his former American Record of 40.46 from last season’s NCAAs.
Dressel now owns 5 of the 10 fastest performances ever in the event. Coming in 2nd was Missouri’s Michael Chadwick, who is now the 4th fastest performer ever at 40.95. Held rounded out the top 3, moving up to 7th on the all-time top performers list in 41.21.
Splits Comparison:
| Swimmer | 1st 50 Split | 2nd 50 Split | Final Time |
| Caeleb Dressel (2017) | 19.01 | 20.99 | 40.00 |
| Caeleb Dressel (2016) | 19.23 | 21.23 | 40.46 |
Top 10 All-Time Performers: Men’s 100 Free
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
| 1 | Caeleb Dressel | 40.00 |
| 2 | Vlad Morozov | 40.76 |
| 3 | Cesar Cielo | 40.92 |
| 4 | Michael Chadwick | 40.95 |
| 5 | Nathan Adrian | 41.08 |
| 6 | Simonas Bilis | 41.18 |
| 7 | Ryan Held | 41.21 |
| 8 | Ryan Hoffer | 41.23 |
| 9 | Matt Grevers | 41.35 |
| 10 | Blake Pieroni | 41.44 |
Top 10 All-Time Performances: Men’s 100 Free
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
| 1 | Caeleb Dressel | 40.00 |
| 2 | Caeleb Dressel | 40.46 |
| 3 | Vlad Morozov | 40.76 |
| 4 | Caeleb Dressel | 40.86 |
| 5 | Cesar Cielo | 40.92 |
| 6 | Michael Chadwick | 40.95 |
| 7 | Caeleb Dressel | 41.07 |
| 8 | Nathan Adrian | 41.08 |
| 9 | Caeleb Dressel | 41.00 |
| 10 | Nathan Adrian | 41.10 |
Oslin is getting a Gator tat
love watching him swim
The reaction from the crowd is the best part of that video.
Would have been sub 40 without those ridiculous billboard touch pads by Omega. The wave energy needs to go into the gutter, not bounce back and increase water turbulence.
Yeah but the flat walls tend to produce faster flip turns because the swimmers can focus on hitting the wall harder and not worrying about their feet landing in the guttar. Seriously, sometimes when doing a fast flip turn your feet hit at an angle that’s actually partially above the surface of the water. Just ask Caeleb Dressel about his 200 free HS state record in Orlando, where his calves went into the guttar on the first turn. If you hit a good enough turn on a flat wall you can get under that wake. e.g. Cam Mac 47.04
Great underwater swim.
Great underwater race.
More impressive than this swim? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQFWfSyxYUE
Yes because that converts to a 40.57. Very impressive swim but in conversion Caeleb has gone faster three times now.
Never use conversions to compare times, they simply aren’t accurate. Generally Long course records > short course meters records > yards records
i understand conversions aren’t accurate but as someone who has kids that regularly swim scm and scy there is pretty damn accurate conversions unlike scy to lcm. Both are impressive.
Jim Mintgomery was first man sub- 50.0 for 100 meters with his 49.99 @ Montreal– and everyone said that was the end of the world. Two weeks Jonty Skinner went 49.44 @ Philly., outdoors and in a greatly inferior to what the Olympic champ swam in. How long before ” 40″ is considered chump change, just like the 44 second barrier in the 100 fly
Everyone knew Skinner was fast and since South Africa was banned, he made that meet in Philly his Olympics Ofcourse it was long course and they didn’t swim more than half the race on underwater push offs
Short course is like arena football or indoor soccer. Not quite the same game. That said 40 second 100 yd free is unbelievable