John Shebat on 1st NCAA Title in Last NCAA Race: “Surreal” (Video)

2019 MEN’S NCAA SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Wednesday, March 27 – Saturday, March 30
• Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, Austin, Texas
• Prelims 10 AM / Finals 6 PM (Central Time)
• Defending champion: Texas (4x) (2018 results)
• Psych Sheet
• Live Stream
• Live results

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200 BACKSTROKE

• NCAA Record: Ryan Murphy, Cal (2016) – 1:35.73
• American Record: Ryan Murphy, Cal (2016) – 1:35.73
• U.S. Open Record: Ryan Murphy, Cal (2016) – 1:35.73
• Meet Record: Ryan Murphy, Cal (2016) – 1:35.73
• 2018 Champion: Austin Katz, Texas – 1:37.53

Top 8 Finishers:

1. John Shebat, Texas – 1:36.42
2. Austin Katz, Texas – 1:36.45
3. Bryce Mefford, Cal – 1:38.65
4. Coleman Stewart, NC State – 1:38.81
5. Daniel Carr, Cal – 1:39.33
6. Clark Beach, Florida – 1:39.68
7. Kane Follows, Hawaii – 1:40.14
8. Zachary Poti, Arizona State – 1:40.38

Texas’s John Shebat blasted a huge front half to lead the 200 back field, hurting near the end but hanging on and holding off teammate and defending champ Austin Katz by a hair at the wall. Shebat was 1:36.42 and Katz 1:36.45 – they move to #2 and #3 all-time in the event, passing up Ryan Lochte. Only Lochte, Ryan Murphy and the Longhorn duo have been sub-1:37.