Adam Chaney Lowers Lochte’s 16-Year-Old Florida Record In 100 Back – 44.51

2022 SEC SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Florida sophomore Adam Chaney lowered one of the oldest Gator swimming records on the books Friday night at the SEC Championships, breaking the team’s all-time mark in the men’s 100 backstroke previously held by 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte.

Chaney blasted his way to a time of 44.51 in the SEC final, winning the conference title in the event after finishing in the runner-up position as a freshman.

Chaney’s time breaks Lochte’s previous Florida record of 44.60, set at the 2006 NCAA Championships. That swim by Lochte previously stood as almost the oldest in Gator history, with his 200 back record of 1:37.68 set at that same meet 16 years ago.

Lochte was a sensational NCAA swimmer during his time with the Gators, winning six individual national titles and breaking multiple U.S. Open Records during his career that spanned from 2002 to 2006.

For Chaney, he really exploded in the 100 back during his freshman year at Florida, bringing his best time from 47.10 to 44.99 at the 2021 SECs leading off the 400 medley relay (taking second in the individual final in 45.29).

At NCAAs, he further lowered his best time down to 44.74 to win the consolation final and place ninth.

This season, Chaney now takes over the top time in the NCAA, moving past NC State’s Kacper Stokowski (44.74), and is now the 13th-fastest performer in history.

Chaney also led off Florida’s meet record-setting 200 medley relay with one of the fastest 50 back times ever on Tuesday (20.32), and placed third individually earlier in the meet in the 50 free (18.81).

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Circle swim
2 years ago

Chaney is a massive talent… flys under the radar, but always performs on the big stage. Ncaas are going to be lit!

Butler Buck
2 years ago

Go Mason Manta Rays! The class of 2021 for the Rays was not just about Carson Foster.

Aaron
Reply to  Butler Buck
2 years ago

the class of 2021 wasn’t about carson at all, he graduated in 2020

Andrew
Reply to  Aaron
2 years ago

I’m almost positive Carson Foster was originally in the class of 2021, but made the decision to reclassify and graduate a year early after his Junior season.

Admin
Reply to  Andrew
2 years ago

I can ask to find out for sure, but turned 20 at the beginning of his sophomore year, which is the ‘traditional’ age up there.

Admin
Reply to  Braden Keith
2 years ago

So he was class of 2020, graduated December 2019, spent the spring at the OTC prepping for what was supposed to be Trials in 2020 (Mason didn’t have a LCM pool at the time). He was at the OTC when COVID shut everything down in March 2020.

So he did graduate early, but he arrived at Texas when he was originally scheduled to.

Andrew
Reply to  Braden Keith
2 years ago

That’s right, thank you! I remembered him graduating early, was fuzzy on the year!
As a highschool coach in Ohio, we were all eyes on Carson after watching his 1:32 200 free at State’s, then he announced that he was graduating early we were all bummed! LOL

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MIKE IN DALLAS
2 years ago

Ryan Lochte – a great swimmer who did a sort of ‘crash and burn’ in Rio 2016 – sad. . . .

bobthebuilderrocks
Reply to  MIKE IN DALLAS
2 years ago

Dude…. It’s been five, almost six years.

Ol' Longhorn
Reply to  bobthebuilderrocks
2 years ago

He’s probably still talking about Hillary too.

MIKE IN DALLAS
Reply to  Ol' Longhorn
2 years ago

Hillary? you mean the NEXT president of the USA?

MIKE IN DALLAS
Reply to  bobthebuilderrocks
2 years ago

Some of us have better memories. . .

Curious
Reply to  MIKE IN DALLAS
2 years ago

I wish I had been a quarter as successful as Lochte… you know what I would even take a tenth

Snarky
Reply to  Curious
2 years ago

Ryan is a stud. Anyone who poopoos him is a spineless no one.

MIKE IN DALLAS
Reply to  Snarky
2 years ago

Sir, perhaps the mirror on the wall could be of help?

MIKE IN DALLAS
Reply to  Curious
2 years ago

it’s all about standards, I suppose.

Snarky
Reply to  MIKE IN DALLAS
2 years ago

Dude, put the whiskey bottle down.

MIKE IN DALLAS
Reply to  Snarky
2 years ago

I don’t. . .

Ol' Longhorn
Reply to  MIKE IN DALLAS
2 years ago

On the scale of scandalous news since Rio, that would now be just on the sports page. The way people reacted then, you’d think he’d encouraged an insurrection at the Capitol. And there should just be an entire article on 2006 SEC and NCAA Lochte. He was insane.

Joel
Reply to  Ol' Longhorn
2 years ago

to be fair, I thought he left Rio and let his younger teammates take most of the fall. Is that correct? That’s pretty unforgivable if true.

MIKE IN DALLAS
Reply to  Joel
2 years ago

An excellent line to investigate. . .

bobthebuilderrocks
Reply to  Joel
2 years ago

That doesn’t make sense. Ask anyone to name the swimmers involved in the 2016 scandal, and I am fairly certain the majority of the U.S. and Brazilians populations would only be able to name Lochte. The whole thing was dubbed “Lochtegate”. I mean come on, it’s fairly obvious Lochte took most of the heat for that event.

Andrew
Reply to  MIKE IN DALLAS
2 years ago

Just curious, have you ever been a tourist somewhere? Locals try to take advantage of tourists all the time, especially in cities like Rio. It was reported that Lochte and his party damaged posters in a restroom, for this they were then held at gun point and were being screamed at in a language they didn’t understand demanding money, hundreds of dollars… for posters. I think it’s probably understandable to say they were robbed, but that’s only if you put yourself in their shoes. Ryan shouldn’t have done what he did… but you’re kidding yourself if you don’t think that owner didn’t see some drunk rich tourists and think “payday”

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James Sutherland

James swam five years at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, specializing in the 200 free, back and IM. He finished up his collegiate swimming career in 2018, graduating with a bachelor's degree in economics. In 2019 he completed his graduate degree in sports journalism. Prior to going to Laurentian, James swam …

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