Andrew Wilson Posts 9th Fastest 100 Breast To Win D3 NCAA Title And Rebreak Record

He’s done it again. After this morning’s impressive swim, some might have thought it couldn’t get much better. Think again! Every time he’s touched the water this weekend, Andrew Wilson of Emory has posted swimming gold, in time if not in place.

With his 100 breaststroke this evening, Wilson has stepped into the record books for what  could possibly be an extremely long stay. (And considering he still has a year to better the record he just set, he might be around indefinitely.)

Wilson’s time, causing so much chatter, was a 51.72.

That’s the third fastest time in the nation this year, and the ninth fastest 100 breaststroke ever swum by an American in short course yards. (Overall, the 11th fastest.) He was nearly three seconds ahead of the next fastest competitor tonight.

Here are the splits of this incredible race:

  • 24.23
  • 27.49

To catch all the live results, click here. 

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Emoryswimmom2018
9 years ago

If you look at the emory website under roster, you will see that Andrew came in swimming a time of 59.4. This gives you some context as to how incredible this swim last night was!!! This young man should be an inspiration to other potential college swimmers who may not be the best swimmer on their high school or club team coming out of high school. My son swims at Emory and I use Andrew’s story ALL THE TIME to encourage him.

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Reply to  Emoryswimmom2018
9 years ago

Just to add even more perspective, in 9th grade in 2009, Andrew’s best times were 1:09.62 in the breast and 2:23.65 in the IM.

PA Fanatic
9 years ago

The dude swam for Phillips Academy — a prep schoool, not a year-round club. THAT program must rock.

Daaaave
9 years ago

What. The DIII Champ meet record before this was a….54.1. Dude goes 51.7. Wilson Ledecky’d that record.

Andrew Majeske
Reply to  Daaaave
9 years ago

Damon Rosenberg had set the record at 53.6 last year, then Wilson lowered it at his mid year meet to 53.4.

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Reply to  Andrew Majeske
9 years ago

Rosenburg’s swim from December set the NCAA record, but not the meet record.

easyspeed
9 years ago

This is so awesome!

Mac
9 years ago

Probably too late, but should be allowed to swim in DI’s!

High school teammate
9 years ago

I actually swam with Andrew in high school … where I remember him starting out on the *Junior* varsity team in his first couple of years. What incredible strides he has made since then – truly inspirational!

Schiller
9 years ago

It’s not 3rd in the nation this year, it’s 4th. I assume you missed Anton Lobanov of Nova Southeast in DII. He was 51.63.
http://www.collegeswimming.com/results/28722/event/26/

Schiller
Reply to  Hannah Saiz
9 years ago

Thanks. There there a list of all time top scy times you can point me to?

Matt Salzberg
9 years ago

Agree with both above. 9th fastest performer, and best I can tell a top 20 performance of all time! Only record that can hold a candle to this is Payne’s 1:00.54 from 2005. But even so, it’s not that close..

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Hannah Saiz fell into a pool at age eleven and hasn't climbed out since. She attended Kenyon College, won an individual national title in the 2013 NCAA 200 butterfly, and post-graduation has seen no reason to exit the natatorium. Her quest for continued chlorine over-exposure has taken her to Wisconsin …

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