2018 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
Indiana leads a brutally-close team battle, and also has several event title contenders tonight: among them Ian Finnerty (pictured) in the 100 breast and Blake Pieroni in the 200 free.
Ress Still Entered In 100 Free, Very Few Scratches For Day 4 Prelims
Heat sheets for Saturday morning’s last prelims session at the 2018 NCAA Championships show only a handful of scratches and Justin Ress still entered in the 100 free despite a back injury.
2018 M. NCAAs: Steele Johnson Goes for Broke and Nails His Final 3m Dive
Purdue junior and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Steele Johnson pulled off a diving comeback with a last-minute dive change Friday night.
Cal Breaks American Record with 1:21.8 200 Medley Relay
Cal and USC battled for the win, with USC narrowly pulling it out in 1:21.82 to Cal’s 1:21.88. The Bears, though they finished 2nd, set a new American Record.
Townley Haas Reclaims 200 Free Record in 1:29.50
The 200 free final at the 2018 Men’s NCAA Championships was much anticipated after Indiana’s Blake Pieroni cracked the 1:30 barrier in the 800 free relay. But tonight, Haas reclaimed the record, winning the title in 1:29.50. That took nearly a full second off his best time.
Stanford’s DeVine Swims to #2 All-Time with 3:35.2 400 IM
Tonight, it was DeVine on top as he became the 2nd fastest 400 IMer in history.
Indiana’s Ian Finnerty Swims Historic 49 100 Breast
Finnerty smashed his lifetime best to win the 100 breast, clocking in at 49.69.
2018 M. NCAAs: Dressel Cracks 43 with 42.80 100 Fly
The race once again went to Dressel. He made history as the first man to break 43, clocking in at 42.80 to dominate the race.
2018 M. NCAA Finals Preview: What Other Barriers Can Dressel Break?
Friday night will feature finals for the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, and 200 medley relay.
2018 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Five teams are within 16 and a half points of one another for the NCAA crown at the moment, with today’s meet-high 7-event prelims session holding perhaps the most valuable key to securing a team championship.
Justin Ress’ 200 Free Absence at NCAAs Was Due to an Injury; Uncertain for Rest of Meet
NC State’s Justin Ress was a declared false start in this morning’s 200 free prelims, but SwimSwam has confirmed that his absence was due to an injury.
Dressel Throws Down 17.3 Anchor Split in 200 Medley Relay Prelims
Florida was in 5th in their heat through the fly leg, but Dressel chased down the field to pull them into 2nd at the finish.
Indiana’s Ian Finnerty Rolls to 50.47 100 Breast to Become #3 All-Time
Finnerty’s swim makes him the 3rd fastest performer of all time, moving ahead of Texas’ Will Licon, who won NCAAs last season.
NC State’s Ress, Molacek Scratch Prelim Swims; Likely to Swim All 5 Relays
Since he opted out of this event, Ress will likely swim all 5 relays for the Wolfpack at this meet.
Dressel Cruises to 9th Fastest Performance Ever; Lanza Now 8th Fastest Performer Ever
Dressel put up a 44.3 this morning, while Lanza took off with a lifetime best 44.6.
