CSU Bakersfield Vili Sivec On Bubble For NCAAs After 41.98 100 Free (Sunday Last Chance)

2025 NCAA Division I Last Chance Meets – March 2nd

Several last chance meets are being held this weekend as swimmers look to improve upon their chances to make the 2025 NCAA Championships. With conference meets finishing up this weekend such as the Men’s Big Ten Championships, M&W Big 12 Championships, and Men’s Ivies, swimmers who have already had their championship meets have another opportunity to make the meets in Federal Way.

Remember that the men’s meet usually invites around 30 swimmers per event and the women’s meet usually invites between 36 and 40 per event, though we won’t know the exact cutline until after the conclusion of this week’s conference meets and next week’s Last Chance meets.

After many big swims on Friday and Saturday, including relay ‘A’ cuts from the Army and Georgia Tech men, along with the Northwestern women, Sunday had a lot lighter day.

Georgia

• Vivi Sivec of CSU-Bakersfield swam to a 41.98 in the men’s 100 freestyle, a time that sits on the bubble. He now sits at #38 in the NCAA this season in the event while the line sat at the start of row 31 last year. It took a 42.19 to make NCAAs in the event last year, but this year has been faster.
• South Carolina’s Connor Fry swam to a 14:46.89 in the men’s 1650 freestyle, the 19th fastest time in the NCAA this season. Fry swam personal best times in the 200 and 500 frees at SECs but missed a best time in the 1650 free at the time. His time from Sunday marked a new personal best and was well under the 14:54.92 it took to make the meet a year ago.
• UCSB’s Kyle Brill swam to a 3:42.81 in the men’s 400 IM, the 41st fastest time in the NCAA this season, likely putting him on the wrong side of the bubble. He entered the meet with a 3:42.95 that he swam to capture the Big West Conference title two weeks ago.
• JT Ewing of NC State was the final highlight on the men’s side as he swam a 1:40.13 in the men’s 200 back during a time trial. That also was a personal best and moved him to sit at t-#31 in the NCAA this season. With the line sitting at 31 last year, it is close to call. It took a 1:40.62 a year ago.
• Meaghan Harnish of South Carolina swam to a 4:10.07 in the 400 IM to sit at #41 in the NCAA this season. It took a 4:10.74 to make last year’s meet while the cutline fell on line 37 last year, a decrease from line 39 in 2023.
• Asia Kozan of UCSD also moved up the ranks in the women’s 400 IM as she swam a 4:10.12 to sit at #43. She did so in a time trial.