David Lambert Breaks NCAA Division II Record in 50 Yard Free

2017 TEXAS INVITATIONAL

Oklahoma Baptist University senior David Lambert has broken the NCAA Division II record in the 50 yard freestyle. Swimming on Thursday evening at the 2017 Texas Invitational, Lambert finished in 19.17 – beating out, among others, Olympic gold medalists Matt Grevers and Joseph Schooling; and Olympic finalist Santo Condorelli.

His swim just snuck under the previous record of 19.18 that was set by Serghei Golban of Lindenwood University at the 2016 NCAA Championships.

Lambert had previous stops swimming at Saint Andrews University in Laurinburg, North Carolina, an NAIA school, from 2013-2015. Before that he swam at Daytona State College – a junior college.

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Michael Sanders
6 years ago

Saint Andrews is not a Division II institution, they are NAIA. But let’s not forget that at that time the head coach for SAU was none other than Brooks Teal. I would say he probably helped in his development of being a sprinter.

Stephen P
6 years ago

DSC rep! Nice job Davey Jones!

That guy
6 years ago

St. Andrews is an NAIA school, not D2

Uberfan
6 years ago

Where is Harty

Swimswum
6 years ago

Anybody have Texas Splits from the A relay?

Fatboy Swim
Reply to  Swimswum
6 years ago

Yup

j pine
Reply to  Swimswum
6 years ago

Texas 200m Freestyle “A” Relay:
Tate Jackson – 19.59
Brett Ringgold – 18.41
John Shebat – 19.14
Joseph Schooling – 18.99
1:16.13

Texas 400m Medley “A” Relay:
John Shebat – 46.83
Austin Temple – 53.37
Joseph Schooling – 45.50
Brett Ringgold – DQ for early take-off

https://t.co/nu3w4dr0zk

Swimswum
Reply to  j pine
6 years ago

Wow Katz smoked Shebat, still worries me a little after not a great summer. He started dropping fast in season swims late January early February. We will see what happens then.

Kenneth
Reply to  Swimswum
6 years ago

The Texas 400m Medley “B” Relay splits are impressive too:

Time: 3:06.11

Austin Katz – 45.34
Casey Melzer – 52.50
Sam Pomajevich – 46.13
Tate Jackson – 42.14

Ringgold was DQ-ed with a -0.06 RT but his split was 41.75

Uberfan
Reply to  Kenneth
6 years ago

Austin Katz is doing fantastic this year. May be the most valuable freshmen come NCAAs

Swimswum
Reply to  Uberfan
6 years ago

I would agree. I want to see Medford or anyone else at cal at UGA invite before saying forsure.

sven
Reply to  Swimswum
6 years ago

Hoffer is the obvious choice for me, but we’ll see. His in-season times haven’t been that impressive this year, but that’s not always worth much.

j pine
Reply to  Kenneth
6 years ago

This’ll probably be the 400m medley relay team come March:
Austin Katz/John Shebat – Backstroke (depending on whether John does indeed start dropping fast in-season times)
Casey Melzer – Breastroke (If he drops more time, Texas could defend their relay)
Joseph Schooling – Butterfly
Brett Ringgold – Freestyle

I think Schooling’s a shoo-in for the fly, but it remains to be seen in Austin Temple can go back to clocking his freshman year times in the breast, or whether Tate Jackson starts dropping insane swims in the free.

HTTR
6 years ago

Don Gibb and Sam Freas producing another sprinter … David Lambert.

My2Cents
Reply to  HTTR
6 years ago

Don Gibb and Sam Freas know what they’re doing!! Great Sprint Coaches!

Swim
Reply to  My2Cents
6 years ago

Doc Freas* for you young bloods

Tigerswim22
6 years ago

Coach Sam Freas brings along another sprinter!

FLSwimmer
6 years ago

MR. WONDERFUL!!!

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