Finnerty Defends 100 BR Title, Produces 2nd Sub-50 Swim

2019 MEN’S NCAA SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

100 BREASTSTROKE – FINALS

Indiana Hoosier Ian Finnerty has successfully defended his 2018 title, producing the 2nd-swim ever under 50 seconds in the 100 breast with a 49.85. This is now Indiana’s third win in this event. Along with Finnerty’s 2018 win, the last time a Hoosier won the 100 breast was in 1969 by Don McKenzie. Finnerty is also the 8th multi-winner in the same event in Hoosier history, joining elite names like Mark Spitz and Gary Hall.

Split Comparison:

2019 NCAA Final 2018 NCAA Final AR
23.41 23.26
26.44 26.43
49.85 49.69

Taking second in the race was USC’s Carsten Vissering, who finished in a 50.30. His time tied Max McHugh‘s prelims swim to now be the 4th-fastest performer and 6th-fastest performance in this event. Max McHugh took third in the race with a 50.52, which gave him his second top-1o swim at #9 all-time.

TOP 5 PERFORMERS

Place Swimmer Time
1 Ian Finnerty 49.69
2 Caeleb Dressel 50.03
3 Kevin Cordes 50.04
4 Max McHugh 50.30 (T-4)
5 Carsten Vissering 50.30 (T-4)

TOP 10 PERFORMANCES

Place Swimmer Time
1 Ian Finnerty 49.69
2 Ian Finnerty 49.85
3 Caeleb Dressel 50.03
4 Kevin Cordes 50.04
5 Kevin Cordes 50.25
6 Max McHugh 50.30 (T-6)
7 Carsten Vissering 50.30 (T-6)
8 Ian Finnerty 50.47
9 Max McHugh 50.52
10 Kevin Cordes 50.55

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Carol Glover
5 years ago

Congratulations Ian!

running start to touch backstroke flags
5 years ago

So very weird seeing Dressel ahead of Cordes on these lists. Does. Not. Compute.

Hmm...
5 years ago

For all the hype Reece gets…. fellow freshman McHugh is faster…

Wanna sprite?
Reply to  Hmm...
5 years ago

Reece and Max battled for the 100 breast NAG last year since then Max has dropped 1.3 seconds and Whitley dropped 0.05 and is swimming it very different. Hopefully he’ll still be a threat in the 200

The swimming powerhouse
Reply to  Hmm...
5 years ago

Whitley is more of a 200 breaststroker though

Really
5 years ago

he got lucky that Dean had to rest for the 100 back….

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Nick has had the passion for swimming since his first dive in the water in middle school, immediately falling for breaststroke. Nick had expanded to IM events in his late teens, helping foster a short, but memorable NCAA Div III swim experience at Calvin University. While working on his B.A. …

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