Joe Patching – It all came together tonight (Interview)

^{Produced by Coleman Hodges.} 

^{Reported by Karl Ortegon.}

MEN’S 200 IM

1. Joe Patching, Auburn – 1:42.21
2. Jan Switkowski, Florida – 1:42.55
3. Mark Szaranek, Florida – 1:42.64

In what’s largely regarded as Florida’s bread-and-butter event, the 200 IM, it was Auburn’s Joe Patching who ended up on top. Patching was out incredibly quick in 46.90, and didn’t concede much on breaststroke to either Gator. He now owns the NCAA’s #1 time.

Jan Switkowski and Mark Szaranek both put forth sub-1:43 efforts to grab 2nd and 3rd.

UGA’s Gunnar Bentz followed up in fourth, as he and the rest of the top 4 smashed his own pool record. Auburn packed it on with Michael Duderstadt and Jacob Molacek touching in 5th and 6th for a big points run.

Sophomores rounded out the A final, as ‘Dawg Jay Litherland and Tennessee’s Sam McHugh finished 7th and 8th.