2023 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- March 22-25, 2023
- Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center | Minneapolis, MN
- SCY (25 yards)
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Leon Marchand did it once again, demolishing his own NCAA record in the 400 IM with a 3:28.82. The Sundevil even surprised himself, not believing what he saw on the board at first. Marchand admits that his goal time coming into this meet was 3:30, but does say that now, he may be shooting for as low as 3:25 in the future.
I have such a huge crush on him
🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
And i think no one doubts that he can get to 3:25 too! This guy is a force
Now now let’s not get too ahead of ourselves
Just to put this all into perspective. Leon started off the season with his PB at 3:34.08 and his LC PB is 4:04.28 along with this. He then proceeds to smash his PB enroute to his first NCAA record in the event in 3:31.84 a huge 2.24 second drop. Then goes 3:31.57 at PAC-12’s to drop a further .27. He has now dropped a further 2.75 seconds faster than either of those drops combined. In one season, he has dropped 5.26 seconds this year in the event. If we are to take this monster time drop into his LCM 400 IM, then we would get a time of 3:59.02… yeah this almost sounds like a fantasy but it’s no longer… Read more »
I think he’s dropped this much time in SCY because of his underwaters. Not to say he won’t drop time in the 400m, just don’t think it will be by 5+ seconds.
Totally agree. Marchand is totally committed, has been since he’s gotten here. He told Bowman “whatever it takes”. Marchand has been stoked from the beginning and this IS just the beginning. Bowman has perfected his training methods and saw what did and didn’t work training Michael and Yannick.Leon and hopefully Regan, Chase, Jay, Simone and the college guys and girls are benefiting from this and we’re going to see more spectacular things.
If ASU doesn’t win tomorrow, it’s just a matter of time until they do.
One point to take home is that if you want to reach elite levels in any of the four strokes it helps to train under coach Bowman!
I have no doubt he’ll break world records this summer, but the majority of his improvement came from explosiveness, and the fact that he didn’t have an optimal race last year. Dressel’s 2018 NCAAs were so superior to 2017’s that everyone predicted he’d smashed the Long course records, but so far he’s “only” done the 100 fly.
Dressel 2017 NCAAs:
50 free: 18.2
100 fly: 43.5
100 free: 40.0
2017 Worlds:
100 free: 47.1
100 fly: 49.8
50 free 21.1
2018 NCAAs:
50 free: 17.6
100 fly: 49.8
100 free: 39.9
His PBs thus far:
50 free: 21.04
100 free: 46.96
100 fly: 49.45
Swimming isn’t linear. I think Marchand… Read more »
“I am at a loss for words” – 🐐
It’s like a year round swimmer going to a summer league meet. It’s not even close. Except this summer league meet is the best swimmers in the world. Just incredible
That is the all time greatest swim in the history of the sport. Change my mind.
4 digits required: 17.63
2:05.96
What’s this one?
Mary T Meagher’s 200 fly
One of my favorite swimming quotes is from Caeleb Dressel after his 17.63
“there needs to be a fine line between goal setting and laughter”
I always loved it as a reminder to be ambitious in your goal setting and to not sell yourself short, and I feel like shooting for something as crazy as a 3:25 embodies that same sentiment