Maxime Rooney Talks Post-Dressel Florida, Men-Women Split (Video)

Reported by James Sutherland.

TEXAS VS FLORIDA VS INDIANA

The two-day double dual meet between Texas, Florida and Indiana is in the books, with the Longhorn women and Hoosier men cruising to a pair of victories after they both got out to comfortable leads on day 1.

MEN’S MEET

INDIANA 234, TEXAS 119

INDIANA 227, FLORIDA 126

FLORIDA 178, TEXAS 175

The Hoosier men picked up where they left off on Friday, cruising to decisive wins over the Longhorns and Gators by over 100 points. Individually, seniors Mohamed SamyIan Finnertyand Vini Lanza all picked up their second win of the meet after all winning on day 1.

Things started off in the 200 medley relay, where Gabriel Fantoni, Finnerty, Lanza and Bruno Blaskovic edged out Texas 1:27.76 to 1:27.87. Fantoni (22.30) and Lanza (20.89) had the top splits on back and fly, while Longhorn freshman Charlie Scheinfeld (24.24) out-split Finnerty (24.52) on breast, and another first-year Daniel Krueger (19.76) had the #2 split in the field on freestyle, only outdone by IU freshman Brandon Hamblin (19.63) on their ‘C’ relay.

Samy then posted the 2nd-fastest time in the nation to win the 100 free in 43.60, followed by teammates Zach Apple (43.92) and Blaskovic (43.96) in a podium sweep. Finnerty held off sophomore teammate Matthew Jerden in the 200 breast, 2:00.05 to 2:00.33, and then Lanza tied the fastest time in the country in the 100 fly in 47.14. That equalled Coleman Stewart of NC State’s mark, while the freshman Fantoni placed 2nd in 47.92 over Longhorn John Shebat (47.97).

The IU men then closed out the meet in the 400 free relay, posting the top time in the nation in 2:54.78 (passing Cal’s 2:55.16). Apple (43.97), Blaskovic (44.07) and Lanza (43.92) were all solid, and then Samy dropped a 42.82 on the anchor leg. The Gators actually led the race through 300, with Khader Baqlah (43.87), Maxime Rooney (43.86) and Kieran Smith (43.47) throwing down 43s before Christoph Margotti (44.08) got overtaken by Samy. The Texas men were right in the thick of things as well, touching 3rd in 2:45.09 with a notable 43.44 leg from Krueger.

Florida had two wins on the day, as Baqlah followed up his standout 200 free from yesterday with a win in the 500 in 4:24.25 over freshman teammate Trey Freeman (4:25.16) and Friday’s 1000 winner Michael Brinegar (4:25.56) of Indiana.

Junior Grant Sanders then posted the fastest time in the NCAA in the 400 IM, clocking 3:50.61 for the win over Smith (3:52.76).

Texas’ lone win on the day came in the 200 back, where redshirt junior Ryan Harty (1:44.08) edged out reigning NCAA champ Austin Katz (1:44.44).

Indiana also had a 1-2 finish in the 3-meter, as James Connor (423.75) and Andrew Capobianco(401.40) led the pack.

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Bubble Enthusiast
5 years ago

Maxime might be one of the hottest (from an attractive standpoint) guys in the entire swimming community. I can definitely see how he is able to perform at such high speeds. His abs act almost as propellers while his stunning looks slice through the water with ease. What a guy.

Scribble
5 years ago

I wouldn’t be surprised if Dressel’s records don’t get broken for at least a decade.

Ol' Longhorn
Reply to  Scribble
5 years ago

Can you send out a blast email when someone’s at least getting close so we can tune in to NCAAs again?

Togger
Reply to  Scribble
5 years ago

50 free and 100 fly yes, I’d be very surprised if the 2IM lasts that long.

Bub
Reply to  Togger
5 years ago

When your weakest record is a 1:38 2 im.

Pvdh
Reply to  Scribble
5 years ago

Nobody else has even been Cielo’s time in the 50. That’s going to last forever

Oldswimfan
5 years ago

Where is Stokowski?

E Gamble
Reply to  Oldswimfan
5 years ago

Training with Dressel in pro group. He graduated.

ArtVanDeLegh10
Reply to  E Gamble
5 years ago
Speed Racer
Reply to  E Gamble
5 years ago

Stokowski-freshman, backstroke. Switkowski-pro group, jack of all trades. Not all ‘ski’s are the same.

Oldswimfan
Reply to  Speed Racer
5 years ago

thank you….

yardfan
5 years ago

Great victory for the Gators. Hard work and positive attitude pay off. Congrats to the coaches for the way they are building their team. The results speak for themselves. Keep doing whatever you are doing !

MR O
5 years ago

I wonder if the freshmen are feeling a lot of pressure to fill the shoes of last years senior class.
Not many of them have impressed so far, but I understand that it takes a while to adjust to the new training. Go Gators!

Speed Racer
Reply to  MR O
5 years ago

Depends on your definition of impressive. IU freshman and Florida freshman seemed to place/score on the whole higher than the Texas freshman at this meet. Do the times need to improve? 100%, Absolutely. I would love to know the average number of freshman scorers at NCAAs to better set expectations. Right now Florida and Indiana seem to have what matters for in-season meets and that is freshman scoring in meets at the 1, 2, 3, 4 spots vs. the 5, 6, 7, 8. Will be interesting to see if that gives them a leg up later at conference (except for Texas who doesn’t have a conference, my apologies) and NCAAs when place/scoring really matter.

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