2021 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships
- When: Wednesday, March 24 – Saturday, March 27, 2021
- Where: Greensboro Aquatic Center / Greensboro, NC (Eastern Time Zone)
- Prelims 10 AM/ Finals 6 PM (Local Time)
- Short course yards (SCY) format
- Defending champion: Cal (1x) – 2019 results
- Championship Central
- Final Meet Results
Data provided by SwimSwam’s Barry Revzin.
Texas outscored the psych sheet by 31.5 points and picked up 22 diving points on Saturday to clinch the team title at the 2021 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships. The Longhorns continued their streak of placing at least one swimmer or diver in the top-8 of every event, including diving and distance free.
Cal, too, picked up 30.5 points over the psych sheets on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the gulf that separated them from Texas. Still, the Golden Bears made it a competitive race to the end, outperforming from prelims to finals by 18 points.
Other big winners vis-à-vis psych sheet expectations were Virginia Tech, Arizona, Stanford, Florida, and Virginia. Ohio State placed three divers in the top-8 of the platform diving event and scored 39 points to leapfrog NC State and Texas A&M in the standings. Purdue scored 37 points from diving with a 1-2 finish from their only entrants in the event.
Michigan’s relay was disqualified and Georgia’s didn’t score, which helps explain why those teams underperformed the Day 4 psych sheet by 32 and 28 points, respectively. Louisville also took a 28-point hit when none of their freestylers scored and Evgenii Somov did not swim in the 200 breast. Alabama was off by 22 points.
Final Team Scores
- Texas 595
- Cal 568
- Florida 367
- Georgia 268
- Louisville 211
- Indiana 207
- Ohio State 180
- NC State 164
- Virginia 152
- Texas A&M 151
- Virginia Tech 135
- Michigan/Arizona 106
- (tie)
- Stanford 99
- Alabama 91
- Mizzou 86
- Purdue 83
- LSU 68
- Miami 54
- Tennessee 48
- Georgia Tech/Minnesota 40
- (tie)
- Florida State 32.5
- UNC 31
- Notre Dame 29
- Pittsburgh 28
- USC 21
- Wisconsin 20
- Utah 17.5
- Kentucky 14
- Penn State 13
- West Virginia 5
Day 4 Psych Sheet vs Day 4 Actual
| School | Day 4 Psych | Day 4 Finals | Day 4 Delta |
| Texas | 130.5 | 159 | 28.5 |
| California | 165.5 | 196 | 30.5 |
| Florida | 67.5 | 83 | 15.5 |
| Georgia | 98 | 70 | -28 |
| Indiana | 52 | 43 | -9 |
| Louisville | 89 | 61 | -28 |
| NC State | 63.5 | 44 | -19.5 |
| Texas A&M | 29 | 24 | -5 |
| Ohio St | 44 | 33 | -11 |
| Virginia | 36 | 50 | 14 |
| Michigan | 38 | 6 | -32 |
| Virginia Tech | 41.5 | 75 | 33.5 |
| Alabama | 60 | 38 | -22 |
| Arizona | 8 | 40 | 32 |
| Missouri | 13 | 19 | 6 |
| Stanford | 17 | 38 | 21 |
| LSU | 15 | 12 | -3 |
| Purdue | 11.5 | 15 | 3.5 |
| Georgia Tech | 26 | 11 | -15 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 20 | 3 |
| Tennessee | 9 | 1 | -8 |
| Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | 20 | 14 | -6 |
| Florida St | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 12 | 5 | -7 |
| Southern Cali | 11 | 6 | -5 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Penn St | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Auburn | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Day 4 Finals vs. Day 4 Prelims
| School | Day 4 Prelims | Day 4 Finals3 | Day 4 Delta |
| Texas | 162 | 159 | -3 |
| California | 178 | 196 | 18 |
| Florida | 73.5 | 83 | 9.5 |
| Georgia | 94.5 | 70 | -24.5 |
| Indiana | 67.5 | 43 | -24.5 |
| Louisville | 57 | 61 | 4 |
| NC State | 59 | 44 | -15 |
| Texas A&M | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Ohio St | 34 | 33 | -1 |
| Virginia | 42 | 50 | 8 |
| Michigan | 26.5 | 6 | -20.5 |
| Virginia Tech | 56 | 75 | 19 |
| Alabama | 45 | 38 | -7 |
| Arizona | 19 | 40 | 21 |
| Missouri | 19.5 | 19 | -0.5 |
| Stanford | 17 | 38 | 21 |
| LSU | 14 | 12 | -2 |
| Purdue | 20 | 15 | -5 |
| Georgia Tech | 14 | 11 | -3 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 20 | 3 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 1 | -4 |
| Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | 16 | 14 | -2 |
| Florida St | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 1.5 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Southern Cali | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Penn St | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 5 | -1 |
| Auburn | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Day 4 Data
| School | Finals D1 | Finals D2 | Finals D3 | Psych D4 | Prelims D4 | Finals D4 | Swimming Score | Diving Score | Final Score |
| Texas | 40 | 125 | 188 | 130.5 | 162 | 159 | 512 | 83 | 595 |
| California | 34 | 196 | 142 | 165.5 | 178 | 196 | 568 | 0 | 568 |
| Florida | 30 | 131 | 112 | 67.5 | 73.5 | 83 | 356 | 11 | 367 |
| Georgia | 26 | 90 | 82 | 98 | 94.5 | 70 | 268 | 0 | 268 |
| Louisville | 22 | 42 | 86 | 89 | 57 | 61 | 211 | 0 | 211 |
| Indiana | 18 | 51 | 54 | 52 | 67.5 | 43 | 166 | 41 | 207 |
| Ohio St | 6 | 6 | 61 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 106 | 74 | 180 |
| NC State | 28 | 59 | 33 | 63.5 | 59 | 44 | 164 | 0 | 164 |
| Virginia | 8 | 48 | 46 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 152 | 0 | 152 |
| Texas A&M | 32 | 56 | 39 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 151 | 0 | 151 |
| Virginia Tech | 14 | 25 | 21 | 41.5 | 56 | 75 | 135 | 0 | 135 |
| Michigan | 12 | 51 | 37 | 38 | 26.5 | 6 | 106 | 0 | 106 |
| Arizona | 10 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 106 | 0 | 106 |
| Stanford | 24 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 85 | 14 | 99 |
| Alabama | 0 | 38 | 15 | 60 | 45 | 38 | 91 | 0 | 91 |
| Missouri | 4 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 19.5 | 19 | 84 | 2 | 86 |
| Purdue | 0 | 14 | 2 | 11.5 | 20 | 15 | 31 | 52 | 83 |
| LSU | 0 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 68 |
| Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 48 |
| Georgia Tech | 0 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
| Florida St | 0 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| UNC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 31 |
| Notre Dame | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 1.5 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Southern Cali | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Utah | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Penn St | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Auburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UVA with 152 actual vs 81 psych sheet points. Impressive step up
DeSorbo effect.
DiGiorno
or everybody else failing and they stay the same.
Why didn’t Somov swim the 200?
https://swimswam.com/2021-m-ncaas-day-4-no-prelims-scratches-from-swimmers-seeded-to-score/?theme=active
Congratulations to the Texas team. I am a dye in the wool Cal fan and love that Cal scored 566 points (all in swimming events) and Texas scored 510 points. Hope someday to have separate divisions. Can’t believe that some Texas fans made some poor remarks about some members of their team…uncalled for. Texas year in and out get top swimming athletes (ala Stanford women teams and now maybe Virginia women teams).
Really curious to see if Carson can show up in the future. He did well in the 2 IM and 8 free R (but not really above conservative estimation), you really can’t blame him for Lasco going 1:40.0. In the 4IM and 2back he really peaked my interest in the morning and they added time.
He has so much potential but I feel like he just isn’t a racer.
How many freshmen score 2nd, 4th, and 6th at their first NCAAs? I’m sure he would tell you it wasn’t a perfect meet for him but being scoring 45 points as a male freshman is hard. Not to mention his 4th and 6th place finishes were in some really stacked events. He has shown at the national and even international (Junior Worlds) that he is a racer. Let him develop some more, get used to this kind of format, and he will be a big point scorer in no time.
Yes, he’s accomplished so little he should be barred from all future competition
Carson went best times in 2 of his 3 events this weekend, went a PB relay split in the 800FR. The one event he added in he got 2nd, and is already the second fastest performer of all time as a freshman.
holy hell, this commentariat really loses the sight of reality, maybe he had some other problems or just had bit of a flu during taper which equals maybe not the best meet….. LIFE IS NOT A LINEAR PROGRESSION.
Texas won without a single individual win. Granted, they were only really expected to win 1 event (400 IM Foster) (maybe 2). Still, this year they won off their depth. Without any real stars.
Fact check They won because of diving.
Fact check: they won because of swimming and diving. Just like the name of the meet!
Eddie is getting more points from the money he is putting into diving. That’s the bottom line. Instead of one extra possible stud swimmer, he is getting 3 for sure divers that can score.
Fact Check: Cal recruits divers too, just not ones that are as successful as texas (or Indiana or Purdue)
Fact check: everyone plays by the same rules, Eddie just does it better than everyone else on a regular basis
Fact check: fans of track don’t get their pants in a wad when the field portion of another team pushes that team the NCAA TRACK and FIELD championships
Fact check: if you tried to make diving a self sufficient sport it would cease to exist within a few years
Fact check…………………………………………………………………………………..THEY WON.
I mean based off some of these kids’ times from high school.. kind of surprised there were no individual wins.
1 meter diving Jordan got the W, but yeah, no swim wins
Best finish in A&M history, ya? Even ignoring Casas, they vastly outperformed expectations.
ACC was impressive the whole meet. And looking ahead:
Louisville – lose two key pieces in Albiero and Somov but they always rebuild quickly.
NC State – lose very little and will launch into the top 3 probably with their incoming class.
UVA and VT – lose some pieces but seem likely to continue their forward momentum – top 10 for both next year.
Congratulations to Eddie & Texas. Their depth is consistent & a testament to their program. Durden & Cal are still pretty amazing. The Bears have now scored the most swimming points in seven of the past 11 NCAA championships, but on three of those occasions (2010, 2018 and now 2021), Texas diving has made the difference.
Personally, I think the scores should be split. A swimming champ and a diving champ.
Then they would need separate scholarships as well. It’s a strategy that Texas uses and Cal does not. If Texas had a few more scholarships for swimmers it might be a different meet.
That makes sense, it’s a bit of a foreign concept to me being outside the US. Being a swimming enthusiast I will always want the swimming to be the highlight and reason for the win. Maybe a swimming champ, a diving champ and then an overall champ would sooth my swimming ego 😂
Kudos to Eddie on how he strategized to get the W. When the swimming is not quite there he always has a couple of divers as his ace in the hole to push the horns over the top He definitely knows how to win. Amazing coach.
“When the swimming is not quite there” = 26 guys qualifying for NCAAs….