2025 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
- March 26-29, 2025
- Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center, Federal Way, Washington
- Short Course Yards (25 yards)
- SwimSwam Pick’Em Contest
- SwimSwam Preview Index
- Psych Sheet
- Day 1 Recap
Texas won the first event of the men’s 2025 NCAA Championships, but they weren’t the team that got their hand on the wall first. Florida touched first in the 200 medley relay, seemingly winning the event in a new NCAA record. However, they were ultimately DQed for an early takeoff, making Texas, the team that touched second, the NCAA champion. Texas finished in 1:20.28, one of the fastest times in history, giving them positive momentum heading into the rest of the meet.
Even they know it’s a Mickey Mouse win😭
Paying CG $100k seemed to be a huge difference 17.8 is wicked especially compared to their next option which would’ve been prob 18.5-18.7 range
I wanted to see Texas try and develop a sprint freer for once but who cares when you can pay an 18.4/40.6/1:30 point guy 100 racks for a semester of work
Bruh you know they don’t actually care 😭 that’s just how swimming works sometimes
Not being the first to touch the wall doesn’t feel like a victory even if who beat you broke the rules
With any justice they win the 2nd the same way
Anything that involves Cal is usually questionable. Rules apparently don’t apply to Durden anymore
Nah. Is that even in the judges minds? They are focused on the 15 meter mark in a free race
You mean in a Medley Relay/Backstroke, right? You’re not playing games now, are you, Horinco?
Watching from the other angle it looks like he may have just hit in a down kick and not pushed. Very odd the way he stopped and then came up sharply but a lot harder to call than I thought.
I’m curious, what are you saying?
They’re perpetually Saltie