2017 MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, March 22 – Saturday, March 25
- IUPUI Natatorium – Indianapolis, IN
- Prelims 10AM/Finals 6PM (Eastern Time)
- Defending Champion: Texas (results)
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- Live stream: Wednesday/Thursday Prelims & Finals, Friday/Saturday Prelims / Friday/Saturday finals on ESPN3
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The Texas Longhorns and Alabama Crimson Tide both finished under the US Open record in the 200 medley relay tonight, smashing through the 1:22 barrier and slamming down a pair of 1:21s on the third night of the 2017 NCAA men’s swimming and diving championships.
Coming into this week, California looked to be the favorites based on their swim at Pac 12s, but the writing was on the wall after the Longhorns broke the US Open record in the 400 medley last night, especially when you looked at the opening 50 splits for each swimmer, which added up to a 1:23.85.
Tonight, sophomore John Shebat, now the third-fastest man ever in the 100 back, led off the ‘horns in 20.84, putting Texas in 3rd behind Alabama and California. Senior Will Licon, who had to convince coach Eddie Reese to let him “swim down” to the 100 breast two years, blasted a 22.92, and junior Joseph Schooling followed with a 19.45 to give Texas the lead. Fellow junior Brett Ringgold anchored in 18.34 and stopped the clock in 1:21.54, the fastest time ever.
The Alabama Crimson Tide squad of Connor Oslin, Pavel Romanov, Luke Kaliszak, and Zane Waddell was also under the previous mark, touching in 1:21.89.
Until tonight, the Michigan Wolverines owned the fastest time ever, a 1:22.27 from the 2013 NCAA championships. Miguel Ortiz, Bruno Ortiz, Sean Fletcher, and Zack Turk.
Comparative splits:
| Texas 2017 | Alabama 2017 | Michigan 2013 | |
| Back | 20.84 | 20.39 | 20.83 |
| Breast | 22.91 | 23.3 | 23.07 |
| Fly | 19.45 | 19.94 | 19.92 |
| Free | 18.34 | 18.26 | 18.45 |
| 1:21.54 | 1:21.89 | 1:22.27 |
Is that the fastest 50 backstroke split ever? or what is the fastest
Ben – Ryan Murphy was 20.20 last year. That’s believed to be the fastest ever. This year’s fastest was Connor Oslin at 20.39
Dressel 200 medley relay individually… 50 back he cold go like a 21.0, breast 23.0, fly 19.2, free 17.7=1:20.9
could win*
Destroyed what David Nolan could do. I really really want him to at least race Szaranek at a suited meet
Place your bets here: when do we see a 1:19
It might not be too long. If you add up the four fastest splits ever (the three Boles stars and Stevens/Katis, I forget who) you end up in the 19’s.
If you add the top times in history together you get there already
Murphy ’16 – 20.20
Katis ’15 – 22.64
Schooling ’16 – 19.39
Dressel ’17 – 17.71
Total – 1:19.94
schooling was 19.36…idk how i remember that. so 1:19.91
Crazy that three of those four swam together before college…
Are all four members of Cal’s relay American? If so, they set a new American Record, right?
Pawel Syndek, their anchor, is from Poland, so no American Record.
Ah. Darn. Thanks!
Nie ma za co
Sure… lots of Americans named Pawel
Haha. Fair. I should have checked before commenting. My b
Just playing – przepraszam
20.39 is flying. Shame they didn’t have Kristian
It wouldnt have made a difference. his 18.0 would have still put them in 2nd. On a different note, I legit thought Oslin went past 15 on his start seeing how far he was ahead of everyone including Murphy.
CARTMAN I thought I saw the Bama’s backstroker go past 15m on the first 25 as well.
http://imgur.com/gallery/rnf2t
That’s a dq
How do you mean? His name isn’t Josa
Thank you. I looked back at the replay to make sure I wasn’t seeing things. People were pointing at him in the stands for it. Huge compliment to Zane for stepping up like that tho.
You realize he has yet to reach the 15m marker in that picture, right? haha
You realize there are multiple pictures on there sowing the lead up to the mark and when he comes up past it right? Haha
The 15m violation isn’t determined from the marking on the lane rope. Those are highly variable and can be inaccurate. They are determined from a mark on the side of the pool, which definitely can’t be seen in any of those photos.
Oz is king
Who are you? Faking a screen name ain’t cool mane
Oslin did not go past 15. The images you are posting are from behind him. From a wide angle. He’s clearly up before.
Breakout https://imgur.com/gallery/Kxv4W
5.4 http://imgur.com/ZkyNS4C
5.5 http://imgur.com/xNLNli6
5.6 http://imgur.com/75jwA85
5.7 http://imgur.com/JGvYfrq (breakout)
You can see his head still hasn’t broken the surface by 5.6, and the first frame it does is 5.7, at which point he is significantly past 15m, and it isn’t close.
The officials right foot is on the mark and clearly would’ve noticed if he hadn’t broken the surface. Haters gonna hate and I’m a Gator grad!!!!
Osin was well past 15m, as can be seen somewhere around the 2:13:00 mark of the espn3 replay. Well past
This is like showing the back angle to review the line of scrimmage at a football game. It shows nothing.
http://m.imgur.com/Qvxyf6a
You keep posting a photo where he’s already taken one stroke.
You keep ignoring irrefutable evidence. After our “conversation” in the other thread it seems like you are either trolling or are mentally ill. But here, I will continue to present evidence:
http://imgur.com/j09MbiP At 5.6, his head is definitely still submerged. You can plainly see the water running well over his head and face, and his nose and his goggles trailing bubbles because they are both still under water. He is already past 15m, still submerged.
http://imgur.com/t4dfM4f Here, at 5.7, is the first possibility of his head breaking the surface. You can still see bubbles coming from his nose which stays submerged at this time. But I will… Read more »
It doesn’t matter that his head isn’t up at 15. If he is remotely close, as in his nose is a centimeter about the water then it’s clean. It doesn’t matter anyway. That time will stand as the 2nd fastes 50 Back of all time.
He was several feet past
You keep posting pictures from ESPN with an angle that means nothing, look at a video from the stands and you can see he’s right there and it’s not a DQ
19.45 has got to be the fastest split of all time, right? Where does 22.9 stack up?
Schooling was 19.3 last year and quite a few guys gave been faster than 22.9. I think Peter Stevens might have the fastest at 22.6 but I might be forgetting someone.
Katis
Schwingenschlogl was 22.93
Didn’t see the ‘all-time’ initially. Fastest fly spilt was 19.3. No idea about Breast