Watch: Marchand’s 1:36 200 IM, Florida and Cal Both Go Under 1:14 (Day 2 Race Video)

2023 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• March 22-25, 2023
• Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center | Minneapolis, MN
• SCY (25 yards)
• Meet Central
• Psych Sheets
• SwimSwam Preview Index
• SwimSwam Pick ’em Contest
• Live Results
• Day 1 Finals Live Recap
• Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

It was an absolutely bonkers finals session tonight in Minneapolis as we saw some mind-boggling swimming, including the fastest swims of all-time in the 200 IM and the 200 free relay.

500 YARD FREESTYLE — FINALS

• NCAA Record: 4:06.32 — Kieran Smith, Florida (2020)
• Meet Record: 4:06.61 — Matthew Sates, Georgia (2022)
• American Record: 4:06.32 — Kieran Smith, Florida (2020)
• U.S. Open Record: 4:06.32 — Kieran Smith, Florida (2020)
• Pool Record: 4:08.60 — Townley Haas, Texas (2018)
• 2022 Champion: Matthew Sates, Georgia — 4:06.61

Texas sophomore Luke Hobson led from start to finish, setting a pool record and moving up to #5 all-time in the event, with a time of 4:07.37.

Top 8:

1. Luke Hobson, Texas — 4:07.37 (Pool Record)
2. David Johnston, Texas — 4:08.79
3. Jake Magahey, Georgia — 4:09.24
4. Jake Newmark, Wisconsin — 4:10.12
5. Jake Mitchell, Florida — 4:10.54
6. Gabriel Jett, Cal – 4:12.52
7. Ross Dant, NC State — 4:12.59
8. Alfonso Mestre, Florida — 4:12.62

200 YARD IM — FINALS

• NCAA Record: 1:37.69 — Leon Marchand, ASU (2022)
• Meet Record: 1:37.69 — Leon Marchand, ASU (2022)
• American Record: 1:38.13 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• U.S. Open Record: 1:37.69 — Leon Marchand, ASU (2022)
• Pool Record: 1:38.32 — Destin Lasco, Cal (2023)
• 2022 Champion: Leon Marchand, ASU — 1:37.69

Leon Marchand looked like he using a cheat code while swimming against some of the fastest men ever in this event. The ASU sophomore went out in a mind-boggling 44.0, and never relented, destroying his own all-time record by well over a second. No one else has been under 1:38 in the event, and Marchand is now knocking on the door of a 1:35.

Top 8:

1. Leon Marchand, ASU – 1:36.34 (NCAA Record)
2. Destin Lasco, Cal – 1:38.10 (American Record)
3. Hugo Gonzalez, Cal – 1:39.00
4. Carson Foster, Texas – 1:39.93
5. Ron Polonsky, Stanford – 1:40.62
6. Arsenio Bustos, NC State – 1:40.63
7. Baylor Nelson, Texas A&M – 1:40.88
8. Jake Foster, Texas – 1:41.03

50 YARD FREESTYLE — FINALS

• NCAA Record: 17.63 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• Meet Record: 17.63 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• American Record: 17.63 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• U.S. Open Record: 17.63 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• Pool Record: 17.63 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• 2022 Champion: Brooks Curry, LSU — 18.56

Despite a rough start, Tennessee sophomore Jordan Crooks won a close race against Florida freshman Josh Liendo in one of the fastest races ever.

Top 8:

1. Jordan Crooks, Tennessee — 18.32
2. Josh Liendo, Florida — 18.40
3. Bjorn Seeliger, Cal — 18.67
4. Brooks Curry, LSU — 18.76
5. Youssef Ramadan, Virginia Tech — 18.82
6. Jack Alexy, Cal — 18.87
7. Jack Dolan, ASU — 19.15
8. Gui Caribe, Tennessee — 19.16

200 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY — TIMED FINALS

• NCAA Record: 1:14.08 — Auburn (J. Andkjaer, G. Louw, K. Norys, M. Targett), 2009
• Meet Record: 1:14.08 — Auburn (J. Andkjaer, G. Louw, K. Norys, M. Targett), 2009
• American Record: 1:14.47 — Virginia (M. Brownstead, M. King, C. Boyle, A. Lamb), 2022
• U.S. Open Record: 1:14.08 — Auburn (J. Andkjaer, G. Louw, K. Norys, M. Targett), 2009
• Pool Record: 1:14.39 — Florida (C. Dressel, J. Switowski, E. Martinez-Scarpe, M. Szaranek), 2018
• 2022 Champion: Florida (A. Chaney, E. Friese, W. Davis, K. Smith) — 1:14.11

The last NCAA record from the supersuit era melted away like the Wicked Witch of the West, as both Florida and Cal went under 1:14. NC State also set a school record en route to taking third.

Top 8:

1. Florida (J. Liendo, A. Chaney, E. Friese, M. McDuff) — 1:13.35 (NCAA Record)
2. Cal (B. Seeliger, J. Alexy, L. Bell, D. Lasco) — 1:13.82
3. NC State (N. Henderson, N. Korstanje, L. Miller, D. Curtiss) — 1:14.44
4. Tennessee — 1:14.68
5. ASU — 1:15.06
6. Virginia — 1:15.26
7. Texas — 1:15.58
8. Virginia Tech — 1:15.67