Among the highlights were Leon Marchand's otherworldly triple of nation-leading times, Ilya Kharun's freestyle range, and Jack Dolan's 19.04 50 free leadoff. Archive photo via Fabio Cetti
Check out race videos below from Arizona State’s ridiculously fast dual meet against UNLV on Friday.
Among the most notable highlights were junior Leon Marchand‘s otherworldly triple featuring nation-leading times in the 200 fly (1:39.65), 200 back (1:39.64), and 400 IM (3:37.96), freshman Ilya Kharun‘s freestyle range with an 18.93 relay anchor, 1:35.43 200 free, and 4:21.47 500 free, and fifth-year Jack Dolan‘s 19.04 leadoff on the Sun Devils’ blazing 200 free relay.
No other NCAA swimmer has broken 1:40 in either the 200 fly or 200 back so far this season, but Marchand has now gone 1:39 in both, along with a 3:37 400 IM that ranks No. 1 in the nation by more than seven seconds.
ASU’s 200 free relay pieced together an impressive performance with Dolan leading off in 19.06, sophomore Jonny Kulow splitting 18.86, Kharun firing off a 18.93 anchor, and Michigan graduate transfer Cam Peel contributing a 19.27 split.
Their total time of 1:16.10 was only about a second shy of the Sun Devils’ performance at NCAAs last season, when they placed 5th in 1:15.06. Dolan’s 19.04 50 free is the fastest time in the nation so far this season by .27 seconds ahead of Kulow (19.31).
Kharun also offered a glimpse of what his third NCAA event might be after throwing down NCAA-scoring times in both the 100 fly (44.88) and 200 fly (1:40.68) during his debut last weekend. The Sandpipers of Nevada product from Canada posted a personal-best 1:35.43 200 free along with a victory in the 500 free (4:21.47).
Dolan earned wins in the 100 back (46.30) and 100 free (42.75), but his 100 back time wasn’t even ASU’s fastest of the day as Hungarian sophomore Hubert Kos led off the Sun Devils’ 400 medley relay with a 46.09 split. Kos added an individual victory in the 100 fly (46.07).
Another nation-leading time came courtesy of sophomore Owen McDonald, whose 1:33.87 200 free ranks as the top NCAA mark by almost a second ahead of Louisville’s Murilo Stein Sartori.
This is the third time I’ve posted that Dolan swam a legal :45.47 100 Back leading off the B in Lane 6 against UNLV that was DQd from other issues than Dolan, with the referee for the event confirming that Dolan’s lead-off time was valid. When you watch the recording of that relay, listen to the announcer after that opening leg is concluded and you will hear he was :45.47 for the lead-off. It needs included in the rankings — at #1 so far this year.
That’s not how it works. If any part of the relay gets DQed the entire relay is DQed. He’ll have many other opportunities to swim the 1 back, so it doesn’t really matter if it counts right now.
The :45.47 split should stand if the backstroke leg was not the reason for the DQ.
page 91 of ncaa rules:
A time that has been achieved by a competitor over an initial distance within a regularly scheduled and scored race shall be nullified if that competitor subsequently is disqualified in that race; however, a time achieved by a competitor during the first leg of a relay race shall not be nullified by the subsequent disqualification of a different member of the same relay team.
I remember years ago a kid lead off the 4 MDR in a time trial. The goal was to break the team record and get a B cut. All the other legs of the relay had very safe starts so they wouldn’t DQ the relay and prevent the back lead off swim from counting. Either I’m crazy or the rule has changed since this occurred.
Good find. I guess a split counts, but it’s not likely to end up in any database unless it’s a big enough deal for someone to hand enter it (and even then, it may not show up everywhere – USA Swimming’s database is the worst.)
Sometime around 2006, Albert Subirats split 20.50 leading off a DQ’ed 4×50 MR. This was when even 21s were rare at NCAAs, so it would be like a 19-low today. His time was never recorded anywhere I know of, but those who were there know what they saw.
Bignowhere
9 months ago
Amazing swims, but the all-caps bold font is a bit shout-y.
ASU, if not already, will be a household name in the next few years
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This is the third time I’ve posted that Dolan swam a legal :45.47 100 Back leading off the B in Lane 6 against UNLV that was DQd from other issues than Dolan, with the referee for the event confirming that Dolan’s lead-off time was valid. When you watch the recording of that relay, listen to the announcer after that opening leg is concluded and you will hear he was :45.47 for the lead-off. It needs included in the rankings — at #1 so far this year.
That’s not how it works. If any part of the relay gets DQed the entire relay is DQed. He’ll have many other opportunities to swim the 1 back, so it doesn’t really matter if it counts right now.
That is how that works
Art — You need to check the rules. Unless they have changed recently, that IS how it works for lead-off swims completed legally.
If the dq is not on the lead off leg then the lead off time stands.
That is not correct if ncaa uses USA swimming rules. A legal lead off leg counts regardless of the rest of the relay.
The :45.47 split should stand if the backstroke leg was not the reason for the DQ.
page 91 of ncaa rules:
A time that has been achieved by a competitor over an initial distance within a regularly scheduled and scored race shall be nullified if that competitor subsequently is disqualified in that race; however, a time achieved by a competitor during the first leg of a relay race shall not be nullified by the subsequent disqualification of a different member of the same relay team.
More definitive comment. Good work, Brian. Thanks.
I stand corrected then.
I remember years ago a kid lead off the 4 MDR in a time trial. The goal was to break the team record and get a B cut. All the other legs of the relay had very safe starts so they wouldn’t DQ the relay and prevent the back lead off swim from counting. Either I’m crazy or the rule has changed since this occurred.
Good find. I guess a split counts, but it’s not likely to end up in any database unless it’s a big enough deal for someone to hand enter it (and even then, it may not show up everywhere – USA Swimming’s database is the worst.)
Sometime around 2006, Albert Subirats split 20.50 leading off a DQ’ed 4×50 MR. This was when even 21s were rare at NCAAs, so it would be like a 19-low today. His time was never recorded anywhere I know of, but those who were there know what they saw.
Amazing swims, but the all-caps bold font is a bit shout-y.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!
ASU, if not already, will be a household name in the next few years