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2023 Division I Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

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By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam

2023 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

TOP 15 TEAMS THRU DAY 2

  1. Cal – 184
  2. Texas – 165
  3. ASU – 154
  4. NC State – 151.5
  5. Florida – 145
  6. Indiana – 99
  7. Tennessee – 87
  8. Stanford — 74
  9. Auburn — 57
  10. Louisville — 55
  11. Virginia — 53
  12. Virginia Tech — 52
  13. Texas A&M — 44
  14. Georgia — 36
  15. Ohio State — 31.5

Day 3 Finals Heat Sheets

It’s the third finals session of the 2023 Division I Men’s NCAAs and it’s moving day for those teams wishing to place high in the team standings.

We’ll kick things off with the 400 IM, where all eyes will be on Leon Marchand, who crushed his 200 IM NCAA record yesterday with a 1:36.34. In prelims of the 400 IM, he turned at the halfway mark under his record pace before cruising the back half. He touched in 3:34.47 for a new pool record and the top seed. He’s established himself clearly as the favorite and the big question is just how fast can he go?

Then, it’s time for the 100 fly. Josh Liendo popped 43.80 in prelims, going sub-44 for the first time and posting the top time of the morning. Also in the field is defending champion Andrei Minakov and Youssef Ramadan, who have both been sub-44 before. NC State had a big morning in this event: they put three swimmers–Aiden Hayes, Nyls Korstanje, and Kacper Stokowski—into the ‘A’ final.

Prelims of the 200 free had a little bit of everything, but 500 free champ Luke Hobson emerged as the top seed in 1:30.78. He was 1:29.63 leading off Texas’ 800 free relay, so look for him to get back under 1:30 tonight. The Longhorns also have Coby Carrozza in the top eight, while ASU has three up. Julian Hill had a big swim in the morning, Grant House snuck in in seventh, and Patrick Sammon won the swim-off for the final lane in the heat.

In the 100 breaststroke, Max McHugh has his sights set on a third-straight title, this time in his home pool. He’s also sure to have the NCAA record of 49.69 on his mind. McHugh leads the way out of the heats, with four other men putting up 50-points: Van Mathias, Liam Bell, Caspar Corbeau, and Dillon Hillis.

After a casual 43.90 in prelims, Destin Lasco comes into the 100 backstroke final as the favorite. The swim makes him just the sixth swimmer in history to get under the 44 second barrier. He’ll be chased by the defending champion Stokowski, as well as Adam Chaney and Brendan Burns.

Florida’s 400 medley relay team of Chaney, Hillis, Liendo, and Macguire McDuff rattled the NCAA record at SECs. They broke 3 minutes, going 2:59.48. That plus the momentum from their NCAA record in the 200 free relay gives them the edge in the final event of the night but Cal looks dangerous as well–they’re the defending champions and were also under Auburn’s old mark in the relay last night. NC State, Indiana, and ASU should all be in the mix as well; along with Cal, all four of those teams have been 3:01 this season.

400 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – FINALS

  • NCAA Record: 3:31.84 — Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
  • Meet Record: 3:32.88 — Hugo Gonzalez, Cal (2022)
  • American Record: 3:33.42 — Chase Kalisz, Georgia (2017)
  • U.S. Open Record: 3:31.84 — Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
  • Pool Record: 3:34.47 — Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
  • 2022 Champion: Hugo Gonzalez, Cal — 3:32.88

Top 8:

100 YARD BUTTERFLY – FINALS

  • NCAA Record: 42.80 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
  • Meet Record: 42.80 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
  • American Record: 42.80 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
  • U.S. Open Record: 42.80 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
  • Pool Record: 42.80 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
  • 2022 Champion: Andrei Minakov, Stanford — 43.71

Top 8:

200 YARD FREESTYLE – FINALS

  • NCAA Record: 1:29.15 — Dean Farris, Harvard (2019)
  • Meet Record: 1:29.15 — Dean Farris, Harvard (2019)
  • American Record: 1:29.15 — Dean Farris, Harvard (2019)
  • U.S. Open Record: 1:29.15 — Dean Farris, Harvard (2019)
  • Pool Record: 1:29.50 — Townley Haas, Texas (2018)
  • 2022 Champion: Drew Kibler, Texas — 1:30.28

Top 8:

100 YARD BREASTSTROKE – FINALS

  • NCAA Record: 49.69 — Ian Finnerty, Indiana (2018)
  • Meet Record: 49.69 — Ian Finnerty, Indiana (2018)
  • American Record: 49.69 — Ian Finnerty, Indiana (2018)
  • U.S. Open Record: 49.69 — Ian Finnerty, Indiana (2018)
  • Pool Record: 49.69 — Ian Finnerty, Indiana (2018)
  • 2022 Champion: Max McHugh, Minnesota — 49.90

Top 8:

100 YARD BACKSTROKE – FINALS

  • NCAA Record: 43.35 — Luca Urlando, Georgia (2022)
  • Meet Record: 43.35 — Luca Urlando, Georgia (2022)
  • American Record: 43.35 — Luca Urlando, Georgia (2022)
  • U.S. Open Record: 43.35 — Luca Urlando, Georgia (2022)
  • Pool Record: 44.58 — Coleman Stewart, NC State (2018)
  • 2022 Champion: Kacper Stokowski, NC State — 44.04

Top 8:

3-Meter Diving — FINALS

  • Meet Record: 529.10 — Samuel Dorman, Miami FL (2015)
  • 2022 Champion: Kurtis Mathews, Texas A&M — 466.85

Top 8:

400 YARD MEDLEY RELAY — TIMED FINALS

  • NCAA Record: 2:59.22 — Texas (J. Shebat, W. Licon, J. Schooling, J. Conger), 2017
  • Meet Record: 2:59.22 — Texas (J. Shebat, W. Licon, J. Schooling, J. Conger), 2017
  • American Record: 3:01.51 (R. Muephy, C. Hoppe, M. Josa, M. Jensen), 2017
  • U.S. Open Record: 2:59.22 — Texas (J. Shebat, W. Licon, J. Schooling, J. Conger), 2017
  • Pool Record: 3:01.07 — Indiana (G. Fantoni, I. Finnerty, V. Lanza, B. Pieroni), 2017
  • 2022 Champion: Cal (D. Lasco, R. Whitley, T. Julian, B. Seeliger) — 3:00.36

Top 8:

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