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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

March 24, 2023

2023 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

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It’s moving day at the Men’s NCAA Championships. Although the term is frequently used in golf, it applies here—the second-to-last day of a championship competition, where those with hopes of the title will need to put themselves in a position to do so.

In the team race, Cal holds the overnight lead with 184 points, 19 clear of Texas, while ASU, NC State and Florida are close behind.

TEAM STANDINGS – THRU DAY 2

Cal – 184
Texas – 165
ASU – 154
NC State – 151.5
Florida – 145
Indiana – 99
Tennessee – 87
Stanford — 74
Auburn — 57
Louisville — 55
Virginia — 53
Virginia Tech — 52
Texas A&M — 44
Georgia — 36
Ohio State — 31.5
Alabama – 26
LSU – 22
Wisconsin – 19
Notre Dame – 17
UNC – 15
USC – 14
Michigan – 12
Arizona / Missouri – 10
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Miami (FL) – 9
Princeton – 4
Georgia Tech – 3
Pitts – 1

Friday’s action kicks off with the 400 IM, where all eyes will be on Leon Marchand as he looks to win his first NCAA title in the event after placing second last year to Cal’s Hugo Gonzalez. Marchand’s three finals swims so far have been the fastest in history, and the expectation is that we’ll see another such performance tonight.

Day 3 will also include the 100 fly, featuring an intriguing four-way battle between defending champ Andrei Minakov, top seed Youssef Ramadan, 50 free champion Jordan Crooks and freshman standout Josh Liendo.

The 200 free is headlined by Texas’ Luke Hobson, who joined the sub-1:30 club on Wednesday’s 800 free relay, while Max McHugh seeks a successful title defense in his home pool in the 100 breast in his last collegiate competition.

In the 100 back, NC State’s Kacper Stokowski comes in as the defending champion while Florida’s Adam Chaney holds the top seed at 44.17.

400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – PRELIMS

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: 3:35.29 — Abrahm DeVine, Stanford (2018)
2022 Champion: Hugo Gonzalez, Cal — 3:32.88

100 BUTTERFLY – PRELIMS

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

200 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS

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

100 BREASTSTROKE – PRELIMS

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

100 BACKSTROKE – PRELIMS

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

3-METER DIVING – PRELIMS

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

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