2024 Men’s NCAAs: Leon Marchand Swims Fastest 100 Breast Split Ever With 48.73

By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam

2024 MEN’S NCAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• March 27-30, 2024
• IUPUI Natatorium, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Short Course Yards (25 yards)
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400 YARD MEDLEY RELAY — TIMED FINAL

• NCAA Record: 2:58.32 — Florida (A. Chaney, D. Hillis, J. Liendo, M. McDuff), 2023
• Meet Record: 2:58.32 — Florida (A. Chaney, D. Hillis, J. Liendo, M. McDuff), 2023
• American Record: 3:01.51 — Cal (R. Murphy, C. Hoppe, M. Josa, M. Jensen), 2017
• U.S. Open Record: 2:58.32 — Florida (A. Chaney, D. Hillis, J. Liendo, M. McDuff), 2023
• Pool Record: 2:59.22 — Texas (J. Shebat, W. Licon, J. Schooling, J. Conger), 2017
• 2023 Champion: 2:58.32 — Florida (A. Chaney, D. Hillis, J. Liendo, M. McDuff)

Top 8:

1. Arizona State – 2:57.32 *NCAA, American, U.S. Open, & Pool Records*
2. California – 2:58.30
3. NC State – 2:59.71
4. Indiana – 3:00.20
5. Stanford & Tennessee – 3:01.97
6. –
7. Virginia Tech – 3:02.34
8. Texas – 3:02.44

A total of four splits made the all-time top five performers in history during the 400 medley relay.

Arizona State’s Leon Marchand swam the fastest 100 breast split ever with a 48.73, faster than his 49.23 that he swam at this meet a year ago. Marhand’s split was key for the ASU men to set a new NCAA record as well as win their first NCAA relay title in program history.

After swimming the fastest 50 breast split of all-time on night 1, Cal’s Liam Bell swam a 49.70 here. That sits at the #4 performer of all-time. Bell notably won the individual flat start version of the event earlier in the night in an NCAA record of a 49.53. Although he was a little slower later in the evening, he still made history.

Also making history was Luke Miller of NC State who split a 43.55 on the fly leg to be tied for the 5th fastest performer of all-time. Cal’s anchor leg Bjorn Seeliger blasted a 40.30 which makes him the #5 performer of all-time.

All-Time Top 5 Flying Start 100 Breast Performers

1	48.73, Leon Marchand (2024)
2	49.56, Kevin Cordes (2013)
3	49.60, Ian Finnerty (2019)
4	49.70, Liam Bell (2024)
5	49.75, Will Licon (2017)

All-Time Top 5 Flying Start 100 Fly Performers

1	42.77, Josh Liendo (2024)
2	43.34, Joe Schooling (2016)
3	43.35, Ilya Kharun (2023)
4	43.48, Tom Shields (2013)
5	43.55, Austin Staab (2009) / Luke Miller (2024)

All-Time Top 5 Flying Start 100 Free Performers

1	40.15, Caeleb Dressel (2018)
2	40.17, Chris Guiliano (2024)
3	40.23, Nathan Adrian (2009)
4	40.28, Vlad Morozov (2013)
5	40.30, Bjorn Seeliger (2024)

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