2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

By James Sutherland on SwimSwam

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 4 Prelims Heat Sheet
• 1650 Free Heat Sheet

The team race is exciting as ever as we enter the fourth and final day of the 2023 Men’s NCAA Championships, as the top three teams are separated by just 22 points and then the squads ranked fourth through sixth have just 12.5 points between them.

TEAM SCORES THRU DAY 3

1. Cal – 315
2. Arizona State – 302
3. Texas – 292
4. Indiana – 259
5. Florida – 251
6. NC State – 246.5
7. Tennessee -144
8. Stanford — 112.5
9. Auburn/Virginia Tech — 96
10. (tie)
11. Louisville — 71
12. Virginia — 67
13. Texas A&M — 65
14. Ohio State — 54.5
15. Georgia — 53

Day 4 prelims will feature the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast and 200 fly, with the defending champion in all four races back to defend their titles.

Destin Lasco, Leon Marchand and Brendan Burns, the 2022 winners in the 200 back, 200 breast and 200 fly, respectively, have all been on fire this week and will be favored to go back-to-back, with all-time records in sight for Lasco and Marchand.

The 100 free will feature a loaded field including defending champion Brooks Curry, top seed Bjorn Seeliger, 50 free champion Jordan Crooks, and freshman Josh Liendo, who has been lights out for Florida with a pair of runner-up finishes and historically fast relay legs.

200 BACKSTROKE – PRELIMS

• NCAA Record: 1:35.73 – Ryan Murphy, Cal (2016)
• Meet Record: 1:35.73 – Ryan Murphy, Cal (2016)
• American Record: 1:35.73 – Ryan Murphy, Cal (2016)
• U.S. Open Record: 1:35.73 – Ryan Murphy, Cal (2016)
• Pool Record: 1:37.35 – Austin Katz, Texas (2019)
• 2022 Champion: Destin Lasco, Cal – 1:37.71

100 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS

• NCAA Record: 39.90 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida – 2018
• Meet Record: 39.90 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida – 2018
• American Record: 39.90 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida – 2018
• U.S. Open Record: 39.90 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida – 2018
• Pool Record: 39.90 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida – 2018
• 2022 Champion: Brooks Curry, LSU – 40.84

200 BREASTSTROKE – PRELIMS

• NCAA Record: 1:47.67 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
• Meet Record: 1:47.91 – Will Licon, Texas (2017)
• American Record: 1:47.91 – Will Licon, Texas (2017)
• U.S. Open Record: 1:47.67 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
• Pool Record: 1:50.17 – Ian Finnerty, Indiana (2018)
• 2022 Champion: Leon Marchand, ASU – 1:48.20

200 BUTTERFLY – PRELIMS

• NCAA Record: 1:37.35 – Jack Conger, Texas (2017)
• Meet Record: 1:37.35 – Jack Conger, Texas (2017)
• American Record: 1:37.35 – Jack Conger, Texas (2017)
• U.S. Open Record: 1:37.35 – Jack Conger, Texas (2017)
• Pool Record: 1:38.60 – Andreas Vazaios, NC State (2018)
• 2022 Champion: Brendan Burns, Indiana – 1:38.71

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