By Retta Race on SwimSwam

BERLIN SWIM OPEN

• Friday, February 28th – Sunday, March 1st
• European Sports Park, Berlin, Germany
• Meet Site
• Start Lists
• Day 1 Recap
• Results
• Live Stream

22-year-old Christopher Rothbauer fired off a new Austrian national record last night in the men’s 200m breast at this Berlin Swim Open, crushing a lifetime best of 2:09.88.

That outing overtook the previous Austrian standard of 2:11.09 that Maxim Podoprigoda put on the books way back in 2001. Prior to this meet, Rothbauer had never before been under the 2:12 barrier, owning a previous PB of 2:12.32.

But Rothbauer wasn’t done here, however, as he set designs on lowering his 100m breaststroke personal best even further as well.

Rothbauer established himself as the top-seeded swimmer of the morning with a heats swim of 1:00.88. That time already threatened his own Austrian national record in the event of 1:00.59 he put up in April of 2019 at the Graz Trophy.

However, tonight Rothbauer brought that record down to a time of 1:00.53, disposing of .06 en route gold. Splitting 28.53/32.00, Rothbauer inches closer to the FINA ‘A’ Olympic qualifying time of 59.93 set for Tokyo.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Rothbauer Doubles Up On Breaststroke Gold, Austrian National Records

By Retta Race on SwimSwam

BERLIN SWIM OPEN

• Friday, February 28th – Sunday, March 1st
• European Sports Park, Berlin, Germany
• Meet Site
• Start Lists
• Day 1 Recap
• Results
• Live Stream

The 2020 Berlin Swim Open continued today with Austrian Bernhard Reitshammer doubling up on his 100m back victory from day 1 with a gold in the 200m back.

Reitshammer stopped the clock in a time of 1:59.78 to represent the only swimmer under the 2:00 threshold in the final. In fact, the 25-year-old Austrian himself had never before been under the 2-minute barrier, owning a previous personal best of 2:00.60 from the FINA World Cup circuit last year.

The 200m back FINA ‘A’ qualifying time for this summer’s Olympic Games rests at a swift 1:57.50, meaning Reitshammer will need to hack off almost 2 more seconds to snag that top qualifying minimum.

16-year-old Zoe Vogelmann 0f the host nation got it done for gold in the women’s 200m IM, as the Heidelberg swimmer touched the wall in 2:14.20. She is the reigning European Junior Championships gold medalist in this event and placed 7th at the European Short Course Championships. Vogelmann’s PB stands at 2:14.20.

Yesterday’s 1500m freestyle champion Sven Schwarz nailed a time of 3:53.13 to take the men’s 400m free here on night 2. That checks in as a career-quickest mark for the teen, who is the reigning European Junior Championships bronze medalist in the 800m free (7:53.74) and 1500m free (15:09.41).

Christopher Rothbauer was on the move yet again, doubling up on his 200m breast Austrian national record from last night with a new mark in the 100m breast tonight. Stopping the clock in 1:00.53, Rothbauer sliced .06 off of his own previous national standard set just under a year ago. You can read more about Rothbauer’s 100m breast record here.

Another Austrian national record went down courtesy of Marlene Kahler in the women’ s 800m free. Kahler took gold tonight in a time of 8:32.51, slashing over 4 seconds off of the previous national standard of 8:36.57 that Jodris Steinegger put on the books at the 2008 Olympic Games China.

Entering this competition, Kahler’s lifetime best sat at the 8:36.57 that garnered her the bronze medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.

A time of 8:33.36 is what Kahler needed to snag a FINA ‘A’ qualifying time for the Olympic Games this summer, so the 18-year-old got it done with her 8:32.51 outing this evening.

Jenna Laukkanen of Finland powered her way to the 50m breaststroke win for the women, touching in 31.38. It was teammate Ida Hulkko, however, who snagged the top prelims effort, however, with the FSU red-shirt athlete clocking 31.58 before scratching the final.

Additional Notes:

• Ramon Klenz of Germany took the men’s 50m fly, stopping the clock in 24.16. That’s a new personal best by .06.
• The women’s 100m free saw Polish swimmer Kornelia Fiedkiewicz punch the wall in a time of 55.62, edging out Johanna Roas who touched .30 later in 55.92. The pair represented the only sub-56 second swimmers in the final.
• Poland’s Anna Dowgiert put up the fastest 50m fly time of the women, hitting 26.41 to top the podium.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Marlene Kahler Cracks Austrian Record In 800 Free On Day 2 Of Berlin Open

By Lauren Neidigh on SwimSwam

2020 PAC-12 WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Wednesday, February 26 – Saturday, February 29
• Federal Way, WA (Pacific Time Zone)
• Prelims 10:30 a.m./Finals 6 p.m.
• Defending Champion: Stanford (3x) (results) (diving)
• Live Video
• Women’s Fan Guide
• Estimated NCAA Invite Times
• NCAA ‘A’ Cuts
• Championship Central
• Record Book
• Heat Sheets
• Mile Heat Sheets
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results

The 2020 women’s Pac-12 Championships come to a close tonight with finals of the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, platform diving, and 400 free relay. The mile will be swum as timed finals, with the top 8 seeds swimming at the start of tonight’s finals session. Read on for the up/mid/down tracking of this morning’s preliminary events, and how it may impact the team standings.

*NOTE: The up/mid/down charts do not include relays, diving, or timed finals of the mile*

For those unfamiliar with swimming terminology, the concept of “Ups” and “Downs” is a good way to track which teams performed best at prelims. In prelims, swimmers qualify for one of three finals heats: the top 8 finishers make the A final, places 9 through 16 the B final and places 17 through 24 the C final. In finals, swimmers are locked into their respective final, meaning a swimmer in the B heat (spots 9-16) can only place as high as 9th or as low as 16th, even if they put up the fastest or slowest time of any heat in the final.

With that in mind, we’ll be tracking “Ups,” “Mids” and “Downs” after each prelims session. “Up” refers to swimmers in the A final, “Mid” to swimmers in the B final and “Down” to swimmers in the C final.

CURRENT SCORE + SCORED PRELIMS + SCORED MILE SEEDS

The mile can be a little more unpredictable scoring-wise. While swimmers in prelims/finals events are locked into their respective heats, someone in the mile could move from a no time seed up into the top 8, in theory, or someone seeded in the top 8 could fall to B or C-final scoring range. For example, Arizona’s All-American Kirsten Jacobsen is entered with no time.

However, when we add the projected mile scores based on the psych sheet to the projected day 4 score based on the prelims, and then add it to the current team scores, this is what we get. Without considering diving, Cal is projected to finish about 100 points over USC. The Trojans have no entries in the mile to factor in. Diving will definitely come into play here. Cal has no divers, but USC has had multiple finalists in each event so far. They got 91 points on the 3-meter last night and 83 points on the 1-meter. That could go a long way in closing the gap, so there’s an outside chance we’ll see a close battle for a runner-up finish.

1. Stanford 1471.5
2. Cal 1136
3. USC 1028
4. UCLA 922.5
5. Arizona State 892.5
6. Arizona 685
7. Utah 538.5
8. Washington State 338.5

CURRENT SCORE + SCORED PRELIMS

1. Stanford 1420.5
2. Cal 1109
3. USC 1028
4. UCLA 861.5
5. Arizona State 796.5
6. Arizona 634
7. Utah 484.5
8. Washington State 326.5

SCORED PRELIMS ONLY

1. Stanford 393.5
2. USC 260
3. Cal 242.5
4. UCLA 159.5
5. ASU 161
6. Arizona 104
7. Utah 62
8. Washington State 61.5

TOTAL UP/MID/DOWNS

WOMEN’S 200 BACK

WOMEN’S 100 FREE

WOMEN’S 200 BREAST

WOMEN’S 200 FLY

By Lauren Neidigh on SwimSwam

2020 WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Wednesday, February 26 – Saturday, February 29
• CRWC Natatorium – Houston, TX
• Defending Champion: Northern Arizona women (6x), Grand Canyon men (1x)
• 2019 Results
• Estimated NCAA Invite Times
• NCAA ‘A’ Cuts
• Live Results
• Championship Central

The 2020 WAC Championships concluded on Saturday morning, with all events being swum as timed finals due to continuing issues caused by the water main break near the University of Houston. The Northern Arizona women extended their winning streak to 7 in a row, while Air Force took the men’s victory. Read on for a recap of today’s events.

MEN’S HIGHLIGHTS

Air Force’s Zach Nelson swept his individual events here and picked up a breaststroke sweep. Nelson swam a best by nearly 2 seconds, winning the race in 1:54.83. He was half a second away from the WAC Record, which stands at a 1:54.28 done by Cal Baptist’s Scott Tolman last season. The Air Force men went 1-2 there, with freshman Tory Bartlett taking 2nd in 1:57.19. That was a big swim, dropping nearly 5 seconds from his former best. Grand Canyon’s Ivan Zukov followed closely to take bronze in 1:57.43.

Grand Canyon’s Mazen Shoukry used his back-half speed to win the 100 free in 43.25, out-touching Air Force’s Matthew Lattin (43.45) and Cal Baptist’s Jacob Leahy (43.46). That was a breakthrough for Shoukry, as his former best had stood since 2018. Air Force freshman Wen Zhang, the 200 free champion, was 4th in 43.82.

UNLV swept the 200 back podium. Freshman Panos Bolanos and Ogi Maric battled for the win. Maric started to close the gap oqn the back half, but Bolanos was nearly a second ahead at the halfway point. Bolanos touched in 1:41.20 to win it, while Maric followed in 1:41.87. Teammate Hayden Cornellison took bronze in 1:43.21.

Additional Event Winners

• Air Force freshman Jaykob Williams won his first title in the mile, dropping over 15 seconds in 15:10.86. Wyoming’s Ryan Netzel repeated as silver medalist, finishing 2nd in 15:20.03.
• Wyoming’s Brayden Love led the 200 fly from start to finish, dropping a second to win in 1:43.77.
• Air Force closed the meet with a 2:53.83 win in the 400 free relay. Isaac Gwin had their fastest split in 43.17 on the 2nd leg. UNLV (2:54.26) was 2nd with a 43.16 anchor from Richard Szilagyi. Grand Canyon (2:56.73) had the fastest split of the field with Florent Janin‘s 43.11 anchor.

FINAL TEAM SCORES – MEN

1. Air Force 864
2. UNLV 692
3. Grand Canyon 559.5
4. Wyoming 539
5. Cal Baptist 423.5
6. Cal State Bakersfield 341.5
7. Seattle 139.5

WOMEN’S HIGHLIGHTS

Grand Canyon’s Talita Te Flan battled closely with Cal Baptist’s Rebecca Oviedo, the 2019 runner-up, in the mile. They were separated by just a tenth at the 1000-mark. Te Flan had taken over the lead at that flip and pulled ahead from there, winning the race in 16:48.66. She’s had a great impact for Grand Canyon since transferring from Wyoming at the end of last season. Oviedo, a 2-time individual champion as a freshman in 2019, repeated as silver medalist in this event with a 16:54.23.

After tying for the 100 back title, NAU freshman Lainie Bell picked up a backstroke sweep. Though she trailed halfway, she outsplit New Mexico State’s Maude Boily-Dufour by nearly a second on the 3rd 50 to take over the lead, winning the race in 1:56.94. That marked a breakthrough swim as it was her first best time since 2015. That was a drop of nearly 3 seconds.

Cal State Bakersfield’s Autumn D’Arcy went 3-for-3 this year, opting for the 200 fly instead of the 100 free this time around. D’Arcy swept the butterflies here, racing to a 1:58.56 to break 1:59 for the first time. She was the only woman to break 2:00.

Additional Event Winners

• Grand Canyon’s Alyssa Christianson made a breakthrough, lowering her best in the 200 breast for the first time since 2016. She won by nearly 3 seconds in 2:13.53.
• NAU’s Elisa Rodriguez defended her 100 free title, securing another sprint sweep this season in 49.24, just ahead of Cal State Bakersfield’s Mikayla Popham (49.64), who broke 50 for the first time.
• Bakersfield (3:21.02) out-touched Cal Baptist (3:21.26) to win the 400 free relay. Mikayla Popham led off for Bakersfield in a lifetime best of 49.54, beating her time from the 100 free final. D’Arcy anchored in 50.21. Cal Baptist got a 49.79 anchor split from Isabella Rhodes.

FINAL TEAM SCORES – WOMEN

1. Northern Arizona 676.5
2. Cal Baptist 581
3. Grand Canyon 560
4. New Mexico State 497
5. Cal State Bakersfield 434
6. Northern Colorado 370
7. Idaho 307.5
8. Seattle 168

Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2020 WACs Day 4: NAU Women Take 7th-Straight Title; Air Force Men Win

By Robert Gibbs on SwimSwam

2020 ACC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships

• When: Wednesday, February 26th to Saturday, February 29th Prelims 10:00 am | Finals 6:00 pm (1650 prelims Saturday at 4:00 pm)
• Where: Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, North Carolina (Eastern Time Zone)
• Defending Champion: North Carolina State University (NC State) (29x, 5th-straight) (results)
• Streaming: ACC Network
  • Day 2 Finals
  • Day 3 Finals
  • Day 4 Finals
• Championship Central: Here
• Detailed Timeline: Here
• Psych Sheets: Here
• Live Results
• Saturday FinalsHeat Sheets

We’re down to the final session of the 2020 ACC Men’s Championships. At this point, NC State looks like to be a lock for their 6th-straight team title, but there’s still plenty of great racing ahead of us this evening.

Heats of the 1650 are already underway (we’ll talk more about them below), and tonight’s session will also include the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, and timed finals of the 400 free relay.

Notre Dame’s Zach Yeadon is the top seed in the 1650 and will be going for the distance sweep after crushing a 4:10.39 in the 500 back on Thursday.

Mitchell Whyte of Louisville put up the fastest time this morning in the 200 back, and he’ll swimming besides defending champion Coleman Stewart of NC State, who also won the 100 back last night for the 3rd straight year.

The 100 free appears to be wide open tonight. Duke’s Miles Williams had the fastest time of the morning with a 42.53, but the field was all within half a second of that. Keep an eye on lane 1, where Nyls Korstanje, who topped the psych sheet with a 42.43 coming into the meet, will be swimming.

Caio Pumputis, the defending champion in the 200 breast, qualified 10th this morning, missing the A-final, meaning that we’ll see a new champion in that event. Virginia Tech freshman AJ Pouch swam a lifetime best this morning to take the top seed, and he’ll swimming against a field that includes five returners from last year’s A-final.

200 fly defending champion Nick Albiero broke his own meet record this morning with a 1:40.51, and he’ll be looking to hold off a heat contains five men who went 1:42s this morning.

The meet will conclude with the 400 free relay. The Louisville Cardinals are the defending champions, and while they only return half of that relay, they did put a total of 6 men into tonight’s 100 free finals, so on paper, they should have a good shot of defending their title.

In terms of the battle for team standings, Louisville and Virginia are vying for 2nd place, Virginia Tech should have 4th secure, with Notre Dame trying to top FSU for 5th. UNC should be locked into 7th, while Pitt and Georgia Tech are competing for 8th.

Standings After Day 3

1. NC State – 853
2. Virginia – 762
3. Louisville – 746
4. Virginia Tech – 596
5. Florida State – 589.5
6. Notre Dame – 558.5
7. North Carolina – 486
8. Pitt – 385
9. Georgia Tech – 379
10. Duke – 344
11. Miami (diving only) – 197
12. Boston College – 102

1650 Free – Timed Finals

• ACC record: 14:24.43 – Anton Ipsen (NC State), 2018
• ACC meet record: 14:31.21 – Anton Ipsen (NC State), 2018
• 2019 champion: Brendan Casey (Virginia), 14:37.50

Early heats recap:

UVA freshman Jack Walker knocked over a minute off his lifetime best to lead the early heats with a 15:01.72. The SWIMS database only actually shows two previous 1650s in his career, with his most recent one being a 16:11 from December 2018. Walker took 2nd in the 500 free Thursday night.

NC State had the next two-fastest times, courtesy of a pair of 15:03s from Curtis Wiltsey and Daniel Erlenmeyer, the latter of whom took 8th place last year with a time of 14:59.51. That’s a new lifetime best by about nine seconds for Wiltsey, a sophomore who didn’t compete at ACCs last year.

Five of the eight men swimming in the fastest heat of the 1650s are seeded with a time below 15:00, so we’ll see if Walker’s or either of the NC State swimmers’ times are enough to crack the top eight.

200 Back – Finals

• ACC record: 1:38.56 – Hennesey Stuart (NC State), 2016
• ACC meet record: 1:39.05 – Grigory Tarasevich (Louisville), 2017
• 2019 champion: Coleman Stewart (NC State), 1:39.10

100 Free – Finals

• ACC record: 41.05 – Ryan Held (NC State), 2018
• ACC meet record: 41.41 – Ryan Held (NC State), 2018
• 2019 champion: Kanoa Kaleoaloha (Florida State), 42.34

200 Breast – Finals

• ACC record: 1:50.79 – Caio Pumputis (Georgia Tech), 2019
• ACC meet record: 1:51.46 – Caio Pumputis (Georgia Tech), 2019
• 2019 champion: Caio Pumputis (Georgia Tech), 1:50.79

200 Fly – Finals

• ACC record: 1:38.57 – Andreas Vazaois (NC State), 2019
• ACC meet record: 1:40.51 – Nick Albiero (Louisville), 2020
• 2019 champion: Nick Albiero (Louisville), 1:40.70

400 Free Relay – Timed Finals

• ACC record: 2:44.31 – NC State, 2018
• ACC meet record: 2:45.69, NC State, 2018
• 2019 champion: Louisville, 2:48.35

Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2020 ACC Men’s Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

By Braden Keith on SwimSwam

Jake Mitchell of Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana has broken the National Public High School Record in the boys’ 500 yard freestyle.

Swimming in finals of the Indiana State Championship meet on Saturday, Mitchell swam 4:14.68. That cleared his own State Record of 4:16.72 that was set at last season’s state meet as well as the National Public High School Record of 4:15.63 set 3 weeks ago at the Georgia 6A-7A High School State Championships meet by Jake Magahey.

Magahey, who swims for Mill Creek High School, broke what was at the time the oldest boys’ National High School Record on the books: Jeff Kostoff’s 4:16.39 from 1983. After surviving for almost 27 years, that record has been broken twice in the same month.

Mitchell’s previous best time of 4:15.03 was done at the Winter Junior East Championships in December. Because that was a non-high school meet, it doesn’t count as a National High School Record.

Mitchell’s time jumps him into 12th place all-time in the 17-18 age group behind the age group record holder Michael Phelps, who swam 4:12.33 in 2004.

Comparative Splits:

For comparison, when Jack Conger broke the overall National High School Record in 2013, swimming a 4:13.87, he was out in 46.64 and 1:37.79 at 100 and 200 yards, respectively.

For Mitchell, a senior and University of Michigan commit, this was his last crack at the National High School Record in his final state championship meet. He also won the 200 free on Saturday in 1:34.05. That National Public School Record in that event is 1:33.30, belonging to his former Camerl High School teammate Drew Kibler from 2017.

Grant Shoults‘ 4:12.87 from May of 2016 remains the Independent High School and overall National High School Record in the event.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Jake Mitchell Sets National Public High School Record in 500 Yard Free

By Lauren Neidigh on SwimSwam

2020 PAC-12 WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Wednesday, February 26 – Saturday, February 29
• Federal Way, WA (Pacific Time Zone)
• Prelims 10:30 a.m./Finals 6 p.m.
• Defending Champion: Stanford (3x) (results) (diving)
• Live Video
• Women’s Fan Guide
• Estimated NCAA Invite Times
• NCAA ‘A’ Cuts
• Championship Central
• Record Book
• Heat Sheets
• Mile Heat Sheets
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results

The 2020 women’s Pac-12 Championships come to a close tonight with finals of the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, platform diving, and 400 free relay. The mile will be swum as timed finals, with the top 8 seeds swimming at the start of tonight’s finals session. Read on for the up/mid/down tracking of this morning’s preliminary events, and how it may impact the team standings.

*NOTE: The up/mid/down charts do not include relays, diving, or timed finals of the mile*

For those unfamiliar with swimming terminology, the concept of “Ups” and “Downs” is a good way to track which teams performed best at prelims. In prelims, swimmers qualify for one of three finals heats: the top 8 finishers make the A final, places 9 through 16 the B final and places 17 through 24 the C final. In finals, swimmers are locked into their respective final, meaning a swimmer in the B heat (spots 9-16) can only place as high as 9th or as low as 16th, even if they put up the fastest or slowest time of any heat in the final.

With that in mind, we’ll be tracking “Ups,” “Mids” and “Downs” after each prelims session. “Up” refers to swimmers in the A final, “Mid” to swimmers in the B final and “Down” to swimmers in the C final.

CURRENT SCORE + SCORED PRELIMS + SCORED MILE SEEDS

The mile can be a little more unpredictable scoring-wise. While swimmers in prelims/finals events are locked into their respective heats, someone in the mile could move from a no time seed up into the top 8, in theory, or someone seeded in the top 8 could fall to B or C-final scoring range. For example, Arizona’s All-American Kirsten Jacobsen is entered with no time.

However, when we add the projected mile scores based on the psych sheet to the projected day 4 score based on the prelims, and then add it to the current team scores, this is what we get. Without considering diving, Cal is projected to finish about 100 points over USC. The Trojans have no entries in the mile to factor in. Diving will definitely come into play here. Cal has 2 scoring divers, but USC has had multiple finalists in each event so far. They got 91 points on the 3-meter last night and 83 points on the 1-meter. That could go a long way in closing the gap, so there’s an outside chance we’ll see a close battle for a runner-up finish.

**UPDATE: USC stepped up big on the platform, getting 4 divers in the top 8. If you score out their diving points based on their prelims placements, it adds up to 120 points. Cal’s prelims diving score would be 42. (Projected Totals: Cal 1178, USC 1148)**

1. Stanford 1471.5
2. Cal 1136
3. USC 1028
4. UCLA 922.5
5. Arizona State 892.5
6. Arizona 685
7. Utah 538.5
8. Washington State 338.5

CURRENT SCORE + SCORED PRELIMS

1. Stanford 1420.5
2. Cal 1109
3. USC 1028
4. UCLA 861.5
5. Arizona State 796.5
6. Arizona 634
7. Utah 484.5
8. Washington State 326.5

SCORED PRELIMS ONLY

1. Stanford 393.5
2. USC 260
3. Cal 242.5
4. UCLA 159.5
5. ASU 161
6. Arizona 104
7. Utah 62
8. Washington State 61.5

TOTAL UP/MID/DOWNS

WOMEN’S 200 BACK

WOMEN’S 100 FREE

WOMEN’S 200 BREAST

WOMEN’S 200 FLY

By Lauren Neidigh on SwimSwam

2020 MEN’S IVY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Wednesday, February 26 – Saturday, February 29
• Blodgett Pool – Boston, MA (Eastern Time Zone)
• Defending Champion: Harvard (3x – results)
• NCAA ‘A’ Cuts
• Estimated NCAA Invite Times
• Men’s Fan Guide
• Record Book
• Championship Central
• Live Results

The 2020 men’s Ivy League Championships will come to a close tonight. Swimmers are set to compete in the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, and 400 free relay. Harvard looks to hold their lead for a 4th-straight team title. Princeton is currently running 2nd. Raunak Khosla will race to make it 3-for-3 in his individual races.

MEN’S 1650 FREE

• Meet Record: Chris Swanson (Penn), 2016, 14:40.18
• Pool Record: Kei Hyogo (Yale), 2017, 14:47.10
• 2019 NCAA Invited: 14:54.05
• 2019 Champion: Brennan Novak (Harvard), 14:46.60

1. GOLD: 
2. SILVER: 
3. BRONZE: 

MEN’S 200 BACK

• Meet Record: Dean Farris (Harvard), 2018, 1:38.99
• Pool Record: Jack Machester (Harvard), 2017, 1:40.52
• 2019 NCAA Invited: 1:41.31
• 2019 Champion: Cole Buese (Princeton), 1:43.35

1. GOLD: 
2. SILVER: 
3. BRONZE: 

MEN’S 100 FREE

• Meet Record: Dean Farris (Harvard), 2019, 41.42
• Pool Record: Dean Farris (Harvard), 2019, 41.92
• 2019 NCAA Invited: 42.53
• 2019 Champion: Dean Farris (Harvard), 41.42

1. GOLD: 
2. SILVER: 
3. BRONZE: 

MEN’S 200 BREAST

• Meet Record: Alex Evdokimov (Cornell), 2018, 1:52.28
• Pool Record: Alex Evdokimov (Cornell), 2017, 1:53.72
• 2019 NCAA Invited: 1:54.04
• 2019 Champion: Mark Andrew (Penn), 1:54.38

1. GOLD: 
2. SILVER: 
3. BRONZE: 

MEN’S 200 FLY

• Meet Record: Raunak Khosla (Princeton), 2019, 1:42.05
• Pool Record: Tommy Glenn (Brown), 2014, 1:42.35
• 2019 NCAA Invited: 1:42.35
• 2019 Champion: Raunak Khosla (Princeton), 1:42.05

1. GOLD: 
2. SILVER: 
3. BRONZE: 

MEN’S 3-METER DIVING

• Meet Record: Michael Mosca (Harvard), 2015, 457.35
• Pool Record: Michael Mosca (Harvard), 2014, 432.60
• 2019 Champion: Jonathan Suckow (Columbia), 442.35

1. GOLD: 
2. SILVER: 
3. BRONZE: 

MEN’S 400 FREE RELAY

• Meet Record: Harvard (2018) – 2:51.43
• Pool Record: Harvard (2017) – 2:52.10
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 2:51.11
• 2019 Champion: Penn, 2:52.26

1. GOLD: 
2. SILVER: 
3. BRONZE: 

FINAL TEAM SCORES

Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2020 Men’s Ivy League Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

By Braden Keith on SwimSwam

Purdue “Boiler-Make-It” Last Chance Meet

• February 29th, 2020
• Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
• 25y (SCY) Pool
• Complete Results (PDF)

Notre Dame sophomore Luciana Thomas made the most of her lone swim on Saturday at the Purdue “Last Chance” meet, ensuring that her last chance wasn’t her last swim of the 2019-2020 NCAA season.

Thomas swam a 1:54.70 in the 200 butterfly on Saturday, which was only .04 seconds away from the Notre Dame school record in the event. Further, the time all-but-guarantees her a spot at the NCAA Championships in March. Coming into Saturday (with the Pac-12, among several mid-major conferences, yet to swim the 200 fly), Thomas ranked 36th in the nation in that event. With between 36-40 usually earning invites in each individual women’s event to the NCAA Championship meet, that left her firmly on the bubble. Her nes best time jumps her to 21st in the nation, and with more than a few Pac-12 swimmers likely to bump her, she is an almost-definite qualifier for NCAAs.

Her teammate Colleen Gillilan, a freshman who swam 1:54.79 at the ACC Championships, now slides to 22nd in the nation, which also gives her a likely spot at NCAAs.

Alos in that 200 fly on Saturday, Northwestern freshman Ally Larson improved her qualification status with a 1:55.84. That not only cut half-a-second off her own Northwestern Record set at the Big Ten Championships, but it bumps her from the bubble at 38th place nationally to a much-more-secure rank of 31st nationally (though that’s still not a lock).

Other NCAA-Impact Swims:

• Purdue senior Jinq En-Phee sought to improve her status for a 4th-straight NCAA Championship qualification with a 100 breaststroke swim on Saturday. While she did manage to shave a few hundredths from her season-best time from 1:00.11 to 1:00.07, that time only improved her lot from 43rd nationally to tied-for-42nd nationally. With only 1 or 2 swimmers ahead of her with a real event choice to make at NCAAs, that’s unlikely to get an individual invite.
• Notre Dame’s Bayley Stewart swam a 1:54.07 in the 200 back which moves her into 4th place in Notre Dame’s all-time rankings. It shaves .03 seconds off her time from the ACC Championships, but doesn’t move her up at all in the national rankings: she remains 41st. A 1:54.04 was needed to qualify for last year’s NCAA Championship meet, and this year it looks like that cut will be a hair faster.
• Purdue freshman Sylvia Kobylak cut more than a second off her season-best time in the 200 breaststroke, swimming 2:10.61 on Saturday. That swim leaves her on the wrong side of the bubble as well, ranking 43rd in the country this season.
• Notre Dame’s Carly Quast is on the bubble in the 100 back, ranked 41st with a 52.55 from the ACC Championships. She was unable to improve that standing on Saturday, swimming 53.30, and now will wait to see who ahead of her choose other events.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: ND’s Luciana Thomas, NU’s Ally Larson Lock Up NCAA Qualifying Spots at Purdue

By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam

2020 BIG 12 SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• When: Wednesday, February 26th to Saturday, February 29th | Prelims 10:00 am | Finals 6:00 pm
• Where: Aquatic Center at Mylan Park, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (Eastern Time Zone)
• Defending Champion: University of Texas Men (40x), University of Texas Women (8x) – results
• Live Streaming Links: Thursday finals / Friday finals / Saturday finals
• Championship Central: Here
• Detailed Timeline: Here
• Psych Sheets: Here
• Live Results: Here

TEAM STANDINGS AFTER DAY 3 **Will Be Updated at the Conclusion of the Session**

WOMEN

1. University of Texas 712
2. University of Kansas 573
3. Texas Christian University 352
4. West Virginia University 303
5. Iowa State University 262

MEN

1. University of Texas 764
2. West Virginia University 581
3. Texas Christian University 436

The final session of the 2020 Big 12 Championships is underway, with the Texas Longhorns approaching Big 12 glory once again. Tonight, we’ll see finals of the 200 back, 100 free, 1650 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 400 free relay, and plaform diving.

The Kansas Jayhhawks took the top 3 spots this morning in the women’s 200 breast. 100 breast champion Kate Steward led the pack this morning, turining in a time of 2:11.95. Dannie Dilsaver and Haley Downey took the next 2 seeds for finals.

Texas freshman Kelly Pash is looking to put a stamp on a stellar weekend by taking a 2nd conference title. Pash was the top swimmer in prelims of the 200 fly this morning, swimming a personal best of 1:54.14. Pash was 5 seconds faster than the next swimmer in prelims – Morgan Bullock of West Virginia (1:59.31). She’s already swum lifetime bests in the 200 IM and 400 IM this weekend. Claire Adams is also looking to pick up another title in her last Big 12 Championships. Adams looks set to defend her title in the 100 free, where she was the top swimmer this morning by a second. Julia Cook swam another lifetime best this morning to post the top time in the 200 back. Cook posted a 1:52.10, leading the prelims by nearly 3 seconds. If Cook wins tonight, it will be her first individual Big 12 title.

Texas’ Austin Katz, who was reportedly dealing with food poisoning earlier in the meet, will be racing the men’s 200 back. Katz has a personal best of 1:36.45 in the 200 back, making him one of the fastest in NCAA history. Daniel Krueger, Maxime Rooney, and Drew Kibler are set to face off in the men’s 100 free. 100 breast champion Caspar Corbeau will be facing off against TCU freshman Vitauts Silins again tonight, this time in the 200 breast. After holding off a late charge in the 100 last night, we’ll see if Silins’ fortunes can change in a longer distance tonight.

Sam Pomajevich and Andrew Koustik will have a tough race with West Virginia’s David Dixon in the 200 fly. Pomajevich is the only swimmer in the field to have been under 1:40 in the event this season.

MEN’S PLATFORM DIVING:

Podium:

1. Jordan Windle (TEX) – 520.40
2. Andrew Harness (TEX) – 391.30
3. Jacob Cornish (TEX) – 389.80

Jordan Windle was dominant yet again tonight, winning Platform diving for the 3rd year in a row. Windle bested the field by 129 points today, but was actually significantly off his Big 12 record of 579.60. Texas swept diving again, with freshman Andrew Harness earning Silver, and Jacob Cornish taking Bronze.

WOMEN’S 200 BACK – FINALS

• 2019 Invited: 1:54.01
• NCAA “A”: 1:50.50
• NCAA “B”: 1:57.11

Podium:

1. Julia Cook (TEX) – 1:51.62
2. Dewi Blose (KANS) – 1:54.61
3. Evie Pfeifer (TEX) – 1:54.80

Julia Cook swam another personal best on the 200 back, clocking a 1:51.62. This was the first time Cook has broken 1:52 in her career. She narrowly missed the NCAA A cut in the event, which would have been her first individual A cut of her career.

Dewi Blose had another excellent race tonight, clocking a personal best of 1:54.61. Blose had already swum a personal best of 1:56.30 in prelims of the race. The swim marked another time for Blose that was near the 2019 NCAA invited mark. Blose also approached the 2019 invite time in the 100 back.

Evie Pfeifer claimed her 3rd medal of the meet. Pfeifer had previously won the 500 free and 400 IM at this meet.

MEN’S 200 BACK – FINALS

• 2019 Invited: 1:41.31
• NCAA “A”: 1:39.87
• NCAA “B”: 1:45.04

Podium:

1. Austin Katz (TEX) – 1:39.17
2. Alvin Jiang (TEX) – 1:42.64
3. Kade Knoch (TCU) – 1:44.22

Austin Katz got it done for his first title of the meet, swimming a 1:39.17 to win the race by 3.5 seconds. Alvin Jiang took the race out the fastest, splitting 22.56 and 24.97 on the first 2 50s, for a 47.53 on the first 100. Katz wasn’t far behind, flipping at 47.92 at the first 100 mark. Katz came home way faster than Jiang, splitting 51.25 on the 2nd 100, while Jiang was 55.25.

Texas’ exhibition swimmers had some of the fastest times in the field. Josh Artmann swam a 1:40.26, Jason Park clocked a 1:41.34, Ethan Harder was 1:42.72, and Peter Larson was 1:42.95.

WOMEN’S 100 FREE – FINALS

• 2019 Invited: 48.56
• NCAA “A”: 47.18
• NCAA “B”: 49.51

Podium:

MEN’S 100 FREE – FINALS

• 2019 Invited: 42.53
• NCAA “A”: 41.71
• NCAA “B”: 43.80

Podium:

WOMEN’S 1650 FREE  – FINALS:

• 2019 Invited: 16:14.21
• NCAA “A”: 15:52.41
• NCAA “B”: 16:30.59

Podium:

MEN’S 1650 FREE – FINALS:

• 2019 Invited: 14:54.05
• NCAA “A”: 14:37.31
• NCAA “B”: 15:26.19

Podium:

WOMEN’S 200 BREAST – FINALS

• 2019 Invited: 2:09.77
• NCAA “A”: 2:06.84
• NCAA “B”: 2:13.97

Podium:

MEN’S 200 BREAST – FINALS

• 2019 Invited: 1:54.04
• NCAA “A”: 1:52.61
• NCAA “B”: 1:58.43

Podium:

WOMEN’S 200 FLY – FINALS

• 2019 Invited: 1:56.18
• NCAA “A”: 1:53.20
• NCAA “B”: 1:59.23

Podium:

MEN’S 200 FLY – FINALS

• 2019 Invited: 1:42.35
• NCAA “A”: 1:40.76
• NCAA “B”: 1:46.69

Podium:

Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2020 Big 12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

By Lauren Neidigh on SwimSwam

2020 B1G MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• When: Wednesday, February 26th to Saturday, February 29th | Prelims 11am | Finals 6:30pm
• Where: Indiana University (Eastern Time Zone)
• Defending Champion: Indiana Hoosiers (3x) (results)
• Streaming: here
• Championship Central: here
• Estimated NCAA Invite Times
• NCAA ‘A’ Cuts
• Fan Guide
• Heat Sheet
• Live Results
• Saturday Finals Heat Sheet

The 2020 Big Ten Championships conclude tonight with finals of the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, platform diving, and 400 free relay. Michigan has a big lead as they race for the title. Indiana and Ohio State, however, are battling closely for 2nd.

Minnesota’sMax McHugh (200 breast), Michigan’s Miles Smachlo (200 fly), and Indiana’s Gabriel Fantoni (200 back) will compete for a sweep of their respective stroke titles. Indiana’s Bruno Blaskovic seeks a sprint sweep, while Michigan’s NCAA Champion Felix Auboeck goes for the distance sweep.

Wisconsin’s Cameron Tysoe is the top seed in the 200 back. He’ll be going after the Pool Record tonight set by Wisconsin NCAA Champion Drew TeDuits back in 2013. Blaskovic already set the 100 free Pool Record this morning, but is just hundredths away from the Meet Record set by Indiana’s Blake Pieroni in 2018. After earning a pair of silvers, Ohio State’s Paul DeLakis will battle for a title with McHugh in the 200 breast. Northwestern’s Federico Burdisso, a freshman, had a big swim to land the top seed there.

MEN’S 1650 FREE

• Meet Record: Felix Auboeck (Michigan), 2017, 14:29.25
• Pool Record: Connor Jaeger (Michigan), 2013, 14:34.87
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 14:37.41
• 2019 NCAA Qualifying Time: 14:54.05
• 2019 Champion: Felix Auboeck (Michigan), 14:29.58

1. GOLD:
2. SILVER:
3. BRONZE:

MEN’S 200 BACK

• Meet Record: Eric Ress (Indiana), 2014, 1:38.89
• Pool Record: Drew Teduits (Wisconsin), 2013, 1:39.98
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:39.16
• 2019 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:41.31
• 2019 Champion: Gabriel Fantoni (Indiana), 1:39.53

1. GOLD:
2. SILVER:
3. BRONZE:

MEN’S 100 FREE

• Meet Record: Blake Pieroni (Indiana), 2018, 41.43
• Pool Record: Bruno Blaskovic (Indiana), 2020, 41.49
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 41.71
• 2019 NCAA Qualifying Time: 42.53
• 2019 Champion: Bowe Becker (Minnesota), 41.71

1. GOLD:
2. SILVER:
3. BRONZE:

MEN’S 200 BREAST

• Meet Record: Ian Finnerty (Indiana), 2019, 1:50.30
• Pool Record: Cody Miller (Indiana), 2013, 1:51.03
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:52.61
• 2019 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:54.04
• 2019 Champion: Ian Finnerty (Indiana), 1:50.30

1. GOLD:
2. SILVER:
3. BRONZE:

MEN’S 200 FLY

• Meet Record: Vini Lanza (Indiana), 2019, 1:39.28
• Pool Record: Dylan Bosch (Michigan), 2013, 1:41.18
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:40.76
• 2019 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:42.35
• 2019 Champion: Vini Lanza (Indiana), 1:39.28

1. GOLD:
2. SILVER:
3. BRONZE:

MEN’S PLATFORM DIVING

• Meet Record: David Boudia (Purdue), 2011, 557.90
• 2019 Champion: Brandon Loschiavo (Purdue), 502.30

1. GOLD:
2. SILVER:
3. BRONZE:

MEN’S 400 FREE RELAY

• Meet Record: Indiana, 2017, 2:48.29
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 2:51.11
• 2019 Champion: Indiana, 2:48.67

1. GOLD:
2. SILVER:
3. BRONZE:

Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2020 Men’s Big Ten Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

By Lauren Neidigh on SwimSwam

2020 MEN’S IVY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Wednesday, February 26 – Saturday, February 29
• Blodgett Pool – Boston, MA (Eastern Time Zone)
• Defending Champion: Harvard (3x – results)
• NCAA ‘A’ Cuts
• Estimated NCAA Invite Times
• Men’s Fan Guide
• Record Book
• Championship Central
• Live Results

The 2020 men’s Ivy League Championships will come to a close tonight. Swimmers are set to compete in the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, and 400 free relay. Harvard looks to hold their lead for a 4th-straight team title. Princeton is currently running 2nd. Raunak Khosla will race to make it 3-for-3 in his individual races.

MEN’S 1650 FREE

• Meet Record: Chris Swanson (Penn), 2016, 14:40.18
• Pool Record: Kei Hyogo (Yale), 2017, 14:47.10
• 2019 NCAA Invited: 14:54.05
• 2019 Champion: Brennan Novak (Harvard), 14:46.60

1. GOLD: Dylan Porges, Princeton, 15:07.07

2. SILVER: Cole Kuster, Harvard, 15:10.39

3. BRONZE: Will Kamps, Penn, 15:10.96

Princeton freshman Dylan Porges, Harvard freshman Cole Kuster, and Penn’s Will Kamps battled closely through the front half of this race. Porges took off after the 500, however, building a lead to win it in 15:07.07. Kuster and Kamps were locked into a race for 2nd, with Kuster touching half a second ahead, 15:10.39 to 15:10.96. That was a best by almost 4 seconds for both Kuster and Kamps.

Another Harvard freshman, Noah Brune, swam his fastest time since 2018 to take 4th in 15:13.07. Princeton also had another freshman in the top 5, as John Ehling (15:14.95) pulled ahead of teammate Levy Nathan (15:16.09) in the closing 400 yards. That was Ehling’s first swim under 15:20.

MEN’S 200 BACK

• Meet Record: Dean Farris (Harvard), 2018, 1:38.99
• Pool Record: Jack Machester (Harvard), 2017, 1:40.52
• 2019 NCAA Invited: 1:41.31
• 2019 Champion: Cole Buese (Princeton), 1:43.35

1. GOLD: 

2. SILVER: 

3. BRONZE: 

MEN’S 100 FREE

• Meet Record: Dean Farris (Harvard), 2019, 41.42
• Pool Record: Dean Farris (Harvard), 2019, 41.92
• 2019 NCAA Invited: 42.53
• 2019 Champion: Dean Farris (Harvard), 41.42

1. GOLD: 

2. SILVER: 

3. BRONZE: 

MEN’S 200 BREAST

• Meet Record: Alex Evdokimov (Cornell), 2018, 1:52.28
• Pool Record: Alex Evdokimov (Cornell), 2017, 1:53.72
• 2019 NCAA Invited: 1:54.04
• 2019 Champion: Mark Andrew (Penn), 1:54.38

1. GOLD: 

2. SILVER: 

3. BRONZE: 

MEN’S 200 FLY

• Meet Record: Raunak Khosla (Princeton), 2019, 1:42.05
• Pool Record: Tommy Glenn (Brown), 2014, 1:42.35
• 2019 NCAA Invited: 1:42.35
• 2019 Champion: Raunak Khosla (Princeton), 1:42.05

1. GOLD: 

2. SILVER: 

3. BRONZE: 

MEN’S 3-METER DIVING

• Meet Record: Michael Mosca (Harvard), 2015, 457.35
• Pool Record: Michael Mosca (Harvard), 2014, 432.60
• 2019 Champion: Jonathan Suckow (Columbia), 442.35

1. GOLD: 

2. SILVER: 

3. BRONZE: 

MEN’S 400 FREE RELAY

• Meet Record: Harvard (2018) – 2:51.43
• Pool Record: Harvard (2017) – 2:52.10
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 2:51.11
• 2019 Champion: Penn, 2:52.26

1. GOLD: 

2. SILVER: 

3. BRONZE: 

FINAL TEAM SCORES

Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2020 Men’s Ivy League Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

By Lauren Neidigh on SwimSwam

2020 B1G MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• When: Wednesday, February 26th to Saturday, February 29th | Prelims 11am | Finals 6:30pm
• Where: Indiana University (Eastern Time Zone)
• Defending Champion: Indiana Hoosiers (3x) (results)
• Streaming: here
• Championship Central: here
• Estimated NCAA Invite Times
• NCAA ‘A’ Cuts
• Fan Guide
• Heat Sheet
• Live Results
• Saturday Finals Heat Sheet

The 2020 men’s Big Ten Championships conclude tonight in Bloomington. While the top 8 seeds in the mile will compete at the start of finals, we’ve already seen timed finals of the early heats. Read on for highlights from the afternoon distance session and how the outcome may impact the team race.

MEN’S 1650 FREE

• Meet Record: Felix Auboeck (Michigan), 2017, 14:29.25
• Pool Record: Connor Jaeger (Michigan), 2013, 14:34.87
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 14:37.41
• 2019 NCAA Qualifying Time: 14:54.05
• 2019 Champion: Felix Auboeck (Michigan), 14:29.58

TOP 8 THROUGH EARLY HEATS

1. Matthew Hillmer, Wisconsin, 15:00.25
2. Carson Burt, Ohio State, 15:13.30
3. (Tie 3rd) Jack Leuthold, Wisconsin, 15:14.66
4. (Tie 3rd) Ryan King, Northwestern, 15:14.66
5. Guy Moskovich, Michigan State, 15:14.75
6. Graham Miotke, Wisconsin, 15:16.83
7. Sam Rennard, Penn State, 15:19.71
8. Jeffrey Durmer, Northwestern, 15:19.97

Every swimmer who landed in the top 8 this afternoon can score no lower than 16th, and there were 4 men faster than the 8th-seeded time (15:17.27). The fastest man through the afternoon was Wisconsin’s Matthew Hillmer, who dropped over 9 seconds in 15:00.25. That’s faster than 2 seeds in the final.

Wisconsin freshman Jack Leuthold had a big swim out of heat 2. His 15:14.66 lands 3rd so far and is his fastest swim since 2018 by far. It was his 2nd time ever breaking 15:20 and half a second shy of his best. He’ll exceed his seeded placement by no fewer than 6 spots. Graham Miotke had another big swim for the Badgers, dropping nearly 15 seconds in 15:16.83. He’ll outperform his seed (20th) by a good margin as the lowest he can finish is 13th.

Northwestern freshman Ryan King tied Leuthold’s time as they’re both sitting in 3rd through the afternoon. Teammate Jeffrey Durmer was the 8th fastest of the early heats in 15:19.97. They’re likely to end up right around their initial seeded placement as the Wildcats battle for a top 5 finish.

Ohio State’s Carson Burt dropped over 2 seconds from his best, putting up the 2nd fastest time in 15:13.30. The lowest he can finish is 10th, improving on his 14th seed. That bodes well for Ohio State in the team race with Indiana for 2nd, as Burt was their only miler and picked up more than their projected point total in this event. You can see the projected team scores, which consists of the current score, scored prelims, and projected mile points based on the psych sheets, here.

Indiana has an edge in this event, though, with multiple scorers. Spencer Lehman (15:20.55), the 17th seed, is currently sitting in 10th as their highest afternoon finisher. However, they have 2 men swimming in the championship heat.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2020 Men’s Big Tens: Wisconsin Brings Their A-Game in Early Mile Heats

By Robert Gibbs on SwimSwam

2020 ACC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships

• When: Wednesday, February 26th to Saturday, February 29th Prelims 10:00 am | Finals 6:00 pm (1650 prelims Saturday at 4:00 pm)
• Where: Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, North Carolina (Eastern Time Zone)
• Defending Champion: North Carolina State University (NC State) (29x, 5th-straight) (results)
• Streaming: ACC Network
  • Day 2 Finals
  • Day 3 Finals
  • Day 4 Finals
• Championship Central: Here
• Detailed Timeline: Here
• Psych Sheets: Here
• Live Results
• Saturday FinalsHeat Sheets

We’re down to the final session of the 2020 ACC Men’s Championships. At this point, NC State looks like to be a lock for their 6th-straight team title, but there’s still plenty of great racing ahead of us this evening.

Heats of the 1650 are already underway (we’ll talk more about them below), and tonight’s session will also include the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, and timed finals of the 400 free relay.

Notre Dame’s Zach Yeadon is the top seed in the 1650 and will be going for the distance sweep after crushing a 4:10.39 in the 500 free on Thursday.

Mitchell Whyte of Louisville put up the fastest time this morning in the 200 back, and he’ll swimming besides defending champion Coleman Stewart of NC State, who also won the 100 back last night for the 3rd straight year.

The 100 free appears to be wide open tonight. Duke’s Miles Williams had the fastest time of the morning with a 42.53, but the field was all within half a second of that. Keep an eye on lane 1, where Nyls Korstanje, who topped the psych sheet with a 42.43 coming into the meet, will be swimming.

Caio Pumputis, the defending champion in the 200 breast, qualified 10th this morning, missing the A-final, meaning that we’ll see a new champion in that event. Virginia Tech freshman AJ Pouch swam a lifetime best this morning to take the top seed, and he’ll be swimming against a field that includes five returners from last year’s A-final.

200 fly defending champion Nick Albiero broke his own meet record this morning with a 1:40.51, and he’ll be looking to hold off a heat contains five men who went 1:42s this morning.

The meet will conclude with the 400 free relay. The Louisville Cardinals are the defending champions, and while they only return half of that relay, they did put a total of 6 men into tonight’s 100 free finals, so on paper, they should have a good shot of defending their title.

In terms of the battle for team standings, Louisville and Virginia are vying for 2nd place, Virginia Tech should have 4th secure, with Notre Dame trying to top FSU for 5th. UNC should be locked into 7th, while Pitt and Georgia Tech are competing for 8th.

Standings After Day 3

1. NC State – 853
2. Virginia – 762
3. Louisville – 746
4. Virginia Tech – 596
5. Florida State – 589.5
6. Notre Dame – 558.5
7. North Carolina – 486
8. Pitt – 385
9. Georgia Tech – 379
10. Duke – 344
11. Miami (diving only) – 197
12. Boston College – 102

1650 Free – Timed Finals

• ACC record: 14:24.43 – Anton Ipsen (NC State), 2018
• ACC meet record: 14:31.21 – Anton Ipsen (NC State), 2018
• 2019 champion: Brendan Casey (Virginia), 14:37.50

Top 3:

1. Zach Yeadon (Notre Dame) –  14:27.93
2. Jack Hoagland (Notre Dame) – 14:35.19
3. Ross Dant (NC State) – 14:37.69

Early heats recap:

UVA freshman Jack Walker knocked over a minute off his lifetime best to lead the early heats with a 15:01.72. The SWIMS database only actually shows two previous 1650s in his career, with his most recent one being a 16:11 from December 2018. Walker took 2nd in the 500 free Thursday night.

NC State had the next two-fastest times, courtesy of a pair of 15:03s from Curtis Wiltsey and Daniel Erlenmeyer, the latter of whom took 8th place last year with a time of 14:59.51. That’s a new lifetime best by about nine seconds for Wiltsey, a sophomore who didn’t compete at ACCs last year.

Five of the eight men swimming in the fastest heat of the 1650s are seeded with a time below 15:00, so we’ll see if Walker’s or either of the NC State swimmers’ times are enough to crack the top eight.

Fastest heat recap:

Notre Dame junior Zach Yeadon completed the distance sweep, dominating the final heat of the 1650 with a 14:27.93 that broke the ACC meet record. Yeadon already had the 2nd-fastest time in the nation with his 14:32.48 from the Ohio State Invite.

Yeadon’s freshman teammate Jack Hoagland took 2nd in 14:35.19. Hoagland’s been on an incredibly improvement curve all season. He came into college with a best time of 16:37.65, and how has set a new personal best in this race each of the four times he’s swum this season.

Another freshman, NC State’s Ross Dant, finished in 3rd with a time of 14:37.69, also a new personal best. Teammate Eric Knowles moved up one spot from last year, taking 4th with a 14:47.94, just about a second slower than his time from last year.

This event turned out to be a bit slower than last year, so Walker, Wiltsey, and Erlenmeyer ended up taking 5th-7th, with Louisville’s Hayden Curley taking 8th in 15:04.55. Louisville ended up with four scorers in the event, but all finished behind Walker.

Virginia has a 2 point lead, and are seeded to score roughly 40 more points than Louisville in the next four events, but the Cavaliers certainly don’t have enough of a cushion to make any mistakes. Notre Dame now has a 3.5 point lead on Virginia Tech, but the Hokies are projected to score roughly 80 more points than the Fighting Irish over the next few events. The race for 8th is still up in the air as well. Georgia Tech now has a 17 point lead over Pitt, and Pitt is projected to score 10 more points than Georgia Tech in the remaining individual events.

200 Back – Finals

• ACC record: 1:38.56 – Hennesey Stuart (NC State), 2016
• ACC meet record: 1:39.05 – Grigory Tarasevich (Louisville), 2017
• 2019 champion: Coleman Stewart (NC State), 1:39.10

1. Coleman Stewart (NC State) – 1:37.71
2. Mitchell Whyte (Louisville) – 1:39.46
3. Samuel Tornqvist (Virginia Tech) – 1:40.10

100 Free – Finals

• ACC record: 41.05 – Ryan Held (NC State), 2018
• ACC meet record: 41.41 – Ryan Held (NC State), 2018
• 2019 champion: Kanoa Kaleoaloha (Florida State), 42.34

200 Breast – Finals

• ACC record: 1:50.79 – Caio Pumputis (Georgia Tech), 2019
• ACC meet record: 1:51.46 – Caio Pumputis (Georgia Tech), 2019
• 2019 champion: Caio Pumputis (Georgia Tech), 1:50.79

200 Fly – Finals

• ACC record: 1:38.57 – Andreas Vazaois (NC State), 2019
• ACC meet record: 1:40.51 – Nick Albiero (Louisville), 2020
• 2019 champion: Nick Albiero (Louisville), 1:40.70

400 Free Relay – Timed Finals

• ACC record: 2:44.31 – NC State, 2018
• ACC meet record: 2:45.69, NC State, 2018
• 2019 champion: Louisville, 2:48.35

Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2020 ACC Men’s Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

By Braden Keith on SwimSwam

2020 OHIO MAKO SENIOR MEET

• February 28th-March 1st, 2020
• Corwin Nixon Aquatic Center, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
• LCM (50m)
• Results on Meet Mobile: “2020 OH MAKO Senior Meet”

Carson Foster completed his pre-Olympic Trials experiment on Saturday evening with a 1:58.74 in the 200 IM. That shaved a few hundredths off the 1:58.83 that he swam on Friday evening.

This was the 3rd round of Foster’s planned test this weekend of a three-round prelims-semifinals-finals format ahead of this summer’s U.S. Olympic Trials. With very few meets offering the opportunity to swim 3 rounds of an event on this timing, Foster swam prelims and finals of the 200 IM on Friday, and then used the ‘finals’ of the 200 fly on Saturday to simulate the next-day ‘finals’ he would face in Omaha to qualify for the Olympic Team.

The time won’t officially count (since it was the 200 fly final, he was disqualified), but at a minimum he proved he could be faster in round 3 than he as in rounds 1 and 2.

Foster swam a 2:04.86 in prelims of the 200 fly, which qualified him for the A-final on Saturday.

His best time in the 200 IM is a 1:57.59 done at the US Open in December. His ‘semi-final’ and ‘final’ swims this week are his fastest in-season performances. In 2016, it took a 2:01.96 to qualify for the semi-finals of the men’s 200 IM and 1:59.86 to qualify for the finals of the men’s 200 IM. The top 2 finishers at that meet were Michael Phelps in 1:55.91 and Ryan Lochte in 1:56.22.

Split Progression:

Foster will swim the 200 free on Sunday.

200 IM ‘Final’ (200 Fly DQ) Video:

The official winner of that 200 fly was Foster’s Mason Manta Rays teammate Carl Bloebaum in 2:03.04.

Other Day 2 Winners:

• Ellie Andrews of the Dublin Community Swim Team won the women’s 200 breast in 2:34.28. That win gives her a sweep of the weekend’s women’s breaststroke events after topping the 100 in 1:11.18 on Friday. Mason twins Reese and Ashley Lugbill took 2nd (2:34.76) and 3rd (2:38.05), respectively.
• Cincinnati sophomore Dalton Lillibridge won the men’s 200 breaststroke in 2:18.13, just-missing his lifetime best by .11 seconds. In turn, his lifetime best is just .13 seconds away from the US Olympic Trials cut of 2:17.89.
• 16-year old Riley Huddleston won the women’s 100 free in 57.86, slicing .03 seconds off her lifetime best in the event. Huddleston also won the 50 free (26.60) on Friday in another lifetime best.
• US Junior National Teamer Adam Chaney won the men’s 100 free in 50.33. That gives the Mason Manta Rays another victory.
• Martina Peroni of the Ohio State Swim Club won the women’s 200 fly in 2:15.20. That ranks her as the 10th-best 15-16 in the country in the the 200 fly this season. Her best time coming into the meet was 2:16.15, and the Olympic Trials cut is 2:14.59.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Carson Foster Swims Another 1:58 in 200 IM ‘Final’ to Finish Trials Simulation

By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam

Mid-American Conference (MAC) – Women

• Wednesday, February 26 – February 29
• University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (Eastern Time Zone)
• Defending Champion: Akron (6x) (results)
• Live results (coming soon)
• Live Video
• Championship Central
• Day 1 Results
• Day 2 Results
• Day 3 Results

FINAL TEAM SCORES

1. Akron – 811.5
2. Buffalo – 738.5
3. Eastern Michigan – 485
4. Miami – 408
5.Bowling Green – 293.5
6. Toledo – 283
7. Ohio – 262.5
8. Ball State – 223

The Akron Zips won their 7th consecutive MAC title tonight, coming in 73 points ahead of Buffalo. There was only one change in the standings on day 4 – Bowling Green jumped Toledo for 5th place. Akron won 3 more individual events and another relay today.

Akron sophomore Sarah Watson shaved .02 seconds off her personal best, winning the 100 freestyle in 48.91. Watson swam a 48.93 in the event last year at MACs, which stood as her personal best until tonight. Watson, who won the 200 IM on Friday, took the race out quick, flipping in 23.57, and came home in 25.34. She led a 1-2 charge by the Zips, with Morgan Waggoner touching 2nd in 49.50. Waggoner was a bit off her personal best of 48.94, which she also swam at last year’s MACs. Toni Naccarella (Buffalo) came in just behind Waggoner, earning Bronze with a 49.52. 200 free champion Camila Lins de Mello took 4th with a 49.67.

The Zips posted another 1-2 finish in the 200 breast, with Paula Garcia winning the race, and Andrea Fischer taking 2nd. Garcia won the 100 breast yesterday, and used her speed to get out to a quick start. Garcia hit the turn at the 100 mark in 1:03.52, with Fischer right behind at 1:03.84. The strongest part of Garcia’s race came on the back half, where she split 1:07.16, compared to 1:08.20 for Fischer. Garcia swam a 2:10.68, coming in off her personal best of 2:09.82, while Fischer swam a 2:12.04, also off her best of 2:11.68.

Akron’s best team performance came in the 200 fly, where Paulina Nogaj, the 100 fly champion, took the title. Nogaj swam a 1:57.45, coming in off her best time of 1:56.49. She swam her best time back in December at the Zippy Invite. Akron also picked up the next 2 spots, with Mackenzie Vargas swimming a 1:58.73 for 2nd, and Jessica Bonezzi clocking a 1:58.81 for 3rd. Vargas has a personal best of 1:57.05, which she swam at the 2018 MAC Champs, and Bonezzi was also just off her best of 1:58.26, which she swam at last year’s Championships. Buffalo’s Nicole Roitenberg touched right behind Bonezzi, finishing 4th in 1:58.99.

The Zips won the 400 free relay with a 3:15.81, finishing 1.61 seconds ahead of runner-up Buffalo. Sarah Watson led the relay of, matching her time she swam to win the 100 free individually – 48.91. Morgan Waggoner went next with a 48.78, with Sofia Henell splitting 49.28 on the 3rd leg, and Paulina Nogaj anchoring in 48.84. Buffalo finished in 2nd with a 3:17.42, touching as the only other team under 3:21. Toni Naccarella led the team off in 49.56, with Jillian Lawton (49.43), Andrea Ernst (49.08), and Katie Burns (49.35) following.

Bowling Green sophomore Daisy Platts completed her sweep of the backstroke events, taking the 200 back with a 1:54.45. The swim marks a personal best for Platts, and likely leaves her just outside what it will take to earn an invite to NCAAs. Eastern Michigan’s Claire Young finished 2nd tonight, after also finishing 2nd in the 100 back last night. Young swam a 1:55.34, leading 3rd place finisher Weronika Gorecka (Akron) by half a second. Gorecka touched in 1:55.82, with Toledo’s Izzy Jones just behind her in 1:55.95.

Bowling Green also picked up a win in 3 meter diving, where Talisa Lemke scored 351.36. She led the field by nearly 50 points, with Eastern Michigan’s Sofia Tsafantakis coming in 2nd with a score of 302.22.

Eastern Michigan picked up the first win of the session, taking the mile. Alyssa Shugarman, the 500 champion from day 2 of the meet, finished the race in 16:29.68 to touch the wall first. The Eagles were strong in the event, with Savanna Mouat finishing 3rd in 16:35.44, and Abby Rapien taking 7th with a 16:57.88. Buffalo’s Brittney Beetcher swam a 16:32.49 for 2nd.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Akron Wins 7th-Straight MAC Title, Swims 3:15 400 Free Relay on Day 4

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2020 COLLEGE STATION SECTIONALS

• February 27th-March 1st, 2020
• Texas A&M University Rec Center, College Station, Texas
• SCY Prelims/LCM Finals
• Results on Meet Mobile: “2020 Speedo Sectionals Championship Series” (or search “College Station”)

After winning the 200 back on Friday in a lifetime best of 1:58, former Texas Longhorn Sam Stewart added a win in the 200 free on Saturday at the College Station, Texas Sectional Championship meet.

Stewart swam a 1:36.50 in the yards prelims and a 1:49.15 in the meters final of the event. That long course time is another lifetime best for Stewart, improving upon the 1:51.60 that he swam last summer. It also makes him the 11th-best American in that event this season, with the top 6 at the U.S. Olympic Trials typically earning spots on the Olympic team as members of the 800 free relay.

Also this weekend, Stewart swam a 2:02.69 in the 200 meter fly and a 3:41.97 in the 400 yard IM in prelims before scratching the final.

The most intriguing swim on the women’s side of the racing didn’t come from a winner. Texas A&M post-grad and Mexican national Esther Gonzalez won the women’s 200 breaststroke in 2:29.13. She just edged-out Clovis, California 13-year old Hannah Marinovich, who was 2nd in 2:29.15. That’s the fastest-ever time by an American 13-year old in the event.

That time also puts Marinovich well under the Olympic Trials standard of 2:33.29. Her previous best time was 2:33.93. Marinovich, who just turned 13 in the middle of last summer, is the new youngest qualifier for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials. She’s just a few days younger than Erika Pelaez, who will also be only 13 when next year’s Olympic Trials roll around.

Other Day 3 Winners:

• Texas A&M post-grad Claire Rasmus won the women’s 200 free final in 2:00.22, followed by fellow Aggie Katie Portz in 2:00.35. The top junior finisher was Katie Crom, a 16-year old from the Mission Viejo Nadadores, in 2:00.71. That’s her best time by more than a second-and-a-half and gives her an Olympic Trials cut in the event. She now has Trials cuts in three events: the 200 free, 200 fly, and 400 IM.
• Texas post-grad Will Licon won the men’s 200 breaststroke in 2:10.84. That’s half-a-second slower than he was his last time out in January at the Pro Swim Series meet in Knoxville. Runner-up Colin Feehery earned his first Olympic Trials cut in the event in 2:14.89 for 2nd, as did the runner-up, 15-year old Zhier Fan, in 2:17.54.
• 17-year old US National Teamer Lillie Nordmann won the women’s 100 fly in 59.89.
• Texas commit Coby Carrozza, who trains with Longhorn Aquatics, won the men’s 100 fly in 53.90 (after a yards 48.32 in prelims). That’s a new best time by a narrow margin of .03 seconds. He also won the 200 fly on Friday in 2:01.26, and also and a pair of individual runner-up finishes in the 100 free and 200 free.
• Another Texas A&M post-grad, Sydney Pickrem, won the women’s 400 IM in 4:42.30. Katie Crom finished 2nd in 4:50.13.
• Rising junior distance swimmer David Johnston added his 4th Olympic Trials cut via a 4:23.40 win in the men’s 400 IM on Saturday. He also picked up a cut this week in the 400 free (3:56.20) to go with previous cuts in the 800 and 1500 free last summer. He’ll be joined at Trials by Jed Michael Jones (4:25.28), Jacques Rathle (4:25.65), and Tyler Kopp (4:25.87), all of whom booked their first Olympic Trials cuts in Saturday’s 400 IM race.
• Nitro won the women’s 400 medley relay in 4:19.90, while Metroplex Aquatics won the men’s relay in 3:50.52.

Team Scores After Day 3

Men’s Top 5:

1. Mission Viejo Nadadores – 211
2. Longhorn Aquatics – 194
3. KATY Aquatics – 170
4. Metroplex Aquatics – 157
5. Clovis Swim Club – 151

Women’s Top 5:

1. Mission Viejo Nadadores – 182
2. Lakeside Aquatic Club – 155
3. Clovis Swim Club – 125
4. DART Swimming – 122
5. Magnolia Aquatic Club – 110

Read the full story on SwimSwam: 13-Year Old Hannah Marinovich Is the New Youngest 2020 Olympic Trials Qualifier

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2020 ACC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships

• When: Wednesday, February 26th to Saturday, February 29th Prelims 10:00 am | Finals 6:00 pm (1650 prelims Saturday at 4:00 pm)
• Where: Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, North Carolina (Eastern Time Zone)
• Defending Champion: North Carolina State University (NC State) (29x, 5th-straight) (results)
• Streaming: ACC Network
  • Day 2 Finals
  • Day 3 Finals
  • Day 4 Finals
• Championship Central: Here
• Detailed Timeline: Here
• Psych Sheets: Here
• Live Results

Louisville junior Nick Albiero made history in the A-final of the 200 fly at the 2020 ACC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships earlier this evening. Not only did he break his own meet record (set that morning) and win for the 3rd-straight year, but his time of 1:38.65 moves him up to #4 all-time in the event.

Albiero came out of high school with a best time of 1:43.81, and has steadily improved each year. As a freshman, he went 1:41.08 at ACCs, then took 9th at NCAAs with a 1:40.85. Last year, he won ACCs with a time of 1:40.70, then took 4th at NCAAs with a 1:40.08.

All Time Top Performers, 200 Yard Butterfly

1. 1:37.35 – Jack Conger, 2017 NCAA Championships
2. 1:37.97 – Joe Schooling, 2016 NCAA Championships
3. 1:38.57 – Andreas Vazaois, 2019 NCAA Championships
4. 1:38.65 – Nicolas Albiero, 2020 ACC Championships
5. 1:38.80 – Tom Shields , 2020 UCSD v. Cal Dual Meet
6. 1:38.83 – Zheng Quah, 2017 ACC Championships
7. 1:39.23 – Vini Lanza, 2019 Big Ten Championships
8. 1:39.33 – Dylan Bosch, 2014 NCAA Championships
9. 1:39.35 – Sam Pomajevich, 2019 Minnesota Invite
10. 1:39.55 – Jan Switkowski, 2018 NCAA Championships

Under head coach Arthur Albiero, Nick’s father, the Cardinals have consistently managed to swim great at ACCs and then do as well or better a month later at NCAAs. If that trend holds this year, the younger Albiero could be in line for his first individual NCAA title. He’ll contend against a field that should contain two other men on the all-time top ten list, Cal’s Zheng Quah and Texas’ Sam Pomajevich. Quah has been putting up some impressive dual meet times, including a 1:42.54 at Cal vs. ASU meet in January, and should be racing at the Pac-12 Championships next week. Pomajevich had the fastest time in the country until today, a 1:39.35 from the Minnesota Invite.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Louisville’s Nick Albiero Moves to #4 All-Time with 1:38.65 200 Fly

By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam

2020 ECAC Championships

• Swimming and Diving
• February 28-March 1st, 2020
• Annapolis, MD
• Short Course Yards
• Day 1 Results
• Day 2 Results

TEAM STANDINGS (THROUGH DAY 2)

WOMEN

1. U.S. Naval Academy 420.5
2. Bucknell University 302
3. University of Pennsylvania 296
4. Marist College Swimming/Diving 262

5. Yale University 170
6. Columbia University 148
7. Connecticut, University of 107
8. St. Francis College 106
9. New Hampshire, University of 103
10. Vermont, University of 102
11. Catawba College 96
12. Umbc Swimming & Diving 91
13. Rider University 82
14. University of Richmond 79.5
15. Maine, University of, Orono 70
16. Le Moyne College 45
17. Loyola University 44
18. Adelphi University 42
19. Virginia Military Institute 21
20. Marymount University 18
21. Baruch College 8

MEN

1. U.S. Naval Academy 454
2. Columbia University 286
3. Marist College Swimming/Diving 283
4. Yale University 210
5. Bucknell University 178
6. Rider University 165
7. Loyola University 134
8. Catawba College 119
9. U.S. Military Academy 109.5
10. Umbc Swimming & Diving 102.5
11. University of Pennsylvania 88
12. Connecticut, University of 87
13. Roger Williams University 81
14. Virginia Military Institute 73
15. St. Francis College 62
16. Le Moyne College 35
17. Frostburg State University 24
18. Adelphi University 18
19. Maine, University of, Orono 11
20. Baruch College 6

Navy continues to lead in the men’s and women’s meet through the 2nd day of competition, picking up a few more wins today. It was New Hampshire sophomore Anna Metzler that stole the show, however. Metzler roared to victory in the women’s 400 IM, blowing away her previous best time to swim a 4:07.20. The time breaks the New Hampshire school record, and ECAC record, both of which were held by UNH alum Katie Mann at 4:09.40 from 2014. Metzler broke the New Hampshire freshman record last year with a 4:13.43. Her time tonight ranks 19th in the NCAA this season, guaranteeing Metzler an invite to NCAAs this season. The Wildcats haven’t been represented at NCAAs since 2015 when Katie Mann swam at the meet. New Hampshire remained strong in the IMs, with 200 IM champion Corinne Carbone coming in 2nd with a 4:16.01.

Navy posted a great finish in the men’s 100 breast, going 1-2-3. Daniel Cashell led the way, swimming a 54.76, with teammates Patrick Lacore (54.95) and James Lee (55.09) taking the next 2 spots. It was Cashell that got out to the early lead, splitting 25.55 on the first 50, compared to 26.11 for Lacore and 26.20 for Lee. Helen Wojdylo (Columbia) won the women’s 100 breast with a 1:00.20, setting a new ECAC record. Wojdylo blew away the previous record with her swim, which stood at 1:00.82 from Rachel Stoddard in 2016. She led the field throughout the race, posting the fastest split in the field on both 50s.

Navy’s Jackson Schultz broke the ECAC record in the men’s 400 IM, swimming a 3:52.19. Schultz was excellent at the beginning and end of the race, splitting 52.04 on the fly leg, and 54.32 on the freestyle leg. His time came in under the previous ECAC record of 3:53.30  by James Delgado from 2014.

Another meet record fell at the hands of Richmond’s Hannah Gouger in the 100 back. Gouger won the race by nearly 2 full seconds, edging the previous ECAC record of 53.43, which was held by Lisa Boyce from 2014. Joe Skimmons (Columbia) won the men’s 100 back with a 48.53, using a quick back half of 24.89 to beat out Rider’s Lucas Racevicius (49.03).

Marist continues to dominate the diving events. Raislan Aikan won men’s 3 meter tonight, after winning 1 meter yesterday. Aikan had a final score of 325.80, leading by over 90 points. Esabelle Gervasio broke the ECAC record in women’s 1 meter. She scored 323.10 points, bettering the record of 321.30, which was held by Amanda Burke from 2010. Gervasio led a 1-2-3 charge by Marist in the event.

Other day 2 event winners:

• Women’s 800 free relay: Yale (Hylinski, Baldari, Healy, O’Mara) – 7:28.52
• Men’s 800 free relay: Columbia (Walker, Tan, Li, Shepanzyk) – 6:36.49
• Women’s 200 medley relay: Navy (Michaels, Resconich, Floyd, Tanner) – 1:44.03
• Men’s 200 medley relay: Navy (Turner, Lacore, Robey, Aulizia) – 1:28.95
• Women’s 200 free: Claire O’Mara (Yale) – 1:50.31
• Men’s 200 free: Thomas Shepanzyk (Columbia) – 1:37.35
• Women’s 100 fly: Alexis Faria (Bucknell) – 55.02
• Men’s 100 fly: Kevin Doo (Army) – 47.65

Read the full story on SwimSwam: New Hampshire Sophomore Anna Metzler Swims 4:07.20 400 IM at ECACs Day 2

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2020 PAC-12 WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Wednesday, February 26 – Saturday, February 29
• Federal Way, WA (Pacific Time Zone)
• Prelims 10:30 a.m./Finals 6 p.m.
• Defending Champion: Stanford (3x) (results) (diving)
• Live Video
• Women’s Fan Guide
• Estimated NCAA Invite Times
• NCAA ‘A’ Cuts
• Championship Central
• Record Book
• Psych Sheets
• Heat Sheet
• Live Results

The 2020 women’s Pac-12 Championships concludes tonight with finals of the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, platform diving, and 400 free relay. Stanford has pretty much locked up the title at this point, but Cal and USC could wind up in a close battle for 2nd.

USC’s Louise Hansson, after winning her 4th-straight 100 fly title last night, is the defending 200 fly champion. Teammates Marta Ciesla and Laticia Transom, the 200 free champion, headline the 100 free as Cal’s 2019 champion Abbey Weitzeil was a declared false start in prelims due to an arm injury. Stanford’s Lucie Nordmann will chase her first-ever Pac-12 title in the 200 back. Teammate Allie Raab is battling for a sweep of the breaststroke races.

After winning the race with the current Pac-12 Meet Record as a freshman with Cal, now-senior Cierra Runge of ASU looks to return to the top of the podium in the mile. However, teammate Emma Nordin is the top seed and has been on fire at this meet, breaking Runge’s school record to win the 500 free title.

WOMEN’S 1650 FREE

• Pac-12 Record: Katie Ledecky (Stanford), 2017, 15:03.31
• Meet Record: Cierra Runge (Cal), 2015, 15:40.17
• NCAA Record: Katie Ledecky (Stanford), 2017, 15:03.31
• 2019 NCAA Invited: 16:14.21
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 15:52.41
• 2019 Champion: Leah Stevens (Stanford), 15:51.26

1. GOLD: Morgan Tankersley, Stanford, 15:50.81
2. SILVER: Emma Nordin, ASU, 15:52.27
3. BRONZE: Cierra Runge, ASU, 15:53.51

Stanford’s Morgan Tankersley, who took silver in the 500 free, dropped 9 seconds to win her first individual title in 15:50.81. ASU’s Emma Nordin, who won the 500 free, was over 5 seconds ahead as they flipped at the 1000. Tankersley closed the gap heading into the final 50, and outsplit Nordin by over a second in the closing split to win it.

Nordin dropped 2 seconds for silver in 15:52.27, while teammate Cierra Runge was 3rd in 15:53.51. Nordin was within tenths of Runge’s school record. Teammate Caitlyn Wilson finished 8th with her 16:23.19 from the afternoon session. Kendall Dawson‘s 16:29.89 landed her 12th for the Sun Devils.

After her breakthrough swim in the early heats, Arizona’s Kirsten Jacobsen took 4th in her lifetime best 15:59.31. Teammate Ayumi Macias finished 6th in 16:14.05 behind Cal freshman Sarah DiMeco (16:12.89). Hannah Cox was 10th for Arizona in 16:24.08.

Since the mile is swum as timed finals, you can click here to see the top 8 through the early heats.

WOMEN’S 200 BACK

• Pac-12 Record: Kathleen Baker (Cal), 2018, 1:47.30
• Meet Record: Kathleen Baker (Cal), 2018, 1:48.27
• NCAA Record: Beata Nelson (Wisconsin), 2019, 1:47.24
• 2019 NCAA Invited: 1:54.01
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:50.50
• 2019 Champion: Ella Eastin (Stanford), 1:48.53

1. GOLD: Erin Voss, Stanford, 1:51.37
2. SILVER: Lucie Nordmann, Stanford, 1:51.63
3. BRONZE: Alexandra Crisera, Stanford, 1:52.21

Stanford had another first-time champion. Erin Voss, who was named the Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year, charged through the back half to win it in 1:51.37. The Cardinal swept the podium with Lucie Nordmann (1:51.63) and freshman Alexandra Crisera (1:52.21). In the first race of her double, teammate Allie Szekely was 7th in 1:54.12.

Utah’s Audrey Reimer made a big drop, taking 1.5 seconds off her best in prelims with a 1:52.51 for 4th as she came from behind to out-touch Cal’s Keaton Blovad (1:52.93). Cal’sCourtney Mykkanen dropped a lifetime best 1:53.89 to finish 6th. Freshman teammate Ayla Spitz put up a personal best 1:53.89 to win the B final. Placing 8th in the final was Arizona freshman Axana Merckx, who lowered her best in 1:54.86.

WOMEN’S 100 FREE

• Pac-12 Record: Simone Manuel (Stanford), 2017, 45.56
• Meet Record: Abbey Weitzeil (Cal), 2019, 46.35
• NCAA Record: Simone Manuel (Stanford), 2017, 45.56
• 2019 NCAA Invited: 48.56
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 47.18
• 2019 Champion: Abbey Weitzeil (Cal), 46.35

1. GOLD: Laticia Transom, USC, 47.85
2. SILVER: Marta Ciesla, USC, 48.02
3. BRONZE: Amalie Fackenthal, Stanford, 48.19

Laticia Transom went 2-for-2 in her individual events here. She was just 2 hundredths shy of her best in 47.85. Teammate Marta Ciesla made it a 1-2 finish in 48.02. Tatum Wade put up a lifetime best 48.35 for 4th place, nearly running down Stanford’s Amalie Fackenthal (48.19).

Stanford had 2 in the final, withAnya Goeders touching 6th in 48.49. Cal’s Robin Neumann was 5th in 48.43. Freshman teammate Eloise Riley put up a lifetime best 48.76 for 8th behind UCLA’s Kenisha Liu (48.57).

WOMEN’S 200 BREAST

• Pac-12 Record: Rebecca Soni (USC), 2009, 2:04.75
• Meet Record: Rebecca Soni (USC), 2009, 2:04.75
• NCAA Record: Lilly King (Indiana), 2018, 2:02.60
• 2019 NCAA Invited: 2:09.77
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 2:06.84
• 2019 Champion: Grace Zhao (Stanford), 2:07.07

1. GOLD: Brooke Forde, Stanford, 2:07.35
2. SILVER: Allie Raab, Stanford, 2:07.85
3. BRONZE: Zoe Bartel, Stanford, 2:08.01

The Stanford women took another podium sweep. Brooke Forde, the 400 IM champion, pulled ahead on the back half to win it in a lifetime best 2:07.35. Allie Raab, the 100 breast champion, led through the front half and held off teammate Zoe Bartel (2:08.01) for the silver. Grace Zhao, the 2019 champion, was 7th for the Cardinal in 2:10.29.

USC rounded out the top 6 with Isa Odgers (2:09.00) posting the only other sub-2:10. That was just 5 hundredths shy of her best from earlier this month. Maggie Aroesty was 5th in 2:10.10, hundredths ahead of freshman Nicole Pavlopoulou (2:10.14). Taking 8th was ASU’s Silja Kansakoski, the 100 breast silver medalist, in 2:11.27.

Washington State’s Lauren Burckel dropped a lifetime best 2:11.28 to win the B final, just out-touching Cal’sEma Rajic (2:11.37) and fellow Ute Charity Pittard (2:11.54). The Bears won the C final with Alexa Buckley‘s 2:15.40.

WOMEN’S 200 FLY

• Pac-12 Record: Ella Eastin (Stanford), 2018, 1:49.51
• Meet Record: Ella Eastin (Stanford), 2018, 1:49.51
• NCAA Record: Ella Eastin (Stanford), 2018, 1:49.51
• 2019 NCAA Invited: 1:56.18
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:53.20
• 2019 Champion: Louise Hansson (USC), 1:50.68

1. GOLD: Louise Hansson, USC, 1:51.26
2. SILVER: Katie Drabot, Stanford, 1:52.11
3. BRONZE: Rachel Klinker, Cal, 1:53.81

USC’s Louise Hansson, the 2019 champion, defended her title. As usual, she blazed to the lead in 52.90, taking the edge early on as she won in 1:51.26. Stanford’s