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Day 1 Finals Live Recap


2023 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

The last meet of the 2023-23 NCAA season kicks off tonight, with the men’s 200 medley relay and 800 free relay being contested.

Florida comes in as the fastest 200 medley relay team in history and the defending champions, but there’s going to be several other teams such as Cal, ASU, NC State, and top seed Tennessee who are all in the 1:21-low range and can challenge the Gators. One thing to look out for in this relay is a potential 19-point 50 back leadoff. With Bjorn Seeliger going 20.08 last year, that 20 second barrier seems ripe to be broken, and swimmers like Adam Chaney and Kacper Stokowski all have a shot at getting under. Jordan Crooks, the first swimmer to split 18 on a 50 fly, will also be on this relay and looking to better his 18.90 split from SECs. Crooks also went a 17.93 50 free flat start at SECs, which means that we could also be looking at 17-point relay splits in this race.

The 800 free relay will be top seed Arizona State’s chance to snap Texas’s three-year win streak in this race. With swimmers like Leon Marchand and Grant House almost certain to get under the 1:30-barrier, it’s going to take the Longhorns everything they’ve got to defend their title and keep their NCAA record in this event. Meanwhile, schools like Cal, Indiana, Stanford, and NC State will be vying for the next few top spots here. Last year, we saw two sub-1:30 splits—how many more will we see today?

200 Medley Relay—Timed Finals

  • NCAA Record: 1:21.13 — Florida (2022)
  • Meet Record: 1:21.13 — Florida (2022)
  • American Record: 1:21.88 — Cal (2018)
  • U.S. Open Record: 1:21.13 — Florida (2022)
  • Pool Record: 1:21.82 — USC (2018)
  • 2022 Champions: Florida — 1:21.13

Top 8:

  1. NC State — 1:20.67
  2. Arizona State — 1:21.07
  3. Florida — 1:21.14
  4. Cal — 1:21.24
  5. Indiana — 1:21.52
  6. Tennessee — 1:21.59
  7. Louisville — 1:22.43
  8. Virginia — 1:22.51

800 Free Relay—Timed Finals

  • NCAA Record: 6:03.89 — Texas (2022)
  • Meet Record: 6:03.89 — Texas (2022)
  • American Record: 6:03.89 — Texas (2022)
  • U.S. Open Record: 6:03.89 — Texas (2022)
  • Pool Record: 6:05.31 — NC State (2018)
  • 2022 Champions: Texas — 6:03.89



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