2019 Men’s NCAA Swimming Championships: Day Four Finals Heat Sheets

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The final evening of finals at the 2019 men’s NCAA swimming championships will commence at 6 p.m. CT, with early heats of the 1650 free beginning at 4 p.m. CT. The session will include action in the aforementioned 1650, along with the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly and 400 free relay.

Top seeds for the finals include Florida’s Bobby Finke in the 1650, Texas’ Austin Katz in the 200 back, Harvard’s Dean Farris in the 100 free, Cal’s Andrew Seliskar in the 200 breast, NC State’s Andreas Vazaios in the 200 fly and Cal in the 400 free relay.

Highlights from Saturday morning prelims session:

200 Back

The Texas duo of Austin Katz and John Shebat picked up the top two seeds in the men’s 200 back, with defending champion Katz touching in 1:37.72 and Shebat taking second in 1:37.97. But Texas’ outside hopes of catching Cal for the NCAA title took a hit when top seed Ryan Harty finished 10th in prelims in 1:39.53 and two Cal Bears qualified for the A-final, Daniel Carr and Bryce Mefford.

100 Free

Harvard’s Dean Farris looks set to challenge for a second NCAA title after he qualified first by four tenths for the 100 free final. Farris put up a time of 41.00, well ahead of second seed Bowe Becker of Minnesota (41.44). Third went to Texas’ Daniel Krueger in 41.49, followed by Indiana’s Zach Apple (41.59) and Alabama’s Robert Howard (41.69).

200 Breast

Many of the principle figures in the 200 breast prelims swam in separate heats, but they will go head-to-head in the final. Cal’s Andrew Seliskar will go for his third national title of the meet after qualifying first in prelims at 1:51.19. But just five hundredths behind was Indiana’s Ian Finnerty, who held off Seliskar on the last 50 to win last year’s NCAA title.

200 Fly

NC State’s Andreas Vazaios was the only swimmer to break 1:40 in the 200 fly prelims, coming in at 1:39.54 to secure lane four for the final. Louisville’s Nicolas Albiero took second in 1:40.16, while Vini Lanza, the 100 fly national champion Friday evening for Indiana, tied with Virginia’s Zach Fong for third in 1:40.18.

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