2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming Championships: Day 3 Prelims Photo Gallery

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A full day had plenty of fast races and even a little bit of drama at the 2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Austin, Texas, on Friday morning.

Top seeds for the evening action include Abrahm DeVine (400 IM), Vini Lanza (100 fly), Andrew Seliskar (200 free), Max McHugh (100 breast) and Coleman Stewart (100 back). Seliskar will face off with a deep field including three-time defending champion Townley Haas in the 200 free with Dean Farris’ new American record (1:29.15) on their minds, while Stewart and Farris headline a fast 100 back.

But the biggest story was Cal’s Daniel Carr who made the 100 back A-final after he moved up from 17th to fourth in a re-swim.

Swimming World’s chief photographer Peter Bick has been on deck capturing some of the images and emotions of the meet. Splash through the gallery below.

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During the Friday morning prelims session at the men’s NCAA swimming championships in Austin, Texas, the California Golden Bears continued their dominance and push towards an NCAA title — which would be their first since 2014 — while NC State’s Coleman Stewart and Harvard’s Dean Farris posted all-time top-four times in the 100 back, and Minnesota freshman Max McHugh put up a monster 50.30 in the 100 breast.

Meanwhile, incredible depth in the men’s 200 free meant that 16 men swam faster than what it took to qualify for the championship final at last year’s NCAAs.

Cal placed eight swimmers qualified for individual A-finals, followed by Texas with five and Indiana with four. Cal initially had seven in the top heat, only to get one more when Daniel Carr blasted 44.86 in a 100 back re-swim to move up from 17th to fourth.

Louisville qualified three A-finalists, while NC State, Florida, Arizona, Georgia and Missouri all had multiple A-finalists. Check out the full ups and downs for individual events.

Cal – 8 up, 1 down
Texas – 5 up, 2 down
Indiana – 4 up, 2 down
Louisville – 3 up, 2 down
NC State – 2 up, 5 down
Florida – 2 up, 3 down
Arizona – 2 up, 1 down
Georgia – 2 up, 0 down
Missouri – 2 up, 0 down
Virginia – 1 up, 4 down
Stanford – 1 up, 2 down
Michigan – 1 up, 2 down
Georgia Tech – 1 up, 1 down
Ohio State – 1 up, 1 down
USC – 1 up, 1 down
Grand Canyon – 1 up, 0 down
Harvard – 1 up, 0 down
Minnesota – 1 up, 0 down
Penn – 1 up, 0 down
Alabama – 0 up, 2 down
Arizona State – 0 up, 2 down
Auburn – 0 up, 1 down
Florida State – 0 up, 1 down
Hawaii – 0 up, 1 down
Missouri State – 0 up, 1 down
Princeton – 0 up, 1 down
Purdue – 0 up, 1 down
South Carolina – 0 up, 1 down
Texas A&M – 0 up, 1 down
Towson – 0 up, 1 down

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