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After prelims of the men’s 200-yard breaststroke, just three men have cleared 1:51 in the history of the stroke. All three will swim in finals at the NCAA Division I Men’s Championships.
Texas’ Will Licon, who upset American-record holder Chase Kalisz in the 400-yard IM last night, clocked a scorching 1:49.54 to lead qualifying this morning.
That swim put him second all time behind American and NCAA record holder Kevin Cordes’ 1:48.66 from last year. Overall, Licon’s time is the fourth-fastest ever behind a trio of Cordes times.
Cordes, meanwhile, qualified second this morning in 1:50.02, his seventh time in the 1:50 range.
California’s Chuck Katis clocked in with a 1:50.71 this morning to move to third all time in the event’s history.
All Time 200 Breast
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Cordes | 1:48.66 |
| 2 | Will Licon | 1:49.54 |
| 3 | Chuck Katis | 1:50.71 |
| 4 | Cody Miller | 1:51.03 |
| 5 | Clark Burckle | 1:51.20 |
Cordes is looking to become just the sixth man to ever win the 200-yard breast three times in a career after becoming just the third man ever to put up a career sweep in the 100-yard breast last night.
1 Licon, Will SO Texas 1:51.77 1:49.54 q
r:+0.38 24.88 52.76 (27.88)
1:21.18 (28.42) 1:49.54 (28.36)
2 Cordes, Kevin SR Arizona 1:52.65 1:50.02 q
r:+0.36 24.68 52.74 (28.06)
1:21.47 (28.73) 1:50.02 (28.55)
3 Katis, Chuck SR California 1:54.30 1:50.71 q
r:+0.47 24.99 53.22 (28.23)
1:21.65 (28.43) 1:50.71 (29.06)
4 Tierney, Sam SR Missouri 1:52.67 1:51.78 q
r:+0.52 25.45 53.91 (28.46)
1:22.70 (28.79) 1:51.78 (29.08)
5 Fink, Nicolas SR Georgia 1:51.58 1:51.90 q
r:+0.49 25.12 52.96 (27.84)
1:22.16 (29.20) 1:51.90 (29.74)
6 McKee, Anton SO Alabama 1:52.92 1:51.97 q
r:+0.33 25.10 53.59 (28.49)
1:22.66 (29.07) 1:51.97 (29.31)
7 Funk, Richard SR Michigan 1:54.05 1:52.60 q
r:+0.22 25.29 53.84 (28.55)
1:23.11 (29.27) 1:52.60 (29.49)
7 Wich-Glasen, Ni FR South Carolina 1:52.81 1:52.60 q
r:+0.53 25.27 54.12 (28.85)
1:23.06 (28.94) 1:52.60 (29.54)
A/B Finalists (The top 16 swimmers all score points for their teams):
| Team | A | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Florida | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Texas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Louisville | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Purdue | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Southern California | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Western Kentucky | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Notre Dame | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships, Live Results – Results
Jonathan Minier