NCAA Division I Men’s Championships: Will Licon Jumps to 2nd All Time in 200 Breast

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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

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