NCAA Men’s Championships Day 4 Prelims: Crooks, Fallon Set up Anticipated Battles in 100 free, 200 Breast

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

The final day of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships from Indianapolis is upon us.

It has been an extremely fast meet and there is one more day of action.

The day 4 prelims session will consist of the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke and 200 butterfly before the platform diving prelims, then the early heats of the 1650 freestyle.

NCAA Men’s 200 Backstroke

Cal senior Destin Lasco claimed the top seed in the 200 backstroke, getting to the wall in 1:36.05 to break the pool record set by Ryan Murphy in 2017 (1:36.75).

Lasco, who won the 200 IM earlier in the meet, made the finals in the 100 backstroke as well.

Arizona State sophomore Hubert Kos took the second seed in 1:37.03 setting up a showdown between members of teams in the national title hunt.

Arizona State had one more in the final with Owen McDonald taking the seventh seed (1:38.21).

Cal, which for years stacked this event with several in the finals, had no A finalists besides Lasco and will have two in the B final.

Georgia fifth-year Bradley Dunham took the third spot in 1:37.58.

Florida freshman Jonny Marshall was fourth (1:37.84), followed by NC State’s Kacper Stokowski (1:37.90) and 100 backstroke champion Brendan Burns of Indiana (1:38.18)

Notre Dame sophomore Tommy Janton took the final spot in the finals with a 1:38.36.

 Event 16  Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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         NCAA: N 1:35.69  3/9/2024  Hubert Kos, ASU
         Meet: M 1:35.73  3/26/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
     American: A 1:35.73  3/26/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
   U. S. Open: O 1:35.69  3/9/2024  Hubert Kos, ASU
         Pool: P 1:36.75  3/25/2017 Ryan Murphy, California
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Lasco, Destin          SR California        1:38.34    1:36.05P 
    r:+0.77  22.80        47.47 (24.67)
        1:11.72 (24.25)     1:36.05 (24.33)
  2 Kos, Hubert            SO ASU               1:35.69    1:37.03  
    r:+0.65  22.75        47.48 (24.73)
        1:12.11 (24.63)     1:37.03 (24.92)
  3 Dunham, Bradley        5Y Georgia           1:37.80    1:37.58  
    r:+0.78  22.77        47.02 (24.25)
        1:12.10 (25.08)     1:37.58 (25.48)
  4 Marshall, Jonny        FR Florida           1:36.68    1:37.84  
    r:+0.73  22.53        47.10 (24.57)
        1:11.95 (24.85)     1:37.84 (25.89)
  5 Stokowski, Kacper      5Y NC State          1:40.61    1:37.90  
    r:+0.58  22.53        46.86 (24.33)
        1:12.19 (25.33)     1:37.90 (25.71)
  6 Burns, Brendan         5Y Indiana           1:39.50    1:38.18  
    r:+0.61  23.42        48.06 (24.64)
        1:12.88 (24.82)     1:38.18 (25.30)
  7 McDonald, Owen         SO ASU               1:37.70    1:38.21  
    r:+0.63  23.07        48.02 (24.95)
        1:13.37 (25.35)     1:38.21 (24.84)
  8 Janton, Tommy          SO Notre Dame        1:39.21    1:38.36  
    r:+0.69  22.78        47.49 (24.71)
        1:12.91 (25.42)     1:38.36 (25.45)
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  9 Jones, Keaton          FR California        1:39.18    1:38.60  
    r:+0.70  23.35        48.19 (24.84)
        1:13.42 (25.23)     1:38.60 (25.18)
 10 Stoffle, Aidan         5Y Auburn            1:38.57    1:38.78  
    r:+0.73  23.61        48.79 (25.18)
        1:13.47 (24.68)     1:38.78 (25.31)
 11 Modglin, Will          FR Texas             1:38.99    1:38.85  
    r:+0.67  23.17        48.44 (25.27)
        1:13.74 (25.30)     1:38.85 (25.11)
 12 Diehl, Daniel          FR NC State          1:39.30    1:39.01  
    r:+0.66  23.39        48.39 (25.00)
        1:13.67 (25.28)     1:39.01 (25.34)
 13 Mefford, Colby         5Y California        1:40.38    1:39.20  
    r:+0.60  23.18        48.51 (25.33)
        1:13.55 (25.04)     1:39.20 (25.65)
 14 Van Westering, Kai     SO Indiana           1:39.74    1:39.27  
    r:+0.61  23.50        48.52 (25.02)
        1:14.02 (25.50)     1:39.27 (25.25)
 15 Filion, Tanner         5Y Notre Dame        1:41.50    1:39.62  
    r:+0.69  23.28        48.82 (25.54)
        1:14.58 (25.76)     1:39.62 (25.04)
 16 Grum, Ian              5Y Georgia           1:38.88    1:39.92  
    r:+0.72  23.30        48.07 (24.77)
        1:13.75 (25.68)     1:39.92 (26.17)
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 17 Lierz, Harrison        SR Tennessee         1:40.84    1:40.06  
    r:+0.75  23.42        48.68 (25.26)
        1:14.14 (25.46)     1:40.06 (25.92)
 18 Somerset, Sebastian    5Y California        1:39.84    1:40.18  
    r:+0.58  23.53        48.90 (25.37)
        1:14.53 (25.63)     1:40.18 (25.65)

NCAA Men’s 100 Free

What a showdown in the making for the 100 freestyle.

Tennessee junior Jordan Crooks took the top seed in the 100 free with a 40.54.

Florida sophomore Josh Liendo was just behind at 40.73, while Notre Dame junior Chris Guiliano (40.77) and Cal junior Jack Alexy (40.80) are right there in the mix, setting up a fast and fascinating final.

Tennessee sophomore Guilherme Santos took the fifth seed in 41.23, followed by Virginia senior Matt Brownstead (41.26), Cal senior Bjorn Seeliger (41.27) and Arizona State fifth-year Jack Dolan (41.29).

Event 17  Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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         NCAA: N 39.90  3/24/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
         Meet: M 39.90  3/24/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
     American: A 39.90  3/24/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
   U. S. Open: O 39.90  3/24/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
         Pool: P 40.00  3/25/2017 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Crooks, Jordan         JR Tennessee           40.90      40.54  
     r:+0.60  9.13        19.31 (10.18)
          29.96 (10.65)       40.54 (10.58)
  2 Liendo, Josh           SO Florida             40.82      40.73  
     r:+0.59  9.08        19.35 (10.27)
          30.12 (10.77)       40.73 (10.61)
  3 Guiliano, Chris        JR Notre Dame          40.62      40.77  
     r:+0.60  9.00        19.32 (10.32)
          30.02 (10.70)       40.77 (10.75)
  4 Alexy, Jack            JR California          41.40      40.80  
     r:+0.67  9.17        19.42 (10.25)
          29.94 (10.52)       40.80 (10.86)
  5 Santos, Guilherme      SO Tennessee           40.99      41.23  
     r:+0.56  9.20        19.71 (10.51)
          30.51 (10.80)       41.23 (10.72)
  6 Brownstead, Matt       SR Virginia            41.85      41.26  
     r:+0.60  9.17        19.67 (10.50)
          30.50 (10.83)       41.26 (10.76)
  7 Seeliger, Bjorn        SR California          41.41      41.27  
     r:+0.66  9.13        19.47 (10.34)
          30.36 (10.89)       41.27 (10.91)
  8 Dolan, Jack            5Y ASU                 41.38      41.29  
     r:+0.68  9.26        19.55 (10.29)
          30.57 (11.02)       41.29 (10.72)
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  9 Ramadan, Youssef       SR VT                  41.68      41.34  
     r:+0.57  9.21        19.42 (10.21)
          30.23 (10.81)       41.34 (11.11)
 10 Hobson, Luke           JR Texas               43.10      41.35  
     r:+0.71  9.39        19.80 (10.41)
          30.60 (10.80)       41.35 (10.75)
 11 Miller, Luke           SR NC State            41.50      41.37  
     r:+0.63  9.44        19.97 (10.53)
          30.66 (10.69)       41.37 (10.71)
 12 Kulow, Jonny           SO ASU                 41.44      41.40  
     r:+0.66  9.48        19.95 (10.47)
          30.57 (10.62)       41.40 (10.83)
 13 McDuff, Macguire       JR Florida             41.30      41.55  
     r:+0.60  9.22        19.69 (10.47)
          30.59 (10.90)       41.55 (10.96)
 14 Foote, Connor          SO TAMU                42.13      41.60  
     r:+0.64  9.37        19.79 (10.42)
          30.77 (10.98)       41.60 (10.83)
 15 Miroslaw, Rafael       JR Indiana             42.54      41.66  
     r:+0.62  9.40        19.89 (10.49)
          30.73 (10.84)       41.66 (10.93)
 16 Jensen, Matthew        SR California          41.57      41.71  
     r:+0.62  9.41        19.91 (10.50)
          30.76 (10.85)       41.71 (10.95)

NCAA Men’s 200 Breaststroke

Another interesting set up for finals with four star swimmers set to battle for the title.

Penn junior Matthew Fallon took the top seed in the 200 breaststroke, getting to the wall in 1:49.36.

He was the lone swimmer to break 1:50 in prelims.

Arizona State senior David Schlicht took the second seed in 1:50.57 with teammate Leon Marchand third at 1:50.76.

Meanwhile, 100 breaststroke champion Liam Bell from Cal took the fourth spot just two hundredths of a second behind Marchand, finishing in 1:50.78.

Indiana senior Jassen Yep took the fifth spot in 1:51.15, followed by Virginia senior Noah Nichols (1:51.22), Virginia Tech senior Carles Coll Marti (1:51.28) and Brown junior Jack Kelly (1:51.65).

Event 18  Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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         NCAA: N 1:46.91  3/25/2023 Leon Marchand, ASU
         Meet: M 1:46.91  3/25/2023 Leon Marchand, ASU
     American: A 1:47.91  3/25/2017 Will Licon, Texas
   U. S. Open: O 1:46.91  3/25/2023 Leon Marchand, ASU
         Pool: P 1:47.91  3/25/2017 Will Licon, Texas
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Fallon, Matthew        JR Penn              1:49.75    1:49.36  
    r:+0.64  25.50        53.40 (27.90)
        1:21.34 (27.94)     1:49.36 (28.02)
  2 Schlicht, David        SR ASU               1:51.41    1:50.57  
    r:+0.73  24.87        52.75 (27.88)
        1:21.12 (28.37)     1:50.57 (29.45)
  3 Marchand, Leon         JR ASU               1:48.60    1:50.76  
    r:+0.63  24.07        51.45 (27.38)
        1:20.98 (29.53)     1:50.76 (29.78)
  4 Bell, Liam             5Y California        1:54.01    1:50.78  
    r:+0.63  25.20        54.00 (28.80)
        1:21.70 (27.70)     1:50.78 (29.08)
  5 Yep, Jassen            SR Indiana           1:50.40    1:51.15  
    r:+0.58  25.13        53.18 (28.05)
        1:21.96 (28.78)     1:51.15 (29.19)
  6 Nichols, Noah          SR Virginia          1:53.06    1:51.22  
    r:+0.64  25.17        53.45 (28.28)
        1:22.19 (28.74)     1:51.22 (29.03)
  7 Coll Marti, Carles     SR VT                1:50.08    1:51.28  
    r:+0.61  24.87        53.10 (28.23)
        1:21.93 (28.83)     1:51.28 (29.35)
  8 Kelly, Jack            JR Brown             1:51.63    1:51.65  
    r:+0.68  25.02        53.26 (28.24)
        1:22.18 (28.92)     1:51.65 (29.47)
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  9 Pouch, AJ              5Y VT                1:51.86    1:51.69  
    r:+0.67  25.36        53.52 (28.16)
        1:22.13 (28.61)     1:51.69 (29.56)
 10 Reich, Max             SR Indiana           1:51.89    1:51.71  
    r:+0.71  25.30        53.58 (28.28)
        1:22.32 (28.74)     1:51.71 (29.39)
 11 Foster, Jake           5Y Texas             1:51.78    1:51.81  
    r:+0.63  24.73        52.75 (28.02)
        1:22.07 (29.32)     1:51.81 (29.74)
 12 Sanchez, Alex          SR TAMU              1:50.36    1:52.17  
    r:+0.66  24.92        53.22 (28.30)
        1:21.91 (28.69)     1:52.17 (30.26)
 13 Bustos, Arsenio        JR NC State          1:51.53    1:52.24  
    r:+0.63  25.08        53.42 (28.34)
        1:22.47 (29.05)     1:52.24 (29.77)
 14 Martter, Cale          SO ASU               1:52.19    1:52.46  
    r:+0.63  25.12        53.67 (28.55)
        1:22.78 (29.11)     1:52.46 (29.68)
 15 Savickas, Aleksas      SO Florida           1:50.42    1:52.62  
    r:+0.66  24.87        52.72 (27.85)
        1:22.03 (29.31)     1:52.62 (30.59)
 16 Benzing, Brian         SR Towson            1:54.64    1:52.71  
    r:+0.65  25.24        53.58 (28.34)
        1:22.46 (28.88)     1:52.71 (30.25)

NCAA Men’s 200 Butterfly

Cal is chasing Arizona State and got a boost with the 1 and 3 seeds in the 200 butterfly.

Senior Dare Rose claimed the first seed in 1:39.52, holding off Arizona State freshman Ilya Kharun (1:39.89).

They were the only two to break 1:40 during prelims.

Cal junior Gabriel Jett took the third spot in 1:40.05, tied with NC State junior Aiden Hayes.

Fellow Wolfpack swimmer Noah Bowers took the fifth spot in 1:40.14, followed by Michigan junior Gal Groumi (1:40.20), Indiana senior Tomer Frankel (1:40.38) and Indiana fifth-year Brendan Burns (1:40.40), completing his double.

 Event 19  Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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         NCAA: N 1:37.35  3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
         Meet: M 1:37.35  3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
     American: A 1:37.35  3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
   U. S. Open: O 1:37.35  3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
         Pool: P 1:37.35  3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Rose, Dare             SR California        1:39.76    1:39.52  
    r:+0.60  22.31        47.36 (25.05)
        1:12.74 (25.38)     1:39.52 (26.78)
  2 Kharun, Ilya           FR ASU               1:37.93    1:39.89  
    r:+0.68  22.43        48.10 (25.67)
        1:14.03 (25.93)     1:39.89 (25.86)
  3 Jett, Gabriel          JR California        1:41.33    1:40.05  
    r:+0.55  22.37        47.48 (25.11)
        1:13.11 (25.63)     1:40.05 (26.94)
  3 Hayes, Aiden           JR NC State          1:41.31    1:40.05  
    r:+0.62  22.27        48.05 (25.78)
        1:13.85 (25.80)     1:40.05 (26.20)
  5 Bowers, Noah           5Y NC State          1:39.65    1:40.14  
    r:+0.64  22.52        47.82 (25.30)
        1:14.03 (26.21)     1:40.14 (26.11)
  6 Cohen Groumi, Gal      JR Michigan          1:39.60    1:40.20  
    r:+0.57  22.21        47.84 (25.63)
        1:14.02 (26.18)     1:40.20 (26.18)
  7 Frankel, Tomer         SR Indiana           1:39.80    1:40.38  
    r:+0.60  22.02        47.80 (25.78)
        1:13.90 (26.10)     1:40.38 (26.48)
  8 Burns, Brendan         5Y Indiana           1:40.24    1:40.40  
    r:+0.67  22.32        47.62 (25.30)
        1:13.64 (26.02)     1:40.40 (26.76)
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  9 Minakov, Andrei        JR Stanford          1:38.61    1:40.41  
    r:+0.66  22.38        47.96 (25.58)
        1:14.37 (26.41)     1:40.41 (26.04)
 10 Ray, Tyler             SO Michigan          1:40.80    1:40.44  
    r:+0.63  22.22        48.06 (25.84)
        1:14.05 (25.99)     1:40.44 (26.39)
 11 Espernberger, Martin   SO Tennessee         1:40.47    1:40.83  
    r:+0.67  22.72        48.45 (25.73)
        1:14.43 (25.98)     1:40.83 (26.40)
 12 Kovac, Danny           5Y SMU               1:42.02    1:40.93  
    r:+0.62  22.37        47.86 (25.49)
        1:13.98 (26.12)     1:40.93 (26.95)
 13 Chmielewski, Krzyszto  FR USC               1:41.20    1:40.98  
    r:+0.61  22.66        48.48 (25.82)
        1:14.74 (26.26)     1:40.98 (26.24)
 14 Colson, Alex           5Y ASU               1:40.78    1:41.05  
    r:+0.61  22.27        47.70 (25.43)
        1:14.01 (26.31)     1:41.05 (27.04)
 15 Magahey, Jake          SR Georgia           1:41.28    1:41.35  
    r:+0.71  22.93        48.96 (26.03)
        1:15.13 (26.17)     1:41.35 (26.22)
 16 Geer, Colin            FR Michigan          1:41.32    1:41.38  
    r:+0.59  22.81        48.76 (25.95)
        1:14.88 (26.12)     1:41.38 (26.50)

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