NCAA Men’s Championships: Leon Marchand Cruises to Top Seed in 400 IM

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The 2024 NCAA Men’s Division I Swimming Championships continued from Indianapolis with the Day 3 prelims.

The Day 3 events are the 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke, followed by 3-meter diving.

NCAA Men’s 400 IM

Arizona State’s Leon Marchand predictably took the early lead and hung on for the top seed in the 400 IM.

His first 50 was 22.25 and he was at 47.98 at the 100 and 1:41.95 at the 200 mark of the race.

Marchand, who holds the record at 3:28.82, finished in 3:35.75 to take top seed in the event.

His teammate David Schlicht took the second seed in 3:37.65 as Arizona State took the 1-2 seeds and 14-15.

Florida junior Mason Laur took the third seed in 3:38.31, followed by Ohio State’s Tristan Jankovics (3:38.49), Texas A&M’s Baylor Nelson (3:38.77), Georgia’s Jake Magahey (3:39.02), Florida’s Gio Linscheer (3:39.36) and SMU fifth-year Jack Hoagland (3:39.85).

Event 8  Men 400 Yard IM
==================================================================
         NCAA: N 3:28.82  3/24/2023 Leon Marchand, ASU
         Meet: M 3:28.82  3/24/2023 Leon Marchand, ASU
     American: A 3:33.42  3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
   U. S. Open: O 3:28.82  3/24/2023 Leon Marchand, ASU
         Pool: P 3:33.42  3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Marchand, Leon         JR ASU               3:34.66    3:35.75  
    r:+0.64  22.25        47.98 (25.73)
        1:14.79 (26.81)     1:41.95 (27.16)
        2:11.26 (29.31)     2:41.88 (30.62)
        3:09.32 (27.44)     3:35.75 (26.43)
  2 Schlicht, David        SR ASU               3:37.97    3:37.65  
    r:+0.65  23.02        49.58 (26.56)
        1:17.56 (27.98)     1:45.20 (27.64)
        2:15.18 (29.98)     2:45.98 (30.80)
        3:12.36 (26.38)     3:37.65 (25.29)
  3 Laur, Mason            JR Florida           3:39.65    3:38.31  
    r:+0.63  23.22        49.23 (26.01)
        1:17.32 (28.09)     1:44.55 (27.23)
        2:15.16 (30.61)     2:46.59 (31.43)
        3:12.71 (26.12)     3:38.31 (25.60)
  4 Jankovics, Tristan     SO OSU               3:40.89    3:38.49  
    r:+0.69  23.57        50.37 (26.80)
        1:18.48 (28.11)     1:45.86 (27.38)
        2:16.16 (30.30)     2:47.15 (30.99)
        3:13.28 (26.13)     3:38.49 (25.21)
  5 Nelson, Baylor         SO TAMU              3:38.05    3:38.77  
    r:+0.65  23.43        50.18 (26.75)
        1:18.10 (27.92)     1:44.85 (26.75)
        2:15.46 (30.61)     2:46.51 (31.05)
        3:13.24 (26.73)     3:38.77 (25.53)
  6 Magahey, Jake          SR Georgia           3:39.67    3:39.02  
    r:+0.72  23.25        49.82 (26.57)
        1:18.79 (28.97)     1:46.01 (27.22)
        2:17.21 (31.20)     2:48.61 (31.40)
        3:14.33 (25.72)     3:39.02 (24.69)
  7 Linscheer, Gio         SO Florida           3:39.61    3:39.36  
    r:+0.61  23.85        51.09 (27.24)
        1:19.72 (28.63)     1:46.96 (27.24)
        2:17.61 (30.65)     2:48.47 (30.86)
        3:14.53 (26.06)     3:39.36 (24.83)
  8 Hoagland, Jack         5Y SMU               3:41.19    3:39.85  
    r:+0.70  23.76        50.52 (26.76)
        1:19.39 (28.87)     1:47.12 (27.73)
        2:17.57 (30.45)     2:48.79 (31.22)
        3:15.31 (26.52)     3:39.85 (24.54)
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  9 Grum, Ian              5Y Georgia           3:39.48    3:40.23  
    r:+0.67  22.84        49.16 (26.32)
        1:16.78 (27.62)     1:43.65 (26.87)
        2:16.26 (32.61)     2:49.08 (32.82)
        3:15.08 (26.00)     3:40.23 (25.15)
 10 Mark Torok, Dominik    SO Wisconsin         3:41.69    3:40.84  
    r:+0.64  23.29        49.90 (26.61)
        1:18.09 (28.19)     1:46.50 (28.41)
        2:17.24 (30.74)     2:49.04 (31.80)
        3:15.40 (26.36)     3:40.84 (25.44)
 11 Kopp, Tyler            SR California        3:42.13    3:40.90  
    r:+0.59  24.10        50.63 (26.53)
        1:18.05 (27.42)     1:44.87 (26.82)
        2:16.16 (31.29)     2:48.09 (31.93)
        3:14.99 (26.90)     3:40.90 (25.91)
 12 Schmidt, Danny         SO Auburn            3:42.33    3:41.00  
    r:+0.67  23.35        50.08 (26.73)
        1:18.22 (28.14)     1:46.18 (27.96)
        2:16.96 (30.78)     2:48.55 (31.59)
        3:15.32 (26.77)     3:41.00 (25.68)
 13 Gonzalez Pinero, Joaq  JR Florida           3:44.47    3:41.22  
    r:+0.64  23.35        49.66 (26.31)
        1:17.42 (27.76)     1:44.46 (27.04)
        2:16.00 (31.54)     2:48.17 (32.17)
        3:14.92 (26.75)     3:41.22 (26.30)
 14 Martter, Cale          SO ASU               3:40.53    3:41.47  
    r:+0.66  23.92        51.36 (27.44)
        1:20.30 (28.94)     1:48.56 (28.26)
        2:18.80 (30.24)     2:49.06 (30.26)
        3:15.20 (26.14)     3:41.47 (26.27)
 15 Matheson, Daniel       JR ASU               3:42.07    3:41.53  
    r:+0.64  23.57        50.42 (26.85)
        1:19.38 (28.96)     1:47.86 (28.48)
        2:19.25 (31.39)     2:50.79 (31.54)
        3:16.57 (25.78)     3:41.53 (24.96)
 16 Ponsler, Kyle          SO NC State          3:41.18    3:41.91  
    r:+0.65  23.44        50.61 (27.17)
        1:18.54 (27.93)     1:46.00 (27.46)
        2:17.58 (31.58)     2:49.59 (32.01)
        3:16.16 (26.57)     3:41.91 (25.75)

 

NCAA Men’s 100 Butterfly

Once again Caeleb Dressel‘s NCAA record is intact, but his pool record went down.

Florida sophomore Josh Liendo threw down a 43.30 to take the top seed into finals, breaking Dressel’s pool mark of 43.58 set in 2017. His NCAA record of 42.80 survived another session.

Indiana senior Tomer Frankel finished with the second seed in 43.90, the only other swimmer in the field to break 44.

NC State senior Luke Miller took the third spot with a 44.06, followed by Arizona State freshman Ilya Kharun (44.50), who was just ahead of Cal senior Dare Rose (44.52).

Virginia Tech senior Youssef Ramadan took the sixth seed (44.58), followed by Michigan’s Gal Groumi (44.62) and NC State junior Aiden Hayes (44.63).

Event 9  Men 100 Yard Butterfly
==================================================================
         NCAA: N 42.80  3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
         Meet: M 42.80  3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
     American: A 42.80  3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
   U. S. Open: O 42.80  3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
         Pool: P 43.58  3/24/2017 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Liendo, Josh           SO Florida             43.89      43.30P 
     r:+0.60  9.25        20.48 (11.23)
          31.80 (11.32)       43.30 (11.50)
  2 Frankel, Tomer         SR Indiana             44.32      43.90  
     r:+0.55  9.23        20.40 (11.17)
          32.23 (11.83)       43.90 (11.67)
  3 Miller, Luke           SR NC State            44.17      44.06  
     r:+0.61  9.41        20.47 (11.06)
          32.03 (11.56)       44.06 (12.03)
  4 Kharun, Ilya           FR ASU                 44.32      44.50  
     r:+0.63  9.46        20.96 (11.50)
          32.67 (11.71)       44.50 (11.83)
  5 Rose, Dare             SR California          44.98      44.52  
     r:+0.60  9.30        20.69 (11.39)
          32.29 (11.60)       44.52 (12.23)
  6 Ramadan, Youssef       SR VT                  44.06      44.58  
     r:+0.61  9.51        20.74 (11.23)
          32.33 (11.59)       44.58 (12.25)
  7 Cohen Groumi, Gal      JR Michigan            44.60      44.62  
     r:+0.54  9.56        20.77 (11.21)
          32.44 (11.67)       44.62 (12.18)
  8 Hayes, Aiden           JR NC State            44.41      44.63  
     r:+0.64  9.39        20.93 (11.54)
          32.62 (11.69)       44.63 (12.01)
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  9 Ray, Tyler             SO Michigan            44.77      44.74  
     r:+0.66  9.42        20.83 (11.41)
          32.74 (11.91)       44.74 (12.00)
 10 Matic, Djurdje         SR GW                  45.10      44.80  
     r:+0.59  9.36        20.85 (11.49)
          32.42 (11.57)       44.80 (12.38)
 10 Tiffany, Jordan        FR Brigham Young       44.51      44.80  
     r:+0.63  9.55        20.83 (11.28)
          32.65 (11.82)       44.80 (12.15)
 10 Bustos, Arsenio        JR NC State            46.99      44.80  
     r:+0.64  9.45        20.77 (11.32)
          32.58 (11.81)       44.80 (12.22)
 13 Buff, Scotty           FR Florida             44.38      44.88  
     r:+0.62  9.54        20.81 (11.27)
          32.57 (11.76)       44.88 (12.31)
 14 Foote, Connor          SO TAMU                44.76      44.92  
     r:+0.61  9.49        20.81 (11.32)
          32.71 (11.90)       44.92 (12.21)
 15 Stokowski, Kacper      5Y NC State            45.59      44.94  
     r:+0.63  9.23        20.74 (11.51)
          32.37 (11.63)       44.94 (12.57)
 16 Brooks, Finn           JR Indiana             44.84      44.99  
     r:+0.61  9.23        20.61 (11.38)
          32.62 (12.01)       44.99 (12.37)

 

NCAA Men’s 200 Free

American record-holder Luke Hobson was at near-record pace in the prelims.

After breaking the 200 free American record on Wednesday, leading off the 800 free relay in 1:29.13.

In the individual event prelims, Hobson started fast and got to the wall in 1:29.75 to take the top seed into finals.

Cal junior Jack Alexy led a close croup of 1:30s with a 1:30.38 to take the second seed.

Tennessee’s Jordan Crooks was third in 1:30.41, followed by Alabama junior Charlie Hawke (1:30.81), Notre Dame junior Chris Guiliano (1:30.86) and Indiana junior Rafael Miroslaw (1:30.99).

Cal junior Gabriel Jett grabbed the seventh seed at 1:31.28 and Louisville junior Murilo Sartori took the final spot with a 1:31.42.

Event 10  Men 200 Yard Freestyle
==================================================================
         NCAA: N 1:28.97  3/27/2024 Leon Marchand, ASU
         Meet: M 1:28.97  3/27/2024 Leon Marchand, ASU
     American: A 1:29.13  3/27/2024 Luke Hobson, Texas
   U. S. Open: O 1:28.97  3/27/2024 Leon Marchand, ASU
         Pool: P 1:28.97  3/27/2024 Leon Marchand, ASU
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Hobson, Luke           JR Texas             1:31.88    1:29.75  
    r:+0.71  20.75        43.07 (22.32)
        1:06.03 (22.96)     1:29.75 (23.72)
  2 Alexy, Jack            JR California        1:32.74    1:30.38  
    r:+0.65  20.81        44.00 (23.19)
        1:06.95 (22.95)     1:30.38 (23.43)
  3 Crooks, Jordan         JR Tennessee         1:31.17    1:30.41  
    r:+0.57  20.64        43.56 (22.92)
        1:06.82 (23.26)     1:30.41 (23.59)
  4 Hawke, Charlie         JR Alabama           1:30.75    1:30.81  
    r:+0.69  21.19        43.84 (22.65)
        1:07.14 (23.30)     1:30.81 (23.67)
  5 Guiliano, Chris        JR Notre Dame        1:31.16    1:30.86  
    r:+0.62  20.75        43.64 (22.89)
        1:06.80 (23.16)     1:30.86 (24.06)
  6 Miroslaw, Rafael       JR Indiana           1:32.03    1:30.99  
    r:+0.61  20.82        43.62 (22.80)
        1:07.14 (23.52)     1:30.99 (23.85)
  7 Jett, Gabriel          JR California        1:31.78    1:31.28  
    r:+0.53  21.22        44.16 (22.94)
        1:07.62 (23.46)     1:31.28 (23.66)
  8 Sartori, Murilo        JR Louisville        1:32.35    1:31.42  
    r:+0.68  21.17        44.18 (23.01)
        1:07.58 (23.40)     1:31.42 (23.84)
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
  9 Mitchell, Jake         SR Florida           1:31.84    1:31.55  
    r:+0.66  20.91        43.66 (22.75)
        1:07.32 (23.66)     1:31.55 (24.23)
 10 McFadden, Henry        FR Stanford          1:32.03    1:31.65  
    r:+0.64  21.55        44.75 (23.20)
        1:08.03 (23.28)     1:31.65 (23.62)
 11 McDuff, Macguire       JR Florida           1:30.64    1:31.70  
    r:+0.66  20.86        43.96 (23.10)
        1:07.89 (23.93)     1:31.70 (23.81)
 12 Sammon, Patrick        JR ASU               1:31.87    1:31.87  
    r:+0.61  21.14        44.31 (23.17)
        1:08.00 (23.69)     1:31.87 (23.87)
 13 Alves, Kaique          JR Alabama           1:31.97    1:31.98  
    r:+0.64  21.38        44.35 (22.97)
        1:07.86 (23.51)     1:31.98 (24.12)
 14 Hill, Julian           5Y ASU               1:32.06    1:32.10  
    r:+0.65  21.30        44.35 (23.05)
        1:07.96 (23.61)     1:32.10 (24.14)
 15 Jones, Keaton          FR California        1:33.43    1:32.13  
    r:+0.72  21.58        44.78 (23.20)
        1:08.32 (23.54)     1:32.13 (23.81)
 16 Hanson, Robin          JR California        1:31.95    1:32.15  
    r:+0.62  21.13        44.22 (23.09)
        1:07.89 (23.67)     1:32.15 (24.26)

 

NCAA Men’s 100 Breaststroke

Cal fifth-year Liam Bell took the top seed in the 100 breaststroke in 50.52, breaking the pool record of 50.68 set by Will Licon in 2017.

Stanford junior Ron Polonsky was just behind at 50.87, followed by Towson senior Brian Benzing (50.92), Florida junior Julian Smith (50.94) and Virginia senior Noah Nichols (50.97) as five swimmers broke 51 seconds.

Virginia Tech senior Carles Coll Marti took the sixth seed (51.19), followed by Louisville fifth-year Denis Petrashov (51.25) and Indiana junior Josh Matheny (51.27).

 Event 11  Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
==================================================================
         NCAA: N 49.69  3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana
         Meet: M 49.69  3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana
     American: A 49.69  3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana
   U. S. Open: O 49.69  3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana
         Pool: P 50.68  3/24/2017 Will Licon, Texas
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Bell, Liam             5Y California          50.89      50.52P 
    r:+0.62  10.50        23.41 (12.91)
          36.63 (13.22)       50.52 (13.89)
  2 Polonsky, Ron          JR Stanford            51.17      50.87  
    r:+0.66  10.91        23.82 (12.91)
          37.21 (13.39)       50.87 (13.66)
  3 Benzing, Brian         SR Towson              51.30      50.92  
    r:+0.58  10.74        23.81 (13.07)
          37.10 (13.29)       50.92 (13.82)
  4 Smith, Julian          JR Florida             51.26      50.94  
    r:+0.66  10.76        23.86 (13.10)
          37.19 (13.33)       50.94 (13.75)
  5 Nichols, Noah          SR Virginia            50.89      50.97  
    r:+0.66  11.08        24.14 (13.06)
          37.19 (13.05)       50.97 (13.78)
  6 Coll Marti, Carles     SR VT                  50.95      51.19  
    r:+0.59  10.59        23.78 (13.19)
          37.31 (13.53)       51.19 (13.88)
  7 Petrashov, Denis       5Y Louisville          51.10      51.25  
    r:+0.70  10.91        24.00 (13.09)
          37.48 (13.48)       51.25 (13.77)
  8 Matheny, Josh          JR Indiana             51.69      51.27  
    r:+0.65  10.96        24.17 (13.21)
          37.61 (13.44)       51.27 (13.66)
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
  9 Savickas, Aleksas      SO Florida             51.01      51.35  
    r:+0.63  10.84        24.03 (13.19)
          37.57 (13.54)       51.35 (13.78)
 10 Lazzerini, Mariano     SO Penn St             51.08      51.43  
    r:+0.60  10.91        24.22 (13.31)
          37.67 (13.45)       51.43 (13.76)
 11 Foster, Jake           5Y Texas               51.22      51.58  
    r:+0.62  10.68        23.87 (13.19)
          37.55 (13.68)       51.58 (14.03)
 12 Crisci, Flynn          5Y Tennessee           51.19      51.63  
    r:+0.64  10.53        23.82 (13.29)
          37.44 (13.62)       51.63 (14.19)
 13 Varjasi, Peter         5Y FSU                 51.07      51.69  
    r:+0.63  10.58        23.74 (13.16)
          37.64 (13.90)       51.69 (14.05)
 14 Yep, Jassen            SR Indiana             51.49      51.72  
    r:+0.59  11.13        24.24 (13.11)
          37.93 (13.69)       51.72 (13.79)
 15 Pouch, AJ              5Y VT                  51.98      51.82  
    r:+0.67  11.29        24.54 (13.25)
          38.01 (13.47)       51.82 (13.81)
 16 Horner, Jaek           5Y Utah                51.32      51.87  
    r:+0.61  10.81        23.89 (13.08)
          37.71 (13.82)       51.87 (14.16)

 

NCAA Men’s 100 Backstroke

After winning the 200 IM, Cal’s Destin Lasco turned the page to the 100 backstroke and thrived.

The senior took the top seed in the 100 backstroke with a swim of 44.00 and could be in striking distance of Luca Urlando‘s NCAA record of 43.35.

NC State fifth-year Kacper Stokowski was just behind, taking the second seed in 44.08.

Georgia sophomore Ruard Van Renen took the third seed in 44.21, followed by a close group that included Florida senior Adam Chaney (44.24), Arizona State sophomores Owen McDonald (44.25) and Hubert Kos (44.29), Indiana fifth-year Brendan Burns (44.51) and Florida freshman Jonny Marshall (44.52).

Event 12  Men 100 Yard Backstroke
==================================================================
         NCAA: N 43.35  3/25/2022 Luca Urlando, Georgia
         Meet: M 43.35  3/25/2022 Luca Urlando, Georgia
     American: A 43.35  3/25/2022 Luca Urlando, Georgia
   U. S. Open: O 43.35  3/25/2022 Luca Urlando, Georgia
         Pool: P 43.99  3/24/2017 Ryan Murphy, California
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Lasco, Destin          SR California          44.28      44.00  
    r:+0.66  10.47        21.65 (11.18)
          32.97 (11.32)       44.00 (11.03)
  2 Stokowski, Kacper      5Y NC State            44.36      44.08  
    r:+0.69  10.41        21.57 (11.16)
          32.96 (11.39)       44.08 (11.12)
  3 Van Renen, Ruard       SO Georgia             44.50      44.21  
    r:+0.68  10.33        21.45 (11.12)
          32.68 (11.23)       44.21 (11.53)
  4 Chaney, Adam           SR Florida             44.87      44.24  
    r:+0.68  10.42        21.51 (11.09)
          32.79 (11.28)       44.24 (11.45)
  5 McDonald, Owen         SO ASU                 45.59      44.25  
    r:+0.61  10.37        21.36 (10.99)
          32.70 (11.34)       44.25 (11.55)
  6 Kos, Hubert            SO ASU                 43.75      44.39  
    r:+0.62  10.39        21.21 (10.82)
          32.73 (11.52)       44.39 (11.66)
  7 Burns, Brendan         5Y Indiana             44.62      44.51  
    r:+0.61  10.39        21.43 (11.04)
          32.94 (11.51)       44.51 (11.57)
  8 Marshall, Jonny        FR Florida             44.12      44.52  
    r:+0.76  10.32        21.20 (10.88)
          32.77 (11.57)       44.52 (11.75)
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  9 Modglin, Will          FR Texas               44.49      44.58  
    r:+0.72  10.39        21.41 (11.02)
          32.89 (11.48)       44.58 (11.69)
 10 Seeliger, Bjorn        SR California          44.99      44.80  
    r:+0.63  10.13        21.08 (10.95)
          32.85 (11.77)       44.80 (11.95)
 11 Dolan, Jack            5Y ASU                 45.07      44.86  
    r:+0.65  10.45        21.41 (10.96)
          33.15 (11.74)       44.86 (11.71)
 12 Janton, Tommy          SO Notre Dame          45.17      44.91  
    r:+0.63  10.36        21.32 (10.96)
          32.90 (11.58)       44.91 (12.01)
 13 Stoffle, Aidan         5Y Auburn              44.98      45.01  
    r:+0.53  10.70        21.89 (11.19)
          33.24 (11.35)       45.01 (11.77)
 14 Hayes, Aiden           JR NC State            45.01      45.11  
    r:+0.53  10.36        21.87 (11.51)
          33.75 (11.88)       45.11 (11.36)
 15 Morley, Cooper         SO Penn St             44.74      45.12  
    r:+0.64  10.50        21.59 (11.09)
          33.23 (11.64)       45.12 (11.89)
 16 Buff, Scotty           FR Florida             45.29      45.20  
    r:+0.72  10.61        21.68 (11.07)
          33.39 (11.71)       45.20 (11.81)
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