{"id":192590,"date":"2016-03-28T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=192590"},"modified":"2016-03-29T11:10:27","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T18:10:27","slug":"historic-mens-ncaas-highlights-the-week-that-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/historic-mens-ncaas-highlights-the-week-that-was\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Men\u2019s NCAA\u2019s Highlight The Week That Was"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, this was a week for the record books with the Men\u2019s Division I NCAA Championships lighting up the pool down in Atlanta. Considering all of the incredible swims from this week, this week\u2019s edition of The Week That Was is devoted entirely to the races from NCAA\u2019s. Read below to see what made this meet one for the history books!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6w4nCgg7of0?rel=0&amp;autoplay=1\" width=\"470\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Week That was is supported by <a title=\"AgonSwim.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.AgonSwim.com\" target=\"_blank\">AgonSwim.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #5 &#8211; A Weekend Of Firsts <\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_192451\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chris-swanson-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-192451\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192451\" data-attachment-id=\"192451\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/historic-mens-ncaas-highlights-the-week-that-was\/chris-swanson-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/chris-swanson-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2397.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2399,1597\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;chris-swanson-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1459012577&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;chris-swanson-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chris-swanson-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming 2397\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;chris-swanson- 1650 Free, 2016, Day 4 Finals, NCAA DI Men&#8217;s S&amp;amp;D Championships, Penn, Swanson Christopher&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/chris-swanson-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2397-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/chris-swanson-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2397-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-192451\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/chris-swanson-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2397-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"chris-swanson-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-192451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While this NCAA meet will be remembered for the sheer amount of record-breaking performances, it should also be remembered as a meet of firsts for many colleges. Several swimmers and divers became the first NCAA champions from their respective institutions, with many doing it in dramatic fashion. Most memorable would be Penn senior <\/span><b>Chris Swanson, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chris-swanson-gives-penn-its-1st-ncaa-title-with-blazing-final-50-in-1650-free\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who overcame a three-second deficit going into the last 50 to win the 1,650 free by .12-seconds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/penns-chris-swanson-discusses-his-epic-finish-in-the-1650\/\"><b>Swanson <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">became the first title-winner by a Penn swimmer in school history<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the first Ivy League champion at NCAA\u2019s since 1990. Other first-time titles went to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dominic-giordano-claims-pitts-1st-ncaa-title-win-3-meter-diving\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Pittsburgh diver <\/span><b>Dominic Giordano <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on three-meter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fabian-schwingenschlogl-wins-missouris-1st-ncaa-title-with-100-breast-triumph\/\"><b>Missouri <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">breaststroker <\/span><b>Fabian Schwingenschlogl <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the 100 breaststroke<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; NC State Wins First Relay Title, Finishes Fourth Overall<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_192469\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nc-state-400-free-relay\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-192469\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192469\" data-attachment-id=\"192469\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/historic-mens-ncaas-highlights-the-week-that-was\/nc-state-400-free-relay\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nc-state-400-free-relay-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2790-e1485294668713.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1202,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nc-state-400-free-relay-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming 2790\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3\/22\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n1\/25\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n11\/18\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nnc-state-400-free-relay- 2016, Day 4 Finals, NC State, NCAA DI Men&#8217;s S&amp;amp;D Championships&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nc-state-400-free-relay-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2790-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nc-state-400-free-relay-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2790-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-192469\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nc-state-400-free-relay-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2790-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"nc-state-400-free-relay-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-192469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After finishing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/texas-demolishes-ncaa-u-s-open-record-800-free-relay-608\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2nd to Texas in the 800 free relay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/texas-wins-200-free-relay-caeleb-dressel-smokes-18-24-leadoff\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 free relay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Wolfpack got revenge in the 400 free relay, winning by just four one-hundredths of a second. The team of <\/span><b>Ryan Held<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (41.82), <\/span><b>Simonas Bilis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (40.80), <\/span><b>Andreas Schiellerup<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (42.10), and <\/span><b>Soeren Dahl<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (42.09) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nc-state-wins-1st-ever-ncaa-relay-title-with-close-triumph-against-texas-in-400-free-relay\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">won the finale in a close battle with Texas, holding off a charging <\/span><b>Jack Conger <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to win 2:46.81 to 2:46.85<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Burned in the past two years by DQ\u2019s at NCAA\u2019s, NC State has long been in the hunt for an NCAA relay title but have been unable to deliver. In an interview after day four finals, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-simonas-bilis-talks-emotional-relay-win-for-nc-state\/\"><b>Simonas Bilis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">described the absolute joy at finally capturing that team relay title<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including the nerves they had after the results were declared unofficial after the race (Cal\u2019s relay was later disqualified). NC State ultimately finished fourth in team standings, tied for their best finish ever. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; Caeleb Dressel Becomes Fastest Man Alive&#8230;Again<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_192106\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/caeleb-dressel-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-192106\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192106\" data-attachment-id=\"192106\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/historic-mens-ncaas-highlights-the-week-that-was\/caeleb-dressel-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caeleb-dressel-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-0993-e1487384731482.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1202,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"caeleb-dressel-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming 0993\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;11\/26\/16 &#038; 2\/17\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\ncaeleb-dressel- 2016, 50 Free, Day 2 Finals, NCAA DI Men&#8217;s S&amp;amp;D Championships&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caeleb-dressel-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-0993-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caeleb-dressel-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-0993-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-192106\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/caeleb-dressel-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-0993-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"caeleb-dressel-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-192106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Caeleb Dressel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">once again became the fastest man in the pool this week, lowering his American and NCAA record en route to victories in both the 50 and 100 freestyle. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/texas-wins-200-free-relay-caeleb-dressel-smokes-18-24-leadoff\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missing his NCCA and American record in the 50 freestyle in his first three attempts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on day two of the meet, <\/span><b>Dressel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bested it on his last chance when <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/caeleb-dressel-blazes-way-to-18-20-american-ncaa-mark\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he won the individual 50 freestyle title in 18.20 to once again swim the fastest 50 freestyle in history<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. While the record itself is again mind boggling (<\/span><b>Dressel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">won the 50 by a staggering .64 seconds over <\/span><b>Simonas Bilis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), Florida coach <\/span><b>Gregg Troy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">noted how the consistency <\/span><b>Dressel\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">swims really set him apart. Later in what was a historic finals session on the last night of the meet, <\/span><b>Dressel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bested both <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/caeleb-dressel-posts-american-record-unloads-3rd-fastest-100-free-ever\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">his American record of 41.07 from SEC\u2019s last month<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and cleared <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sizzling-siberian-vlad-morozov-sweeps-sprint-frees-with-ncaa-mark\/\"><b>Vlad Morozov\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCAA record of 40.76 from 2013<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/caeleb-dressel-unleashes-4046-ncaa-american-record-100-free\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he touched in 40.46 to take the 100 freestyle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For good measure, <\/span><b>Dressel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also posted a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/joseph-schooling-nearly-cracks-44-44-01-ncaa-record-100-fly\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">44.40 that was good for second in the 100 butterfly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimoutlet.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"134900\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-competition-heats-up-in-usa-and-australia\/twtw_graphic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Week That Was\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sponsored By SwimOutlet.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-134900\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"The Week That Was\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; Ryan Murphy Rewrites Backstroke Record Books<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_192421\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ryan-murphy-7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-192421\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192421\" data-attachment-id=\"192421\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/historic-mens-ncaas-highlights-the-week-that-was\/ryan-murphy-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ryan-murphy-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2092.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2399,1597\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;ryan-murphy-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1458983684&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;ryan-murphy-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ryan-murphy-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming 2092\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/3\/2016&lt;br \/&gt;\nryan-murphy- 200 Backstroke, 2016, California, Day 4 prelims, Murphy Ryan, NCAA DI Men&#8217;s S&amp;amp;D Championships&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ryan-murphy-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2092-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ryan-murphy-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2092-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-192421\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ryan-murphy-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2092-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"ryan-murphy-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-192421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cal Berkeley junior <\/span><b>Ryan Murphy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rewrote the record books for the backstroke events at NCAA\u2019s this week. First, the Cal Bear broke his own NCAA record and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-nick-thoman-sets-american-record-in-100-back\/\"><b>Nick Thoman\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American record<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> leading off <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ryan-murphy-crushes-100-back-american-ncaa-record-with-43-51\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cal\u2019s 400 Medley Relay in 43.51<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That made <\/span><b>Murphy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the first man under 44.0 in the 100 backstroke, but he wasn\u2019t done with the event there. Later on in the finals of the individual 100 back, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/43-49-from-ryan-murphy-to-break-ncaa-american-record-in-100-back\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he lowered his record again with a 43.49 en route to a ridiculous two second win<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the event. That gives <\/span><b>Murphy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">his third straight win in the event. USC&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><b>John Naber <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the only swimmer to have that event all four years of NCAA competition. Then, on that historic final night of the meet, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-division-i-mens-championships-texas-delivers-eddie-reese-11th-career-coaching-title\/\"><b>Murphy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">crushed his own NCAA and American record of 1:36.77<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from last year by over a second. Touching in 1:35.73, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ryan-murphy-crashes-136-barrier-with-135-73-ncaa-american-record-in-200-back\/\"><b>Murphy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">became the first man under 1:36 in the 200 backstroke<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and posted another similarly dominant win by almost three seconds over teammate <\/span><b>Jacob Pebley. <\/b><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; Texas Wins 12th NCAA Team Championship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_192478\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/texas-first-place-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-192478\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192478\" data-attachment-id=\"192478\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/historic-mens-ncaas-highlights-the-week-that-was\/texas-first-place-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/texas-first-place-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2940.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2399,1597\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;texas-first-place-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1459022933&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;texas-first-place-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"texas-first-place-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming 2940\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;texas-first-place- 2016, Celebration, Day 4 Finals, First Place, NCAA DI Men&#8217;s S&amp;amp;D Championships, Swim Teams&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/texas-first-place-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2940-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/texas-first-place-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2940-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-192478\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/texas-first-place-2016-ncaa-mens-swimming-2940-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"texas-first-place-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-192478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Texas Longhorn men took their 12th NCAA Team Championship in dominant fashion this week, earning 541.5 points to finish well ahead of second place California (351). The Longhorns started off with a bang on the first night of the meet and never looked back, ultimately winning nine events while also rewriting the record books. All told, the Longhorn\u2019s accounted for six NCAA records, three American records, and three of the fastest relay splits in history. A complete list, including links, is below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/texas-demolishes-ncaa-u-s-open-record-800-free-relay-608\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">800 free relay, <\/span><b>Conger, Haas, Smith, Schooling<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (6:08.03) &#8211; NCAA record <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ryan-murphy-crushes-100-back-american-ncaa-record-with-43-51\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">400 medley relay, <\/span><b>Shebat, Licon, Schooling, Conger <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(3:00.68) &#8211; NCAA record<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/joseph-schooling-nearly-cracks-44-44-01-ncaa-record-100-fly\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 fly, <\/span><b>Joseph Schooling <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(44.01) &#8211; NCAA record<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/texas-townley-haas-crushes-200-free-ncaa-american-record-with-130-46\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 free, <\/span><b>Townley Haas <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1:30.46) &#8211; American, NCAA record<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/will-licon-scorches-200-breast-in-148-12-for-ncaa-american-record\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 breast, <\/span><b>Will Licon <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1:48.12) &#8211; American, NCAA record <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/137-97-joseph-schooling-breaks-138-barrier-in-200-fly-for-ncaa-record\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 fly, <\/span><b>Joseph Schooling <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1:37.97) &#8211; NCAA record <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/137-97-joseph-schooling-breaks-138-barrier-in-200-fly-for-ncaa-record\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 fly, <\/span><b>Jack Conger <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1:38.06) &#8211; American record <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/townley-haas-sizzles-with-130-52-split-in-800-free-relay\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fastest 200 free split in history, <\/span><b>Townley Haas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1:30.52)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kristian-gkolomeevs-18-00-anchor-delivers-alabamas-1st-ncaa-relay-win-ever\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fastest 50 fly split in history, <\/span><b>Joseph Schooling<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (19.36)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ryan-murphy-crushes-100-back-american-ncaa-record-with-43-51\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fastest 100 fly split in history, <\/span><b>Joseph Schooling<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (43.34)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The performances from the Longhorn men were truly staggering, especially considering the youth of their team; <\/span><b>Jack Conger <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> Will Licon <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are only juniors,<\/span><b> Joseph Schooling <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a sophomore, and <\/span><b>Townley Haas <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">just a freshman. Expect legendary Coach <\/span><b>Eddie Reese<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/texas-captures-record-tying-12th-ncaa-mens-championship\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who also picked up his 12th CSCAA Coach Of The Year Award and now leads Men\u2019s NCAA Division I coaches with 12 team titles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to continue to push these athletes to greater heights in the coming years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For all of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swimming World\u2019s <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coverage of the Men\u2019s NCAA Division I Championships, head over to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2016-ncaa-division-i-mens-championships\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet Landing Page.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, this was a week for the record books with the Men\u2019s Division I NCAA Championships lighting up the pool down in Atlanta. 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