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Taking full advantage of that were USC&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Dylan Carter<\/strong>, Indiana&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Blake Pieroni<\/strong> and the NC State quartet led by\u00a0<strong>Ryan Held<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nc-state-dominates-ncaa-800-free-relay-in-ncaa-record-time\/\" target=\"_blank\">which broke a U.S. Open record on the way to the meet&#8217;s first victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Carter was in the pool for heat two as he led off Southern Cal&#8217;s 800 free relay. Ahead by almost a full bodylength off the start, he touched the wall in 1:30.95, joining\u00a0<strong>Townley Haas\u00a0<\/strong>as the only men to ever break the 1:31-barrier in the event.<\/p>\n<p>The swim was Carter&#8217;s best time by more than a second, and after the race he explained what he thinks has changed for him in his return to the NCAA championships after a redshirt year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My first two years at USC, being completely honest, I wasn\u2019t really serious, just messing around a lot, not training to my full potential,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Then I took last year off, and I came back a little more mature.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But 1:30? Only one year ago, after all,\u00a0<strong>Simon Burnett\u00a0<\/strong>had held the U.S. Open record in the 200 free for a decade at 1:31.20.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Swimming in general is just so crazy now,&#8221; Carter said. &#8220;That event in particular has a lot to do with Townley going fast last year and a lot of guys looking at that Simon Burnett record and being like, \u2018Wow, that\u2019s possible. It\u2019s not an unbreakable record.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One heat later, Indiana&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Blake Pieroni\u00a0<\/strong>did Carter eight hundredths better, blasting a 1:30.87 to take over the spot of second-fastest all-time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s crazy how fast it is!&#8221; Pieroni said. &#8220;I think it\u2019s true what people say, once people break a barrier, it\u2019s a lot easier to get to where that was. I think that\u2019s true, but it also speaks to how fast it has gotten. 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Dahl validated that confidence, splitting 1:30.67, compared to Haas&#8217; 1:30.42.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m not nervous at all about Soren ever being the anchor,&#8221; Held said. &#8220;He\u2019s always been in that position. He loves that position. He has that mentality, \u2018I don\u2019t care if I\u2019m really hurting. I\u2019m going to push to beat that guy next to me.\u2019 If there\u2019s some guy next to him, you can almost bet that Soren\u2019s going to out-touch him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The win marked the Wolfpack&#8217;s second relay win under head coach\u00a0<strong>Braden Holloway<\/strong> after capturing the 400 free relay to conclude last year&#8217;s championships. But at that point, the team was swimming simply for pride, with fourth place already clinched. 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