{"id":248274,"date":"2017-03-23T06:34:57","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T13:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=248274"},"modified":"2017-03-23T09:40:12","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T16:40:12","slug":"2017-ncaa-d1-mens-swim-dive-championships-dressel-licon-look-to-defend-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-ncaa-d1-mens-swim-dive-championships-dressel-licon-look-to-defend-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 NCAA D1 Men&#8217;s Swim &#038; Dive Championships: Dressel, Licon Look to Defend Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The men arrived at IUPUI ready to race for day two prelims. Florida&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Caeleb Dressel\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Texas&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Will Licon\u00a0<\/strong>set themselves up for a run at defending their national titles with the top seeds in the 50 free and 200 IM respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Texas claimed the top seed in the 200 free relay, while Missouri topped the 400 medley relay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Events:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>200 Free Relay<\/li>\n<li>500 Free<\/li>\n<li>200 IM<\/li>\n<li>50 Free<\/li>\n<li>400 Medley Relay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>200 Free Relay<\/h3>\n<p>American Record: 1:15.26 &#8211; Stanford (2011)<\/p>\n<p>NCAA: 1:14.08 &#8211; Auburn (2009)<\/p>\n<p>U.S. \u00a0Open: 1:14.08 &#8211; Auburn (2009)<\/p>\n<p>Meet: 1:14.08 &#8211; Auburn (2009)<\/p>\n<p>Texas arrived ready to race on day two, picking up the top seed in prelims of the 200 free relay with a pool record of 1:15.35. Teammates\u00a0<strong>Tate Jackson<\/strong> (19.22),\u00a0<strong>Brett Ringgold<\/strong> (18.75),\u00a0<strong>John Shebat<\/strong> (18.93), and\u00a0<strong>Jack Conger<\/strong> (18.45) teamed up to set Texas up for a run at the gold tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Florida&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Enzao Martinez Scarpe<\/strong> (19.57),\u00a0<strong>Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> (17.99),\u00a0<strong>Jan Switkowski<\/strong> (18.92), and\u00a0<strong>Jack Blyzinskyj<\/strong> (19.04) grabbed a close second place seed with a 1:15.52.<\/p>\n<p>NC State&#8217;s Wolfpack picked up the third place seed with a 1:15.56, followed by Cal&#8217;s 1:16.11 and Auburn&#8217;s 1:16.45.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana (1:16.53), Missouri (1:16.78), and Alabama (1:16.91) complete the top eight qualifiers.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 2  Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay<\/b>\r\n====================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 1:14.08  3\/28\/2009 Auburn\r\n                          J Andkjaer, G Louw, K Norys, M Targett\r\n Championship: C 1:14.08  3\/28\/2009 Auburn\r\n                          J Andkjaer, G Louw, K Norys, M Targett\r\n     American: A 1:15.26  3\/24\/2011 Stanford\r\n                          A Coville, A Staab, J Allen, A Wayne\r\n   U. S. Open: O 1:14.08  3\/28\/2009 Auburn\r\n                          J Andkjaer, G Louw, K Norys, M Targett\r\n         Pool: P 1:15.48            Auburn\r\n    School                                 Seed    Prelims        \r\n====================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Preliminaries ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Texas                               1:16.73    1:15.35P \r\n     1) Jackson, Tate SO              2) r:0.34 Ringgold, Brett JR    \r\n     3) r:0.23 Shebat, John SO        4) r:0.12 Conger, Jack SR       \r\n     r:+0.64  9.28        19.22 (19.22)\r\n           28.12 (8.90)       37.97 (18.75)\r\n           46.85 (8.88)       56.90 (18.93)\r\n         1:05.51 (8.61)     1:15.35 (18.45)\r\n  2 Florida                             1:15.67    1:15.52  \r\n     1) Martinez Scarpe, Enzo JR      2) r:0.32 Dressel, Caeleb JR    \r\n     3) r:0.13 Switkowski, Jan JR     4) r:0.31 Blyzinskyj, Jack SR   \r\n     r:+0.66  9.44        19.57 (19.57)\r\n           28.06 (8.49)       37.56 (17.99)\r\n           46.40 (8.84)       56.48 (18.92)\r\n         1:05.46 (8.98)     1:15.52 (19.04)\r\n  3 NC State                            1:16.27    1:15.56  \r\n     1) Held, Ryan JR                 2) r:0.36 Schiellerup, Anreas SR\r\n     3) r:0.25 Ress, Justin SO        4) r:0.25 Johnson, Scott SR     \r\n     r:+0.64  8.94        18.58 (18.58)\r\n           27.58 (9.00)       37.60 (19.02)\r\n           46.31 (8.71)       56.33 (18.73)\r\n         1:05.25 (8.92)     1:15.56 (19.23)\r\n  4 California                          1:16.46    1:16.11  \r\n     1) Sendyk, Pawel FR              2) r:0.31 Jensen, Michael FR    \r\n     3) r:0.20 Lynch, Justin JR       4) r:0.09 Josa, Matthew JR      \r\n     r:+0.66  9.07        19.00 (19.00)\r\n           28.02 (9.02)       38.05 (19.05)\r\n           47.00 (8.95)       57.13 (19.08)\r\n         1:05.97 (8.84)     1:16.11 (18.98)\r\n  5 Auburn                              1:16.03    1:16.45  \r\n     1) Apple, Zachary SO             2) r:0.32 Holoda, Peter JR      \r\n     3) r:0.03 Kalontarov, Ziv SO     4) r:0.15 Darmody, Kyle SR      \r\n     r:+0.64  9.12        19.01 (19.01)\r\n           28.07 (9.06)       38.07 (19.06)\r\n           46.93 (8.86)       57.24 (19.17)\r\n         1:06.28 (9.04)     1:16.45 (19.21)\r\n  6 Indiana                             1:16.72    1:16.53  \r\n     1) Khalafalla, Ali JR            2) r:0.11 Pieroni, Blake JR     \r\n     3) r:0.17 Lorentz, Sam SR        4) r:0.23 Romany, Josh SO       \r\n     r:+0.61  9.33        19.37 (19.37)\r\n           28.17 (8.80)       38.33 (18.96)\r\n           47.20 (8.87)       57.29 (18.96)\r\n         1:06.25 (8.96)     1:16.53 (19.24)\r\n  7 Missouri                            1:17.33    1:16.78  \r\n     1) Chadwick, Michael SR          2) r:0.33 Sansoucie, Andrew SR  \r\n     3) r:0.19 Mankus, Luke SO        4) r:0.30 Schreuders, Mikel SO  \r\n     r:+0.64  9.26        19.16 (19.16)\r\n           28.06 (8.90)       38.25 (19.09)\r\n           47.06 (8.81)       57.17 (18.92)\r\n         1:06.35 (9.18)     1:16.78 (19.61)\r\n  8 Alabama                             1:16.40    1:16.91  \r\n     1) Waddell, Zane FR              2) r:0.24 Kaliszak, Luke JR     \r\n     3) r:0.19 Howard, Robert SO      4) r:0.24 Bams, Laurent JR      \r\n     r:+0.71  9.55        19.53 (19.53)\r\n           28.73 (9.20)       38.82 (19.29)\r\n           47.91 (9.09)       57.79 (18.97)\r\n         1:06.85 (9.06)     1:16.91 (19.12)<\/pre>\n<h3>500 Free<\/h3>\n<p>American Record: 4:08.54 &#8211; Peter Vanderkaay, Club Wolverine (2008)<\/p>\n<p>NCAA: 4:08.60 &#8211; Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan (2006)<\/p>\n<p>U.S. \u00a0Open:\u00a04:08.54 &#8211; Peter Vanderkaay, Club Wolverine (2008)<\/p>\n<p>Meet:\u00a04:08.60 &#8211; Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan (2006)<\/p>\n<p>The 500 free final is squaring up to be an exciting race after three athletes posted qualifying times within .38 seconds of each other.<\/p>\n<p>The South Carolina duo of\u00a0<strong>Fynn\u00a0<\/strong><b>Minuth<\/b> and\u00a0<strong>Akaram Mahmoud<\/strong> led the qualifying field with top times of 4:09.55 and 4:09.73, while Michigan freshman\u00a0<strong>Felix Auboeck<\/strong> turned in a close 4:09.93 for the third place seed.<\/p>\n<p>2015 champion\u00a0<strong>Clark Smith\u00a0<\/strong>of Texas added a 4:10.53 to qualify fourth overall, just ahead of teammate\u00a0<strong>Townley Haas&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>4:11.33.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Marwan El Kamash<\/strong> (4:11.84), Stanford&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Grant Shoults<\/strong> (4:12.14), and NC State&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Anton Ipsen<\/strong> (4:12.18) qualified sixth through eighth respectively.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 3  Men 500 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 4:08.60  3\/23\/2006 Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan\r\n Championship: C 4:08.60  3\/23\/2006 Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan\r\n     American: A 4:08.54  2\/9\/2008  Peter Vanderkaay, Club Wolverine\r\n   U. S. Open: O 4:08.54  2\/9\/2008  Peter Vanderkaay, Club Wolverine\r\n         Pool: P 4:08.75            Tom Dolan, Michigan\r\n    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Minuth, Fynn           SO South Carolina    4:11.07    4:09.55  \r\n    r:+0.70  22.82        47.78 (24.96)\r\n        1:13.01 (25.23)     1:38.41 (25.40)\r\n        2:03.72 (25.31)     2:28.98 (25.26)\r\n        2:54.40 (25.42)     3:19.78 (25.38)\r\n        3:45.02 (25.24)     4:09.55 (24.53)\r\n  2 Mahmoud, Akaram        JR South Carolina    4:14.34    4:09.73  \r\n    r:+0.71  23.42        48.52 (25.10)\r\n        1:13.93 (25.41)     1:39.30 (25.37)\r\n        2:04.70 (25.40)     2:30.04 (25.34)\r\n        2:55.40 (25.36)     3:20.51 (25.11)\r\n        3:45.55 (25.04)     4:09.73 (24.18)\r\n  3 Auboeck, Felix         FR Michigan          4:10.63    4:09.93  \r\n    r:+0.84  23.27        48.29 (25.02)\r\n        1:13.27 (24.98)     1:38.53 (25.26)\r\n        2:03.79 (25.26)     2:29.08 (25.29)\r\n        2:54.50 (25.42)     3:20.04 (25.54)\r\n        3:45.47 (25.43)     4:09.93 (24.46)\r\n  4 Smith, Clark           SR Texas             4:11.11    4:10.53  \r\n    r:+0.69  23.04        47.89 (24.85)\r\n        1:13.28 (25.39)     1:38.89 (25.61)\r\n        2:04.42 (25.53)     2:29.85 (25.43)\r\n        2:55.38 (25.53)     3:20.91 (25.53)\r\n        3:46.71 (25.80)     4:10.53 (23.82)\r\n  5 Haas, Townley          SO Texas             4:12.90    4:11.33  \r\n    r:+0.76  23.19        48.14 (24.95)\r\n        1:13.48 (25.34)     1:39.18 (25.70)\r\n        2:04.76 (25.58)     2:30.48 (25.72)\r\n        2:55.91 (25.43)     3:21.57 (25.66)\r\n        3:46.82 (25.25)     4:11.33 (24.51)\r\n  6 El Kamash, Marwan      SR Indiana           4:12.11    4:11.84  \r\n    r:+0.71  23.25        48.52 (25.27)\r\n        1:13.99 (25.47)     1:39.27 (25.28)\r\n        2:04.61 (25.34)     2:30.08 (25.47)\r\n        2:55.40 (25.32)     3:20.70 (25.30)\r\n        3:46.66 (25.96)     4:11.84 (25.18)\r\n  7 Shoults, Grant         FR Stanford          4:10.67    4:12.14  \r\n    r:+0.64  22.96        48.23 (25.27)\r\n        1:13.75 (25.52)     1:39.83 (26.08)\r\n        2:05.88 (26.05)     2:31.69 (25.81)\r\n        2:57.47 (25.78)     3:23.03 (25.56)\r\n        3:47.91 (24.88)     4:12.14 (24.23)\r\n  8 Ipsen, Anton Oerskov   JR NC State          4:11.92    4:12.18  \r\n    r:+0.69  23.19        48.58 (25.39)\r\n        1:14.00 (25.42)     1:39.72 (25.72)\r\n        2:05.44 (25.72)     2:31.08 (25.64)\r\n        2:56.58 (25.50)     3:22.18 (25.60)\r\n        3:47.44 (25.26)     4:12.18 (24.74)<\/pre>\n<h3>200 IM<\/h3>\n<p>American Record:\u00a01:39.38 &#8211; David Nolan, Stanford (2015)<\/p>\n<p>NCAA: 1:39.38 &#8211; David Nolan, Stanford (2015)<\/p>\n<p>U.S. \u00a0Open: 1:39.38 &#8211; David Nolan, Stanford (2015)<\/p>\n<p>Meet: 1:39.38 &#8211; David Nolan, Stanford (2015)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will Licon\u00a0<\/strong>of Texas led five swimmers beneath the previous pool record of 1:41.21, set by Stanford&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>David Nolan<\/strong>, to grab the top seed going into finals. The defending champion turned in a 1:40.50, not far off his 2016 winning time of 1:40.04.<\/p>\n<p>NC State&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Andreas Vazaios<\/strong> delivered a second place qualifying time of 1:40.77, followed by Florida&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Mark Szarenek&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>1:41.11.<\/p>\n<p>The Georgia duo of\u00a0<strong>Gunnar Bentz\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Chase Kalisz\u00a0<\/strong>turned in times of 1:41.12 and 1:41.20 for the fourth and fifth place seeds respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Cal&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Andrew Seliskar<\/strong> (1:41.49) and\u00a0<strong>Ryan Murphy<\/strong> (1:41.79) picked up sixth and seventh, while Texas&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Jonathan Roberts\u00a0<\/strong>posted a 1:42.24 to round out the top eight.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 4  Men 200 Yard IM<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 1:39.38  3\/26\/2015 David Nolan, Stanford\r\n Championship: C 1:39.38  3\/26\/2015 David Nolan, Stanford\r\n     American: A 1:39.38  3\/26\/2015 David Nolan, Stanford\r\n   U. S. Open: O 1:39.38  3\/26\/2015 David Nolan, Stanford\r\n         Pool: P 1:41.21            David Nolan, Stanford\r\n    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Licon, Will            SR Texas             1:42.35    1:40.50P \r\n    r:+0.72  21.98        47.21 (25.23)\r\n        1:15.88 (28.67)     1:40.50 (24.62)\r\n  2 Vazaios, Andreas       JR NC State          1:41.25    1:40.77P \r\n    r:+0.69  22.06        47.11 (25.05)\r\n        1:15.72 (28.61)     1:40.77 (25.05)\r\n  3 Szaranek, Mark         JR Florida           1:41.30    1:41.11P \r\n    r:+0.62  21.92        47.02 (25.10)\r\n        1:16.55 (29.53)     1:41.11 (24.56)\r\n  4 Bentz, Gunnar          JR Georgia           1:43.63    1:41.12P \r\n    r:+0.71  22.05        47.55 (25.50)\r\n        1:16.80 (29.25)     1:41.12 (24.32)\r\n  5 Kalisz, Chase          SR Georgia           1:41.26    1:41.20P \r\n    r:+0.68  22.31        47.71 (25.40)\r\n        1:16.27 (28.56)     1:41.20 (24.93)\r\n  6 Seliskar, Andrew       SO California        1:41.24    1:41.49  \r\n    r:+0.64  21.70        47.28 (25.58)\r\n        1:16.79 (29.51)     1:41.49 (24.70)\r\n  7 Murphy, Ryan           SR California        1:42.40    1:41.79  \r\n    r:+0.62  22.02        47.09 (25.07)\r\n        1:16.76 (29.67)     1:41.79 (25.03)\r\n  8 Roberts, Jonathan      JR Texas             1:44.49    1:42.24  \r\n    r:+0.67  22.09        47.50 (25.41)\r\n        1:17.78 (30.28)     1:42.24 (24.46)<\/pre>\n<h3>50 Free<\/h3>\n<p>American Record: 18.20 &#8211; Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2016)<\/p>\n<p>NCAA:\u00a018.20 &#8211; Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2016)<\/p>\n<p>U.S. \u00a0Open:\u00a018.20 &#8211; Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2016)<\/p>\n<p>Meet:\u00a018.20 &#8211; Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2016)<\/p>\n<p>To little no surprise it was Florida&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Caeleb Dressel\u00a0<\/strong>who dashed to the top seed in the 50 free prelims. The reigning national champion delivered a qualifying time of 18.38 to qualify .39 seconds ahead of the competition and put him within range of his American, NCAA, U.S. Open, and Meet records of 18.20.<\/p>\n<p>Picking up the second place seed was Texas&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Joseph Schooling<\/strong>, separating himself from the competition with a time of 18.77.<\/p>\n<p>Auburn&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Zachary Apple<\/strong> and NC State&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Ryan Held<\/strong> delivered matching 18.93&#8217;s for the third place seed, followed by Cal&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Pawel Sendyk&#8217;s<\/strong> 18.96.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Chadwick<\/strong> of Missouri picked up a close sixth place seed with a time of 18.99, while USC&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Dylan Carter<\/strong> posted a 19.04 for seventh.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Paul Powers\u00a0<\/strong>completed the top eight with a time of 19.06.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 5  Men 50 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 18.20  3\/24\/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida\r\n Championship: C 18.20  3\/24\/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida\r\n     American: A 18.20  3\/24\/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida\r\n   U. S. Open: O 18.20  3\/24\/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida\r\n         Pool: P 18.63            Vlad Morozov, USC\r\n    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Dressel, Caeleb        JR Florida             18.46      18.38P \r\n     r:+0.61  8.83         18.38 (9.55)\r\n  2 Schooling, Joseph      JR Texas               18.76      18.77  \r\n     r:+0.56  9.00         18.77 (9.77)\r\n  3 Apple, Zachary         SO Auburn              19.23      18.93  \r\n     r:+0.63  9.16         18.93 (9.77)\r\n  3 Held, Ryan             JR NC State            18.68      18.93  \r\n     r:+0.63  9.18         18.93 (9.75)\r\n  5 Sendyk, Pawel          FR California          19.10      18.96  \r\n     r:+0.68  9.04         18.96 (9.92)\r\n  6 Chadwick, Michael      SR Missouri            19.18      18.99  \r\n     r:+0.63  9.20         18.99 (9.79)\r\n  7 Carter, Dylan          JR Southern Cali       19.32      19.04  \r\n     r:+0.57  9.18         19.04 (9.86)\r\n  8 Powers, Paul           JR Michigan            18.80      19.06  \r\n     r:+0.64  9.17         19.06 (9.89)<\/pre>\n<h3>400 Medley Relay<\/h3>\n<p>American Record: 3:01.60 &#8211; California (2015)<\/p>\n<p>NCAA: 3:00.68 &#8211; Texas (2016)<\/p>\n<p>U.S. \u00a0Open:\u00a03:00.68 &#8211; Texas (2016)<\/p>\n<p>Meet:\u00a03:00.68 &#8211; Texas (2016)<\/p>\n<p>Missouri grabbed the top seed of the morning with a dynamic 3:02.53, thanks to fast relay splits from\u00a0<strong>Fabian Schwingenschloegl<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Michael Chadwick<\/strong>. Schwingenschloegl posted a 50.66 on the breast leg to be the fastest split of the morning, while Chadwick&#8217;s 40.93 free split was second only to\u00a0<strong>Caeleb Dressel&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>40.56. Schwingenschloegl and Chadwick paired up with\u00a0<strong>Daniel Hein<\/strong> (back, 46.36) and\u00a0<strong>Andrew Sansoucie<\/strong> (free, 40.93) posted a combined 3:02.53.<\/p>\n<p>Texas&#8217; <strong>John Shebat<\/strong> (44.82),\u00a0<strong>Will Licon<\/strong> (51.38),\u00a0<strong>Joseph Schooling<\/strong> (45.41), and\u00a0<strong>Brett Ringgold<\/strong> (41.84) posted a second place qualifying time of 3:03.45, while Indiana&#8217;s foursome of\u00a0<strong>Bob Glover<\/strong> (45.86),\u00a0<strong>Ian Finnerty\u00a0<\/strong>(52.02),\u00a0<strong>Vini Lanza<\/strong> (44.85), and\u00a0<strong>Blake Pieroni<\/strong> (41.11) turned in a 3:03.84 for third.<\/p>\n<p>Louisville picked up the fourth place seed with a 3:04.05, followed by Florida&#8217;s 3:04.20.<\/p>\n<p>USC (3:04.55), Stanford (3:04.90), and Cal (3:04.95) complete the top eight.<\/p>\n<p>Harvard and Alabama suffered disqualifications for an early take-off from\u00a0<strong>Dean Farris\u00a0<\/strong>(Harvard, free)\u00a0and a stroke infraction from\u00a0<strong>Luke Kaliszak<\/strong> (Alabama, breast).<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 7  Men 400 Yard Medley Relay<\/b>\r\n====================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 3:00.68  3\/24\/2016 Texas\r\n                          J Shebat, W Licon, J Schooling, J Conger\r\n Championship: C 3:00.68  3\/24\/2016 Texas\r\n                          J Shebat, W Licon, J Schooling, J Conger\r\n     American: A 3:01.60  3\/26\/2015 California\r\n                          R Murphy, C Katis, J Lynch, S Stubblefield\r\n   U. S. 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