{"id":608303,"date":"2025-03-23T14:31:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T21:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=608303"},"modified":"2025-03-23T14:31:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T21:31:26","slug":"when-auburns-fred-bousquet-took-the-50-yard-freestyle-to-uncharted-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/when-auburns-fred-bousquet-took-the-50-yard-freestyle-to-uncharted-territory\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Champs: When Auburn&#8217;s Fred Bousquet Took the 50-Yard Freestyle to Uncharted Territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>When Auburn&#8217;s Fred Bousquet Took the 50-Yard Freestyle to Uncharted Territory<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For years, the sport waited. Through multiple challenges, the 19-second barrier in the 50-yard freestyle featured an impenetrable force field. Multiple sprint legends made a run at an 18-point performance during their collegiate careers, with <strong>Tom Jager<\/strong> and <strong>Matt Biondi<\/strong> first targeting the threshold in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>There were sniffs from North Carolina State\u2019s <strong>David Fox<\/strong> and Auburn\u2019s <strong>Brett Hawke<\/strong> in the 1990s, and South African star <strong>Roland Schoeman<\/strong> tested the barrier with several sub-19.10 markers for the University of Arizona between 2000-2002. There was also a 19.05 effort from Cal\u2019s <strong>Anthony Ervin<\/strong>. Yet, a visit to the 18-second realm remained out of reach.<\/p>\n<p>Until <strong>Fred Bousquet<\/strong> came along.<\/p>\n<p>This year marks the 20<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of Bousquet crashing through the 19-second barrier, a feat he accomplished twice at the 2005 NCAA Championships. As Auburn captured the third of five consecutive team titles under the watch of coach <strong>David<\/strong> <strong>Marsh<\/strong>, Bousquet headlined a spectacular sprint group, one that also included <strong>George Bovell<\/strong>, <strong>Ryan Wochomurka<\/strong> and <strong>Bryan Lundquist<\/strong>. One of the guys mentoring that sprint contingent was <strong>Dave Durden<\/strong>, then an assistant at Auburn and the longtime head man at Cal.<\/p>\n<p>A month ahead of the NCAA Champs, Bousquet claimed victory in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships. With a clocking of 19.57, much work remained to take the sprint discipline into new territory. Then again, Auburn had built a reputation for excelling when it mattered most, so a big drop was almost expected when the Tigers arrived in Minneapolis for the NCAA Champs.<\/p>\n<p>As Bousquet climbed the blocks for the prelims of the 50 freestyle, there was hope an 18-something time would flash on the scoreboard. But when 18.74 was digitized, jaws dropped. Following years of misses, Bousquet changed the event by going a quarter-second under the long-chased barrier.<\/p>\n<p>Bousquet continued to dance with history during the evening session. Emerging victorious in the 50 freestyle for the third straight year, Bousquet again dipped under the 19-second mark, going 18.90. Not only did Bousquet back up his showstopper from the morning, he needed the effort as Cal\u2019s <strong>Duje Draganja<\/strong> went 19.01 for second place.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is, Bousquet might have cracked the 19-second barrier a year earlier, if not for the format utilized at the 2004 NCAA Championships. In 2000 and 2004, the NCAA Champs were held in short-course meters instead of short-course yards. While Bousquet set a world record en route to the 2004 crown in the 50 free, the decision to go metric forced a yearlong wait to chase an 18-point swim.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s NCAA Men\u2019s Championships will begin on Wednesday, with the 50 freestyle scheduled to be held on Thursday. Since Bousquet\u2019s barrier-breaking performance, two men (<strong>Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> and <strong>Jordan Crooks<\/strong>) have gone sub-18. More, this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/a-look-at-the-ncaa-mens-division-i-psych-sheets-view-list-of-invitees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">psych sheet<\/a> boasts 27 entries with a sub-19 clocking.<\/p>\n<p>Two decades ago, Bousquet opened the door \u2013 twice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t stop thinking about it,\u201d Bousquet said of his historical moment. \u201cWhen I went back to the hotel, I wasn\u2019t able to take a nap. 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