{"id":627487,"date":"2025-11-20T21:16:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=627487"},"modified":"2025-11-20T21:21:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:21:05","slug":"ben-delmar-swims-sub-150-in-200-breaststroke-at-gamecock-invite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ben-delmar-swims-sub-150-in-200-breaststroke-at-gamecock-invite\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Delmar Swims Sub-1:50 in 200 Breaststroke at Gamecock Invite"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ben Delmar Swims Sub-1:50 in 200 Breaststroke at Gamecock Invite<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following a stellar summer season that included gold in the 200-meter breaststroke at the World University Games,\u00a0Ben Delmar<\/strong> of the University of North Carolina is poised to make a significant impact in collegiate breaststroke competition in the coming months. Delmar fired off a statement Thursday evening in Columbia, S.C., as he swam sub-1:50 in the 200-yard event for the first time.<\/p>\n

Delmar won the event at the Gamecock Invitational in 1:49.76, three-quarters of a second quicker than his previous best time. He finished well ahead of South Carolina’s Einar Margeir Agustsson <\/strong>(1:52.58) and UNC teammate Xavier Ruiz<\/strong> (1:53.04).<\/p>\n

Delmar’s time is the second-quickest in the country this season, coming in between the 1:49s posted by Texas swimmers Will Scholtz<\/strong> and\u00a0Nate Germonprez<\/strong> later in the evening in Austin. Delmar, who placed 13th nationally in the event last year, has a huge opportunity in the 200 breast following the graduation of six NCAA A-finalists from last season, including the top-five finishers.<\/p>\n

Later on, Delmar split 51.03 on the breaststroke leg to help the Tar Heels to a win in the 400 medley relay.\u00a0Colin Whelehan<\/strong>,\u00a0Seb Lunak<\/strong> and\u00a0Louis Dramm<\/strong> were the other members of a North Carolina team that clocked 3:04.84, well ahead of South Carolina (3:07.66) and the UNC “B” team (3:11.11).<\/p>\n

North Carolina also came out on top in the 200 free relay; Martin Kartavi<\/strong>, Dramm,\u00a0Sean Setzer<\/strong> and\u00a0Nate Hohm<\/strong> put up a time of 1:16.77, well ahead of South Carolina (1:18.56) and FSC (1:18.61). Kartavi had already been an individual winner earlier in the session with his winning time of 19.55 in the 50 free. Setzer was second in that race and SCAD’s\u00a0Levente Mozsarik<\/strong> third (19.68). These strong results have helped UNC to 974 points through three days of racing, well ahead of South Carolina (809.5) and Tampa (789).<\/p>\n

The Gamecocks’\u00a0Ryan Hufford<\/strong> won the 100 backstroke in 46.59, edging UNC swimmers\u00a0JT Schmid<\/strong> (46.84) and\u00a0David Melnychuk<\/strong> (46.93). The 500 free also ended well for South Carolina, with\u00a0Pierre Largeron<\/strong> winning in 4:13.93 over Tampa’s\u00a0Jacob Hamlin<\/strong> (4:17.48) and UNC’s\u00a0Josh Parent<\/strong> (4:19.19).<\/p>\n