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California’s Ryan Murphy swept the backstrokes in style with an NCAA and American record in the men’s 100-yard back at the NCAA Division I Men’s Championships.
Murphy unloaded a winning effort of 1:36.77 to clear Ryan Lochte’s American record of 1:36.81 set back in 2007. He also broke his NCAA record of 1:37.35 set a year ago.
Comparative splits
| Name | Year | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochte | 2007 | 23.11 | 47.61 | 1:11.93 | 1:36.81 |
| Murphy | 2014 | 22.76 | 47.13 | 1:11.98 | 1:37.35 |
| Murphy | 2015 | 22.91 | 47.32 | 1:11.82 | 1:36.77 |
Murphy defended his title from the 1:37.35 he used to win last year.
That’s California’s fourth victory:
1978 Peter Rocca, California, 1:47.48
1979 Peter Rocca, California, 1:46.21
2014 Ryan Murphy, California, 1:37.35
Tennessee’s Sean Lehane raced to second in 1:39.20 with Stanford’s David Nolan picking up third in 1:39.59.
1 Murphy, Ryan SO California 1:38.65 1:36.77A 20
22.91 47.32 (24.41)
1:11.82 (24.50) 1:36.77 (24.95)
2 Lehane, Sean JR Tennessee 1:38.76 1:39.20 17
23.72 49.09 (25.37)
1:13.91 (24.82) 1:39.20 (25.29)
3 Nolan, David SR Stanford 1:39.66 1:39.59 16
23.32 48.30 (24.98)
1:13.83 (25.53) 1:39.59 (25.76)
4 Taylor, Jake JR Brigham Young 1:39.76 1:39.87 15
23.78 48.79 (25.01)
1:14.47 (25.68) 1:39.87 (25.40)
5 Pebley, Jacob JR California 1:39.87 1:39.91 14
23.41 48.12 (24.71)
1:13.86 (25.74) 1:39.91 (26.05)
6 TeDuits, Drew SR Wisconsin 1:39.85 1:39.97 13
23.09 47.95 (24.86)
1:13.59 (25.64) 1:39.97 (26.38)
7 Stuart, Henness FR NC State 1:39.60 1:40.39 12
23.07 48.01 (24.94)
1:13.90 (25.89) 1:40.39 (26.49)
8 Patching, Joe SO Auburn 1:40.16 1:40.85 11
23.41 48.44 (25.03)
1:14.42 (25.98) 1:40.85 (26.43)
1. Texas 409 2. California 309 3. Michigan 238 4. Florida 211 5. Southern Cali 197 6. Stanford 172 7. Georgia 168.5 8. Auburn 142 9. Alabama 131 10. NC State 130.5 11. Tennessee 109 12. Indiana 104 13. Arizona 91.5 14. Missouri 87.5 15. Louisville 77.5 16. Ohio St 72 17. UNC 49.5 18. Miami (Fl) 49 19. Wisconsin 48 20. South Carolina 36 21. Brigham Young 30 22. Purdue 29 23. Univ of Utah 27.5 24. Penn St 27 25. Northwestern 18 26. Virginia Tech 16 27. Georgia Tech 14 28. Wku 13 29. Denver 12 29. Unlv (M) 12 31. Florida St 11 32. Virginia 8 33. Notre Dame 7 34. Penn 6 35. Texas A&M 4.5 36. Minnesota 4 37. Southern Methodist University 2 37. Yale 2
2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships, Live Results – Results
