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Just five years ago, a sub-1:50 200 breast seemed impossible. Now, it is just another swim. Texas senior Will Licon smashed his American Record with a 1:47.91, breaking the record he set last year at 1:48.12. Licon won his third straight 200 breast NCAA title and was not touched in the race tonight. Alabama’s Anton McKee finished second at 1:51.22, good for eighth all-time. Mauro Castillo of Texas A&M finished third at 1:52.09.
Virginia Tech’s Brandon Fiala, Louisville’s Carlos Claverie, South Carolina’s Nils Wich-Glasen, Purdue’s Marat Amaltdinov and Notre Dame’s Trent Jackson also competed in the A-Final.
Licon is the first to win three straight 200 breast titles since Texas’ Brendan Hansen won four straight from 2001-2004. Texas now has nine 200 breast titles. Licon joins himself (2015, 2016), Hansen (2001-2004), Eric Friedland (2011) and Kirk Stackle (1988) as winners for the Longhorns.
Event 18 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA: N 1:48.12 3/26/2016 Will Licon, Texas
Championship: C 1:48.12 3/26/2016 Will Licon, Texas
American: A 1:48.12 3/26/2016 Will Licon, Texas
U. S. Open: O 1:48.12 3/26/2016 Will Licon, Texas
Pool: P 1:48.68 Kevin Cordes, Arizona
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Licon, Will SR Texas 1:49.80 1:47.91N 20
r:+0.67 24.23 51.42 (27.19)
1:19.41 (27.99) 1:47.91 (28.50)
2 McKee, Anton SR Alabama 1:51.99 1:51.22 17
r:+0.61 25.06 53.08 (28.02)
1:21.82 (28.74) 1:51.22 (29.40)
3 Castillo Luna, Mauro JR TAMU 1:52.01 1:52.09 16
r:+0.60 25.48 53.90 (28.42)
1:22.49 (28.59) 1:52.09 (29.60)
4 Fiala, Brandon SR VT 1:52.52 1:52.71 15
r:+0.64 25.12 53.57 (28.45)
1:22.70 (29.13) 1:52.71 (30.01)
5 Claverie, Carlos JR Louisville 1:53.45 1:52.81 14
r:+0.70 25.50 54.31 (28.81)
1:23.31 (29.00) 1:52.81 (29.50)
6 Wich-Glasen, Nils JR South Carolina 1:53.04 1:52.87 13
r:+0.66 25.22 53.44 (28.22)
1:22.65 (29.21) 1:52.87 (30.22)
7 Amaltdinov, Marat JR Purdue 1:52.79 1:53.04 12
r:+0.80 25.60 53.82 (28.22)
1:22.99 (29.17) 1:53.04 (30.05)
8 Jackson, Trent SR Notre Dame 1:53.58 1:55.24 11
r:+0.70 26.01 55.04 (29.03)
1:24.86 (29.82) 1:55.24 (30.38)
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 18 1. Texas 482 2. California 280 3. Florida 253.5 4. NC State 234.5 5. Indiana 200.5 6. Stanford 198 7. Southern Cali 192 8. Missouri 165.5 9. Univ of Georgia 152 10. Louisville 137.5 11. Alabama 135.5 12. Auburn 114.5 13. South Carolina 95 14. Michigan 82 15. Arizona State 74 16. Texas A&M 73 17. Purdue 69 18. Tennessee 55 19. Wisconsin 53 20. Virginia Tech 48 21. Ohio St 33 22. University of Miami 31 23. Lsu 28 24. Harvard 24 25. Minnesota 23 25. Notre Dame 23 25. Penn St 23 28. Arizona 22.5 29. Denver 19 29. Northwestern 19 31. Duke 12 32. George Washington 9 33. Cornell 7 33. Florida State 7 35. UNC 6 36. Kentucky 4 37. Penn 2 37. Missouri State 2 37. Hawaii 2 40. Yale 1 40. Pittsburgh 1
Wow!!
Wow that’s quick
Congratulations