2023 Pac-12 Men’s Championships, Night 3: Leon Marchand Trims 400 IM NCAA Record
Leon Marchand is in a vein of form where records are in jeopardy every time he gets up on the blocks. It’s a rare patch of excellence for a rarely talented swimmer, and Arizona State intends to make the most of it.
Friday night, the sophomore lowered his NCAA and U.S. Open records in the 400 IM to 3:31.57, trimming a .27 seconds off the time he set in a dual meet with Cal in January. He added a mind-blowing split of 49.73 in the 100 breast in the 400 medley relay to help Arizona State win that event and send the Sun Devils into the final day of the meet with a 102.5-point lead in the team standings.
The action from the penultimate night of the Pac-12 champs at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.
2023 Pac-12 Men’s Championships
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- 2023 Pac-12 Men’s Championships: Arizona State Off To Quick Start; Leon Marchand Powers Two Relays
- 2023 Pac-12 Men’s Championships, Day 2: Leon Marchand Opts for 200 IM, Goes 1:40.32
- 2023 Pac-12 Men’s Championships, Night 2: Leon Marchand Hits Another 1:37 in IM title
- 2023 Pac-12 Men’s Championships, Day 3: Andrei Minakov Sizzles 44.34 100 Fly
2023 Pac-12 Men’s Championships Team Scores
Combined Team Scores - Through Event 15 1. Arizona State University 637.5 2. California, University of, Ber 534 3. Stanford University 441.5 4. University of Arizona 245 5. Utah, University of 239.5 6. Southern California, Universit 233.5
400 individual medley
If he can set an NCAA record in a dual meet, Leon Marchand can do just about anything.
So it was again Friday, the Frenchman going 3:31.57 to obliterate the field by nearly six seconds. It became entirely academic that he was the second fastest seed in prelims.
The swimmers nearest him was last year’s NCAA champion and the previous record holder, Hugo Gonzalez of Cal, who went 3:37.65 to get silver. Hubert Kos made it two medalists for Arizona State in bronze. Cal’s Jason Louser, who went 3:37.60 in the morning for the top seed, dropped to fourth in 3:39.27.
Event 10 Men 400 Yard IM
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NCAA: N 3:32.88 3/25/2022 Hugo Gonzalez, Atlanta
PAC-12: M 3:32.88 2022 Hugo Gonzalez, CAL
PAC-12 Champ: P 3:34.45 2022 Leon Marchand, ASU
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Marchand, Leon SO ASU 3:39.05 3:31.57N 20
22.30 48.20 (25.90)
1:15.55 (27.35) 1:42.39 (26.84)
2:11.37 (28.98) 2:41.47 (30.10)
3:07.23 (25.76) 3:31.57 (24.34)
2 Gonzalez de Oliveira, GS California 3:43.22 3:37.65 17
23.24 50.25 (27.01)
1:18.23 (27.98) 1:45.88 (27.65)
2:16.11 (30.23) 2:47.24 (31.13)
3:12.95 (25.71) 3:37.65 (24.70)
3 Kos, Hubert FR ASU 3:40.47 3:37.68 16
22.97 50.29 (27.32)
1:17.33 (27.04) 1:43.77 (26.44)
2:14.64 (30.87) 2:46.25 (31.61)
3:12.50 (26.25) 3:37.68 (25.18)
4 Louser, Jason SR California 3:37.60 3:39.27 15
23.30 50.06 (26.76)
1:18.53 (28.47) 1:46.61 (28.08)
2:16.14 (29.53) 2:46.16 (30.02)
3:13.00 (26.84) 3:39.27 (26.27)
5 Schlicht, David SR ASU 3:42.70 3:40.71 14
23.73 50.80 (27.07)
1:19.43 (28.63) 1:47.50 (28.07)
2:18.11 (30.61) 2:48.93 (30.82)
3:15.62 (26.69) 3:40.71 (25.09)
6 Polonsky, Ron SO Stanford 3:43.47 3:40.97 13
23.68 51.71 (28.03)
1:19.75 (28.04) 1:47.92 (28.17)
2:18.54 (30.62) 2:49.41 (30.87)
3:15.72 (26.31) 3:40.97 (25.25)
7 Matheson, Daniel SO ASU 3:42.25 3:41.60 12
24.04 51.18 (27.14)
1:20.22 (29.04) 1:48.77 (28.55)
2:20.03 (31.26) 2:51.53 (31.50)
3:16.95 (25.42) 3:41.60 (24.65)
8 Henveaux, Lucas GS California 3:42.93 3:42.67 11
23.53 50.60 (27.07)
1:19.97 (29.37) 1:48.15 (28.18)
2:20.14 (31.99) 2:52.31 (32.17)
3:18.11 (25.80) 3:42.67 (24.56)
100 butterfly
Andrei Minakov held his placement from the morning to win gold again in the 100 fly, though in what would be a theme for the non-Marchand set, it was in a time slower than last year.
Stanford’s Russian junior went 44.34 in the morning at 44.51 at night to nudge teammate Aaron Sequeira to gold by a half-second. He had gone 43.90 last year at Pac-12s and 43.71 in winning the NCAA title. The points surged Stanford into second place, but it’s likely to be only a temporary jump ahead of California.
The big mover in the evening session was Max McCusker of Arizona State, who went from seventh in prelims to a tie for third in 45.13 with Rafael Gu. Teammate Alexander Colson was fifth in 45.38.
Event 11 Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA: N 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
PAC-12: M 43.71 2022 Andrel Minakov, STAN
PAC-12 Champ: P 43.90 2022 Andrei Minakov, STAN
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Minakov, Andrei JR Stanford 44.34 44.51 20
9.53 20.75 (11.22)
32.25 (11.50) 44.51 (12.26)
2 Sequeira, Aaron SO Stanford 45.18 45.09 17
9.67 20.98 (11.31)
32.74 (11.76) 45.09 (12.35)
3 McCusker, Max SR ASU 45.62 45.13 15.5
9.35 20.72 (11.37)
32.47 (11.75) 45.13 (12.66)
3 Gu, Rafael FR Stanford 45.10 45.13 15.5
9.60 21.19 (11.59)
33.04 (11.85) 45.13 (12.09)
5 Colson, Alexander SR ASU 45.63 45.38 14
9.77 21.21 (11.44)
33.22 (12.01) 45.38 (12.16)
6 Rose, Dare JR California 45.34 45.51 13
9.57 21.02 (11.45)
32.97 (11.95) 45.51 (12.54)
7 Bybee, Cody SR ASU 45.51 45.59 12
9.55 21.11 (11.56)
33.08 (11.97) 45.59 (12.51)
8 Affeld, Jonny JR Stanford 45.58 46.01 11
9.77 21.26 (11.49)
33.31 (12.05) 46.01 (12.70)
200 freestyle
Grant House made it back-to-back 200 free titles, albeit a hair slower than last year. His time of 1:30.67 was still miles ahead of the field, his winning margin at 1.15 seconds over teammate Patrick Sammon.
More gratifying to House, perhaps, was the 1-2-3 finish that Sun Devils launched. Third was Julian Hill in 1:32.27, almost a second up on Cal’s Robin Hanson, with the Arizona State detachment leaving the field behind in the way the Sun Devils hope to in the team standings. These points have them up by 189 points, though a loaded Cal breaststroke will reel that in to some degree.
In a nice coup for Arizona State, Andrew Gray and Cal’s Patrick Callan tied for eighth. Gray won the swim off and finished sixth in finals; Callan slid to 13th.
Event 12 Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 1:29.15 3/27/2019 Dean Farris, Harvard
PAC-12: M 1:30.14 2019 Andrew Seliskar, CAL
PAC-12 Champ: P 1:30.23 2022 Grant House, ASU
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 House, Grant SR ASU 1:32.50 1:30.67 20
20.94 44.01 (23.07)
1:07.26 (23.25) 1:30.67 (23.41)
2 Sammon, Patrick SO ASU 1:32.71 1:31.82 17
21.39 44.62 (23.23)
1:08.12 (23.50) 1:31.82 (23.70)
3 Hill, Julian SR ASU 1:33.17 1:32.27 16
21.62 44.93 (23.31)
1:08.57 (23.64) 1:32.27 (23.70)
4 Hanson, Robin SO California 1:33.01 1:33.21 15
21.41 44.83 (23.42)
1:08.73 (23.90) 1:33.21 (24.48)
5 Daleiden Ciuferri, Ra FR Arizona 1:33.26 1:33.24 14
21.59 45.14 (23.55)
1:08.90 (23.76) 1:33.24 (24.34)
6 Gray, Andrew SR ASU 1:33.79 1:33.34 13
22.05 45.75 (23.70)
1:09.59 (23.84) 1:33.34 (23.75)
7 Dupont, Andres FR Stanford 1:33.39 1:33.36 12
21.70 45.28 (23.58)
1:09.31 (24.03) 1:33.36 (24.05)
8 Jett, Gabriel SO California 1:33.28 1:35.31 11
22.09 45.84 (23.75)
1:09.90 (24.06) 1:35.31 (25.41)
100 breaststroke
Arizona State can breathe a sigh of relief that Cal only went 1-2-3 in the 100 breast. In prelims, it had been the Golden Bears sweeping the top five spots.
Reece Whitley ended up on top, the grad student going 51.12 to nab gold. Teammate Matthew Jensen followed three tenths of a second back, and Liam Bell grabbed bronze in 51.58. Cal’s points narrow the deficit to ASU to 109 points.
Utah broke the blockade, though, with Jaek Horner fourth in 51.78. Zhier Fan of Stanford was fifth.
Event 13 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA: N 49.69 3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana
PAC-12: M 50.04 2014 Kevin Cordes, ARIZ
PAC-12 Champ: P 50.78 2019 Carsten Vissering, USC
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Whitley, Reece GS California 51.34 51.12 20
10.82 23.98 (13.16)
37.31 (13.33) 51.12 (13.81)
2 Jensen, Matthew JR California 51.60 51.42 17
10.99 24.26 (13.27)
37.64 (13.38) 51.42 (13.78)
3 Bell, Liam SR California 52.02 51.58 16
10.95 24.55 (13.60)
37.80 (13.25) 51.58 (13.78)
4 Horner, Jaek SR Utah 52.54 51.78 15
10.89 24.11 (13.22)
37.65 (13.54) 51.78 (14.13)
5 Fan, Zhier FR Stanford 52.50 51.97 14
10.98 24.46 (13.48)
37.77 (13.31) 51.97 (14.20)
6 Rodarte, Luke GS California 52.10 52.15 13
11.17 24.57 (13.40)
38.16 (13.59) 52.15 (13.99)
7 Soderlund, Jacob SO California 51.90 52.24 12
11.26 24.76 (13.50)
38.35 (13.59) 52.24 (13.89)
8 O'Grady, Chris SO Southern Cali 52.44 52.27 11
11.01 24.34 (13.33)
38.11 (13.77) 52.27 (14.16)
100 backstroke
Destin Lasco worked the final 50 with aplomb, clocking in at 44.57 seconds to win gold in the 100 back. He had been the third seed in prelims but took control in short order in the final. It’s the third-fastest time in the country this season.
Lasco was third at the midpoint. Arizona State’s Jack Dolan (out in 21.39) couldn’t hold the morning pace that made him the top seed and ended up fourth in 45.06. Lasco worked the final two legs to get to the wall .43 up on a tie, between ASU’s Owen McDonald and Utah’s Andrei Ungur, in 45.00 each. Cal’s Bjorn Seeliger was fifth, and Aaron Sequeira pulled an impressive double by finishing sixth.
Event 14 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA: N 43.35 3/25/2022 Luca Urlando, Georgia
PAC-12: M 43.49 2016 Ryan Murphy, CAL
PAC-12 Champ: P 44.14 2020 Zachary Poti, ASU
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Lasco, Destin JR California 45.13 44.57 20
10.55 21.67 (11.12)
33.20 (11.53) 44.57 (11.37)
2 Ungur, Andrei SR Utah 45.19 45.00 16.5
10.56 21.61 (11.05)
33.36 (11.75) 45.00 (11.64)
2 McDonald, Owen FR ASU 45.09 45.00 16.5
10.80 21.90 (11.10)
33.46 (11.56) 45.00 (11.54)
4 Dolan, Jack SR ASU 44.78 45.06 15
10.33 21.39 (11.06)
33.08 (11.69) 45.06 (11.98)
5 Seeliger, Bjorn JR California 45.79 45.33 14
10.18 21.34 (11.16)
33.27 (11.93) 45.33 (12.06)
6 Sequeira, Aaron SO Stanford 45.44 45.45 13
11.00 22.13 (11.13)
33.74 (11.61) 45.45 (11.71)
7 MacAlister, Leon SR Stanford 45.63 45.85 12
10.81 22.20 (11.39)
34.11 (11.91) 45.85 (11.74)
8 Alexy, Jack SO California 46.24 46.14 11
10.58 22.08 (11.50)
34.08 (12.00) 46.14 (12.06)
400 medley relay
Leon Marchand delivered another special performance in the medley relay with a split of 49.73 seconds. No one else was under 51 seconds in the 100 breast, and that was the difference between ASU and Cal.
The Sun Devils won the medley relay in 3:01.39, Marchand teaming with Jack Dolan, Max McCusker and Grant House. It’s the third-fastest time in the country this season.
Cal made a charge in second, getting silver in 3:02.46. Destin Lasco had the Golden Bears out first in 44.73, and Bjorn Seeliger brought it home in 40.80. Stanford was third in 3:02.71, thanks in part to Andrei Minakov going 44.16 in fly. USC and Arizona had their relays disqualified.
Event 15 Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
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NCAA: N 2:59.22 3/23/2017 Texas
J. Shebat, W. Licon, J. Schooling, J.Conger
PAC-12: M 3:00.36 2022 Univ of California, Berkeley, CAL
Lasco, Whitley, Julian, Seelinger
PAC-12 Champ: P 3:00.73 2021 Univ of California, Berkeley
Lasco, Whitley, Hoffer, Seelinger
School Seed Finals Points
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1 ASU 'A' 3:02.85 3:01.39 40
1) Dolan, Jack SR 2) Marchand, Leon SO
3) McCusker, Max SR 4) House, Grant SR
21.79 45.05 (45.05)
1:08.12 (23.07) 1:34.78 (49.73)
1:55.43 (20.65) 2:20.12 (45.34)
2:39.52 (19.40) 3:01.39 (41.27)
2 California 'A' 3:01.81 3:02.46 34
1) Lasco, Destin JR 2) Whitley, Reece GS
3) Rose, Dare JR 4) Seeliger, Bjorn JR
21.73 44.73 (44.73)
1:08.70 (23.97) 1:35.84 (51.11)
1:56.74 (20.90) 2:21.66 (45.82)
2:40.63 (18.97) 3:02.46 (40.80)
3 Stanford 'A' 3:05.13 3:02.71 32
1) MacAlister, Leon SR 2) Polonsky, Ron SO
3) Minakov, Andrei JR 4) Maurer, Luke JR
22.13 45.68 (45.68)
1:09.37 (23.69) 1:36.80 (51.12)
1:57.11 (20.31) 2:20.96 (44.16)
2:40.82 (19.86) 3:02.71 (41.75)
4 Utah 'A' 3:07.50 3:06.51 30
1) Ungur, Andrei SR 2) Horner, Jaek SR
3) Kovacic, Marko JR 4) O'Haimhirgin, Finn SR
21.88 45.16 (45.16)
1:08.84 (23.68) 1:36.66 (51.50)
1:58.01 (21.35) 2:23.63 (46.97)
2:43.92 (20.29) 3:06.51 (42.88)
-- Southern Cali 'A' 3:07.37 DQ
1) O'Leary, Griffin FR 2) O'Grady, Chris SO
3) Homans, Harry SR 4) Saunders, Max SR
22.62 47.02 (47.02)
1:10.37 (23.35) 1:38.36 (51.34)
1:59.56 (21.20) 2:24.12 (45.76)
2:43.98 (19.86) DQ (42.45)
-- Arizona 'A' 3:08.11 DQ
1) Donovan, Jack SO 2) Purdy, Ryan JR
3) Perham, Ryan SR 4) Ercegovic, Marin GS
22.47 47.05 (47.05)
1:11.01 (23.96) 1:39.06 (52.01)
1:59.56 (20.50) 2:24.29 (45.23)
2:43.84 (19.55) DQ (41.86)
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I am impressed with the depth that ASU is showing in this meet, with a number of freshmen in the finals and swimming NCAA invite times.