Florida junior Bobby Finke had an unbelievable last 50 in the final of the 400 IM at 23.83 to run down Texas freshman Carson Foster with a final time of 3:36.90 to Foster’s 3:38.25.
Finke was hardly in the picture during the race as Foster was dominating the race for the first 300, turning at 2:46.12 head of Finke at 2:47.46. Finke is one of the top closers in the country, as this was a near mirror image of the 400 IM at the 2019 summer nationals when Finke ran down Foster a year and a half ago. Finke threw down a 49.4 on the freestyle leg compared to Foster’s 52.1, who went faster this morning and also in October when he went 3:35.
Bobby Finke is now 12th all-time with his swim.
“I really just have to shout out to all the staff and trainers at home. The last month has been a whirlwind,” Bobby Finke said after the race. “I was just trying to stay calm throughout the fly and try to stay underwater on the breaststroke.”
Cal’s Sean Grieshop also closed well to nearly catch Foster for second with a 50.49 on the final 100 to get third at 3:38.73 ahead of Arizona’s David Schlicht (3:39.89) and Texas’ Jake Foster (3:40.16).
Texas’ Braden Vines (3:41.28), Georgia’s Ian Grum (3:42.35) and Texas’ David Johnston (3:43.06) also swam in the championship final.
Texas has pulled in front of Cal by three points by virtue of their four A-finalists, the most for any school in any event at the men’s meet since Texas had six up in the A-final of the 100 fly.
Also notably Cal’s Hugo Gonzalez won the B-Final with a time that was quicker than what won the A-Final at 3:36.73, but will only receive nine points for Cal. The last time the B-Final winner was faster than the A-Final was in 2002 when Texas’ Chris Kemp had a faster time from the B-final than Florida’s Adam Sioui.
Florida now has five NCAA titles in the 400 IM as Bobby Finke joins the likes of Greg Burgess (1993, 1994) and Ryan Lochte (2004, 2006) as winners of the event for the Gators.
Event 8 Men 400 Yard IM
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NCAA: N 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
Meet: M 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
American: A 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
U. S. Open: O 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
Pool: P 3:37.79 3/26/2021 Carson Foster, Texas
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Finke, Bobby JR Florida 3:39.58 3:36.90P 20
r:+0.72 23.77 50.53 (26.76)
1:18.58 (28.05) 1:45.97 (27.39)
2:16.48 (30.51) 2:47.46 (30.98)
3:13.07 (25.61) 3:36.90 (23.83)
2 Foster, Carson FR Texas 3:37.79 3:38.25 17
r:+0.68 23.17 49.53 (26.36)
1:17.20 (27.67) 1:44.08 (26.88)
2:15.05 (30.97) 2:46.12 (31.07)
3:12.27 (26.15) 3:38.25 (25.98)
3 Grieshop, Sean SR California 3:38.68 3:38.73 16
r:+0.67 23.80 50.30 (26.50)
1:18.72 (28.42) 1:46.07 (27.35)
2:17.17 (31.10) 2:48.24 (31.07)
3:13.90 (25.66) 3:38.73 (24.83)
4 Schlicht, David SO Arizona 3:40.21 3:39.89 15
r:+0.66 23.63 50.54 (26.91)
1:18.89 (28.35) 1:46.98 (28.09)
2:17.39 (30.41) 2:48.18 (30.79)
3:14.49 (26.31) 3:39.89 (25.40)
5 Foster, Jake SO Texas 3:39.69 3:40.16 14
r:+0.65 23.59 50.40 (26.81)
1:19.08 (28.68) 1:47.22 (28.14)
2:17.25 (30.03) 2:48.19 (30.94)
3:14.63 (26.44) 3:40.16 (25.53)
6 Vines, Braden JR Texas 3:40.18 3:41.28 13
r:+0.61 23.53 50.53 (27.00)
1:19.68 (29.15) 1:47.53 (27.85)
2:18.00 (30.47) 2:49.38 (31.38)
3:15.68 (26.30) 3:41.28 (25.60)
7 Grum, Ian SO Georgia 3:40.64 3:42.35 12
r:+0.76 23.06 50.39 (27.33)
1:18.64 (28.25) 1:45.73 (27.09)
2:18.12 (32.39) 2:50.80 (32.68)
3:17.13 (26.33) 3:42.35 (25.22)
8 Johnston, David FR Texas 3:40.80 3:43.06 11
r:+0.67 23.94 51.10 (27.16)
1:19.53 (28.43) 1:47.39 (27.86)
2:18.69 (31.30) 2:50.61 (31.92)
3:17.61 (27.00) 3:43.06 (25.45)
=== Consolation Final ===
9 Gonzalez, Hugo JR California 3:41.91 3:36.73P 9
r:+0.69 23.36 50.13 (26.77)
1:18.05 (27.92) 1:45.07 (27.02)
2:15.45 (30.38) 2:46.05 (30.60)
3:12.12 (26.07) 3:36.73 (24.61)
10 Storch, Casey JR Virginia 3:42.23 3:41.79 7
r:+0.67 23.24 50.07 (26.83)
1:18.94 (28.87) 1:47.35 (28.41)
2:17.72 (30.37) 2:48.66 (30.94)
3:15.45 (26.79) 3:41.79 (26.34)
11 Hoagland, Jack SO Notre Dame 3:41.75 3:41.99 6
r:+0.75 23.98 51.25 (27.27)
1:19.65 (28.40) 1:47.35 (27.70)
2:19.41 (32.06) 2:51.31 (31.90)
3:17.51 (26.20) 3:41.99 (24.48)
12 Daly, Michael JR Penn St 3:42.47 3:42.49 5
r:+0.80 23.28 50.21 (26.93)
1:18.57 (28.36) 1:45.95 (27.38)
2:17.96 (32.01) 2:50.80 (32.84)
3:17.16 (26.36) 3:42.49 (25.33)
13 Liang, Alex SR Stanford 3:42.99 3:43.59 4
r:+0.66 23.94 50.52 (26.58)
1:19.40 (28.88) 1:47.48 (28.08)
2:19.69 (32.21) 2:52.47 (32.78)
3:18.31 (25.84) 3:43.59 (25.28)
14 Aman, Caleb JR Wisconsin 3:43.93 3:43.70 3
r:+0.74 24.65 53.08 (28.43)
1:21.44 (28.36) 1:49.23 (27.79)
2:20.14 (30.91) 2:51.65 (31.51)
3:18.10 (26.45) 3:43.70 (25.60)
15 Abruzzo, Andrew JR Georgia 3:42.78 3:44.81 2
r:+0.80 23.77 51.28 (27.51)
1:20.54 (29.26) 1:48.92 (28.38)
2:20.93 (32.01) 2:53.40 (32.47)
3:19.76 (26.36) 3:44.81 (25.05)
16 Roberts, Will SR Michigan 3:44.05 3:48.24 1
r:+0.67 23.48 50.59 (27.11)
1:20.27 (29.68) 1:49.72 (29.45)
2:22.94 (33.22) 2:56.23 (33.29)
3:22.84 (26.61) 3:48.24 (25.40)
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 8 1. Texas 258 2. California 255 3. Florida 181 4. Georgia 130 5. Texas A&M 88 6. NC State 87 7. Indiana 84 8. Arizona 66 9. Michigan 64 9. Louisville 64 11. Virginia 63 12. Stanford 46 13. Missouri 42 14. Virginia Tech 39 15. Alabama 38 16. Purdue 28 16. Ohio St 28 18. Lsu 23 19. University of Miami 19 20. Florida St 18.5 21. Notre Dame 15 22. Georgia Tech 14 23. Penn St 13 24. Pittsburgh 12 25. Kentucky 9 26. Wisconsin 8 27. Tennessee 6 28. UNC 4 29. Utah 2.5
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