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There was a lot of hype over how fast Florida junior Caeleb Dressel could go. He led off the 200 free relay earlier tonight with an 18.23, just off of his 18.20 from last year’s NCAA Championships. Dressel won the race tonight in the same exact time, 18.23. Dressel now owns the nine fastest 50 free times in history.
Watch Dressel’s video interview from post-race:
NC State junior Ryan Held swam a stellar race himself, with a second place effort at 18.60, good for the fourth fastest performer in history. Texas junior Joseph Schooling was third at 18.79. Zach Apple, Michael Chadwick, Pawel Sendyk, Dylan Carter and Paul Powers all swam in the A-final.
Dressel is now the first person to threepeat in the 50 free since Auburn’s Fred Bousquet won three straight from 2003-2005. Florida also has three total wins in the 50 free at the NCAA championships, all from Dressel. Texas (173.5) still has a big lead over Florida (116.5) and NC State (113). California is currently fourth at 109.
Event 5 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 18.20 3/24/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Championship: C 18.20 3/24/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
American: A 18.20 3/24/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
U. S. Open: O 18.20 3/24/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Pool: P 18.23 3/23/2017 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Dressel, Caeleb JR Florida 18.38 18.23P 20
r:+0.61 8.80 18.23 (9.43)
2 Held, Ryan JR NC State 18.93 18.60 17
r:+0.59 8.89 18.60 (9.71)
3 Schooling, Joseph JR Texas 18.77 18.79 16
r:+0.55 8.98 18.79 (9.81)
4 Chadwick, Michael SR Missouri 18.99 18.97 14.5
r:+0.66 9.24 18.97 (9.73)
4 Apple, Zachary SO Auburn 18.93 18.97 14.5
r:+0.63 9.18 18.97 (9.79)
6 Sendyk, Pawel FR California 18.96 19.05 13
r:+0.65 9.03 19.05 (10.02)
7 Carter, Dylan JR Southern Cali 19.04 19.08 12
r:+0.57 9.21 19.08 (9.87)
8 Powers, Paul JR Michigan 19.06 19.17 11
r:+0.61 9.14 19.17 (10.03)
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 5 1. Texas 173.5 2. Florida 116.5 3. NC State 113 4. California 109 5. Stanford 81 6. Indiana 62 7. Auburn 55.5 8. Univ of Georgia 55 9. South Carolina 40 9. Southern Cali 40 11. Missouri 39.5 12. Michigan 39 13. Alabama 32 14. Louisville 29 15. Arizona State 22 16. Wisconsin 21 17. Notre Dame 12 18. Texas A&M 10 19. Florida State 7 20. Harvard 6 20. UNC 6 22. Tennessee 4 22. Northwestern 4 22. Virginia Tech 4 25. Arizona 2 25. Hawaii 2
Wow! Amazing times
Freaky FAST!
5 guys under 19 in that race. That’s crazy fast.