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Caeleb Dressel has done it again. In the 50 free prelims at the men’s NCAA championships, he swam a time of 18.11, nine hundredths under his previous American and NCAA records of 18.20.
Dressel qualified first by more than a half-second, with NC State’s Ryan Held taking second in 18.69. Third went to Minnesota’s Bowen Becker in 18.88. Three others broke 19 seconds: 200 free American record-setter Blake Pieroni (18.93), Cal’s Pwerl Sendyk (18.95) and Auburn’s Zach Apple (18.97).
Alabama’s Robert Howard (19.00) and Cal’s Ryan Hoffer (19.04) also made the final.
Notably, NC State relay hero Justin Ress was 10th in 19.09, just ahead of USC’s Santo Condorelli (19.10). Texas’ Joseph Schooling tied for 15th in 19.20.
Event 5 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 18.20 3/24/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
American: A 18.20 3/24/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
U. S. Open: O 18.20 3/24/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
Championship: C 18.20 3/24/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
Pool: P 18.66 3/24/2011 Nathan Adrian, California
Name Year School Seed Prelims NISCA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Caeleb Dressel SR Florida 18.66 18.11N q200
r:+0.63 8.74 18.11 (9.37)
2 Ryan Held SR NC State 18.75 18.69 q191
r:+0.61 9.05 18.69 (9.64)
3 Bowen Becker JR Minnesota 18.69 18.88 q186
r:+0.64 9.19 18.88 (9.69)
4 Blake Pieroni SR Indiana 19.60 18.93 q185
r:+0.62 9.09 18.93 (9.84)
5 Pawel Sendyk SO California 19.09 18.95 q185
r:+0.66 9.17 18.95 (9.78)
6 Zach Apple JR Auburn 18.91 18.97 q184
r:+0.63 9.19 18.97 (9.78)
7 Robert Howard JR Alabama 19.11 19.00 q183
r:+0.65 9.23 19.00 (9.77)
8 Ryan Hoffer FR California 19.13 19.04 q182
r:+0.64 9.11 19.04 (9.93)
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That is just crazy???
Holy cow!!
Graham Ginn
Brooke Lowery Osborn
I’m pretty sure 40.0 is going down.
Scott Osborn Maybe by more than one person
I hope. That would be awesome to see.
God damn.
Erwin Ortiz Torres
Jeff Williams NCAAs have begun and this man is just getting warmed up
I NEED to watch finals
Lightning ?
Godspeed!!!
Alec Orndahl
First guy under 18. Tonight.
It’s unreal?
Chase Vanucchi
This is just the beginning for him
Joni Gordon …ridiculous
Yay
Joni Gordon ridiculous
Crazy
He will go under 18 tonight in the finals
Kelly Jastremski he is gonna break 18 sec!!wow!
Balls to the wall fast. Did you see that the Blake Peroni, an IU swimmer, set an American record leading off the 800 Free relay going 1:29.65 for the 200 free?! First person ever under 1:30
Hopefully, he’s clean :-/
Aaron Wands it’s on!!
Nick Lucash
Gross
Whattttt!!!!! 18.1 come on now, can’t you go 17. Lol
This is INSANE
Nolan Pelger
Tucker Wetmore ?
So filthy. I really hope he goes under 18 tonight!
Jennifer Courtney
?????
Anders Raundahl Vestergaard
GOOD LORD!!! 17 50’s and 39 100’s on the way…
Awesome!
!!!!!
George Dorrington Joseph Stewart Jed Kai Morland this is saddening
Watch me do this on training boys
you wish!
Seth Angel
David… prelims, no big deal
Animal. Straight fish
Brandon McManus Mark Hanifin Mark Stro Daniel James WILL. HE. BREAK. 18!?!?
Vale Mendez
Did he swim the whole 50???!!!
Sam O’leary…. holy shit!!!
Addie Carne Patterson so this is a thing now ??
Patrick Jung hes fkn insane
Dressel led off the relay in 17.81!!!!!
Wow!!
LeeAnne Thorson Schwan, Bryan Erdmann, Derek Nordeen, Chip Schilling, Ben Thorud
Scott Post