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There were a few barriers that were expected to be broken for the first time this weekend. One of them was the unthinkable 40 second barrier in the 100 freestyle. Florida junior Caeleb Dressel almost made that a reality on Saturday night with a 40.00 for his third win of the meet. Dressel was out in 19.01 to blitz the field and made the IU Natatorium collectively sigh when he touched the wall, getting oh so close to the 40 second barrier in the 100 free.
Dressel got pressure from Missouri’s Michael Chadwick who placed second at 40.95. NC State’s Ryan Held finished third at 41.21. Chadwick is now fourth all-time in that event, while Held is seventh all-time.
USC’s Dylan Carter, Santo Condorelli, Texas’ Brett Ringgold, Stanford’s Sam Perry and Indiana’s Blake Pieroni also swam in the A-Final.
Florida now has two wins in the 100 free at the NCAA Championships, both from Dressel, who also won last year.
Event 17 Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 40.46 3/26/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Championship: C 40.46 3/26/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
American: A 40.46 3/26/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
U. S. Open: O 40.46 3/26/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Pool: P 40.76 Vlad Morozov, USC
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Dressel, Caeleb JR Florida 41.00 40.00N 20
r:+0.59 19.01 40.00 (20.99)
2 Chadwick, Michael SR Missouri 41.58 40.95 17
r:+0.63 19.43 40.95 (21.52)
3 Held, Ryan JR NC State 41.34 41.21 16
r:+0.63 19.54 41.21 (21.67)
4 Carter, Dylan JR Southern Cali 41.73 41.76 15
r:+0.56 19.88 41.76 (21.88)
5 Ringgold, Brett JR Texas 41.96 41.77 13.5
r:+0.68 19.75 41.77 (22.02)
5 Condorelli, Santo JR Southern Cali 41.92 41.77 13.5
r:+0.62 19.60 41.77 (22.17)
7 Perry, Sam JR Stanford 41.77 41.80 12
r:+0.61 19.62 41.80 (22.18)
8 Pieroni, Blake JR Indiana 41.89 41.85 11
r:+0.61 19.93 41.85 (21.92)
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 17
1. Texas 462 2. California 273
3. Florida 253.5 4. NC State 234.5
5. Indiana 200.5 6. Stanford 198
7. Southern Cali 189 8. Missouri 165.5
9. Univ of Georgia 152 10. Louisville 123.5
11. Alabama 118.5 12. Auburn 105.5
13. South Carolina 82 14. Michigan 76
15. Arizona State 74 16. Purdue 57
17. Texas A&M 56 18. Tennessee 55
19. Wisconsin 53 20. Ohio St 33
20. Virginia Tech 33 22. University of Miami 31
23. Lsu 28 24. Harvard 24
25. Penn St 23 26. Arizona 22.5
27. Northwestern 19 27. Denver 19
29. Minnesota 18 30. Duke 12
30. Notre Dame 12 32. George Washington 9
33. Florida State 7 34. UNC 6
35. Kentucky 4 36. Cornell 3
37. Hawaii 2 37. Penn 2
39. Pittsburgh 1 39. Yale 1
Thirty- nine lie thirty-eight high w/ decent touchpads.
Dressel second man ( Tennessee’s John Trembley was first) to win NCAA 50-100 frees and 100 fly @. same championships. Trembley, who would later coach Vols, did it in ’73 and won 50 free and the 100 fly following year. Dressel only man to set ARs in 100 free- fly @. same NCAAs and swim the second-fastest 50 free all- time.
Amazing.
Absolutely amazing.
There are no words!!! Congrats to Caleb on a fantastic swim.
Incredible!
Next year small touch pads! Less wake = faster times! I want 39s and 1:29s!
Great work caeleb! Won by nearly a full second!
39.9 next?
I’m popping champagne when he cracks 40. Fantastic swim!
Congratulations