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It had stood for 11 years, but someone finally broke through to get Peter Vanderkaay’s NCAA and American Record in the 500 free. That someone was Texas senior Clark Smith, who had been knocking on the door in that race for the last two years. Smith regains his title he last won in 2015 with a 4:08.42, breaking Vanderkaay’s American Record from 2008 at 4:08.54. The swim also eclipses Vanderkaay’s NCAA record from 2006 that was a 4:08.60.
Watch Swimming World’s post-race video interview with Smith:
Texas got huge points in that race with sophomore Townley Haas grabbing second at 4:08.92, just out-touching Michigan freshman Felix Aubock at 4:08.95. Smith had lead the race the whole way, holding off a late charge from Haas and Aubock. Grant Shoults, Fynn Minuth, Akram Mahmoud, Marwan El Kamash and Anton Ipsen also swam in the A-final in the fastest 500 heat ever with 8th place finishing at 4:11.73.
Texas has now won three straight titles in the 500 free with Smith (2015) and Haas (2016) being the only winners of the event in school history. The Longhorns now have a 111-83 lead over NC State in 2nd. Florida (63) and Stanford (62) round out the top four.
Event 3 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 4:08.60 3/23/2006 Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan
Championship: C 4:08.60 3/23/2006 Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan
American: A 4:08.54 2/9/2008 Peter Vanderkaay, Club Wolverine
U. S. Open: O 4:08.54 2/9/2008 Peter Vanderkaay, Club Wolverine
Pool: P 4:08.75 Tom Dolan, Michigan
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Smith, Clark SR Texas 4:10.53 4:08.42A 20
r:+0.67 22.68 47.34 (24.66)
1:12.37 (25.03) 1:37.47 (25.10)
2:02.43 (24.96) 2:27.44 (25.01)
2:52.86 (25.42) 3:18.30 (25.44)
3:43.93 (25.63) 4:08.42 (24.49)
2 Haas, Townley SO Texas 4:11.33 4:08.92 17
r:+0.76 22.98 47.91 (24.93)
1:12.88 (24.97) 1:38.08 (25.20)
2:03.35 (25.27) 2:28.92 (25.57)
2:54.38 (25.46) 3:20.04 (25.66)
3:45.19 (25.15) 4:08.92 (23.73)
3 Auboeck, Felix FR Michigan 4:09.93 4:08.95 16
r:+0.79 23.11 47.99 (24.88)
1:13.12 (25.13) 1:38.35 (25.23)
2:03.66 (25.31) 2:28.97 (25.31)
2:54.41 (25.44) 3:19.98 (25.57)
3:45.06 (25.08) 4:08.95 (23.89)
4 Shoults, Grant FR Stanford 4:12.14 4:10.23 15
r:+0.62 22.96 48.39 (25.43)
1:14.04 (25.65) 1:39.56 (25.52)
2:05.05 (25.49) 2:29.97 (24.92)
2:55.12 (25.15) 3:20.57 (25.45)
3:45.79 (25.22) 4:10.23 (24.44)
5 Minuth, Fynn SO South Carolina 4:09.55 4:10.57 14
r:+0.67 22.91 47.88 (24.97)
1:13.13 (25.25) 1:38.45 (25.32)
2:03.92 (25.47) 2:29.33 (25.41)
2:54.83 (25.50) 3:20.35 (25.52)
3:45.50 (25.15) 4:10.57 (25.07)
6 Mahmoud, Akaram JR South Carolina 4:09.73 4:10.83 13
r:+0.72 23.19 48.21 (25.02)
1:13.65 (25.44) 1:39.25 (25.60)
2:04.81 (25.56) 2:30.24 (25.43)
2:55.64 (25.40) 3:21.20 (25.56)
3:46.52 (25.32) 4:10.83 (24.31)
7 El Kamash, Marwan SR Indiana 4:11.84 4:10.87 12
r:+0.68 22.87 48.11 (25.24)
1:13.38 (25.27) 1:38.61 (25.23)
2:04.41 (25.80) 2:30.24 (25.83)
2:55.84 (25.60) 3:21.21 (25.37)
3:46.33 (25.12) 4:10.87 (24.54)
8 Ipsen, Anton Oerskov JR NC State 4:12.18 4:11.73 11
r:+0.70 23.21 48.34 (25.13)
1:13.73 (25.39) 1:39.12 (25.39)
2:04.69 (25.57) 2:30.13 (25.44)
2:55.89 (25.76) 3:21.76 (25.87)
3:47.02 (25.26) 4:11.73 (24.71)
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 3 1. Texas 111 2. NC State 83 3. Florida 69 4. Stanford 63 5. California 62 6. Indiana 53 7. South Carolina 40 8. Auburn 36 9. Louisville 29 10. Michigan 28 10. Southern Cali 28 10. Alabama 28 13. Univ of Georgia 26 14. Missouri 25 15. Arizona State 22 16. Wisconsin 21 17. Notre Dame 12 18. Texas A&M 10 19. Florida State 7 20. UNC 6 20. Harvard 6 22. Tennessee 4 22. Northwestern 4 24. Arizona 2
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Insane Heat!
Congratulations Clark Smith and all 8!!!!
Congrats !!! Fantastic !!
Most impressive record was the pool record from 22 years ago in a a speedo!
Scott Mendell
going to swim this at a meet on April 1st. Now I know how to judge my performance, lol!!!!!!!!