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In a preliminary stunner, defending champion Clark Smith of Texas went out a bit too fast and could not hang on as he took 21st in the men’s 500-yard free at the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships.
Smith, who clinched the NCAA title last year with a 4:09.72, added more than seven seconds to his time from last year with a 4:17.17 to miss finals completely. It will be up to Townley Haas to defend the title for Texas as the super freshman qualified third in 4:12.68. Haas is on fire so far this meet, posting the fastest 200-yard free split of all time last night with a 1:30.52.
Florida’s Mitch D’Arrigo topped qualifying with a time of 4:11.48. D’Arrigo, who is the 14th-fastest swimmer ever in the event, is looking to become just the third Gator ever to win the event.
Previous Florida Winners:
1986 Matt Cetlinski, Florida, 4:15.19
2010 Conor Dwyer, Florida, 4:13.64
South Carolina’s Akaram Mahmoud, meanwhile, could make history as the Gamecocks’ first NCAA champion after qualifying second in 4:12.59.
Michigan’s Andres Nielsen (4:12.77), Stanford’s Liam Egan (4:13.52), Southern California’s Reed Malone (4:13.59), Wisconsin’s Matthew Hutchins (4:13.74) and NC State’s Anton Ipsen (4:13.97) also made the top eight.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 D'Arrigo, Mitch JR Florida 4:13.92 4:11.48
r:+0.69 23.41 48.85 (25.44)
1:14.63 (25.78) 1:40.46 (25.83)
2:06.21 (25.75) 2:31.92 (25.71)
2:57.53 (25.61) 3:22.86 (25.33)
3:47.19 (24.33) 4:11.48 (24.29)
2 Mahmoud, Akaram SO S Carolina 4:12.78 4:12.59
r:+0.72 23.17 48.40 (25.23)
1:14.00 (25.60) 1:39.53 (25.53)
2:04.98 (25.45) 2:30.57 (25.59)
2:56.35 (25.78) 3:22.06 (25.71)
3:47.56 (25.50) 4:12.59 (25.03)
3 Haas, Townley FR Texas 4:12.63 4:12.68
r:+0.72 22.54 47.59 (25.05)
1:12.92 (25.33) 1:38.39 (25.47)
2:04.01 (25.62) 2:30.16 (26.15)
2:56.08 (25.92) 3:21.81 (25.73)
3:47.39 (25.58) 4:12.68 (25.29)
4 Nielsen, Anders SR Michigan 4:12.83 4:12.77
r:+0.71 23.39 48.81 (25.42)
1:14.53 (25.72) 1:40.46 (25.93)
2:06.14 (25.68) 2:31.96 (25.82)
2:57.70 (25.74) 3:23.30 (25.60)
3:48.98 (25.68) 4:12.77 (23.79)
5 Egan, Liam SO Stanford 4:13.67 4:13.52
r:+0.72 23.69 49.18 (25.49)
1:14.73 (25.55) 1:40.30 (25.57)
2:05.92 (25.62) 2:31.53 (25.61)
2:57.20 (25.67) 3:22.93 (25.73)
3:48.29 (25.36) 4:13.52 (25.23)
6 Malone, Reed JR USC 4:11.80 4:13.59
r:+0.72 23.19 48.55 (25.36)
1:14.50 (25.95) 1:40.53 (26.03)
2:06.53 (26.00) 2:31.85 (25.32)
2:57.45 (25.60) 3:23.28 (25.83)
3:48.71 (25.43) 4:13.59 (24.88)
7 Hutchins, Matthew JR Wisconsin 4:14.36 4:13.74
r:+0.75 23.25 48.52 (25.27)
1:14.00 (25.48) 1:39.79 (25.79)
2:05.46 (25.67) 2:31.33 (25.87)
2:57.11 (25.78) 3:22.83 (25.72)
3:48.59 (25.76) 4:13.74 (25.15)
8 Ipsen, Anton Oerskov SO NC State 4:14.53 4:13.97
r:+0.77 23.63 49.03 (25.40)
1:14.67 (25.64) 1:40.43 (25.76)
2:06.14 (25.71) 2:31.98 (25.84)
2:57.82 (25.84) 3:23.53 (25.71)
3:49.09 (25.56) 4:13.97 (24.88)
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9 Werner, Pawel SR Florida 4:13.31 4:14.18
r:+0.72 23.38 48.82 (25.44)
1:14.71 (25.89) 1:40.72 (26.01)
2:06.59 (25.87) 2:32.44 (25.85)
2:57.96 (25.52) 3:23.62 (25.66)
3:49.06 (25.44) 4:14.18 (25.12)
10 Litherland, Kevin SO Georgia 4:15.10 4:14.64
r:+0.68 23.52 49.02 (25.50)
1:14.89 (25.87) 1:41.00 (26.11)
2:07.15 (26.15) 2:32.98 (25.83)
2:58.54 (25.56) 3:24.01 (25.47)
3:49.55 (25.54) 4:14.64 (25.09)
11 Ransford, PJ SO Michigan 4:15.54 4:15.54
r:+0.74 24.18 49.73 (25.55)
1:15.51 (25.78) 1:41.45 (25.94)
2:06.67 (25.22) 2:32.09 (25.42)
2:57.72 (25.63) 3:23.70 (25.98)
3:49.75 (26.05) 4:15.54 (25.79)
12 Kiraly, Bence SR Utah 4:15.75 4:15.77
r:+0.73 23.64 48.93 (25.29)
1:14.58 (25.65) 1:40.31 (25.73)
2:06.19 (25.88) 2:31.97 (25.78)
2:58.05 (26.08) 3:24.11 (26.06)
3:50.17 (26.06) 4:15.77 (25.60)
13 Wieser, Chris SO Arizona 4:16.09 4:16.20
r:+0.63 23.71 49.18 (25.47)
1:15.00 (25.82) 1:40.52 (25.52)
2:06.30 (25.78) 2:32.20 (25.90)
2:58.27 (26.07) 3:24.38 (26.11)
3:50.52 (26.14) 4:16.20 (25.68)
14 Swanson, Chris SR Penn 4:16.13 4:16.29
r:+0.70 24.09 50.01 (25.92)
1:15.87 (25.86) 1:41.41 (25.54)
2:07.46 (26.05) 2:33.54 (26.08)
2:59.64 (26.10) 3:25.62 (25.98)
3:51.24 (25.62) 4:16.29 (25.05)
15 Peribonio, Tom SO S Carolina 4:16.88 4:16.43
r:+0.64 23.60 49.29 (25.69)
1:15.27 (25.98) 1:41.64 (26.37)
2:07.83 (26.19) 2:33.72 (25.89)
2:59.62 (25.90) 3:25.63 (26.01)
3:51.49 (25.86) 4:16.43 (24.94)
16 Linker, Adam JR NC State 4:18.20 4:16.79
r:+0.72 24.05 49.76 (25.71)
1:15.85 (26.09) 1:41.89 (26.04)
2:08.10 (26.21) 2:34.26 (26.16)
3:00.39 (26.13) 3:26.41 (26.02)
3:51.93 (25.52) 4:16.79 (24.86)
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17 Williams, Trent SR California 4:20.85 4:16.87
r:+0.66 23.50 48.98 (25.48)
1:14.44 (25.46) 1:40.23 (25.79)
2:06.16 (25.93) 2:32.24 (26.08)
2:58.59 (26.35) 3:25.25 (26.66)
3:51.39 (26.14) 4:16.87 (25.48)
18 Litherland, Jay SO Georgia 4:20.76 4:16.93
r:+0.82 24.03 50.17 (26.14)
1:16.57 (26.40) 1:43.07 (26.50)
2:09.62 (26.55) 2:35.56 (25.94)
3:01.62 (26.06) 3:27.77 (26.15)
3:52.88 (25.11) 4:16.93 (24.05)
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19 Lawless, Ben SO Florida 4:21.09 4:17.00
r:+0.74 23.81 49.68 (25.87)
1:15.59 (25.91) 1:41.66 (26.07)
2:07.96 (26.30) 2:34.00 (26.04)
3:00.02 (26.02) 3:25.96 (25.94)
3:51.67 (25.71) 4:17.00 (25.33)
20 Roberts, Jonathan SO Texas 4:18.53 4:17.10
r:+0.70 23.07 48.28 (25.21)
1:13.76 (25.48) 1:39.66 (25.90)
2:05.86 (26.20) 2:32.11 (26.25)
2:58.42 (26.31) 3:24.92 (26.50)
3:51.69 (26.77) 4:17.10 (25.41)
21 Smith, Clark JR Texas 4:08.82 4:17.17
r:+0.69 22.95 47.79 (24.84)
1:12.92 (25.13) 1:38.39 (25.47)
2:04.13 (25.74) 2:30.44 (26.31)
2:57.68 (27.24) 3:24.70 (27.02)
3:51.40 (26.70) 4:17.17 (25.77)
22 Manganiello, Austin SR Florida 4:19.10 4:18.16
r:+0.65 23.18 49.18 (26.00)
1:15.46 (26.28) 1:42.03 (26.57)
2:08.29 (26.26) 2:34.40 (26.11)
3:00.41 (26.01) 3:26.56 (26.15)
3:52.60 (26.04) 4:18.16 (25.56)
23 Powell, Garrett SR Georgia 4:17.36 4:18.22
r:+0.66 23.35 48.42 (25.07)
1:13.83 (25.41) 1:39.55 (25.72)
2:05.27 (25.72) 2:31.36 (26.09)
2:57.75 (26.39) 3:24.46 (26.71)
3:51.47 (27.01) 4:18.22 (26.75)
24 Thomson, Danny SR Stanford 4:14.61 4:18.35
r:+0.73 23.38 48.68 (25.30)
1:14.37 (25.69) 1:40.20 (25.83)
2:06.43 (26.23) 2:32.78 (26.35)
2:59.32 (26.54) 3:25.82 (26.50)
3:52.55 (26.73) 4:18.35 (25.80)
25 Koski, Matias SR Georgia 4:15.74 4:18.63
r:+0.72 23.50 49.10 (25.60)
1:15.11 (26.01) 1:41.36 (26.25)
2:07.22 (25.86) 2:33.15 (25.93)
2:59.01 (25.86) 3:25.56 (26.55)
3:52.31 (26.75) 4:18.63 (26.32)
26 McKee, Anton JR Alabama 4:17.46 4:18.93
r:+0.70 23.80 49.36 (25.56)
1:15.28 (25.92) 1:40.97 (25.69)
2:06.82 (25.85) 2:32.98 (26.16)
2:59.06 (26.08) 3:25.37 (26.31)
3:52.13 (26.76) 4:18.93 (26.80)
27 Campbell, Henry SO UNC 4:17.72 4:19.03
r:+0.75 23.71 49.28 (25.57)
1:15.10 (25.82) 1:41.02 (25.92)
2:07.22 (26.20) 2:33.74 (26.52)
3:00.34 (26.60) 3:26.96 (26.62)
3:53.28 (26.32) 4:19.03 (25.75)
28 Hogan, Brian SR Yale 4:19.94 4:19.07
r:+0.70 23.71 49.45 (25.74)
1:15.73 (26.28) 1:41.94 (26.21)
2:08.47 (26.53) 2:35.04 (26.57)
3:01.49 (26.45) 3:27.85 (26.36)
3:54.10 (26.25) 4:19.07 (24.97)
29 Tolosa, Juan SR Arizona St 4:20.18 4:19.55
r:+0.76 24.14 49.99 (25.85)
1:16.19 (26.20) 1:42.42 (26.23)
2:08.80 (26.38) 2:34.84 (26.04)
3:00.99 (26.15) 3:27.23 (26.24)
3:53.68 (26.45) 4:19.55 (25.87)
30 Lewis, Sam SR Texas 4:22.15 4:19.78
r:+0.65 23.48 48.63 (25.15)
1:14.00 (25.37) 1:40.21 (26.21)
2:06.68 (26.47) 2:33.12 (26.44)
2:59.67 (26.55) 3:26.59 (26.92)
3:53.68 (27.09) 4:19.78 (26.10)
31 Harting, Zach FR Louisville 4:19.75 4:19.85
r:+0.68 23.50 49.45 (25.95)
1:15.91 (26.46) 1:42.40 (26.49)
2:08.76 (26.36) 2:35.51 (26.75)
3:01.89 (26.38) 3:28.30 (26.41)
3:54.43 (26.13) 4:19.85 (25.42)
32 Burns, Janardana JR California 4:16.47 4:20.02
r:+0.77 23.40 48.76 (25.36)
1:14.36 (25.60) 1:40.37 (26.01)
2:06.44 (26.07) 2:32.84 (26.40)
2:59.46 (26.62) 3:26.13 (26.67)
3:53.28 (27.15) 4:20.02 (26.74)
33 Higgins, Kyle JR Kentucky 4:20.36 4:20.45
r:+0.67 23.65 49.83 (26.18)
1:16.18 (26.35) 1:42.77 (26.59)
2:09.58 (26.81) 2:35.61 (26.03)
3:01.98 (26.37) 3:28.59 (26.61)
3:54.83 (26.24) 4:20.45 (25.62)
34 Kao, Ryan SO California 4:16.86 4:20.63
r:+0.68 23.74 49.40 (25.66)
1:15.38 (25.98) 1:41.65 (26.27)
2:07.96 (26.31) 2:34.41 (26.45)
3:00.98 (26.57) 3:27.64 (26.66)
3:54.57 (26.93) 4:20.63 (26.06)
35 Perry, Barkley JR Arizona St 4:20.67 4:20.79
r:+0.65 23.98 49.85 (25.87)
1:15.84 (25.99) 1:42.25 (26.41)
2:09.05 (26.80) 2:36.00 (26.95)
3:02.19 (26.19) 3:28.12 (25.93)
3:54.33 (26.21) 4:20.79 (26.46)
36 Frayler, Arthur SR Florida 4:18.55 4:21.56
r:+0.73 23.92 49.76 (25.84)
1:15.99 (26.23) 1:42.43 (26.44)
2:08.91 (26.48) 2:35.11 (26.20)
3:01.43 (26.32) 3:28.06 (26.63)
3:54.79 (26.73) 4:21.56 (26.77)
37 Irwin, Max JR Indiana 4:17.19 4:21.81
r:+0.74 23.85 50.23 (26.38)
1:16.56 (26.33) 1:42.97 (26.41)
2:09.25 (26.28) 2:35.73 (26.48)
3:01.99 (26.26) 3:28.65 (26.66)
3:55.73 (27.08) 4:21.81 (26.08)
38 Bekemeyer, Cody FR S Carolina 4:19.95 4:21.99
r:+0.66 24.15 50.04 (25.89)
1:16.34 (26.30) 1:43.00 (26.66)
2:09.75 (26.75) 2:36.18 (26.43)
3:02.90 (26.72) 3:29.40 (26.50)
3:55.84 (26.44) 4:21.99 (26.15)
38 Litherland, Mick SO Georgia 4:22.40 4:21.99
r:+0.76 24.39 50.89 (26.50)
1:17.61 (26.72) 1:44.33 (26.72)
2:11.33 (27.00) 2:37.79 (26.46)
3:04.46 (26.67) 3:30.98 (26.52)
3:57.05 (26.07) 4:21.99 (24.94)
40 Fowler, Ty JR Arizona 4:19.62 4:22.13
r:+0.73 24.43 50.28 (25.85)
1:16.38 (26.10) 1:42.85 (26.47)
2:09.66 (26.81) 2:36.36 (26.70)
3:03.06 (26.70) 3:29.68 (26.62)
3:56.40 (26.72) 4:22.13 (25.73)
41 Hyogo, Kei SO Yale 4:17.66 4:22.25
r:+0.70 24.10 49.91 (25.81)
1:16.23 (26.32) 1:42.64 (26.41)
2:09.22 (26.58) 2:35.98 (26.76)
3:03.02 (27.04) 3:30.15 (27.13)
3:56.99 (26.84) 4:22.25 (25.26)
42 Bunch, Dylan SR Denver 4:18.06 4:22.50
r:+0.78 23.83 49.34 (25.51)
1:15.35 (26.01) 1:41.36 (26.01)
2:07.74 (26.38) 2:34.41 (26.67)
3:01.32 (26.91) 3:28.33 (27.01)
3:55.54 (27.21) 4:22.50 (26.96)
43 Norman, Nick FR California 4:20.66 4:22.75
r:+0.71 24.04 50.17 (26.13)
1:16.40 (26.23) 1:42.95 (26.55)
2:09.57 (26.62) 2:36.29 (26.72)
3:03.11 (26.82) 3:30.20 (27.09)
3:56.65 (26.45) 4:22.75 (26.10)
44 Seal, Brayden SO Ohio St 4:17.73 4:22.87
r:+0.71 23.98 49.90 (25.92)
1:16.02 (26.12) 1:42.46 (26.44)
2:08.48 (26.02) 2:35.23 (26.75)
3:02.06 (26.83) 3:29.08 (27.02)
3:56.45 (27.37) 4:22.87 (26.42)
45 Peterson, Alex SO Penn 4:21.07 4:22.97
r:+0.67 23.86 50.34 (26.48)
1:17.00 (26.66) 1:43.79 (26.79)
2:10.49 (26.70) 2:37.21 (26.72)
3:04.15 (26.94) 3:31.06 (26.91)
3:57.84 (26.78) 4:22.97 (25.13)
46 Furtek, Pawel SO USC 4:17.04 4:23.13
r:+0.79 24.00 49.45 (25.45)
1:15.35 (25.90) 1:41.74 (26.39)
2:08.45 (26.71) 2:35.27 (26.82)
3:02.14 (26.87) 3:29.28 (27.14)
3:56.59 (27.31) 4:23.13 (26.54)
47 Manganiello, Blake SO Florida 4:21.17 4:24.35
r:+0.74 24.12 50.15 (26.03)
1:16.47 (26.32) 1:43.04 (26.57)
2:09.81 (26.77) 2:36.65 (26.84)
3:03.75 (27.10) 3:30.28 (26.53)
3:57.37 (27.09) 4:24.35 (26.98)
48 Rainey, Ian SO Michigan 4:21.85 4:24.38
r:+0.76 24.37 51.07 (26.70)
1:17.83 (26.76) 1:44.57 (26.74)
2:11.46 (26.89) 2:38.24 (26.78)
3:04.87 (26.63) 3:31.82 (26.95)
3:58.44 (26.62) 4:24.38 (25.94)
49 Green, Connor SO California 4:24.40 4:24.70
r:+0.77 23.89 50.35 (26.46)
1:17.49 (27.14) 1:44.43 (26.94)
2:11.41 (26.98) 2:38.19 (26.78)
3:04.96 (26.77) 3:31.79 (26.83)
3:58.13 (26.34) 4:24.70 (26.57)
50 Singley, Ted SR USC 4:20.30 4:25.64
r:+0.71 23.87 50.25 (26.38)
1:16.94 (26.69) 1:43.66 (26.72)
2:10.69 (27.03) 2:37.32 (26.63)
3:04.28 (26.96) 3:31.51 (27.23)
3:58.74 (27.23) 4:25.64 (26.90)
51 Duvall, Thomas SR Navy 4:17.32 4:26.37
r:+0.75 23.83 50.05 (26.22)
1:16.28 (26.23) 1:42.74 (26.46)
2:09.51 (26.77) 2:36.51 (27.00)
3:04.01 (27.50) 3:31.44 (27.43)
3:59.03 (27.59) 4:26.37 (27.34)
52 Heron, David SO Tennessee 4:24.14 4:28.65
r:+0.66 24.31 50.61 (26.30)
1:17.47 (26.86) 1:44.68 (27.21)
2:12.04 (27.36) 2:39.34 (27.30)
3:06.62 (27.28) 3:34.20 (27.58)
4:01.80 (27.60) 4:28.65 (26.85)
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After watching him look disappointed after the 800 free relay (perhaps because of his split, 1:33 compared to his teammates being the weak leg), this was bound to happen. Having his arms crossed while they broke all the records was sad to watch. Where is his excitement? He didn’t even smile on the podium, and rushed off after being angry about taking pictures. Bad sportsmanship goes a long way on elite decks like these, and attitudes spread like wildfire. Hope he can bounce back.
Bad sportsmanship? Guess you missed him smiling and shaking hands after possibly the most disappointing race of his career so far. He’s doing just fine.
More disappointing than getting 19th in the 100 back (1:02.39) at 2011 junior nats? Losing to Tarasevich, Dale, his now teammate Sam Lewis, and Sean Lehane? Truly a hiccup in his career. Like I said, hope he bounces “back”.
Not Hook em Horns…but Hooked Horns! Clark!!