By PHillip Whitten
ATLANTA, Ga. March 24. THE 200 free shaped up as an exciting, probably three-way battle among top qualifier Matt McGinnis of Texas, NCAA record-holder and defending champion Simon Burnett of Arizona, and 500 free champ, Peter Vanderkaay.
Though the race turned into a rout, it was incredibly exciting, as Burnett went after his own NCAA record of 1:32.22 and Matt Biondi’s meet record of 1:33.03 from 1987 with a vengeance.
Burnett was nothing less than magnificent, splitting 21.28, 44.44 (23.16), 1:07.53 (23.09) before touching in 1:31.20 (23.67), as the crowd went wild.
1:31.20!!!
Peter Vanderkaay was second in a superb 1:33.31 while Cal’s Dominik Meichtry edged McGinnis for third in 1:33.75.
Event 10 Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 1:32.22 2004 Simon Burnett, Arizona
NCAA Meet: M 1:33.03 1987 Matt Biondi, California
American: A 1:32.08 2005 Michael Phelps, Club Wolverine
US Open: O 1:32.08 2005 Michael Phelps, Club Wolverine
GTAC Pool: P 1:33.54 3/24/2006 Matthew McGinnis, TEXAS
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship ===
1 Burnett, Simon SR Arizona 1:33.94 1:31.20A 20
21.28 44.44 (23.16)
1:07.53 (23.09) 1:31.20 (23.67)
2 Vanderkaay, Peter SR Michigan 1:34.63 1:33.31P 17
21.96 45.74 (23.78)
1:09.61 (23.87) 1:33.31 (23.70)
3 Meichtry, Dominik SO Cal. Berkeley 1:34.19 1:33.75 16
21.99 45.67 (23.68)
1:09.49 (23.82) 1:33.75 (24.26)
4 McGinnis, Matthew SO Texas 1:33.54 1:33.93 15
21.77 45.42 (23.65)
1:09.24 (23.82) 1:33.93 (24.69)
5 Grant, Andy JR Stanford 1:34.85 1:34.04 14
22.49 46.25 (23.76)
1:10.05 (23.80) 1:34.04 (23.99)
6 Connell, Rory SO Auburn 1:34.78 1:34.80 13
22.56 46.63 (24.07)
1:10.94 (24.31) 1:34.80 (23.86)
7 Ritter, Adam SO Arizona 1:34.91 1:35.06 12
21.95 46.18 (24.23)
1:10.98 (24.80) 1:35.06 (24.08)
8 Phillips, Shaun JR Stanford 1:34.74 1:35.51 11
22.69 46.85 (24.16)
1:10.97 (24.12) 1:35.51 (24.54)
=== Consolation ===
9 Dejong, Chris SR Michigan 1:36.12 1:34.60 9
22.43 46.50 (24.07)
1:10.58 (24.08) 1:34.60 (24.02)
10 Bovell, George SR Auburn 1:34.99 1:35.06 7
22.27 46.69 (24.42)
1:11.15 (24.46) 1:35.06 (23.91)
11 Klueh, Michael FR Texas 1:35.02 1:35.39 6
22.47 46.97 (24.50)
1:11.70 (24.73) 1:35.39 (23.69)
12 Wagner, Garrett SO Cal. Berkeley 1:35.91 1:35.46 5
22.35 46.51 (24.16)
1:11.16 (24.65) 1:35.46 (24.30)
13 Manley, Steven SR Kentucky 1:35.15 1:35.50 4
22.33 46.85 (24.52)
1:11.24 (24.39) 1:35.50 (24.26)
14 Smit, Michael JR Cornell 1:35.95 1:36.95 3
22.64 47.48 (24.84)
1:12.43 (24.95) 1:36.95 (24.52)
15 Schneider, Joey JR Auburn 1:36.08 1:37.23 2
22.84 47.45 (24.61)
1:12.51 (25.06) 1:37.23 (24.72)
16 Beal, Danny SO Stanford 1:35.74 1:37.54 1
22.56 47.28 (24.72)
1:12.48 (25.20) 1:37.54 (25.06)
=== Preliminaries ===
17 Nilsson, Eric FR Northwestern 1:36.33
18 Nilo, Nicholas FR Arizona 1:36.58
19 McDermott, Caleb SO Texas 1:36.63
20 Verlatti, Ryan FR Texas 1:36.71
21 Morrell, Nolan FR Tennessee 1:36.75
22 Owen, Matthew SR Georgia 1:36.76
23 Dauw, Casey SR Tennessee 1:36.84
24 Schmidt, Tyler SO Minnesota 1:37.02
25 Goldberg, Bryan SR Tennessee 1:37.18
26 Browning, Hank FR North Carolina 1:37.21
27 Cerensek, Igor JR Minnesota 1:37.26
28 Czaplicki, Zac SO Virginia Polytec 1:37.39
29 Townsend, Darian JR Florida 1:37.61
30 Savulich, Bobby FR Michigan 1:37.76
31 Azevedo, Lucas SO Arizona State 1:37.84
32 Mack, Colby JR South Carolina 1:38.03
33 Patton, Matt FR Michigan 1:38.09
34 Woodson, Michael SO Minnesota 1:38.11
35 Millen, John JR Virginia 1:38.29
36 Penniman, Daniel SO Florida 1:38.30
37 McLean, Mike SR Stanford 1:38.40
38 Hirniak, Stefan JR Virginia 1:38.44
39 White, Dan SO South Carolina 1:38.50
40 Johnson, Grant SO Florida 1:38.63
41 Hortness, Richard SO Nevada – L.V. 1:39.07
42 Harris, Jeremy SO Texas 1:42.76
— Deberry, Tyler SR Arizona DQ
— Newmann, Scott SR Texas A&M DFS
— Gustafson, Tyler SR Tennessee DFS
— Lysaught, Daniel JR Cal. Berkeley DFS
— Kennon, Alex JR Florida State DFS