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Texas’ Will Licon definitely proved to be a dragon slayer this week as he took down another American record holder to win the men’s 200-yard breast at the NCAA Division I Men’s Championships.
Licon already upset Chase Kalisz in the 400-yard IM last night, before dethroning American-record holder Kevin Cordes tonight in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Licon threw down a 1:49.48, overtaking Cordes down the stretch for the win. That edged Licon’s prelims swim of 1:49.54 that put him second all time behind Cordes’ 1:48.66 from last year.
Cordes touched just .10 seconds behind with a second-place time of 1:49.53, while California’s Chuck Katis bettered his third-ranked lifetime best of 1:50.71 from prelims with a 1:50.54 for third overall.
Georgia’s Nic Fink also joined the 1:50 club that previously only included Cordes, Licon and Katis as Fink posted a 1:50.80 for fourth overall.
All Time 200 Breast
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Cordes | 1:48.66 |
| 2 | Will Licon | 1:49.48 |
| 3 | Chuck Katis | 1:50.54 |
| 4 | Nic Fink | 1:50.80 |
| 5 | Cody Miller | 1:51.03 |
That’s Texas’ seventh victory in the event’s history:
1988 Kirk Stackle, Texas, 1:57.53
2001 Brendan Hansen, Texas, 1:53.11
2002 Brendan Hansen, Texas, 1:52.88
2003 Brendan Hansen, Texas, 1:52.62
2004 Brendan Hansen, Texas, 2:04.73 *SCM
2011 Eric Friedland, Texas, 1:52.43
Heading into the 200-yard breaststroke, Texas officially clinched the team title as no set of scoring from here on out can keep the Longhorns from winning with a 448-346 lead over California.
1 Licon, Will SO Texas 1:49.54 1:49.48 20
r:+0.76 25.06 52.17 (27.11)
1:20.72 (28.55) 1:49.48 (28.76)
2 Cordes, Kevin SR Arizona 1:50.02 1:49.53 17
r:+0.72 24.39 52.04 (27.65)
1:20.30 (28.26) 1:49.53 (29.23)
3 Katis, Chuck SR California 1:50.71 1:50.54 16
r:+0.68 24.74 52.48 (27.74)
1:20.99 (28.51) 1:50.54 (29.55)
4 Fink, Nicolas SR Georgia 1:51.90 1:50.80 15
r:+0.74 24.83 53.05 (28.22)
1:21.53 (28.48) 1:50.80 (29.27)
5 Tierney, Sam SR Missouri 1:51.78 1:51.96 14
r:+0.76 25.44 53.96 (28.52)
1:23.02 (29.06) 1:51.96 (28.94)
6 McKee, Anton SO Alabama 1:51.97 1:52.91 13
r:+0.70 25.56 54.08 (28.52)
1:23.52 (29.44) 1:52.91 (29.39)
7 Wich-Glasen, Ni FR South Carolina 1:52.60 1:53.60 12
r:+0.75 25.39 54.20 (28.81)
1:23.80 (29.60) 1:53.60 (29.80)
8 Funk, Richard SR Michigan 1:52.60 1:53.81 11
r:+0.70 25.75 54.38 (28.63)
1:23.64 (29.26) 1:53.81 (30.17)
1. Texas 448 2. California 346 3. Michigan 264 4. Southern Cali 228 4. Florida 228 6. Georgia 183.5 7. Stanford 172 8. Alabama 164 9. NC State 150.5 10. Auburn 144 11. Missouri 115.5 12. Tennessee 109 13. Arizona 108.5 14. Indiana 104 15. Louisville 83.5 16. Ohio St 72 17. UNC 49.5 18. Miami (Fl) 49 19. Wisconsin 48 19. South Carolina 48 21. Univ of Utah 40.5 22. Purdue 32 23. Brigham Young 30 24. Penn St 27 25. Georgia Tech 19 26. Wku 18 26. Northwestern 18 28. Virginia Tech 16 29. Unlv (M) 12 29. Denver 12 31. Florida St 11 32. Notre Dame 8 32. Virginia 8 34. Penn 6 35. Texas A&M 4.5 36. Minnesota 4 37. Southern Methodist University 2 37. Yale 2
2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships, Live Results – Results
