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COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 26. IT is not every day that you can say you are better than Michael Phelps in an IM, but Florida's Bradley Ally can do just that after winning the 200-yard IM at NCAAs.
Ally blasted to an NCAA record time of 1:40.49, which is the second-fastest of all time. The mark beat the 1:40.55 set by Ryan Lochte back in 2006 for Florida, but also made the 1:40 club just two men. Phelps, who focuses on meters usually, is the third-fastest in the event with a 1:41.30.
The win is Florida's sixth in the event, putting them in a three-way tie with Auburn and Indiana. USC and Stanford are on top with eight each. Previous Florida 200 IM titlists were Martin Zubero (1991), Greg Burgess (1993, 1994) and Lochte (2005, 2006).
Michigan's Tyler Clary clocked a swift 1:41.67 for second that moved him ahead of Adam Ritter (1:41.72) for fourth fastest of all time. Texas' Ricky Berens completed the top three with a 1:41.92 to clip his previous best from prelims of a 1:41.98.
Texas remained in the lead with 84 points, while Florida sat second with 79 points. Michigan (56), Arizona (53) and Auburn (51) rounded out the top five.
