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Going into the NCAA championships, it looked like Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Ryan Murphy was the prohibited favorite going into the 100 back. But after this morning, Alabama’s Connor Oslin and Texas’ John Shebat looked dangerous in pulling a major upset. But in the end, it was Murphy who swam the third fastest 100 back in history at 43.99 for his fourth straight win in the event. Shebat was second at 44.35 for third all-time in the event. Oslin was third at 44.56, good for fifth all-time.
Murphy is only the second swimmer ever to win four straight 100 back titles as USC’s John Naber won four in a row from 1974-1977. Murphy will have another chance tomorrow to win four straight in the 200 back. Alabama’s Luke Kaliszak, USC’s Ralf Tribuntsov, Penn State’s Shane Ryan, Louisville’s Grigory Tarasevich and NC State’s Andreas Vazaios also swam in the A-final.
California now has six NCAA titles in the 100 back. Murphy joins himself (2014-2016), and Tom Shields (2011, 2012) as winners in the event for the Golden Bears.
Event 12 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA: N 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
Championship: C 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
American: A 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
U. S. Open: O 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
Pool: P 44.59 3/24/2017 Connor Oslin, Alabama
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Murphy, Ryan SR California 44.78 43.99P 20
r:+0.51 21.07 43.99 (22.92)
2 Shebat, John SO Texas 44.63 44.35P 17
r:+0.70 21.21 44.35 (23.14)
3 Oslin, Connor SR Alabama 44.59 44.56P 16
r:+0.58 21.33 44.56 (23.23)
4 Kaliszak, Luke JR Alabama 45.25 44.91 15
r:+0.54 21.19 44.91 (23.72)
5 Tribuntsov, Ralf JR Southern Cali 45.00 45.13 14
r:+0.62 21.44 45.13 (23.69)
6 Ryan, Shane SR Penn St 45.27 45.17 13
r:+0.58 21.59 45.17 (23.58)
7 Tarasevich, Grigory SR Louisville 45.13 45.22 12
r:+0.59 21.83 45.22 (23.39)
8 Vazaios, Andreas JR NC State 45.26 45.49 11
r:+0.60 21.86 45.49 (23.63)
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 12 1. Texas 340.5 2. California 221 3. Florida 196.5 4. NC State 170 5. Indiana 154.5 6. Univ of Georgia 139 7. Stanford 134 8. Southern Cali 121.5 9. Missouri 105.5 10. Auburn 95.5 11. Louisville 80.5 12. Alabama 64 13. South Carolina 60 14. Arizona State 58 15. Michigan 46 16. Texas A&M 35 17. Purdue 33 17. Wisconsin 33 19. Virginia Tech 28 20. Tennessee 22 21. Harvard 21 22. Ohio St 19 23. Penn St 15 24. Arizona 14.5 25. University of Miami 14 26. Notre Dame 12 26. Lsu 12 26. Duke 12 29. George Washington 9 30. Florida State 7 30. Denver 7 32. UNC 6 32. Minnesota 6 34. Northwestern 4 34. Kentucky 4 36. Cornell 3 37. Penn 2 37. Hawaii 2 39. Pittsburgh 1
Wow!
Nice job Ryan Murphy!