200 Medley Relay
Cal (1:22.83) took the lead on second leg and powered on through to set an American record of 1:22.83. Arizona (1:23.02) used a strong anchor by Brad Tandy to take second while Texas (1:23.30) was third, however the Wildcats were disqualified due to an early takeoff on the second exchange. With the DQ, Auburn (1:23.87) jumps up for third followed by Florida State (1:24.57), Florida (1:24.82), Georgia (1:24.87), and Alabama (1:25.07).
Consolation Final
Missouri (1:24.94) took the lead on the second leg and never looked back to grab the win. Michigan (1:25.58) was back in the pack for most of the race but surged on the final leg to take second ahead of a Penn State (1:25.61) team that was in the top three for most of the race.
Tony Cox (California)
On how important momentum is in a meet of this caliber: It’s very important. Just having the whole team behind us and seeing our fans in (Cal) Bear suits just really got us going. We honestly didn't think we had a chance to win that. We just wanted to go fast and do the best that we could.
On if the relay went according to plan: It went a little better than planned.
On breaking the American record: It was pretty good. We didn't think we’d break it by that much so it was pretty exciting so we’re moving on to our next events now.
With the win California takes the team lead over Texas, 185-180. Florida isn't far behind with 165 point while Michigan continues to fall off the pace with 123.
400 Individual Medley
Florida's Dan Wallace (49.74) is your early leader followed by Michigan's Dylan Bosch (49.77). Georgia's Chase Kalisz (1:44.16) takes control on the second leg, passing Wallace (1:45.61). Kalisz (2:43.57) is doing dirty dirty things to this field at the 300 with Wallace (2:46.43) way back. Kalisz (3:34.50) lops nearly a second-and-a-half off Tyler Clary's old American record of 3:35.98 while Wallace is second in 3:38.17 and Cal's Josh Prenot is third (3:38.58). Indiana's Steve Schmuhl (3:40.64), Will Licon of Texas (3:40.84), Michigan's Kyle Whitaker (3:41.33) and Dylan Bosch (3:41.65) and Georgia's Tynan Stewart (3:42.98) round out the top eight.
Consolation Final
Florida's Sebastien Rousseau takes the early lead with a 48.93 back leg. Rousseau (1:44.49) continues to lead at the 200 with teammate Connor Signorin second. Rousseau (2:47.68) is still in control with another teammate, Matt Elliott, now in second (2:48.16). Florida goes 1-2-3 with Rousseau (3:40.77), Elliott (3:41.24), and Signorin (3:43.41).
Chase Kalisz
On breaking the American record: It’s been a goal of mine all season long so to finally accomplish it, I couldn't be happier right now. I feel like I’m on top of the world right now.
On if he thought he could break the record: Obviously when you set goals you have to believe in yourself. I had an idea but luckily it worked out for me today.
On being an NCAA champion: It feels just as good as it did last year. It never gets old.
Following the incredible performance by Kalisz, Cal's lead is cut to two but they now lead Florida, 206-204, not Texas (194). Michigan continues to fall back (148).
100 Butterfly
Florida's Marcin Cieslak (44.87) added a second NCAA title to his kitty at this meet thanks to a strong back half of the race. Florida State's Pavel Sankovich (45.00) jumps up on the back himself to get second while Ohio State's Tim Phillips (45.10) is third. Tripp Cooper of Texas (20.68) and Giles Smith were 1-2 at the 50.
Consolation Final
Arizona's Andrew Porter (45.50) led from start to finish with Cal's Marcin Tarczynski (45.89) and UNC's Sam Lewis (45.99) second and third. Cal's Tony Cox (46.43, 5thT) and Seth Stubblefield (46.35, fourth) were second and third at the 50 but fell back on the back half of the race.
Texas (236.5) takes the lead back with Florida (224) barely ahead of California (221.5). Michigan (150) keeps sliding further out of the team race.
200 Freestyle
USC's Dimitri Colupaev had the lead at the 50 and the 100 (43.74) with De Lucca in hot pursuit. De Lucca takes the lead at the 150 and pushes on to win in 1:31.96, holding off a charging Cristian Quintero of USC (1:32.28) and Michael Wynalda of Michigan (1:32.58).
Consolation Final
Stanford's Tom Kremer (45.43) leads Will Hamilton of Cal (45.54) at the 100. The top three at the 100 remained the same at the end with Kremer winning in 1:33.32. Hamilton took second in 1:33.75 and Ohio State's Michael Disalle was third (1:34.21).
Joao De Lucca
On if an NCAA title is better the first or second time: I don’t know, it’s different. I think the first one I never realized how it would feel to be a national champion. I wasn’t here to defend anything. I’m always attacking, I just feel unstoppable.
On winning an NCAA title in his senior year: It’s really good. I’m returning something back to the university that has done a lot for me. I remember when I first came to Louisville I had no idea what Louisville was. It was something new for me and way different from where I’m from. They supported me and they did so much for me. I’m very happy to be able to give something back to them. This school means a lot to me.
Texas (249.5) stretches it lead out by a single point over Florida (236) with Cal (233.5) still right behind. Michigan (167) and Georgia (161) look to be in quite the struggle for fourth.
100 Breaststroke
Yet another American record for Arizona's Kevin Cordes (50.04) as he comes oh-so-close becoming the first-ever sub-50 breaststroker. Georgia's Nic Fink (51.18) is second all the way while Michigan's Richard Funk (51.96), who had to win a swim-off just to get into the final, takes third. Cal's Chuck Katis was third at the 50 but took fourth in 52.02.
Consolation Final
Louisville was 1-2 at the 50 with junior Thomas Dahlia in the lead (24.12). Dahlia (52.08) indeed took the win while Florida's Eduardo Solaeche-Gomez (52.35) snuck ahead of the Cardinals' Kameron Chastain (52.51) on the final 50.
Kevin Cordes (Arizona)
On winning so many NCAA titles in his career: It never gets old. It’s what you work for the whole year. the team works for it. I’m really excited to bring another one back to Arizona.
On breaking his American record twice today: I’m pretty excited so far. It’s not over. We still have a lot of work to do but it’s really a good feeling.
On his race: I tried to take it out faster and it really worked with the speed in my turns.
Texas now leads Cal by a single point, 249.5 to 248.5, with Florida (244) less than six points back. Michigan (195) and Georgia (178) round out the top five. What an incredible team race this has been!
100 Backstroke
Freshman Ryan Murphy (44.63) blasts through the final 50 to final 50 to win his first NCAA title and just misses Ryan Lochte's NCAA record by .03. Penn State's Shane Ryan (44.76) was leading at the 50 (21.58) and the 75 but fell victim to Murphy's last 25 explosion. Kip Darmody of Texas (45.03) and defending champion David Nolan (45.21) were third and fourth, respectively.
Consolation Final
Indiana senior James Wells (45.90) leads from start to finish while Penn State's Nate Savoy (46.00) is in second the whole way as well. Cal's Jacob Pebley (46.09) squeaks by Aaron Gustafson of Texas (46.10) for all important extra point sin the team race.
Ryan Murphy (California)
On winning the NCAA title as a freshman: That’s been the goal all season, especially with how this meet has been going. I put a lot of pressure to perform well at that event for the team and I think we’ve got a lot of momentum now going into this last relay and into tomorrow as well.
On his mindset going into the race: For that race I just wanted to go out fast because I knew there was a bunch of really fast guys in that race. I just hoped that my 200 training would help me in that last 25.
Cal (286.5) takes the lead back over Texas (270.5) with Florida (245) falling back a bit. Michigan (195) and Georgia (182) remain fourth and fifth. Both Cal and Texas have led the team standings following races three times each tonight.
Three-Meter Diving
Round 1
Defending champion Kristian Ipsen of Stanford (78) takes the early lead followed by Indiana's Darian Schmidt (76.50) and Miami's Zach Nees and Tennessee's Mauricio Robles-Rodriguez (69.75). One-meter champ Michael Hixon of Texas (67.50) starts out in fifth ahead of Purdue's Layne Rogers and Riley McCormick (63) and Virginia's J.B. Kolod (46.50).Round 2
Ipsen (155.50) continues to lead Nees (153.35) while Hixon (143.45) jumps from fifth to third. Robles-Rodriguez (143.25) remains fourth while Rogers (137.40) jumps a spot to fifth. McCormick (130.50) also jumps a spot while Schmidt (119) tumbles from second to seventh. Kolod (118.5) remains in eighth.
Round 3
Hixon (230.15) nails is third-round dive to take the lead over Nees (223.55) while McCormick (204.90) jumps from sixth to third. Robles-Rodriguez (201.75) continues to be fourth as Rogers (199.50) remains fifth. Ipsen (198) blows his dive this round to fall from first to sixth while Schmidt (197) remains seventh and Kolod (164) eighth.
Round 4
Hixon (287.90) falters but maintains a lead over a revived Ipsen (287.25) while McCormick (272.40) remains third. Robles-Rodriguez (266.25) is fourth for the fourth straight round. Nees (256.80) falls from second to fifth while Schmidt (249.50) bumps up a spot to sixth. Kolod (235.40) also jumps up a spot while Rogers (229.50) slides from fifth to eighth with two rounds to go.
Round 5
Hixon (367.10) stretches out his lead over Ipsen (352) with McCormick (344.40) third and Robles-Rodriguez (337.65) in fourth yet again. Nees (321.40) remains in fifth with Kolod (310.20) jumping up a spot for sixth. Schmidt (308.40) slides a spot to seventh with Rogers (285.60) still eighth.
Round 6
The king is dead. Long live the king. Michael Hixon of Texas (457.20) slayed NCAA springboard champion Kristian Ipsen (394.90, fourth) for the second time in as many days to secure diver of the meet honors as well as his second NCAA title in as many tries. Arizona State's Riley McCormick (412.40) and Tennessee's Maurico Robles-Rodriguez (406.65) grabbed the silver and bronze medals. Miami's Zach Nees (386), Indiana's Darian Schmidt (379.35), J.B. Kolod (376.85), and Purdue's Layne Rogers (353.85) round out the top eight.
Consolation Final
Round 1
UNC's Jack Nyquist (72.85) takes the first round lead over Missouri's Clark Thomas (69.75) and Auburn's John Santeiu (69). Virginia Tech's Ryan Hawkins (68.20) sits fourth followed by Harvard's Michael Mosca (66), Purdue's Jamie Bissett (63), Indiana's Emad Abdelatif (60), and Arizona's Rafael Quintero (52.70).
Round 2
Hawkins (144.70) moves from fourth to first while Bissett (142.05) jumps from sixth to second. Mosca (140.40) also climbs, from fifth to third, while Santeiu (134.10) slides two spots to fourth. Thomas (131.25) slips three spots to fifth while Abdelatif (129.75) jumps from seventh to sixth. Quintero (124.70) climbs a spot to seventh while Nyquist (98.35) freefalls from first to eighth.
Round 3
Hawkins (215.20) maintains his second round lead over Bissett (214.05) while Thomas (210) rises from fifth into third. Mosca (199.90) slides one spot into fourth as does Santeiu (198.60) into fifth. Abdelatif (192.75), Quintero (187.60), and Nyquist (150.85) all hold onto their prior positions in round three.
Round 4
Bissett (277.05) takes the lead in this round with Thomas (274.60) climbing from third to second. Santeiu (263.10) climbs two spots into third while Quintero (261.10) jumps from seventh to fourth. Mosca (258.40), fifth, slides a spot for the second straight round while Hawkins (251.20) tumbles from first to sixth. Abdelatif (228.75) dips to seventh while Nyquist (199.85) remains in eighth.
Round 5
Thomas (342.10) claims his first lead of the competition while Hawkins (338.70) rebounds from his rough fourth round dive to jump back up the charts into second. BIssett (338.55) slides from first to third while Santeiu (335.10) slides a spot to fourth. Mosca (332.65) remains in fifth while Quintero (331.60) slips from fourth to sixth. Abdelatif (261.75) and Nyquist (228.35) remain in seventh and eighth, respectively.
Round 6
Missouri's Clark Thomas (418.60) wins the consolation final over Arizona's Rafael Quintero (414.90) who smoked his final round dive to move from sixth to second. Auburn's John Santeiu (411.60) also has a stellar final round effort, climbing from fourth to third. Virginia Tech's Ryan Hawkins (408.40) slips from second to fourth in the final round while Harvard's Michael Mosca (392.65) also slips two spots, from third to fifth. Purdue's Jamie BIssett (386.40), Indiana's Emad Abdelatif (326.35), and UNC's Jack Nyquist (304.85) round out the top eight.
With the win Texas retakes the team lead, 290.5-286.5, with Florida a bit off the pace at 245. Michigan and Georgia are fourth and fifth with 195 and 182, respectively.
Michael Hixon
On his contribution to Texas’ point total: We had a great prelims this morning and we kept the finals going. Those 20 points will help. Any points will help here. It’s going to be tight. Cal is swimming unbelievable.
On how much the crowd energizes him: That crowd is unbelievable. Having my boys right there, right beside the 3-meter, that was unbelievable. I kind of went a little crazy after my last dive, probably a little bit too much. I just tried to get them going. It was an unbelievable atmosphere out there.
800 Freestyle Relay -
Heat 3 (Two prior heats were swam this morning)
Georgia (1:33.13) leads after the first leg followed by Stanford (1:34.22) and Indiana (1:35.44). Georgia (3:06.93) remains in the lead at the halfway point with Louisville (3:08.61) now second and Stanford (3:08.98) third. The Cardinal (4:41.87) take the lead on the third leg with Georgia (4:43.13) sliding to second and Louisville (4:43.46) third. They finish in that order: Stanford (6:15.67), Georgia (6:18.53), and Louisville (6:15.67).
Heat 4
USC's Cristian Quintero gets the Trojans (1:32.84) out to the early lead over Florida (1:34.05) and Auburn (1:34.12). A very rested N.C. State team (3:06.73) takes the lead on second leg with USC (3:07.16) and Michigan (3:07.92) right behind. USC (4:40.41) retakes the lead over N.C. State (4:41.12) with Florida third (4:41.61). Dimitri Colupaev punishes the final leg to get USC the win in 6:13.09 followed by Florida (6:14.74), Michigan (6:16.37), Texas (6:16.72) and Cal (6:17.26).
Cristian Quintero
On his performances so far: It’s my last NCAA (Championships) so it’s a big deal for me how well I’ve done these two days. I’m really proud of what I’ve accomplished. We still have one more day and I wanted to step up and go fast. It’s really been good.
On winning the last event of the day in a dominant fashion: It’s really exciting. Swimming relays is always really exciting. I love swimming relays. It’s a risk with the exchanges and all of that. But it’s a fun race, especially with the 800 free relay when you win like that.
Texas takes a tenuous lead out of the pool for the second straight day. The Longhorns lead California 318.5 to 312.5 with Florida third (279). Michigan (225) and Georgia (200) round out the top five. Hold on to your britches folks...we are in for a photo finish!