Ian Finnerty: “Freshman year I actually broke 3 of my ribs” (Video)
Indiana’s Ian Finnerty might have the best second-25 in swimming. He powered away from the field over that lap and carried his speed through to the first sub-50 in breaststroking history at 49.69.
Townley Haas on 1:29.5 200 Free National Title: “It means everything”
Texas’s Townley Haas wanted that American record back, apparently. The junior flew through the individual 200 free, breaking the two-day-old American record with a 1:29.50.
Switkowski on National Title: “Last year at NC’s tipped the scale”
After finishing in the B-final in all 3 of his individual races at the 2017 NCAA championships, Jan Switkowski told himself enough was enough.
Townley Haas on 200 Free: “It’s going to be a crazy race” (Video)
Haas surged home in 23.94 to hang on for the win, his second NCAA 500 free title in three years.
Ray Looze on Pieroni: “He was cramping up pretty bad during the 50”
Indiana defended its top spot, going 3:01.07 for the NCAA title in a blowout win.
Troy on Dressel: “We’ll have to go back and look for something to be wrong” (Video)
Florida started the meet off on the right foot, not only with Caeleb Dressel breaking 18 for the first time ever (twice), but also with victories in the 200 IM and 200 Free relay
Caeleb Dressel 17.63 50 Freestyle Post-Race Interview (Video)
The only thing better than witnessing history is witnessing it twice.
Ryan Held (in Ice Bath) on National Title: “Just another day at the office” (Video)
Ryan Held was 1:31.09 and Jacob Molacek 1:32.13 as NC State defended its event title from last year and broke their own NCAA and U.S. Open records with a 6:05.31.
Blake Pieroni on 1:29: “I couldn’t be happier” (Video)
Indiana’s Blake Pieroni led off against reigning American record-holder Townley Haas, finishing with the two fastest 200 frees in history along with the first-ever swim under 1:30 – relay start or flat start
Carol Capitani: “This meet is just like the Wild West” (Video)
Texas women’s head coach Carol Capitani sat down with the media at the conclusion of NCAA’s to breakdown the Longhorn’s 6th place performance.
Mike Bottom and Clara Smiddy Break Down 4th Place Team Finish (Video)
“We were happy that we were getting 6th. and Today we came out, and ‘hey, we could get 4th.””
Megan Moroney Makes A-Finals after Nearly Year Hiatus From Injury (Video)
Shortly after the Olympic Trials in Omaha, Megan started having pain in her shoulders, and after this went on for a couple months, she saw a doctor. The diagnosis? A torn labrum.
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Delaney Duncan Becomes E. Michigan’s First Female Swimmer A-Finalist
Delaney Duncan of Eastern Michigan University made history Friday morning when she swam a 58.36 in prelims of the 100 breast, good for 2nd seed in finals and giving Eastern Michigan its first female swimming A-Finalist at the NCAA Championships.
Greg Meehan Breaks Down Emotional Team Championship Title (Video)
The Stanford Cardinal fulfilled all expectations at the 2018 Women’s NCAA DI Championships tonight, winning the team title by a monster 220 points