2018 AMERICAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- March 1-3, 2018
- Austin, TX
- Live results
Editorâs note: to avoid confusion for some of our readers less familiar, or who are internationals, this meet is an American Championship largely in name only, and is not sanctioned by USA Swimming, the NCSA, or the YMCA that weâre aware of as an actual national championship meet.
Several NCAA swimmers are using this meet as a last chance meet, of sorts, to qualify for the 2018 NCAA Championships later this month. Many came close to cracking the top 30 and probably making the meet, including Texas A&Mâs Adam Koster in the 100 free (42.78), Mizzouâs Luke Mankus in the 50 free (19.49), and Mizzouâs Micah Slaton in the 100 fly (46.15). Ultimately, they all ranked outside of the top 30, and likely wonât be invited for those swims.
One swimmer definitely punched his ticket to NCAAs, as Georgia Tech freshman Christian Ferraro raced to a 1:41.26 in a 200 fly time trial. That rockets him to #12 in the national rankings, and with only Pac-12s and last chance meets left, heâs pretty safe for an NCAA invite with that high of a ranking.
The high school-aged swimmers this meet were quite impressive, too.
Drew Kibler, the Carmel standout who just last weekend competed at the Indiana HS Championships, swam a huge 1:32.66 in the 200 free. Racing with many of his future Texas teammates on deck watching, he took over six tenths off of his previous best 1:33.30. He now ranks 2nd all-time in the 17-18 U.S. national age group, with only Maxime Rooney ahead of him with a 1:32.18 from his freshman year NCAAs (he was still 18). Kibler and Rooney are the only two in the age group to have broken 1:33.
For some more context, Kiblerâs time is just .12 off of the NCAA âAâ cut, a standard hard to achieve in its own right, but all the more impressive coming from a high school senior. His time would be tied for 7th with NC Stateâs Justin Ress in the NCAA rankings, were he in college today.
KIBLERâS SPLITS
21.32 44.73 (23.41) 1:08.85 (24.12) 1:32.66 (23.81)
Kiblerâs Carmel club teammate Kelly Pash won another event tonight, clocking a 4:13.22 to win the 400 IM. She was the only finisher under 4:20.
Austin Swim Club had two winners tonight, with Dakota Luther going 52.89 to take the 100 fly and Quinn Schaedler posting a 1:46.02 to win the 200 free. Austin Swim Clubâs Diana Dunn wasnât far behind Schaedler in 1:46.56.
Amazing swims! So exciting to watch!
Kibler at Texas with Haas, Conger and the others, itâs going to be insane.

Imagine if Carson Foster goes thereâŠ.
And Destin Lasco!
American short course championships
I donât see what looks like a national championship.
Texasâ arrogance at its best!
Like world series for baseball or NBA world champions.
No one said itâs a national championship type meet. The best collegiate swimmers are preparing for NCAAs.
I donât see how arrogance gets you to win 13 national championships.
Canât forget Tanner Olsen of TAMU going 1:53.87 in the 200 Breast prelims, should be enough to make NCAAâs as well!
Kanoa from FSU posted a 45.2 100 fly time trial at this same meet, safe to say heâll be at NCâs
Sam Stewart also went 3:41 in prelims yesterday. That will put him in the meet.
âTexas A&Mâs Adam Koster in the 100 free (42.78), Mizzouâs Luke Mankus in the 50 free (19.49), and Mizzouâs Micah Slaton in the 100 fly (46.15)â.
All these times outside top 30???? INSANE!!! NCAAs gonna be faaaassst this year.
Kibler and Haas on relays together next year will be awesome
Wait. Is this the first high schooler to swim a 1:32?
Yep, it would seem so! Rooney didnât break 1:33 until college.
Incredible!