2022 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- March 23-26, 2022
- McAuley Aquatic Center, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia (Eastern Daylight Time)
- Prelims 10AM /Finals 6PM
- Short Course Yards (25 yards)
- Live Results
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- Virtual Championship Program
- SwimSwam Pick Em’s Contest
- Qualified relay teams
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Thursday night finals heat sheet
Reported by Michael Hamann.
500 free
- NCAA Record: Kieran Smith (FLOR): 4:06.32
NCAA Meet Record: Jake Magahey (UGA): 4:07.97- American Record: Kieran Smith (FLOR): 4:06.32
- US Open Record: Kieran Smith (FLOR): 4:06.32
Pool Record: Peter Vanderkaay (CW): 4:08.60
Top 8 finishers:
- Matt Sates (UGA- Freshman): 4:06.61
- Jake Magahey (UGA- Sophomore): 4:07.39
- Luke Hobson (TEX- Freshman): 4:08.42
- Kieran Smith (FLOR- Senior): 4:08.68
- Brooks Fail (ZONA- 5Y): 4:10.05
- David Johnston (TEX- Sophomore): 4:11.57
- Alfonso Mestre (FLOR- Junior): 4:11.98
- Ross Dant (NCST- Junior): 4:14.30
Florida senior Kieran Smith darted out to the early look in lane two, but Texas freshman Luke Hobson was close on his heels through the first 200 yards of the race. After the halfway point, however, the Georgia Bulldogs in the middle of the pool began to make their move.
Freshman Matt Sates made up ground on both Smith and Hobson in a hurry, splitting a 24.21 from the 350 to 400 and a 23.98 from the 400 to 450 yard mark. He carried his sophomore teammate with him as well, as the Georgia duo flew past the field to secure a 1-2 finish. Sates’ swim establishes a new Georgia Tech pool record and NCAA meet record with the win.
Texas moved up a bit from seeds coming into the race, with Hobson moving up to third and Johnston moving up to 6th. With Carozza’s swim in the B final, Texas had a net loss of 3 points vs post-prelim seed in the event.
Stanford sophomore Preston Forst darted out to a huge lead in the B final and held off a hard-charging Bobby Finke to win the B final in 4:11.56 to Finke’s 4:11.74. Notably for the team race, Texas’ Coby Carozza dropped from the second seed all the way to seventh, a net loss of 5 points from his seed after prelims.
Off topic but Popovici swam a 48.50 yesterday
No surprise, Matt Sates destroyed them. Can we finish the debate about whether he can convert SCM to SCY, and just accept that he is better than all the college boys. Quite a lot better actually.
And stop saying he is only a freshman, so might not handle it all. Look how many frosh swam last night. Maybe start asking seniors why they aren’t stepping up?!?!
Step it up college boys (seniors in particular). You are getting trounced by freshman, one of whom arrived only two months ago.
if he was “quite alot better” he would have broken the record right?
I was thinking this kid has adapted quickly to SC yards, but I think this is the second time this year he lost count in a 500. Great swimmer. Shaky counter.
He is used to swimming a 400
if you watch the video the official put the counter saying 11 in the water when everyone else was at 9
Jake Magahey with the 4:03!
The best two NCAA swimmers are from South Africa and France, very dominant and both freshman. Surprised about Kieran Smith, is he focusing in upcoming LCM?
yup he’s just doing LCM and going casual 4:08’s on rest days
He may just be having a post-Olympic down year. Happens to a lot of people
Kieran Smith just got destroyed by a youngster who’s best event is the 200IM. That’s the long and the short of it. No more analysis required.
Sates is just built different. I have never seen someone be able to switch gears like that in a race. His kick is also absolutely insane. I do not know how he maintains that
I just know he’s tearing it up in athens