The official psych sheets for the 2017 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships have been released, which for the first time verifies the athletes and relays who are invited to compete in the swimming side of the meet. After some back-and-forth from the NCAA about whether or not to allow times from the ECAC championship meet to count, things have settled exactly where they started: The top 29 swimmers in each event have been invited, plus the 2 best from the 30 line.
Once a swimmer is invited in an individual event, they can then compete in any other event in which they have a “B” time, up to the maximum of 3 (or 2 if they are to swim 5 relays).
These lists can still change – by way of swimmers scratching. There’s usually at least one of those each season, though thus far the women’s meet, for what it’s worth, haven’t seen any in 2017.
None from Columbia U?
Texas with Shebat in the 50 not the 200 im and haas in the 100 not the mile… Prob won’t score as many points but I suppose it should matter this year
Hookem
Haas: “Hmmm, should I swim the 100 free or the mile?” That’s kind of like an IQ test, and he passed.
I laughed
I’m guessing Shebat may have chosen the 50 free over the 200 IM to lighten his load and ensure he is fresh for his 400 medley relay swims on Friday.
IMO this is a good move since he will also be fresher for the rest of his swims, including the 200 medley relay, 100 back, and 200 back.
Um…..make that 400 medley relay swims on THURSDAY. Duh!
Approximately how many top swimmers per event on the psych sheet were not tapered for their conference meets? 5-10? 10-20?
What’s the use of tapering one month before the most important meet?
How many invitees needed to taper for their conference meets to even get invited to NCAAs vs how many were fast enough to not taper (preferred) and still get invited? What’s your best estimate, per event?
Ya got a lane, ya got a chance.
Its a great honor to qualify for NCAA’s by any means necessary!
Conference titles are also important to SEC, Pac-12, ACC, and Big 10 schools. They are not as important as NCs but still important.
Not tapered for their conference meet, or have not had a full taper all season?
Many swimmers tapered for December meets.
How many have not tapered for the full season (conference meet or December invite), i.e. seed times from an unrested swim?
I sooooooo want Conger to win something. He is such a good swimmer in so many areas and is just being beat by these specialists.
Specialist at being touched out?
No body who beats conger does any less events than he does.
I agree he’s talented but maybe it’s time to make serious choices. It has already started by giving up the useless backstroke events. Conger should just train for either 200 fly or 200 free in the future. I don’t know which event would be the best for him in long course. Much less competition at the US level in the 200 fly with MP retired. While the 200 free is in total rebirth. Right now the men’s 200 fly is by far the weakest event in US men’s swimming with no medal contender at all at the world level. Conger would easily qualify. But at the same time I’ve always thought he would be a great 200 free swimmer if… Read more »
Actually, training for butterfly nonstop is not always the best way to get faster.
As MP showed us, training for multiple events can complement each other.
Except his fly got slower.
Conger has great range and is a very impressive swimmer. I was at Olympic Trials and when he got touched out for 2nd place by 0.10 sec, the guy next to me piped in, “Man, Conger must be saying to himself, ‘Man, what do I have to do?'” And, Conger’s face after taking second with a 1:38.0 in the 2016 NCAA 200 Fly (while Schooling celebrated on deck) said it all. “Snakebit.” Maybe this year?
Conger has two NCAA Championship rings and a gold medal from Rio. I think Jack Conger is just fine.
The second ring hasn’t arrived yet, actually.
Why would they not have their NCAA 2015 and 2016 rings yet? They’re going for three in a row right?
No Iowa swimmers made the list. What are the prevailing thoughts for folks close to the program as to why this is? Iowa use to be a perennially top 20 program.
Are they recruiting National Age Group Top-10 swimmers, are they recruiting strong AAAA swimmers, are they recruiting strong international swimmers, etc?
It’s cause they suck this year
You’d be a much better commentator than Rowdy.
Looks like Dean Farris pulled out of the 100 free in favor of the 200 back. I believe he was a 1:43 or so in high school- considering his recent improvements, we may be in for a big surprise.
Also, he just swam a 42.0 in the 100 free and still switched events. Can’t wait.
Sub-1:40 is a good possibility.
What’s first, 200 free or back? Probably will only have legs for one of them. If back is first, it’s going to be tough on his free.
My (unpopular) prediction: he left it all at Ivy’s. That’s a (perhaps) surprisingly exciting rivalry meet, and not many drop times through to NCAAs. Hope I’m wrong.
That’s possible. In that case you know what I think. 😡
Is this really a “psych sheet”? Seems like it is just the “invited list”. The true comprehensive “psych sheet” would include all swimmers entered in an event, which includes “Invited swimmers” + “B-cut swimmers who were invited in another event”…right? We’ll see this “psych sheet” next week, I presume?
Cruzer – what you’ve described is exactly what this is. It includes “invited swimmers” + “B-cut swimmers who were invited in another event.” This is the list of swimmers who will compete and all of the events that they will compete in at the NCAA Championships.
Dean Farris chose the 200 back over the 100 free – interesting call.
I bet he places top 5 based on his 100 back and 200 free
1:42.9 out of high school when he was a 47 100 back. That might be a good call comparing the 100 free field to the 200 back field