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WATCH: Leon Marchand Breaks 200 IM NCAA Record, Other Day 2 Race Videos

2022 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

500 free

Top 8 finishers:

  1. Matt Sates (UGA- Freshman): 4:06.61
  2. Jake Magahey (UGA- Sophomore): 4:03.39
  3. Luke Hobson (TEX- Freshman): 4:08.42
  4. Kieran Smith (FLOR- Senior): 4:08.68
  5. Brooks Fail (ZONA- 5Y): 4:10.05
  6. David Johnston (TEX- Sophomore): 4:11.57
  7. Alfonso Mestre (FLOR- Junior): 4:11.98
  8. Ross Dant (NCST- Junior): 4:14.30

Although Florida’s Kieran Smith and Texas’s Luke Hobson were first and second in the beginning of the race, they could not overcome a late surge by Georgia teammates Matt Sates and Jake Magahey. Sates came in first with a time of 4:06.61, the second fastest of all time, Magahey was second, and Hobson and Smith fell to third and fourth respectivley.

200 IM

Top 8 finishers:

  1. Leon Marchand (ASU- Freshman): 1:37.69
  2. Destin Lasco (CAL- Sophomore): 1:38.21
  3. Luca Urlando (UGA- Sophomore): 1:39.22
  4. Carles Coll Marti (VT- Sophomore): 1:39.63
  5. Hugo Gonzalez (CAL- Senior): 1:39.82
  6. Carson Foster (TEX- Sophomore): 1:40.13
  7. Trenton Julian (CAL- 5Y): 1:40.47
  8. Jake Foster (TEX- Junior): 1:40.63

In the 200 IM, ASU’s Leon Marchand took down Caeleb Dressel‘s mark of 1:38.13 to break the NCAA and US Open record in a time of 1:37.69, becoming the first man under 1:38 in this event. Destin Lasco, who was the top seed coming into finals, was second with a time of 1:38.21 after a late surge.

50 free

Top 8 finishers:

  1. Brooks Curry (LSU- Junior): 18.56
  2. Bjoern Seeliger (CAL- Sophomore): 18.59
  3. Jordan Crooks (TENN- Freshman)/Matt Brownstead (UVA- Sophomore): 18.60
  4.  —-
  5. Nyls Korstanje (NCST- Junior): 18.66
  6. Drew Kibler (TEX- Senior): 18.87
  7. Youssef Ramadan (VT- Sophomore): 19.04

Brooks Curry of LSU won the 50 free in a time of 18.56, defeating Bjorn Seeliger, the top seed headed into tonight’s finals, by three-hundredths of a second.

200 free relay

  • NCAA Record: 1:14.08 (Auburn- 2009)
  • NCAA Meet Record: 1:14.08 (Auburn-2009)
  • American Record: 1:14.47 (Virginia-2022)
  • US Open Record: 1:14.08 (Auburn-2009)
  • Pool Record: 1:14.47 (Virginia-2022)

Top 8 finishers:

  1. Florida: 1:14.11
  2. Cal: 1:14.36
  3. Texas: 1:14.41
  4. NC State: 1:14.69
  5. Virginia: 1:14.70
  6. Arizona State: 1:14.85
  7. Ohio State: 1:15.30
  8. Indiana: 1:15.47

Although Bjorn Seeliger led off Cal’s relay in a 18.27 to make him the second-fastest performer of all time, it was Florida who got the win. Adam Chaney, Eric Friese, Will Davis, and Kieran Smith combined for a time of 1:14.11, just four one-hundreths of a second off of Auburn’s 1:14.08 record from 2009.

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Bobo Gigi
2 years ago

Marchand vs Lasco 😎
2 young super natural talents who peak at the same time when it matters.
Perfect tapering for both guys.

I never thought Léon would drop 2 seconds off his PB made at conference championships.
I never thought he would be so strong in yards.
I never thought a few months ago that such a skinny young man who made an olympic final would become a swimming superstar.
He could win the 200 IM, the 400 IM, the 200 breast, the 200 free and the 200 fly this week. Replace 200 breast with 200 back and you have a MP-like swimming schedule. That’s crazy.
And now let’s be honest. He’s on… Read more »

SC3
2 years ago

It is mind blowing that his legs were still able to stay underwater for that long at the end of a 200IM

Scotty P
2 years ago

I might be living under a rock but the other commentator does a pretty decent job. Whoever that is

THEO
2 years ago

first time watching him swim and by far the biggest takeaway is just that he torches the competition on the underwaters. He’s staying under way longer than everyone else on freestyle in particular.

THEO
2 years ago

I’ve watched Marchand’s back->breast turn like 4 times and am not sure how its legal. Like, I trust the officials and I am sure it was, but wow. His body motion appears just like he is doing a backstroke flipturn

ReneDescartes
2 years ago

Leon, The Professional.

There's no doubt that he's tightening up
2 years ago

Carson Foster is the 2019 World Champion lol

And Dressel is many things, but the king of the IM?

BKP

I was thinking the same! But in fairness to CD, he swam that on a partial taper. However, at 1.37.6, it would still have been close (and Leon a freshman to boot!)

Dudeman

King of the IM that never swam a fully tapered 200IM

Mike
2 years ago

Florida men didn’t have anyone in the 50 free A final but still managed to win the 200 free relay. Impressive for the gators

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