Eddie Reese Texas Showdown, Session 2: Gretchen Walsh Blasts Historic Relay Splits, Third-Fastest 100 Fly Ever
It’s become standard operating procedure for Gretchen Walsh: whatever meet at which the University of Virginia senior is racing, records will be threatened. That was the case Friday evening at the Eddie Reese Texas Showdown as Walsh posted the second-quickest 50 freestyle relay split ever and the third-best mark in history in the 100 butterfly, times only she has ever surpassed, before her 100 fly relay split beat any in history by an an enormous margin.
The two-day, three-session meet in Austin, Texas features four of the top programs in the country, with the Cavaliers, the NC State Wolfpack and the Arizona State Sun Devils visiting the Longhorns, but the Virginia women have been dominant, per their usual pattern of performance. They won the 200 free relay by two seconds, but it was Walsh’s individual effort that was most eye-popping.
Walsh clocked 20.09 on the second leg, the second-fastest 50 freestyle split ever behind the 19,95 she swam at last season’s ACC Championships. It is a good bet that Walsh will again clock 19 during her final collegiate championship season. As for her teammates, Claire Curzan led off before older sister Alex Walsh and freshman Anna Moesch brought the relay home, with all three splitting sub-21.5, and Virginia’s final time was 1:24.29, quicker than any team aside from the Cavaliers swam at last season’s NCAA Championships.
The Texas team of Grace Cooper, Emma Sticklen, Ava Longi and Abby Arens placed second in 1:26.44, and NC State’s Olivia Nel, Lily Christianson, Tyler Driscoll and Erika Pelaez took third in 1:27.67.
A half-hour later, Walsh took a shot at her own American, NCAA and U.S. Open records in the 100 fly before coming up just short at 47.48. The only two quicker performances also belong to Walsh, with her 47.35 from the Tennessee Invitational in November and the 47.42 she swam to win last year’s NCAA title in the event. Sticklen took second in 49.55, improving upon her own season-best time and remaining ranked No. 4 nationally, but she was still two seconds back, with NC State’s Leah Shackley third (50.95).
Walsh returned at the end of the session to post the fastest 100 fly split in history by more than one-and-a-half seconds. She split 47.15, which annihilated the previous best of 48.76 from Maggie Mac Neil in 2023. Walsh has traditionally handled backstroke legs on Virginia’s medley relays, but Curzan’s presence allowed her to shift to swim her signature stroke.
The same quartet that raced on Virginia’s free relay earlier in the evening combined to post a time of 3:21.48, just four tenths off the NCAA record Virginia swam last March but much quicker than the American record of 3:22.48 that Virginia swam on two separate occasions in 2022. Both Walsh sisters were on all previous record-setting squads, but Gretchen has to butterfly while Alex has taken over on breaststroke after swimming butterfly in both 2022 and 2024. Curzan led off here, and Moesch anchored the team.
Texas’ Berit Berglund, Piper Enge, Sticklen and Longi came in second at 3:28.00, with the NC State team of Kennedy Noble, Aubree Brouwer, Shackley and Pelaez third in 3:29.39.
In other races contested Friday evening, the Texas men continued to impress behind the sophomores Rex Maurer and Nate Germonprez plus world-record-holding senior Luke Hobson and Olympic champion Hubert Kos. Their efforts helped Texas to 715 overall points, comfortably ahead of Arizona State (620.5), Virginia (587.5) and NC State (530).
Event 11 Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA: 1:23.63 2/21/2024 Virginia
J Nocentini, G Walsh, A Walsh, M Parker
American: 1:23.87 2/15/2023 Virginia
K Douglass, G Walsh, A Cuomo, A Walsh
US Open: 1:23.63 2/21/2024 Virginia
J Nocentini, G Walsh, A Walsh, M Parker
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Virginia 'A' 1:24.68 1:24.29 40
1) Claire Curzan 20 2) r:+0.25 Gretchen Walsh 21
3) r:+0.32 Alex Walsh 23 4) r:+0.29 Anna Moesch 19
r:+0.67 10.22 21.32 (21.32)
30.81 (9.49) 41.41 (20.09)
51.63 (10.22) 1:02.90 (21.49)
1:13.01 (10.11) 1:24.29 (21.39)
2 Texas 'A' 1:25.92 1:26.44 34
1) Grace Cooper 22 2) r:+0.31 Emma Sticklen 22
3) r:+0.23 Ava Longi 22 4) r:+0.09 Abby Arens 22
r:+0.62 10.47 22.00 (22.00)
32.04 (10.04) 43.35 (21.35)
53.48 (10.13) 1:05.02 (21.67)
1:15.07 (10.05) 1:26.44 (21.42)
3 NC State 'A' NT 1:27.67 32
1) Olivia Nel 22 2) r:+0.35 Lily Christianson 19
3) r:+0.19 Tyler Driscoll 20 4) r:+0.17 Erika Pelaez 18
r:+0.67 10.57 22.05 (22.05)
32.23 (10.18) 43.73 (21.68)
53.96 (10.23) 1:05.70 (21.97)
1:16.01 (10.31) 1:27.67 (21.97)
4 ASU 'A' 1:29.36 1:28.06 30
1) Caroline Bentz 22 2) r:+0.25 Miriam Sheehan 20
3) r:+0.05 Erin Milligan 23 4) r:+0.18 Julia Ullmann 19
r:+0.63 10.61 22.05 (22.05)
32.35 (10.30) 44.08 (22.03)
54.40 (10.32) 1:06.12 (22.04)
1:16.27 (10.15) 1:28.06 (21.94)
5 Texas 'B' NT 1:28.43 28
1) Erin Gemmell 20 2) r:+0.15 Lillian Nesty 18
3) r:+0.14 Alexa Fulton 20 4) r:+0.20 Emma Kern 20
r:+0.74 10.80 22.53 (22.53)
32.80 (10.27) 44.40 (21.87)
54.73 (10.33) 1:06.46 (22.06)
1:16.67 (10.21) 1:28.43 (21.97)
6 Virginia 'B' NT 1:28.71 26
1) Maxine Parker 22 2) r:+0.19 Carly Novelline 20
3) r:+0.23 Aimee Canny 21 4) r:+0.44 Zoe Skirboll 20
r:+0.68 10.58 21.84 (21.84)
32.33 (10.49) 44.08 (22.24)
54.39 (10.31) 1:05.99 (21.91)
1:16.77 (10.78) 1:28.71 (22.72)
7 NC State 'B' NT 1:29.67 24
1) Casaundra Moses 21 2) r:+0.17 Lindsey Immel 21
3) r:+0.33 Annabel Crush 22 4) r:+0.20 Katherine Helms 20
r:+0.64 10.71 22.21 (22.21)
32.64 (10.43) 44.36 (22.15)
55.08 (10.72) 1:07.03 (22.67)
1:17.83 (10.80) 1:29.67 (22.64)
8 ASU 'B' NT 1:30.45 22
1) Indigo Armon 20 2) r:+0.14 Mary Brinker 22
3) r:+0.30 Elli Straume 23 4) r:+0.18 Hannah Hurleman 20
r:+0.65 10.93 22.84 (22.84)
33.39 (10.55) 45.38 (22.54)
55.96 (10.58) 1:08.00 (22.62)
1:18.51 (10.51) 1:30.45 (22.45)
Event 15 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA: 47.35 11/21/2024Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
American: 47.35 11/21/2024Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
US Open: 47.35 11/21/2024Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
Name Age School Seed Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Gretchen Walsh 21 Virginia 47.35 47.48 20
r:+0.75 9.93 21.81 (11.88)
34.29 (12.48) 47.48 (13.19)
2 Emma Sticklen 22 Texas 49.60 49.55 17
r:+0.64 10.75 23.19 (12.44)
36.14 (12.95) 49.55 (13.41)
3 Leah Shackley 18 NC State NT 50.95 16
r:+0.70 10.96 24.66 (13.70)
37.31 (12.65) 50.95 (13.64)
4 Olivia Bray 23 Texas 51.38 51.26 15
r:+0.70 10.98 23.76 (12.78)
37.28 (13.52) 51.26 (13.98)
5 Carly Novelline 20 Virginia 51.99 51.90 14
r:+0.63 10.98 24.27 (13.29)
37.95 (13.68) 51.90 (13.95)
6 Julia Ullmann 19 ASU 52.05 52.10 13
r:+0.63 11.13 24.21 (13.08)
37.73 (13.52) 52.10 (14.37)
7 Tyler Driscoll 20 NC State NT 54.03 12
r:+0.63 11.00 24.68 (13.68)
38.96 (14.28) 54.03 (15.07)
8 Hannah Hurleman 20 ASU 54.88 54.59 11
r:+0.66 11.46 24.95 (13.49)
39.25 (14.30) 54.59 (15.34)
Event 27 Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
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NCAA: 3:21.01 3/22/2024 Virginia
G Walsh, J Nocentini, A Walsh, M Parker
American: 3:22.34 2/18/2022 Virginia - Also 3/18/22
G Walsh, A Wenger, A Walsh, K Douglass
US Open: 3:21.01 3/22/2024 Virginia
G Walsh, J Nocentini, A Walsh, M Parker
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Virginia 'A' 3:25.35 3:21.48 40
1) Claire Curzan 20 2) r:+0.26 Alex Walsh 23
3) r:+0.26 Gretchen Walsh 21 4) r:+0.25 Anna Moesch 19
24.30 50.05 (50.05)
1:16.54 (26.49) 1:46.72 (56.67)
2:08.43 (21.71) 2:33.87 (47.15)
2:56.80 (22.93) 3:21.48 (47.61)
2 Texas 'A' 3:25.25 3:28.00 34
1) Berit Berglund 19 2) r:+0.32 Piper Enge 18
3) r:+0.28 Emma Sticklen 22 4) r:+0.26 Ava Longi 22
25.37 51.89 (51.89)
1:19.28 (27.39) 1:50.64 (58.75)
2:13.44 (22.80) 2:39.93 (49.29)
3:02.52 (22.59) 3:28.00 (48.07)
3 NC State 'A' NT 3:29.39 32
1) Kennedy Noble 20 2) r:+0.15 Aubree Brouwer 21
3) r:-0.03 Leah Shackley 18 4) r:+0.11 Erika Pelaez 18
25.14 51.67 (51.67)
1:19.66 (27.99) 1:52.02 (1:00.35)
2:15.39 (23.37) 2:41.96 (49.94)
3:04.50 (22.54) 3:29.39 (47.43)
4 Virginia 'B' NT 3:32.34 30
1) Tess Howley 20 2) r:+0.22 Emma Weber 21
3) r:+0.36 Bailey Hartman 19 4) r:+0.34 Aimee Canny 21
25.80 53.13 (53.13)
1:20.58 (27.45) 1:51.75 (58.62)
2:16.33 (24.58) 2:44.45 (52.70)
3:07.36 (22.91) 3:32.34 (47.89)
5 ASU 'A' 3:33.14 3:32.79 28
1) Miriam Sheehan 20 2) r:+0.20 Iza Adame 22
3) r:+0.19 Julia Ullmann 19 4) r:+0.23 Caroline Bentz 22
25.66 53.26 (53.26)
1:20.87 (27.61) 1:52.58 (59.32)
2:16.60 (24.02) 2:44.83 (52.25)
3:07.44 (22.61) 3:32.79 (47.96)
6 Texas 'B' NT 3:32.97 26
1) Emma Kern 20 2) r:+0.10 Angie Coe 20
3) r:+0.34 Campbell Stoll 19 4) r:+0.42 Lillian Nesty 18
25.52 52.51 (52.51)
1:20.67 (28.16) 1:53.27 (1:00.76)
2:16.75 (23.48) 2:45.38 (52.11)
3:08.16 (22.78) 3:32.97 (47.59)
7 NC State 'B' NT 3:34.69 24
1) Olivia Nel 22 2) r:+0.22 Lisa Nystrand 18
3) r:+0.06 Lily Christianson 19 4) r:-0.03 Tyler Driscoll 20
25.66 52.74 (52.74)
1:20.66 (27.92) 1:52.93 (1:00.19)
2:17.06 (24.13) 2:45.90 (52.97)
3:08.91 (23.01) 3:34.69 (48.79)
8 ASU 'B' NT 3:36.69 22
1) Charli Brown 22 2) r:+0.07 Zoe Summar 20
3) r:+0.13 Hannah Hurleman 20 4) r:+0.24 Erin Milligan 23
25.87 53.53 (53.53)
1:21.76 (28.23) 1:54.07 (1:00.54)
2:18.62 (24.55) 2:48.25 (54.18)
3:11.26 (23.01) 3:36.69 (48.44)
Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay
Arizona State’s men made a statement in their opening race of the session by clocking a time of 1:14.06 in the 200 free relay, less than a second off the NCAA and U.S. Open records of 1:13.35 set by Florida in 2023. Ilya Kharun led off in 18.52, quicker than his winning time in the 50 free earlier in the day and just one hundredth off his season-best mark that ranks No. 2 nationally, and Jonny Kulow delivered a rare sub-18-second anchor split at 17.97 to punctuate the win. Tommy Palmer and Tolu Young handled the middle legs.
NC State’s team of Quintin McCarty, Jerry Fox, Kaii Winkler and Sam Hoover placed second in 1:15.93, just ahead of the Texas team of Chris Guiliano, Luke Hobson, Garrett Gould and Will Modglin (1:16.00).
Event 12 Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA: 1:13.35 3/23/2023 Florida
J Liendo, A Chaney, E Friese, M McDuff
American: 1:14.13 3/28/2024 NC State
N Henderson, L Miller, J Fox, Q McCarty
U. S. Open: 1:13.35 3/23/2023 Florida
J Liendo, A Chaney, E Friese, M McDuff
School Seed Finals Points
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1 ASU 'A' 1:14.35 1:14.06 40
1) Ilya Kharun 19 2) r:+0.15 Tommy Palmer 21
3) r:+0.22 Tolu Young 19 4) r:+0.10 Jonny Kulow 20
r:+0.63 9.05 18.52 (18.52)
27.11 (8.59) 36.92 (18.40)
45.82 (8.90) 56.09 (19.17)
1:04.42 (8.33) 1:14.06 (17.97)
2 NC State 'A' NT 1:15.93 34
1) Quintin McCarty 21 2) r:+0.14 Jerry Fox 19
3) r:+0.09 Kaii Winkler 18 4) r:+0.13 Sam Hoover 21
r:+0.60 9.09 19.00 (19.00)
27.92 (8.92) 37.94 (18.94)
46.70 (8.76) 56.97 (19.03)
1:05.73 (8.76) 1:15.93 (18.96)
3 Texas 'A' 1:15.49 1:16.00 32
1) Chris Guiliano 21 2) r:+0.34 Luke Hobson 21
3) r:+0.23 Garrett Gould 19 4) r:+0.15 Will Modglin 20
r:+0.60 9.02 18.89 (18.89)
27.90 (9.01) 37.85 (18.96)
46.80 (8.95) 56.95 (19.10)
1:05.78 (8.83) 1:16.00 (19.05)
4 Texas 'B' NT 1:16.91 30
1) Kobe Ndebele 21 2) r:+0.17 Kyle Peck 19
3) r:+0.25 Nate Germonprez 20 4) r:+0.27 Alec Filipovic 21
r:+0.62 9.42 19.67 (19.67)
28.58 (8.91) 38.65 (18.98)
47.64 (8.99) 57.83 (19.18)
1:06.66 (8.83) 1:16.91 (19.08)
5 ASU 'B' NT 1:17.19 28
1) Quin Seider 19 2) r:+0.03 Tiago Behar 22
3) r:+0.26 Filip Senc-Samdzic 19 4) r:+0.06 Jack Wadsworth 22
r:+0.69 9.21 19.35 (19.35)
28.22 (8.87) 38.34 (18.99)
47.75 (9.41) 58.08 (19.74)
1:06.90 (8.82) 1:17.19 (19.11)
6 Virginia 'A' 1:15.86 1:17.55 26
1) Jack Aikins 22 2) r:+0.26 Connor Boyle 22
3) r:+0.08 Spencer Nicholas 19 4) r:+0.02 Jack Madoch 20
r:+0.64 9.47 19.47 (19.47)
28.55 (9.08) 38.93 (19.46)
47.96 (9.03) 58.25 (19.32)
1:07.16 (8.91) 1:17.55 (19.30)
7 NC State 'B' NT 1:17.92 24
1) Luke Miller 22 2) r:+0.19 Hudson Williams 19
3) r:+0.26 Ryan Weaver 21 4) r:+0.15 JT Ewing 20
r:+0.60 9.52 19.74 (19.74)
28.78 (9.04) 38.82 (19.08)
47.94 (9.12) 58.16 (19.34)
1:07.49 (9.33) 1:17.92 (19.76)
8 Virginia 'B' NT 1:21.38 22
1) Will Thompson 19 2) r:+0.22 Sebastien Sergile 21
3) r:+0.28 David King 19 4) r:+0.23 Sam O'Brien 22
r:+0.64 10.34 20.94 (20.94)
30.18 (9.24) 40.71 (19.77)
49.94 (9.23) 1:00.53 (19.82)
1:10.47 (9.94) 1:21.38 (20.85)
Women’s 400 IM
Katie Grimes only arrived at the University of Virginia a few weeks ago, but she is already the No. 1 performer in college swimming in her signature event, the 400 IM. She dominated the quickest heat Friday evening on the way to posting a time of 3:59.02, crushing the 3:59.88 of Stanford’s Caroline Bricker for the top spot in the national rankings.
The University of Texas occupied the next two spots here, with Campbell Stoll taking second in 4:04.30 and Campbell Chase coming in third in 4:06.57.
Event 13 Women 400 Yard IM
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NCAA: 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
American: 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
US Open: 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
Name Age School Seed Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Katie Grimes 19 Virginia NT 3:59.02 20
r:+0.64 25.42 54.15 (28.73)
1:23.88 (29.73) 1:53.09 (29.21)
2:27.97 (34.88) 3:03.35 (35.38)
3:31.63 (28.28) 3:59.02 (27.39)
2 Campbell Stoll 19 Texas 4:07.22 4:04.30 17
r:+0.64 25.91 55.76 (29.85)
1:26.58 (30.82) 1:57.42 (30.84)
2:31.34 (33.92) 3:06.30 (34.96)
3:35.73 (29.43) 4:04.30 (28.57)
3 Campbell Chase 19 Texas 4:09.22 4:06.57 16
r:+0.70 26.12 56.34 (30.22)
1:27.97 (31.63) 1:59.58 (31.61)
2:34.07 (34.49) 3:09.64 (35.57)
3:38.57 (28.93) 4:06.57 (28.00)
4 Charli Brown 22 ASU 4:11.27 4:07.58 15
r:+0.70 26.14 55.96 (29.82)
1:27.65 (31.69) 1:58.82 (31.17)
2:34.23 (35.41) 3:10.09 (35.86)
3:39.41 (29.32) 4:07.58 (28.17)
5 Lisa Nystrand 18 NC State NT 4:07.94 14
r:+0.75 26.44 56.44 (30.00)
1:28.59 (32.15) 2:00.03 (31.44)
2:33.87 (33.84) 3:08.49 (34.62)
3:38.59 (30.10) 4:07.94 (29.35)
6 Leah Hayes 19 Virginia 4:01.34 4:10.87 13
r:+0.79 27.56 58.00 (30.44)
1:29.10 (31.10) 2:00.07 (30.97)
2:35.57 (35.50) 3:12.86 (37.29)
3:42.58 (29.72) 4:10.87 (28.29)
7 Grace Sheble 22 NC State NT 4:10.95 12
r:+0.67 26.53 56.48 (29.95)
1:29.08 (32.60) 2:01.41 (32.33)
2:36.60 (35.19) 3:11.92 (35.32)
3:42.07 (30.15) 4:10.95 (28.88)
8 Deniz Ertan 21 ASU 4:10.83 4:11.27 11
r:+0.67 26.16 56.20 (30.04)
1:29.48 (33.28) 2:02.38 (32.90)
2:37.11 (34.73) 3:12.97 (35.86)
3:43.19 (30.22) 4:11.27 (28.08)
Men’s 400 IM
During his stunning performance at the Texas Invite in November, Rex Maurer nearly broke the American record in the 400 IM, finishing in 3:34.19. He entered the spring semester ranked No. 1 in the country in the event by almost five seconds, and even though his time Friday fell well short of his season best, it was still faster than anyone else has recorded so far this season.
Maurer built a lead of almost three seconds in the final on the way to a final time of 3:38.83, with Texas teammate David Johnston coming in second at 3:41.40. NC State’s Kyle Ponsler was third in 3:44.85, but the third and fourth-best times of the night came from the consolation final. Texas freshman Cooper Lucas produced a time of 3:41.66 to edge out Arizona State’s Michael Hochwalt, who touched in 3:41.98.
Event 14 Men 400 Yard IM
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NCAA: 3:28.82 3/24/2023 Leon Marchand, ASU
American: 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
U. S. Open: 3:28.82 3/24/2023 Leon Marchand, ASU
Name Age School Seed Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Rex Maurer 20 Texas 3:34.19 3:38.83 20
r:+0.72 23.30 50.19 (26.89)
1:17.75 (27.56) 1:44.40 (26.65)
2:16.32 (31.92) 2:48.66 (32.34)
3:13.78 (25.12) 3:38.83 (25.05)
2 David Johnston 23 Texas 3:39.55 3:41.40 17
r:+0.67 23.91 51.11 (27.20)
1:19.67 (28.56) 1:47.63 (27.96)
2:19.21 (31.58) 2:51.10 (31.89)
3:17.13 (26.03) 3:41.40 (24.27)
3 Kyle Ponsler 20 NC State NT 3:44.85 16
r:+0.65 23.70 51.07 (27.37)
1:18.62 (27.55) 1:46.32 (27.70)
2:18.67 (32.35) 2:51.40 (32.73)
3:18.46 (27.06) 3:44.85 (26.39)
4 Daniel Matheson 22 ASU 3:43.75 3:45.69 15
r:+0.69 24.35 51.50 (27.15)
1:21.21 (29.71) 1:49.86 (28.65)
2:21.82 (31.96) 2:54.37 (32.55)
3:20.56 (26.19) 3:45.69 (25.13)
5 Cale Martter 21 ASU 3:43.09 3:46.29 14
r:+0.68 24.31 51.75 (27.44)
1:21.52 (29.77) 1:51.76 (30.24)
2:22.40 (30.64) 2:53.38 (30.98)
3:20.26 (26.88) 3:46.29 (26.03)
6 Owen Lloyd 23 NC State NT 3:49.09 13
r:+0.75 24.27 52.17 (27.90)
1:22.60 (30.43) 1:51.48 (28.88)
2:24.69 (33.21) 2:57.80 (33.11)
3:23.92 (26.12) 3:49.09 (25.17)
7 Colin Bitz 22 Virginia 3:45.54 3:49.46 12
r:+0.71 24.49 52.22 (27.73)
1:21.31 (29.09) 1:49.79 (28.48)
2:22.81 (33.02) 2:56.29 (33.48)
3:23.34 (27.05) 3:49.46 (26.12)
8 Matt Styczen 22 Virginia 3:44.95 3:52.72 11
r:+0.69 24.59 52.81 (28.22)
1:23.69 (30.88) 1:53.63 (29.94)
2:25.56 (31.93) 2:58.20 (32.64)
3:25.85 (27.65) 3:52.72 (26.87)
Men’s 100 Butterfly
A pair of Olympic-medal winners went off in the men’s 100 fly, with Arizona State’s Ilya Kharun surging in the second half of the race to take down Hubert Kos, his former Sun Devil teammate who now competes for Texas. Kharun clocked 43.90, just five hundredths off his season-best time that ranks No. 2 in the country this season, while Kos jumped to third nationally with his mark of 44.05. Texas’ Kyle Peck swam a mark of 44.74 to place third.
Event 16 Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA: 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
American: 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
U. S. Open: 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Name Age School Seed Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Ilya Kharun 19 ASU 43.95 43.90 20
r:+0.64 9.50 20.37 (10.87)
31.89 (11.52) 43.90 (12.01)
2 Hubert Kos 21 Texas 44.93 44.05 17
r:+0.57 9.22 20.32 (11.10)
31.98 (11.66) 44.05 (12.07)
3 Kyle Peck 19 Texas 45.77 44.74 16
r:+0.60 9.51 21.04 (11.53)
32.72 (11.68) 44.74 (12.02)
4 Luke Miller 22 NC State NT 45.47 14.5
r:+0.60 9.69 21.22 (11.53)
33.08 (11.86) 45.47 (12.39)
4 Filip Senc-Samardzic 19 ASU 45.50 45.47 14.5
r:+0.64 9.69 21.20 (11.51)
33.16 (11.96) 45.47 (12.31)
6 Spencer Nicholas 19 Virginia 44.41 45.85 13
r:+0.55 9.62 21.08 (11.46)
33.40 (12.32) 45.85 (12.45)
7 Stephen Conrad 21 NC State NT 47.11 12
r:+0.60 10.05 21.74 (11.69)
34.20 (12.46) 47.11 (12.91)
8 Jack Madoch 20 Virginia 48.45 48.71 11
r:+0.62 10.25 22.62 (12.37)
35.43 (12.81) 48.71 (13.28)
Women’s 200 Freestyle
Two swimmers who raced in the Olympic semifinals of the 200-meter free faced off in the yards version of the event, and Virginia’s Aimee Canny came out on top ahead of Texas’ Erin Gemmell.
Gemmell led in the early stages, but Canny took over at the halfway point and held on to finish in 1:42.42, a quarter-second ahead of Gemmell’s 1:42.79. Both swimmers improved upon their own season-best times but remained ranked fifth and sixth in the country, respectively. Third went to Texas’ Lillie Nesty, whose time of 1:43.21 was good for No. 12 in the country.
Event 17 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
American: 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
US Open: 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
Name Age School Seed Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Aimee Canny 21 Virginia 1:42.67 1:42.42 20
r:+0.76 23.87 49.71 (25.84)
1:16.13 (26.42) 1:42.42 (26.29)
2 Erin Gemmell 20 Texas 1:42.80 1:42.79 17
r:+0.74 23.76 50.00 (26.24)
1:16.46 (26.46) 1:42.79 (26.33)
3 Lillian Nesty 18 Texas 1:43.53 1:43.21 16
r:+0.70 24.16 50.35 (26.19)
1:16.99 (26.64) 1:43.21 (26.22)
4 Erika Pelaez 18 NC State NT 1:44.37 15
r:+0.64 24.26 50.60 (26.34)
1:17.51 (26.91) 1:44.37 (26.86)
5 Anna Moesch 19 Virginia 1:43.12 1:44.90 14
r:+0.74 24.58 51.26 (26.68)
1:18.29 (27.03) 1:44.90 (26.61)
6 Katherine Helms 20 NC State NT 1:46.94 13
r:+0.71 24.53 51.45 (26.92)
1:19.13 (27.68) 1:46.94 (27.81)
7 Erin Milligan 23 ASU 1:47.97 1:47.31 12
r:+0.70 24.75 51.99 (27.24)
1:19.57 (27.58) 1:47.31 (27.74)
8 Alexa Reyna 19 ASU 1:48.72 1:47.79 11
r:+0.70 24.95 51.89 (26.94)
1:19.60 (27.71) 1:47.79 (28.19)
Men’s 200 Freestyle
Midway through this college season, Luke Hobson broke the world record in the short course meters 200 free, adding to his U.S. Open mark in the 200-yard free and his Olympic bronze medal in the long course event.
As Hobson aims for another NCAA title in the yards event, he swam his best time of the season in this quad meet, clocking 1:31.26 as he held off Arizona State’s Patrick Sammon. His time ranks No. 3 in the country behind Tennessee’s Jordan Crooks and Alabama’s Charlie Hawke
Sammon took second in 1:31.85, with teammate Tiago Behar third (1:33.27) and the Longhorns’ Chris Guiliano fourth (1:33.29). In the B-final, ASU’s Jonny Kulow clocked 1:32.72 to beat out the Texas duo of Camden Taylor (1:33.17) and Coby Carrozza (1:33.69).
Event 18 Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: 1:28.81 3/29/2024 Luke Hobson, Texas
American: 1:28.81 3/29/2024 Luke Hobson, Texas
U. S. Open: 1:28.81 3/29/2024 Luke Hobson, Texas
Name Age School Seed Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Luke Hobson 21 Texas 1:31.63 1:31.20 20
r:+0.75 21.14 44.13 (22.99)
1:07.42 (23.29) 1:31.20 (23.78)
2 Patrick Sammon 21 ASU 1:32.63 1:31.85 17
r:+0.63 21.24 44.74 (23.50)
1:08.43 (23.69) 1:31.85 (23.42)
3 Tiago Behar 22 ASU 1:33.27 1:33.27 16
r:+0.68 21.39 44.97 (23.58)
1:08.93 (23.96) 1:33.27 (24.34)
4 Chris Guiliano 21 Texas NT 1:33.29 15
r:+0.62 21.63 45.35 (23.72)
1:09.47 (24.12) 1:33.29 (23.82)
5 David King 19 Virginia 1:33.19 1:33.98 14
r:+0.73 22.02 45.81 (23.79)
1:10.08 (24.27) 1:33.98 (23.90)
6 Sebastien Sergile 21 Virginia 1:32.38 1:34.26 13
r:+0.65 21.93 46.01 (24.08)
1:10.02 (24.01) 1:34.26 (24.24)
7 Kaii Winkler 18 NC State NT 1:34.57 12
r:+0.65 21.52 45.37 (23.85)
1:09.72 (24.35) 1:34.57 (24.85)
8 Jerry Fox 19 NC State NT 1:34.76 11
r:+0.66 21.46 45.10 (23.64)
1:09.29 (24.19) 1:34.76 (25.47)
Women’s 100 Breaststroke
Alex Walsh has never raced the 100 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships, previously opting for the 400 IM on the meet’s middle day the last three years after racing the 200 free as a freshman, but Walsh has thrown her hat into the conversation in the shorter breaststroke race. She posted a time of 56.98 to win at the quad meet, the top time in the country by a half-second.
Texas freshman Piper Enge also posted an impressive performance, coming in at 57.69 to move to No. 3 nationally behind Walsh and Florida’s Anita Bottazzo. Virginia’s Emma Weber, the runnerup at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100-meter breast, clocked 58.18 for third, good for No. 6 nationally.
Event 19 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA: 55.73 3/22/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
American: 55.73 3/22/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
US Open: 55.73 3/22/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
Name Age School Seed Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Alex Walsh 23 Virginia NT 56.98 20
r:+0.76 12.47 26.90 (14.43)
41.63 (14.73) 56.98 (15.35)
2 Piper Enge 18 Texas 58.86 57.69 17
r:+0.57 12.44 27.18 (14.74)
42.18 (15.00) 57.69 (15.51)
3 Emma Weber 21 Virginia 58.67 58.18 16
r:+0.73 12.83 27.49 (14.66)
42.62 (15.13) 58.18 (15.56)
4 Abby Arens 22 Texas 59.06 59.07 15
r:+0.65 12.93 28.01 (15.08)
43.62 (15.61) 59.07 (15.45)
5 Iza Adame 22 ASU 1:00.20 59.49 14
r:+0.68 12.91 28.11 (15.20)
43.66 (15.55) 59.49 (15.83)
6 Aubree Brouwer 21 NC State NT 59.85 13
r:+0.64 12.85 28.33 (15.48)
43.95 (15.62) 59.85 (15.90)
7 Lisa Nystrand 18 NC State NT 1:00.36 12
r:+0.73 12.95 28.15 (15.20)
43.95 (15.80) 1:00.36 (16.41)
8 Emma Gehlert 21 ASU 1:00.64 1:00.82 11
r:+0.70 13.11 28.43 (15.32)
44.34 (15.91) 1:00.82 (16.48)
Men’s 100 Breaststroke
Nate Germonprez has made huge strides toward becoming one of the country’s top breaststrokers in his second season with the Longhorns, and he swam a strong time of 51.09 to win the event by a half-second. Germonprez ranks second in the country in the event at 50.39. Texas teammate Will Scholz took second in 51.60, with Arizona State’s Andy Dobrzanski third (52.18).
Event 20 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA: 49.53 3/29/2024 Liam Bell, California
American: 49.53 3/29/2024 Liam Bell, California
U. S. Open: 49.53 3/29/2024 Liam Bell, California
Name Age School Seed Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Nate Germonprez 20 Texas 50.39 51.09 20
r:+0.68 10.73 23.82 (13.09)
37.28 (13.46) 51.09 (13.81)
2 Will Scholtz 20 Texas 51.03 51.60 17
r:+0.71 11.03 24.07 (13.04)
37.78 (13.71) 51.60 (13.82)
3 Andy Dobrzanski 20 ASU 51.92 52.18 16
r:+0.66 11.10 24.42 (13.32)
38.11 (13.69) 52.18 (14.07)
4 Sam Hoover 21 NC State NT 52.52 15
r:+0.63 10.85 24.30 (13.45)
38.16 (13.86) 52.52 (14.36)
5 Oscar Bilbao 19 ASU 53.94 52.77 14
r:+0.62 11.12 24.74 (13.62)
38.41 (13.67) 52.77 (14.36)
6 Arsen Kozhakhmetov 18 NC State NT 52.92 13
r:+0.62 11.08 24.56 (13.48)
38.43 (13.87) 52.92 (14.49)
7 Jay Gerloff 19 Virginia 53.40 54.25 12
r:+0.66 11.72 25.42 (13.70)
39.57 (14.15) 54.25 (14.68)
8 Matthew Heilman 20 Virginia 53.84 54.80 11
r:+0.63 11.79 26.10 (14.31)
40.15 (14.05) 54.80 (14.65)
Women’s 100 Backstroke
Claire Curzan continued her strong string of performances in the backstroke events with a one-second win over a pair of NC State swimmers in the 100 backstroke. Curzan clocked 49.40, three hundredths behind her own season-best time. Only teammate Gretchen Walsh has been quicker than Curzan this season.
NC State freshman Leah Shackley came in at 50.53 for second place, with veteran teammate Kennedy Noble third in 51.29.
Event 21 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA: 48.10 2/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
American: 48.10 2/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
US Open: 48.10 2/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
Name Age School Seed Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Claire Curzan 20 Virginia 49.37 49.40 20
11.52 23.82 (12.30)
36.57 (12.75) 49.40 (12.83)
2 Leah Shackley 18 NC State NT 50.53 17
11.90 24.48 (12.58)
37.70 (13.22) 50.53 (12.83)
3 Kennedy Noble 20 NC State NT 51.29 16
11.94 24.66 (12.72)
37.83 (13.17) 51.29 (13.46)
4 Olivia Bray 23 Texas 51.52 51.71 15
11.97 24.75 (12.78)
38.24 (13.49) 51.71 (13.47)
5 Emma Kern 20 Texas 51.49 51.78 14
12.08 24.88 (12.80)
38.19 (13.31) 51.78 (13.59)
6 Caroline Bentz 22 ASU 52.68 51.79 13
12.15 25.08 (12.93)
38.41 (13.33) 51.79 (13.38)
7 Miriam Sheehan 20 ASU 52.60 52.72 12
12.32 25.38 (13.06)
38.90 (13.52) 52.72 (13.82)
8 Tess Howley 20 Virginia 52.21 52.84 11
12.39 25.43 (13.04)
39.00 (13.57) 52.84 (13.84)
Men’s 100 Backstroke
The Longhorns went 1-2 in the final individual event of the night, with Hubert Kos returning from his runnerup finish in the 100 back as he came from behind to take the win in 44.60. The Olympic gold medalist in the 200-meter back improved to No. 4 in the country this season.
Will Modglin, the Texas sophomore who is the only swimmer to crack 44 so far this season, came in second at 45.13, and Arizona State’s Lucien Vergnes placed third in 46.16.
Event 22 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA: 43.35 3/25/2022 Luca Urlando, Georgia
American: 43.35 3/25/2022 Luca Urlando, Georgia
U. S. Open: 43.35 3/25/2022 Luca Urlando, Georgia
Name Age School Seed Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Hubert Kos 21 Texas 44.94 44.60 20
10.44 21.59 (11.15)
33.21 (11.62) 44.60 (11.39)
2 Will Modglin 20 Texas 43.91 45.13 17
10.18 21.44 (11.26)
33.29 (11.85) 45.13 (11.84)
3 Lucien Vergnes 20 ASU 45.32 46.16 16
10.39 21.68 (11.29)
33.73 (12.05) 46.16 (12.43)
4 Quintin McCarty 21 NC State NT 46.41 14.5
10.51 21.96 (11.45)
34.15 (12.19) 46.41 (12.26)
4 Hudson Williams 19 NC State NT 46.41 14.5
10.76 22.42 (11.66)
34.59 (12.17) 46.41 (11.82)
6 Jack Aikins 22 Virginia 45.43 46.85 13
11.05 22.82 (11.77)
33.92 (11.10) 46.85 (12.93)
7 Jonathon Adam 23 ASU 46.75 46.88 12
10.66 22.12 (11.46)
34.35 (12.23) 46.88 (12.53)
8 Will Thompson 19 Virginia 46.59 47.56 11
11.07 22.70 (11.63)
34.95 (12.25) 47.56 (12.61)
Men’s 400 Medley Relay
To conclude the session, the Arizona State men won a showdown against Texas in the 400 medley relay. The Longhorns led by one-and-a-half seconds at the halfway point, but Ilya Kharun split 42.80 on butterfly, the second-quickest split ever behind the 42.77 posted by fellow Canadian standout Josh Liendo last year. At the end of that leg, ASU still trailed by two tenths, but Jonny Kulow split 40.42 to overtake Texas’ Chris Guiliano to secure the win.
The team of Lucien Vergnes, Andy Dobrzanski, Kharun and Kulow combined for a mark of 3:01.18, ahead of the 3:01.62 posted by Texas’ Will Modglin, Nate Germonprez, Hubert Kos and Guiliano. The ASU B-team of Jack Wadsworth, Oscar Bilbao, Filip Senc–Samardzic and Patrick Sammon came in third at 3:04.53.
Event 28 Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
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NCAA: 2:57.32 3/29/2024 Arizona St, ASU
H Kos, L Marchand, I Kharun, J Kulow
American: 3:01.51 3/23/2017 California
R Murphy, C Hoppe, M Josa, M Jensen
U. S. Open: 2:57.32 3/29/2024 Arizona St, ASU
H Kos, L Marchand, I Kharun, J Kulow
School Seed Finals Points
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1 ASU 'A' 3:01.60 3:01.18 40
1) Lucien Vergnes 20 2) r:+0.21 Andy Dobrzanski 20
3) r:+0.11 Ilya Kharun 19 4) r:+0.09 Jonny Kulow 20
22.37 46.35 (46.35)
1:10.29 (23.94) 1:37.96 (51.61)
1:57.38 (19.42) 2:20.76 (42.80)
2:39.58 (18.82) 3:01.18 (40.42)
2 Texas 'A' 3:00.23 3:01.62 34
1) Will Modglin 20 2) r:+0.24 Nate Germonprez 20
3) r:+0.23 Hubert Kos 21 4) r:+0.23 Chris Guiliano 21
21.75 45.30 (45.30)
1:08.85 (23.55) 1:36.47 (51.17)
1:56.49 (20.02) 2:20.53 (44.06)
2:39.65 (19.12) 3:01.62 (41.09)
3 ASU 'B' NT 3:04.53 32
1) Jack Wadsworth 22 2) r:+0.17 Oscar Bilbao 19
3) r:+0.25 Filip Senc-Samdzic 19 4) r:+0.15 Patrick Sammon 21
22.15 46.15 (46.15)
1:10.33 (24.18) 1:38.22 (52.07)
1:59.09 (20.87) 2:23.47 (45.25)
2:42.74 (19.27) 3:04.53 (41.06)
4 NC State 'A' NT 3:05.45 30
1) Quintin McCarty 21 2) r:+0.13 Sam Hoover 21
3) r:+0.11 Luke Miller 22 4) r:-0.03 Jerry Fox 19
22.22 46.60 (46.60)
1:10.68 (24.08) 1:39.12 (52.52)
1:59.57 (20.45) 2:24.00 (44.88)
2:43.41 (19.41) 3:05.45 (41.45)
5 Texas 'B' NT 3:05.74 28
1) Rex Maurer 20 2) r:+0.25 Will Scholtz 20
3) r:+0.32 Ryan Branon 21 4) r:+0.28 Luke Hobson 21
22.08 45.96 (45.96)
1:09.92 (23.96) 1:37.97 (52.01)
1:58.91 (20.94) 2:23.78 (45.81)
2:43.60 (19.82) 3:05.74 (41.96)
6 Virginia 'A' 3:02.01 3:10.69 26
1) Jack Aikins 22 2) r:+0.31 Jay Gerloff 19
3) r:+0.00 Spencer Nicholas 19 4) r:+0.27 Connor Boyle 22
22.73 47.01 (47.01)
1:12.07 (25.06) 1:41.47 (54.46)
2:02.61 (21.14) 2:27.43 (45.96)
2:47.91 (20.48) 3:10.69 (43.26)
7 Virginia 'B' NT 3:14.32 24
1) Will Thompson 19 2) r:+0.10 Matthew Heilman 20
3) r:+0.17 Jack Madoch 20 4) r:+0.21 Sebastien Sergile 21
23.08 47.67 (47.67)
1:13.00 (25.33) 1:42.33 (54.66)
2:04.30 (21.97) 2:30.95 (48.62)
2:51.38 (20.43) 3:14.32 (43.37)
-- NC State 'B' NT DQ 3:09.58
Early take-off swimmer #3
1) Stephen Conrad 21 2) r:+0.06 Arsen Kozhakhmetov 18
3) r:-0.10 Kaii Winkler 18 4) r:+0.35 Hudson Williams 19
22.51 46.94 (46.94)
1:11.38 (24.44) 1:39.78 (52.84)
2:00.92 (21.14) 2:26.72 (46.94)
2:47.13 (20.41) DQ 3:09.58 (42.86)
