NCAA Championships: Day One Prelim Results
Thursday, March 26, 2015 | Men's Swimming & Diving
Complete Results
IOWA CITY, IA – The University of Florida men's swimming & diving team competed in the day one prelims of the NCAA Championships at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium in Iowa City, Iowa.
Today's prelims featured five time trial races and the one-meter dive. In the pool, the Gators qualified 13 individuals for tonight's finals, including seven Gators who will be in the A-Final and will be competing for an NCAA Championship.
Tonight's finals, which begin at 7 p.m., will feature the same events that were swam during prelims. Fans can watch the finals here.
The top eight times (places 1-8) in each preliminary race, including relays, advanced to the finals and will earn NCAA All-America honors. The next eight times (places 9-16) will swim in the 'B' final and earn NCAA All-America honorable mention. The top 16 finishers will score points for their team.
Finals Qualifiers:
Name Event Time
Dressel, Curby, Main, Werner 200 Freestyle Relay 1:17.21 – B-Final – 4th in UF history
Dan Wallace 500 Free 4:12.52 – A-Final
Mitch D'Arrigo 500 Free 4:12.72 – A-Final
Arthur Frayler 500 Free 4:16.07 – B-Final
Mark Szaranek 200 IM 1:43.27 – B-Final – 4th in UF history
Eduardo Solaeche-Gomez 200 IM 1:42.05 – A-Final – 6th in UF history
Caeleb Dressel 50 Free 18.86 – A-Final – Tied for 1st in UF history
Blyzinskyj, Elliott, Homer, Dressel 400 Medley Relay 3:05.58 – A-Final – 5th in UF history
Best of the Rest:
Carlos Omana 500 Free 4:18.62
Ben Lawless 500 Free 4:21.58
Nicholas Alexiou 500 Free 4:22.79
Corey Main 50 Free 19.58 – 4th in UF history
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