NCAA Championships: Day Two Prelim Results
Friday, March 27, 2015 | Men's Swimming & Diving
Complete Results
IOWA CITY, IA – The University of Florida men's swimming & diving team competed in the day two prelims of the NCAA Championships at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium in Iowa City, Iowa.
UF enters tonight's finals in third place with 108 team points.
Today's prelims featured seven time trial races and the three-meter dive. In the pool, the Gators qualified more than 10 individuals for tonight's finals, including six Gators who will be in the A-Final and competing for an NCAA Championship. In addition, UF's 800-yard freestyle relay team will be competing this evening in this evenings timed final. The Gators earned this spot from their seeded time.
Tonight's finals, which begin at 8 p.m. ET, will feature the same events that were swam during prelims and the 800 FR. 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:
Blyzinskyj, Munch, Dressel, Main: 200 Medley Relay - 1:24.14 – A-Final – 1st in UF history
Mark Szaranek: 400 IM - 3:41.23 – A-Final
Dan Wallace: 400 IM - 3:41.77 – A-Final
Carlos Omana: 400 IM - 3:42.41 – B-Final
Caeleb Dressel: 100 Fly - 46.28 – B-Final
Christian Homer: 100 Fly - 46.32 – B-Final
Mitch D'Arrigo: 200 Free - 1:33.78 – B-Final
Pawel Werner: 200 Free - 1:34.12 – B-Final Alternate
Jack Blyzinskyj: 100 Back - 45.81 – B-Final – 3rd in UF history
Best of the Rest:
Arthur Frayler: 400 IM - 3:48.66
Matt Elliott: 400 IM - 3:45.13
Nicholas Alexiou: 200 Free - 1:35.45
Eduardo Solaeche-Gomez: 100 Breast - 53.18
Matt Elliott: 100 Breast - 52.96
Corey Main: 100 Back - 46.43 – 9th in UF history
Christian Homer: 100 Back - 46.89
What Just Happened:
Click here for a recap of day one's finals action.
Click here for a recap of day one's prelims action.
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