NCAA Males’s Championship: NC State’s Aiden Hayes Surprises With 200 Butterfly Comeback Wins
The swimmers ready for an additional particular person showdown within the 200 butterflies on the ultimate night time of the 2023 NCAA Division I Males’s Swimming and Diving Championships, this time from Minneapolis.
Finalist Cal took the highest two locations and hoped to complete 1-2 within the ultimate particular person swim of the occasion because the Golden Bears marched in direction of a championship.
But it surely was maybe an sudden sophomore from NC State who put the celebration on maintain.
aiden hayes He led at 50, then surrendered, which led to the protection of the NCAA champion Brendan burns of Indiana. Hayes reclaimed the lead utilizing a late surge within the final 50, powering the wall in 1:38.79 and taking the NCAA title.
Joins former Wolfpack swimmer Andreas VazaiosWinner of 200 fly in the identical pool 5 years in the past.
“Once I got here to NC State, Braden was the top of all the pieces I needed as a coach. He known as me 2 extremes, 2 extremes time and again. He had me do a set that Andreas did and beat each time he did it on that set. I am glad Braden might consider me,” Hayes mentioned. “The religion he reveals in his swimmers may be very particular and I do not assume you may discover that anyplace else.”
Teammate Ross Dant he remembers the set
“I bear in mind when he was doing that apply and Braden was telling us what he was doing. Braden mentioned he drank what Andreas did and thought Aiden might win a championship,” Dant mentioned. “Arduous work pays off.”
It was an important session after the Wolfpack went 1-2 within the mile.
“Every of our millers burned it,” Hayes mentioned. “Ross ruined his mile and Will (Gallant) adopted up with a win. This session, I assumed. And it occurred. I prefer to eliminate my nerves.”
Hayes had a plan to start out robust, however he nonetheless wants to return again.
“I knew my opponent rather well. I do know I am the quickest man on the market, so I went in and needed to play with my power and dirt the highest 100. “That is the primary time I’ve ever seen above water stage on all my turns,” Hayes mentioned. “My eyes did not go anyplace however proper in entrance of us and that saved me within the race.”
Burns completed second with 1:38.97, adopted by sophomore Cal. Gabriel Jett (1:39.40) and younger Rose of Braveness (1:39,89).
Indiana teen Tom Frankel He completed fifth at 1:40.34, adopted by NC State senior Noah Bowers (1:40.85), Arizona State veteran Alexander Colson (1:41.38) and a Michigan sophomore Gal Groumi (1:42.73) gained the swim to qualify for the ultimate.
Princeton’s Raunak Huslasenior gained ultimate B with 1:40.94.
Occasion 19 Males 200 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA: N 1:37.35 3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
Meet: M 1:37.35 3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
American: A 1:37.35 3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
U. S. Open: O 1:37.35 3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
Pool: P 1:38.60 3/24/2018 Andrea Vazaios, NC State
Identify Yr College Prelims Finals Factors
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=== Championship Closing ===
1 Hayes, Aiden SO NC State 1:40.56 1:38.79 20
r:+0.64 21.90 47.21 (25.31)
1:12.72 (25.51) 1:38.79 (26.07)
2 Burns, Brendan SR Indiana 1:40.51 1:38.97 17
r:+0.68 22.07 46.70 (24.63)
1:12.13 (25.43) 1:38.97 (26.84)
3 Jett, Gabriel SO California 1:39.71 1:39.40 16
r:+0.68 22.36 47.04 (24.68)
1:12.65 (25.61) 1:39.40 (26.75)
4 Rose, Dare JR California 1:40.00 1:39.89 15
r:+0.64 22.19 47.39 (25.20)
1:13.16 (25.77) 1:39.89 (26.73)
5 Frankel, Tomer JR Indiana 1:40.94 1:40.34 14
r:+0.50 22.01 47.34 (25.33)
1:13.30 (25.96) 1:40.34 (27.04)
6 Bowers, Noah SR NC State 1:40.82 1:40.85 13
r:+0.62 22.23 47.46 (25.23)
1:13.60 (26.14) 1:40.85 (27.25)
7 Colson, Alexander SR ASU 1:40.43 1:41.38 12
r:+0.65 22.19 47.79 (25.60)
1:13.93 (26.14) 1:41.38 (27.45)
8 Cohen Groumi, Gal SO Michigan 1:41.39 1:42.37 11
r:+0.61 22.51 48.29 (25.78)
1:15.03 (26.74) 1:42.37 (27.34)
=== Comfort Closing ===
9 Khosla, Raunak SR Princeton 1:41.81 1:40.94 9
r:+0.64 23.02 48.94 (25.92)
1:14.80 (25.86) 1:40.94 (26.14)
10 Gonzalez Pinero, Joaq SO Florida 1:41.75 1:41.62 7
r:+0.63 22.76 48.23 (25.47)
1:14.63 (26.40) 1:41.62 (26.99)
11 Miller, Luke JR NC State 1:41.85 1:42.12 6
r:+0.60 22.45 47.92 (25.47)
1:14.18 (26.26) 1:42.12 (27.94)
12 Artmann, Sam SR Texas 1:41.86 1:42.32 5
r:+0.60 22.93 49.41 (26.48)
1:15.93 (26.52) 1:42.32 (26.39)
13 McInerny, Evan JR Auburn 1:42.24 1:42.35 4
r:+0.63 22.79 48.56 (25.77)
1:14.87 (26.31) 1:42.35 (27.48)
14 Fong, Josh SR Virginia 1:41.92 1:42.75 3
r:+0.63 23.45 49.84 (26.39)
1:16.35 (26.51) 1:42.75 (26.40)
15 Grey, Andrew SR ASU 1:41.70 1:42.94 2
r:+0.68 22.42 48.34 (25.92)
1:15.22 (26.88) 1:42.94 (27.72)
16 Espernberger, Martin FR Tennessee 1:41.39 1:43.21 1
r:+0.63 22.91 49.06 (26.15)
1:15.91 (26.85) 1:43.21 (27.30)
Males - Staff Rankings - Via Occasion 19
1. California 445 2. Arizona St 398
3. Texas 351 4. NC State 343.5
5. Indiana 317 6. Florida 315
7. Tennessee 173.5 8. Virginia Tech 119
9. Stanford 115.5 10. Auburn 109
11. Georgia 90 12. Ohio St 81.5
13. Louisville 80 14. Texas A&M 76
15. Virginia 70 16. Missouri 62.5
17. Notre Dame 62 18. Lsu 53.5
19. Alabama 47 20. Minnesota 36
21. Michigan 35 22. Southern California 31
23. Wisconsin 27 23. UNC 27
25. Utah 14 26. Princeton 13
26. Siuc 13 26. Kentucky 13
29. Columbia 12 30. Arizona 10
31. Miami 9 32. Pittsburgh 4
32. Penn St 4 34. Georgia Tech 3
35. Towson 2 35. Air Power 2
37. Purdue 1
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