2018 MEN’S NCAA SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Swimmers are competing in day 2 prelims of the 2018 Men’s NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This morning’s action included the 50 free, which included American Record holder Caeleb Dressel of Florida and 3 more of the all-time top 10 fastest performers: NC State’s Ryan Held, Minnesota’s Bowen Becker, and Cal’s Ryan Hoffer. Dressel got after it in prelims, taking down his own record with a quick 18.11.

Tonight in finals, he has a chance to be the first man ever under 18 from a flat start. This morning’s swim came after a 17.96 relay split in the 200 free relay. Dressel will be joined in the final by Held (18.69), Becker (18.88), and Hoffer (19.04), so we’ll see 4 of the fastest men ever in the heat. Indiana’s Blake Pieroni, who rocked an American Record in the 200 free with his historic 1:29 last night, will join them after putting up an 18.93 for 4th.

ALL-TIME TOP PERFORMERS: MEN’S 50 YARD FREE

Place Swimmer Time 1 Caeleb Dressel 18.11 2 Cesar Cielo 18.47 3 Matt Targett 18.52 4 Ryan Held 18.58 5 Vlad Morozov 18.63 6 Kristian Gkolomeev 18.64 7 Nathan Adrian 18.66 8 Bowen Becker 18.69 9 Ryan Hoffer 18.71 10 Adam Brown 18.72

ALL-TIME TOP PERFORMANCES: MEN’S 50 YARD FREE