ATLANTA – Seventeen Gator men begin competition at the 2022 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships on Wednesday evening.
The Championship event will be held March 23-26 at the McAuley Center in Atlanta, with Georgia Tech serving as the host institution.
Adam Chaney, Jace Crawford, Will Davis, Bobby Finke, Trey Freeman, Nicholas Hernandez-Tome, Dillon Hillis, Mason Laur, Oskar Lindholm, Macguire McDuff, Alfonso Mestre, Kieran Smith, Kevin Vargas and Tyler Watson advanced to the national championships based on their season-best times in 12 different events.
Leonardo Garcia and Anton Svirskyi joined the group after qualifying at NCAA Diving Zones the first week of March. Garcia will compete in all three events, while Svirskyi qualified on both the 3-meter springboard and the platform.
All five relays also qualified for the NCAA Championships: 200 free relay (1:15.18), 400 free relay (2:46.91), 800 free relay (6:08.00), 200 medley relay (1:22.06) and 400 medley relay (3:02.61).
The Gators bring a plethora of NCAA experience to the meet, with Chaney, Davis, Finke, Freeman, Friese, Hillis, Mestre, Smith, Vargas and Watson all having competed at the championships in their careers.
Swimming
Name
Event
Time
Standard
Adam Chaney
50 free
18:81
A
100 back
44.51
A
100 free
41.83
B
Jace Crawford
200 fly
1:42.12
B
Will Davis
50 free
19.12
B
Bobby Finke
1650 free
14:27.70
A
Trey Freeman
200 free
1:32.20
B
500 free
4:13.38
B
1650 free
14:39.74
B
Eric Friese
50 free
19.23
B
100 fly
44.86
A
Nicholas Hernandez-Tome
1650 free
14:54.46
B
Dillon Hillis
100 breast
51.32
A
200 breast
1:52.43
B
Mason Laur
400 IM
3:43.40
B
Oskar Lindholm
1650 free
14:50.78
B
Macguire McDuff
50 free
19.15
B
100 free
42.24
B
Alfonso Mestre
500 free
4:11.26
A
1650 free
14:53.32
B
Kieran Smith
200 free
1:30.42
A
500 free
4:10.15
A
200 back
1:39.51
B
Kevin Vargas
400 IM
3:42.81
B
Tyler Watson
500 free
4:14.96
B
1650 free
14:40.45
B
Diving
Name
Event
Leonardo Garcia
1-meter
3-meter
Platform
Anton Svirskyi
3-meter
Platform
Championship Coverage
* ESPN3 will provide digital broadcast coverage for preliminary and finals sessions Wednesday through Saturday
* Additionally, ESPNU will air a two-hour show at 6 p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, April 5
* Links can be found on WatchESPN<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.espn.com_watch_catalog_904ff2f3-2D3ce3-2D3b9e-2Dbca9-2D3608ec5f616b_swimming-2Dand-2Ddiving-23bucketId-3D29451-26sourceCollection-3Dcategories&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=woAZca2vnk7D_ZImQOjrhNdlrc4PuMO7AFy9Gq4mBn3HnWHXTOBIEr4F_zG-7T-b&s=j0oKsyU2PgN4QiuzAOfirXsWRT3mNl8XrXGNFQ6_snY&e= > or at the Championship Central<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ramblinwreck.com_2022-2Dncaa-2Ddivision-2Di-2Dwomens-2Dswimming-2Ddiving-2Dchampionships_&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=woAZca2vnk7D_ZImQOjrhNdlrc4PuMO7AFy9Gq4mBn3HnWHXTOBIEr4F_zG-7T-b&s=S94iyAadJJ8YXcS7xBu1YpI9zE3XO12xbyMDAik1g3A&e= > webpage
Schedule of Events
* All prelims are set to start at 10 a.m. ET
* All finals are set to start at 6 p.m. ET
* Day 1 – Wednesday, March 16
* 200 medley relay (Finals only)
* 800 free relay (Finals only)
* Day 2 – Thursday, March 17
* 500 free
* 200 IM
* 50 free
* 1-meter diving
* 200 free relay (finals only)
* Day 3 – Friday, March 18
* 400 IM
* 100 fly
* 200 free
* 100 breast
* 100 back
* 3-meter diving
* 400 medley relay (finals only)
* Day 4 – Saturday, March 19
* 200 back
* 100 free
* 200 breast
* 200 fly
* Platform diving
* 1650 free (4:05 p.m. start)
* 400 free relay (finals only)
Championship Websites
* The official website for the men’s championship is https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ncaa.com_championships_swimming-2Dmen_d1&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=woAZca2vnk7D_ZImQOjrhNdlrc4PuMO7AFy9Gq4mBn3HnWHXTOBIEr4F_zG-7T-b&s=o70j4TyVxXBDMrTI_qmYh9p_hw0iGfsbVXKk-YER5as&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ncaa.com_championships_swimming-2Dmen_d1&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=woAZca2vnk7D_ZImQOjrhNdlrc4PuMO7AFy9Gq4mBn3HnWHXTOBIEr4F_zG-7T-b&s=o70j4TyVxXBDMrTI_qmYh9p_hw0iGfsbVXKk-YER5as&e= >
* As the host institution, Georgia Tech’s website also houses the Championship Central<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ramblinwreck.com_2022-2Dncaa-2Ddivision-2Di-2Dmens-2Dswimming-2Ddiving-2Dchampionships_&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=woAZca2vnk7D_ZImQOjrhNdlrc4PuMO7AFy9Gq4mBn3HnWHXTOBIEr4F_zG-7T-b&s=Lz-dM6RU5QOEsyDvPpHNu1IfBMDk7LN2rhfvXOp4fDw&e= >, where heat sheets and results will be updated each day
Championship Program
* The DI Men’s Swimming & Diving Program can be viewed at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.NCAA.com_gameprograms&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=woAZca2vnk7D_ZImQOjrhNdlrc4PuMO7AFy9Gq4mBn3HnWHXTOBIEr4F_zG-7T-b&s=HOR2xYiACweiqgd7wsaadNiHCpxNHI78aNfYc95-pAs&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.NCAA.com_gameprograms&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=woAZca2vnk7D_ZImQOjrhNdlrc4PuMO7AFy9Gq4mBn3HnWHXTOBIEr4F_zG-7T-b&s=HOR2xYiACweiqgd7wsaadNiHCpxNHI78aNfYc95-pAs&e= >
* The program is free to view and can be downloaded and printed
Tickets
* All-session tickets for the 2022 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships are now on sale for $120 per session
* If available, single-session tickets will go on sale at a later date
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Spectator Parking
* Spectator parking for the 2022 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships at McCauley Aquatic Center is available in the Georgia Tech Student Center Parking Deck (W02 – 353 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Ga. 30332)
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