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Hobson paces No. 1 Men’s Swimming with 500 free record at Minnesota Invitational
12.02.2021 | Men's Swimming and Diving
Luke Hobson broke Michael Phelps’ National Age Group record in the 500 free (4:09.72); Cameron Auchinachie recorded a pair of sub-19 times in the 50 free.
MINNEAPOLIS – No. 1 Texas Swimming freshman Luke Hobson broke Michael Phelps' 17-18 National Age Group record in the 500 free in the prelims during day two of the Minnesota Invitational at the Jean K Freeman Aquatics Center, then broke his own record in the final.
Hobson swam a 4:12.12 in the morning prelims of the 500 free, besting Phelps' 2004 time of 4:12.33. The freshman followed that by winning the final with a mark of 4:09.72, the fastest time in the NCAA this season.
Cameron Auchinachie posted the fastest 50 free times in the NCAA this season, swimming 18.94 in the prelims, then winning the final in 18.80.
The Longhorns closed out the night with their third victory of the evening, winning the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 3:02.48 from Auchinachie, Caspar Corbeau, Alvin Jiang and Daniel Krueger.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Hobson, a native of Reno, Nevada, had a previous best in the 500 free of 4:16.56.
- Auchinachie is the first swimmer in the NCAA to record times under 19 seconds this season.
- Auchinachie, Corbeau, Jiang and Krueger 400 Medley Relay of 3:02.48 was an A-Qualifier and the top mark in the NCAA the season.
- Coby Carrozza (4:15.47) and Alex Zettle (4:15.94) finished in fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 500 free.
- Corbeau finished second in the 200 IM with a time of 1:41.53, the third-fastest time in the NCAA this season, while Jake Foster placed fourth with a time of 1:42.98, the eighth-fastest mark this season.
- Drew Kibler took second in 50 free in 19.19 (eighth-fastest this season) and Krueger finished fourth with a time of 19.32.
The Minnesota Invitational continues on Thursday, Dec. 3 with the prelims at 10 a.m. CT and finals at 6 p.m. CT.
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