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Hobson sets 200-yard freestyle American record on opening night of NCAA Championships
03.27.2024 | Men's Swimming and Diving
Texas Swim & Dive is tied for fifth place following the first day of competition at the national meet.
INDIANAPOLIS – Texas Men's Swimming & Diving's Luke Hobson set the 200 free American record with a swim of 1:29.13 on the opening night of competition at the NCAA Championships on Wednesday inside the Indiana University Natatorium.
The Longhorns are tied for fifth place following the first day of the four-day meet after collecting a pair of top-nine relay results. UT has registered 50 points, equaling that of NC State. California and Florida are tied for the lead with 70 points and Arizona State is third with 68 points, while Indiana has scored 52 points to sit in fourth.
Texas won bronze in the 800 free relay, as the quartet of Hobson, Coby Carrozza, Nate Germonprez and Camden Taylor posted a combined swim of 6:05.33 to win the second of three timed finals, with California and Arizona registering the top-two overall swims in the third final.
Hobson kicked off the race with a blistering 1:29.13, breaking Harvard's Dean Farris' record of 1:29.15 set five years ago to the day at the 2019 NCAA Championships in Austin. Carrozza followed with a split of 1:31.32 before giving way to Germonprez, who clocked 1:32.05, and Taylor closed out the race in 1:32.83.
Texas opened the NCAA Championships with a ninth-place finish in the 200 medley relay from the quartet of Will Modglin, Jake Foster, Germonprez and Hobson combining for a time of 1:22.61, the seventh-fastest event swim in program history.
The Longhorns continue competition at the NCAA Championships on Thursday, March 28 through Saturday, March 30 at the IU Natatorium. Thursday will feature the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard individual medley, 50-yard freestyle, 1-meter springboard diving and 200-yard freestyle relay. Prelims start at 9 a.m. CT with the finals sessions scheduled to get underway each day at 5 p.m. CT. All prelim and finals sessions will be streamed live on ESPN+.
MEET NOTES
- Hobson is the reigning national champion in the 200 and 500 free. He will defend his 500 free national title on Thursday and the 200 free crown on Friday.
- Hobson's swim of 1:29.13 initially set the NCAA and pool records as well, but Arizona State's Leon Marchand topped it the next heat with a swim of 1:28.97.
- The Longhorns have placed in the top-three of the 800 free relay at the last eight national meets with five victories.
- Hobson's time broke Townley Haas' Texas record of 1:29.50, set at the 2018 NCAA Championships in Minneapolis.
- Hobson and Haas are the only Longhorns to swim sub-1:30 in the 200 free.
- The Longhorns' 800 free time of 6:05.33 is the fourth-fastest in UT history.
2024 NCAA Championships – Team Standings after Day 1 (Top 10 teams listed)
1. California – 70
1. Florida – 70
3. Arizona State – 68
4. Indiana – 52
5. TEXAS – 50
5. NC State – 50
7. Stanford – 46
8. Georgia – 34
9. Auburn – 30
10. Tennessee – 28
10. Virginia Tech – 28
Texas Longhorns 2024 All-Americans
Coby Carrozza: 800 free relay
Nate Germonprez: 800 free relay
Luke Hobson: 800 free relay
Camden Taylor: 800 free relay
Texas Longhorns 2024 Honorable Mention All-Americans
Jake Foster: 200 medley relay
Nate Germonprez: 200 medley relay
Luke Hobson: 200 medley relay
Will Modglin: 200 medley relay
Texas Program Records Set at the 2024 NCAA Championships
200 free: Luke Hobson – 1:29.13 (AR)
Events for Thursday, March 28, 2024
Prelims: 9 a.m. CT/10 a.m. ET; Finals: 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET
Broadcast Links: Prelims; 1-meter prelims (11 a.m. CT); 1-meter consolation final; Finals
500-yard Freestyle: Coby Carrozza, Luke Hobson
200-yard Individual Medley: Will Modglin, Nate Germonprez, Jake Foster
50-yard Freestyle: Cole Crane
1-meter springboard: Nick Harris, Noah Duperre, Brendan McCourt, Tanner Braunton
200-yard Freestyle Relay: Texas
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