Ben Delmar Swims Sub-1:50 in 200 Breaststroke at Gamecock Invite
Following a stellar summer season that included gold in the 200-meter breaststroke at the World University Games, Ben Delmar of the University of North Carolina is poised to make a significant impact in collegiate breaststroke competition in the coming months. Delmar fired off a statement Thursday evening in Columbia, S.C., as he swam sub-1:50 in the 200-yard event for the first time.
Delmar won the event at the Gamecock Invitational in 1:49.76, three-quarters of a second quicker than his previous best time. He finished well ahead of South Carolina’s Einar Margeir Agustsson (1:52.58) and UNC teammate Xavier Ruiz (1:53.04).
Delmar’s time is the second-quickest in the country this season, coming in between the 1:49s posted by Texas swimmers Will Scholtz and Nate Germonprez later in the evening in Austin. Delmar, who placed 13th nationally in the event last year, has a huge opportunity in the 200 breast following the graduation of six NCAA A-finalists from last season, including the top-five finishers.
Later on, Delmar split 51.03 on the breaststroke leg to help the Tar Heels to a win in the 400 medley relay. Colin Whelehan, Seb Lunak and Louis Dramm were the other members of a North Carolina team that clocked 3:04.84, well ahead of South Carolina (3:07.66) and the UNC “B” team (3:11.11).
North Carolina also came out on top in the 200 free relay; Martin Kartavi, Dramm, Sean Setzer and Nate Hohm put up a time of 1:16.77, well ahead of South Carolina (1:18.56) and FSC (1:18.61). Kartavi had already been an individual winner earlier in the session with his winning time of 19.55 in the 50 free. Setzer was second in that race and SCAD’s Levente Mozsarik third (19.68). These strong results have helped UNC to 974 points through three days of racing, well ahead of South Carolina (809.5) and Tampa (789).
The Gamecocks’ Ryan Hufford won the 100 backstroke in 46.59, edging UNC swimmers JT Schmid (46.84) and David Melnychuk (46.93). The 500 free also ended well for South Carolina, with Pierre Largeron winning in 4:13.93 over Tampa’s Jacob Hamlin (4:17.48) and UNC’s Josh Parent (4:19.19).
For the women, South Carolina sits first with 1103 points, with North Carolina second (922) and Tampa well back in third (601).
South Carolina’s Delaney Franklin claimed the Gamecocks’ first women’s win of the day with her time of 2:09.92 in the 200 breaststroke, more than two seconds clear of the field. UNC’s Mary Macaulay (2:12.26) and SC’s Meaghan Harnish (2:13.06) took second and third, respectively. Nora Fluck, already the winner for South Carolina in the 1650 free Tuesday, led a sweep in the 500 free as she clocked 4:42.82 ahead of teammates Emma Reiser (4:45.10) and Breckin Gormley (4:46.31).
South Carolina concluded the session with a relay win as Scholes held off Meskill on the nchor leg to capture first in the 400 medley relay. Riordan, Elizabeth Goodwin-Birnie and Agliano swam the first three legs on the way toa time of 3:33.42, while Frei, Samantha Armand and Meskill opened the race for the Tar Heels (3:33.46). The UNC “B” team placed third (3:37.36).
North Carolina’s team of Kamryn Meskill, Michaela Chokureva, Mackenzie Headley and Eden Goettsch placed first in the 200 free relay in 1:29.85, narrowly beating out South Carolina (1:30.13). East Carolina was third in 1:32.27. Sophie Frei followed that up with a win for UNC in the 100 backstroke. She held off South Carolina’s Amy Riordan by two hundredths, 52.06 to 52.08 while the Tar Heels’ Emma Karam took third (52.54). Meskill added an individual win in the 50 free in 22.48, beating out Scholes (22.72) and Headley (23.08).
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