NCAA Men’s Championships: Florida Disqualified After Touching in Record Time; Texas Wins 200 Medley Relay
The 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships kicked off with the 200-yard medley relay.
Florida entered the meet with strong success in the event the past few years, including last year’s NCAA title and record of 1:20.15.
Meanwhile, Tennessee has been knocking on that door and was as fast as 1:20.22 this year, the fastest of the season.
On top of that, Cal, Texas, Indiana and Arizona State area all trying to make a splash in the team race, so it added up to a stacked and fast final to kick off the meet and set the tone.
Unfortunately for Florida, the Gators set the tone by breaking the NCAA record, then getting disqualified to open the meet.
Julian Smith gave Florida the lead on the breaststroke leg and split a 22.1. Josh Liendo was next and extended the lead with a 19.0 split on the butterfly. Scott Buff dove in for the anchor leg and came home in 9.66 to give the Gators the win in 1:20.05.
Officials said Buff’s entrance was slightly too early and that led to the disqualification.
Florida also was disqualified in the 400 medley relay last year.
So, Texas took won the race in 1:20.28 with Will Modglin, Nate Germonprez, Hubert Kos and Chris Guiliano.
“We all know every race isn’t perfect. It is very rare you get a perfect race. You just have to do the best in those situations. It is tough to win it the way we did,” Kos said. “My condolences to Florida. It is not a great feeling for us either to win that way, but we were still happy that we were able to pull through.
“I love racing. Swimming is about racing. You love to see all the teams getting up there. I was with a different team last year and it was kind of a fairy tale to win this with them. Now at Texas and Texas has a reputation and we want to uphold that reputation.”
And every point helps.
“It was a great way to start off the meet. There are things we all could have done better but the important part is we did it when it mattered. The points are incredibly important and give us a positive mindset. I think we are going to carry this through the rest of this meet,” Germonprez said. “We race every meet as if it is a championship meet. Having this much depth at this meet makes it that much better and brings everything to a new level.”
Tennessee finished second in 1:20.50 and Cal in 1:20.76. Arizona State in 1:20.87 and Indiana in 1:20.92 – the Hoosiers broke the American record with Luke Barr, Brian Benzing, Finn Brooks and Matt King.
Tennessee was seventh when Jordan Crooks dove in and led the Volunteers to third.
He split a 17.67 on the anchor leg, following Lamar Taylor, Kevin Houseman and Guilherme Caribe.
Cal was third with Bjorn Seeliger, Yamato Okadome, Dare Rose and Jack Alexy.
Georgia took the win in the first heat at 1:22.01. Stanford took the second heat in 1:22.23.
Michigan and Virginia Tech were also disqualified.
Event 1 Men 200 Yard Medley Relay
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NCAA: N 1:20.15 3/27/2024 Florida
A Chaney, J Smith, J Liendo, M McDuff
Meet: M 1:20.15 3/27/2024 Florida
A Chaney, J Smith, J Liendo, M McDuff
American: A 1:20.98 3/27/2024 NC State
A Hayes, S Hoover, L Miller, Q McCarty
U. S. Open: O 1:20.15 3/27/2024 Florida
A Chaney, J Smith, J Liendo, M McDuff
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Texas 1:20.75 1:20.28 40
1) Modglin, Will SO 2) r:0.21 Germonprez, Nate SO
3) r:0.25 Kos, Hubert JR 4) r:0.07 Guiliano, Chris SR
r:+0.61 9.92 20.32 (20.32)
30.42 (10.10) 43.15 (22.83)
51.67 (8.52) 1:02.48 (19.33)
1:10.68 (8.20) 1:20.28 (17.80)
2 Tennessee 1:20.22 1:20.50 34
1) Taylor, Lamar 5Y 2) r:0.18 Houseman, Kevin 5Y
3) r:0.17 Caribe, Guilherme JR 4) r:0.26 Crooks, Jordan SR
r:+0.79 10.38 20.74 (20.74)
30.90 (10.16) 43.78 (23.04)
52.11 (8.33) 1:02.83 (19.05)
1:11.08 (8.25) 1:20.50 (17.67)
3 California 1:21.54 1:20.76 32
1) Seeliger, Bjorn 5Y 2) r:0.15 Okadome, Yamato FR
3) r:0.24 Rose, Dare 5Y 4) r:0.31 Alexy, Jack SR
r:+0.67 10.00 20.57 (20.57)
30.63 (10.06) 43.34 (22.77)
51.95 (8.61) 1:02.73 (19.39)
1:11.37 (8.64) 1:20.76 (18.03)
4 ASU 1:21.16 1:20.87 30
1) Vergnes, Lucien FR 2) r:0.27 Dobrzanski, Andy JR
3) r:0.81 Kharun, Ilya SO 4) r:0.06 Kulow, Jonny JR
r:+0.54 10.45 21.29 (21.29)
31.50 (10.21) 44.31 (23.02)
52.62 (8.31) 1:03.09 (18.78)
1:11.39 (8.30) 1:20.87 (17.78)
5 Indiana 1:21.39 1:20.92A 28
1) Barr, Luke SR 2) r:0.07 Benzing, Brian 5Y
3) r:0.22 Brooks, Finn SR 4) r:0.18 King, Matthew JR
r:+0.58 10.13 20.65 (20.65)
30.56 (9.91) 43.30 (22.65)
51.71 (8.41) 1:02.79 (19.49)
1:11.25 (8.46) 1:20.92 (18.13)
6 NC State 1:22.06 1:21.16 26
1) McCarty, Quintin SO 2) r:0.19 Hoover, Sam SR
3) r:0.17 Miller, Luke 5Y 4) r:0.17 Fox, Jerry SO
r:+0.53 9.89 20.24 (20.24)
30.52 (10.28) 43.26 (23.02)
51.98 (8.72) 1:02.74 (19.48)
1:11.31 (8.57) 1:21.16 (18.42)
7 FSU 1:21.98 1:21.60 24
1) Herbet, Mason 5Y 2) r:0.13 Baravelli, Tommaso JR
3) r:0.98 Arkhangelskiy, chel 5Y 4) r:0.99 Bork, Sam JR
r:+0.71 10.15 20.59 (20.59)
30.61 (10.02) 43.51 (22.92)
51.91 (8.40) 1:02.77 (19.26)
1:11.51 (8.74) 1:21.60 (18.83)
8 Georgia 1:23.21 1:22.01 22
1) Urlando, Gianluca 5Y 2) r:0.22 Pitshugin, Kristian SO
3) r:0.21 Van Renen, Ruard JR 4) r:0.22 Bidois, Tane FR
r:+0.77 10.23 20.52 (20.52)
30.87 (10.35) 43.58 (23.06)
52.22 (8.64) 1:03.06 (19.48)
1:11.91 (8.85) 1:22.01 (18.95)
9 Stanford 1:22.74 1:22.23 18
1) Sequeira, Aaron SR 2) r:0.16 Polonsky, Ron SR
3) r:0.10 Minakov, Andrei SR 4) r:0.16 Gu, Rafael JR
r:+0.64 10.49 21.14 (21.14)
31.33 (10.19) 44.00 (22.86)
52.58 (8.58) 1:03.34 (19.34)
1:12.16 (8.82) 1:22.23 (18.89)
10 Louisville 1:22.59 1:22.82 14
1) Lowe, Dalton 5Y 2) r:0.32 Petrashov, Denis 5Y
3) r:0.23 Graham, Rian FR 4) r:0.21 Brooks, Guy JR
r:+0.66 10.54 21.02 (21.02)
31.28 (10.26) 43.82 (22.80)
52.73 (8.91) 1:03.94 (20.12)
1:12.86 (8.92) 1:22.82 (18.88)
11 Auburn 1:23.06 1:23.06 12
1) Stoffle, Nate SR 2) r:0.04 Bethel, Henry SR
3) r:0.28 Makinen, Kalle JR 4) r:0.18 Tirheimer, Logan 5Y
r:+0.62 10.44 21.02 (21.02)
30.99 (9.97) 43.97 (22.95)
53.06 (9.09) 1:04.42 (20.45)
1:13.24 (8.82) 1:23.06 (18.64)
12 UNC 1:23.20 1:23.23 10
1) Davis, Walker SR 2) r:0.12 Delmar, Ben SO
3) r:0.08 Foy, Patrick FR 4) r:0.19 Dramm, Louis JR
r:+0.60 10.31 20.95 (20.95)
31.49 (10.54) 44.60 (23.65)
53.29 (8.69) 1:04.44 (19.84)
1:13.27 (8.83) 1:23.23 (18.79)
13 TAMU 1:23.74 1:23.25 8
1) Shomper, Thomas 5Y 2) r:0.05 Gulledge, Travis FR
3) r:0.21 Foote, Connor JR 4) r:0.23 Scholl, Benjamin SO
r:+0.69 10.72 21.50 (21.50)
31.76 (10.26) 44.80 (23.30)
53.46 (8.66) 1:04.47 (19.67)
1:13.21 (8.74) 1:23.25 (18.78)
14 GT 1:23.39 1:23.32 6
1) Saka, Berke SR 2) r:0.18 Zivanovic, Uros FR
3) r:0.22 Romero, Antonio SR 4) r:0.06 Odorici, Leandro SR
r:+0.61 10.55 21.34 (21.34)
31.48 (10.14) 44.31 (22.97)
53.36 (9.05) 1:04.53 (20.22)
1:13.29 (8.76) 1:23.32 (18.79)
15 Army 1:23.85 1:23.36 4
1) Crush, John FR 2) r:0.13 Rankin, Kohen JR
3) r:0.63 Verdolaga, Daniel FR 4) r:0.99 Vorthmann, Ben JR
r:+0.58 10.15 20.68 (20.68)
30.64 (9.96) 43.62 (22.94)
52.78 (9.16) 1:04.25 (20.63)
1:13.15 (8.90) 1:23.36 (19.11)
16 OSU 1:23.17 1:23.59 2
1) Jahn, Cornelius FR 2) r:0.17 Helmuth, Karl SR
3) r:0.54 Klinge, Matthew FR 4) r:0.99 Baltes, Daniel SR
r:+0.76 10.61 21.41 (21.41)
31.59 (10.18) 44.69 (23.28)
53.76 (9.07) 1:04.90 (20.21)
1:13.64 (8.74) 1:23.59 (18.69)
17 LSU 1:23.05 1:23.66
1) Goncharov, Stepan JR 2) r:0.16 Mason, Mitch 5Y
3) r:0.14 Curtis, Griffin SR 4) r:0.30 Hribar, Jere SO
r:+0.57 10.34 21.08 (21.08)
31.50 (10.42) 44.55 (23.47)
53.70 (9.15) 1:05.17 (20.62)
1:13.93 (8.76) 1:23.66 (18.49)
18 USC 1:23.85 1:23.67
1) O'Leary, Griffin JR 2) r:0.24 O'Grady, Chris SR
3) r:0.04 Chmielewski, Michal SO 4) r:0.29 Dillingham, Diggory FR
r:+0.70 10.55 21.27 (21.27)
31.71 (10.44) 44.80 (23.53)
53.58 (8.78) 1:04.72 (19.92)
1:13.69 (8.97) 1:23.67 (18.95)
19 Missouri 1:23.77 1:23.97
1) Bochenski, Grant SR 2) r:0.15 Spillane, Ty SR
3) r:0.18 Zubik, Jan JR 4) r:0.29 Nebrich, Lucas FR
r:+0.61 10.27 21.07 (21.07)
31.47 (10.40) 44.70 (23.63)
53.89 (9.19) 1:05.36 (20.66)
1:14.13 (8.77) 1:23.97 (18.61)
20 Wisconsin 1:23.74 1:24.14
1) Lorenz, Sam FR 2) r:0.13 Wiegand, Ben SR
3) r:0.20 Torepe-Ormsby, aiko JR 4) r:0.04 Scharff, Cooper JR
r:+0.58 10.64 21.50 (21.50)
31.72 (10.22) 44.97 (23.47)
53.74 (8.77) 1:05.10 (20.13)
1:13.83 (8.73) 1:24.14 (19.04)
21 Northwestern 1:23.82 1:24.78
1) Gerchik, David SO 2) r:0.22 Lu, Tyler SR
3) r:0.12 Seymour, Stuart SO 4) r:0.21 Duncan, Cade SO
r:+0.69 10.57 21.24 (21.24)
32.12 (10.88) 45.25 (24.01)
54.24 (8.99) 1:05.54 (20.29)
1:14.66 (9.12) 1:24.78 (19.24)
-- Florida 1:20.66 DQ
Early take-off swimmer #4
1) Marshall, Jonny SO 2) r:0.17 Smith, Julian SR
3) r:0.08 Liendo, Josh JR 4) r:-0.06 Buff, Scott SO
r:+0.72 10.28 20.59 (20.59)
30.32 (9.73) 42.73 (22.14)
51.27 (8.54) 1:01.81 (19.08)
1:10.39 (8.58) DQ (18.24)
-- Michigan 1:22.08 DQ
Early take-off swimmer #2
1) Wilkening, Jack JR 2) r:-0.05 Kalafat, Ozan JR
3) r:0.13 Ray, Tyler JR 4) r:0.20 Szabados, Bence 5Y
r:+0.71 10.30 20.87 (20.87)
31.11 (10.24) 44.12 (23.25)
52.79 (8.67) 1:03.74 (19.62)
1:12.55 (8.81) DQ (18.73)
-- VT 1:22.93 DQ
Stroke Infraction swimmer #1: Head did not break the surface by 15 meters - back
1) Ramadan, Youssef 5Y 2) r:0.00 Coll Marti, Carles 5Y
3) r:0.33 Hayon, Will JR 4) r:0.20 Whitfield, Brendan SO
r:+0.65 10.44 20.71 (20.71)
30.70 (9.99) 43.52 (22.81)
52.65 (9.13) 1:03.82 (20.30)
1:12.65 (8.83) DQ (18.58)
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 1
1. Texas 40 2. Tennessee 34
3. California 32 4. Arizona St 30
5. Indiana 28 6. NC State 26
7. Florida St 24 8. Georgia 22
9. Stanford 18 10. Louisville 14
11. Auburn 12 12. UNC 10
13. Texas A&M 8 14. Georgia Tech 6
15. Army 4 16. Ohio St
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The dirty little secret is that present touch pad systems are not up to accurately measuring relay takeoff reaction time splits to hundredth of a second. This can lead to unfair and controversial DQs that are not the fault of the swimmer but of the timing system. This was apparent in the BIG12 DQ of ASU in a relay and now FLA in a relay. Omega Timing recognized this in the Olympics and had video camera backup timing over each lane starting position. The problem is cost. The NCAA and major conferences have so far been unwilling to spend the money for such systems. Thus swimming is now in the same situation as when football refs would make a bad call and the broadcast video would show they made a bad call that lost a game or championship. There needs to be an improvement in timing gear.