University of Louisville
Men's NCAA Championships
Men' Swimming on the NCAA Board after Day 1 Finals
March 28, 2013 | Swimming & Diving
March 28, 2013
The University of Louisville men's team is on the board after the first day at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the IU Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI in Indianapolis,Ind.
The Cards 200-free relay team finished tenth when Joao De Lucca (19.55), Caryle Blondell (19.32), Kameron Chastain (19.82) and Samuel Hoekstra (19.25) combined for a 1:17.94.
Joao De Lucca improved three spots as he turned in a 19.72 for 13th place after winning a swim-off to make the field. The swim made him an Honorable Mention All-American.
The men's championships will be held March 28-30 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. The Indiana Sports Corporation and IUPUI will serve as the co-hosts. A total of 270 participants (235 swimmers and 35 divers) will compete in the championships. Student-athletes qualified for the swimming portion of the championships by meeting the established minimum time for the events in which they entered. Divers were determined by performances achieved at the NCAA Zone Diving meets March 11-17.
ESPN3.com will stream the finals sessions Friday and Saturday live. Additionally, ESPNU will air a 90-minute show at 10 p.m. (PT) on April 10. Live results will be available throughout the meet at GoCards.com
