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Cardinals Qualify Six Events to Finals on Third Day of NCAAs
March 29, 2019 | Swimming & Diving
Louisville will compete in four A finals.
AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Louisville men's swimming and diving team qualified to six finals, earning four swims in the A final on the third morning of competition at the NCAA Championships. Following a highly successful morning session, the Cardinals will compete in all six of tonight's contested swimming events.
Zach Harting qualified for the first NCAA A final of his career in the 200 free, cutting nearly a second from his best time to finish seventh with a time of 1:32.41, solidifying him as the second-fastest performer in Louisville history.
Just minutes later, Evgenii Somov qualified for his second consecutive A final in the 100 breast after tying for seventh with a time of 51.93. At last year's NCAAs, the sophomore finished seventh overall to earn All-American honors.
Fellow sophomore Nicolas Albiero earned the Cards' third individual A final spot in the 100 back after finishing 14th in the 100 fly (45.53) for a spot in the B final. In the 100 back, he took third in his heat with a time of 44.93 to place sixth overall and qualify for his second straight NCAA A final in the event.
In the final event of the morning, the Cardinals sealed another A final swim in the 200 medley relay as Mitchell Whyte (21.12), Somov (23.63), Harting (19.97) and Andrej Barna (18.85) raced to a time of 1:23.57 to place third, marking the fifth straight year Louisville will compete in the A final in the event.
Also qualifying to finals for the Cards was Daniel Sos, who secured a spot in his first NCAA B final with a 16th place finish in the 400 IM in a season-best time of 4:42.77.
In the 200 free, Bartosz Piszczorowicz posted a time of 1:34.51, while Marcelo Acosta registered a 1:35.70.
Whyte also competed individually in the 100 back, stopping the clock in a time of 45.55 to place 19th overall. Sophomore Nikos Sofianidis put up a personal-best time of 46.00 in the event.
The Cards return to the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center for tonight's finals at 7 p.m. ET.
Zach Harting qualified for the first NCAA A final of his career in the 200 free, cutting nearly a second from his best time to finish seventh with a time of 1:32.41, solidifying him as the second-fastest performer in Louisville history.
Just minutes later, Evgenii Somov qualified for his second consecutive A final in the 100 breast after tying for seventh with a time of 51.93. At last year's NCAAs, the sophomore finished seventh overall to earn All-American honors.
Fellow sophomore Nicolas Albiero earned the Cards' third individual A final spot in the 100 back after finishing 14th in the 100 fly (45.53) for a spot in the B final. In the 100 back, he took third in his heat with a time of 44.93 to place sixth overall and qualify for his second straight NCAA A final in the event.
In the final event of the morning, the Cardinals sealed another A final swim in the 200 medley relay as Mitchell Whyte (21.12), Somov (23.63), Harting (19.97) and Andrej Barna (18.85) raced to a time of 1:23.57 to place third, marking the fifth straight year Louisville will compete in the A final in the event.
Also qualifying to finals for the Cards was Daniel Sos, who secured a spot in his first NCAA B final with a 16th place finish in the 400 IM in a season-best time of 4:42.77.
In the 200 free, Bartosz Piszczorowicz posted a time of 1:34.51, while Marcelo Acosta registered a 1:35.70.
Whyte also competed individually in the 100 back, stopping the clock in a time of 45.55 to place 19th overall. Sophomore Nikos Sofianidis put up a personal-best time of 46.00 in the event.
The Cards return to the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center for tonight's finals at 7 p.m. ET.
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