University of Louisville
NCAA Championships (Men)
Cardinals’ 400 Medley Relay Takes Fourth on Day 2 of NCAA Championships
March 25, 2021 | Swimming & Diving
Louisville’s 400 medley relay breaks the ACC record.
GREENSBORO, N.C. - A pair of University of Louisville relays competed on day two of the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C., highlighted by a fourth-place finish in the 400 medley relay in ACC record-setting fashion.Â
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The Cardinals' 200 freestyle relay team of Haridi Sameh Kamel (19.34), Mihalis Deliyiannis (18.98), Tanner Cummings (19.16), and Michael Eastman (19.16) combined in 1:16.64 to finish 11th overall. This marked the third-fastest time in program history and earned Honorable Mention All-American honors.
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Mitchell Whyte (45.03), Evgenii Somov (50.68), Nicolas Albiero (44.09), and Sameh (41.72) posted a time of 3:01.52 in the 400 medley relay to finish fourth, just .01 behind Florida. Their time broke the pool record of 3:02.80 before champion Texas lowered it with a winning time of 3:00.23.
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Their time also shattered the school record 3:02.80 set by Whyte, Somov, Albiero, and Andrej Barna last year at the ACC Championships and earned All-American honors. It also eclipsed NC State's ACC record of 3:01.76 set at the NCAA Championships in 2018.
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A total of seven Cardinals competed during prelims, including Hayden Curley (4:18.08), T.C. Smith (4:21.43), and Ilia Sibirtsev (4:23.48) in the 500 freestyle. Sameh (19.50), Deliyiannis (19.51), Cummings (19.70), and Dalton Lowe (19.76) also raced the 50 freestyle.
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Tomorrow will feature the 400 individual medley, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, and 3-meter diving as well as the 200 medley relay. Prelims will begin at 10 a.m. with finals starting at 6 p.m.
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How to Watch:
Friday, March 26 - Day 3 Prelims - Watch on WatchESPN
Friday, March 26 - Day 3 Finals - Watch on WatchESPN
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Top 10 Team Scores After Day 2:
- Cal - 230
- Texas - 203
- Florida - 161
- Georgia - 116
- Texas A&M - 88
- NC State - 87
- Indiana - 84
- Louisville - 64
- Michigan - 63
- Virginia - 56
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