Cardinal Relays Earn Both Podiums On Day 1 At NCAA Championships

Wednesday, March 23

Atlanta, GA

10 a.m. Prelims, 6 p.m. Finals

University of Louisville

NCAA Championships (Men)

The 200 medley relay throw up their L's on the podium

Photo by: Karl L. Moore

Cardinal Relays Earn Both Podiums On Day 1 At NCAA Championships

March 23, 2022 | Swimming & Diving

Wednesday Timed Finals Results Thursday Prelims Meet Program

Albiero sets new school mark

By: Nancy Worley

Where: Atlanta, Georgia
Facility: McAuley Aquatic Center
How to Watch the Cardinals: ESPN3

Results:
Live Stats
Meet Mobile
Meet Program
Psych Sheet (PDF)

ATLANTA -- The University of Louisville men stand in seventh place after two events as the Division I Men's Championships kicked off this evening at the McAuley Aquatic Center on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta.

Texas leads the field with 74 followed by Florida (64), California (61), NC State (57), Stanford (54), Arizona (54), Louisville's (46), Georgia (34), Alabama (30) and Virginia Tech (28) rounding out the top ten.

In the 200 medley relay, the Cardinal foursome of Nicolas Albiero (20.59), Evgenii Somov (23.15), Dalton Lowe (19.85), and Michael Eastman (18.70) put up a 1:22.26 to finish seventh to earn All-American honors. Albiero's leadoff backstroke leg set a school recordin the 50 backstroke. The Cardinals' NCAA National Championship record of 1:22.11 from last year's race did not survive as the Florida Gators' foursome put up the winning time of 1:21.13.

The Cardinals put up the second fastest time in school history in the 800 free relay with an eighth place finish time of 6:10.59. Murilo Sartori was first in the water and split 1:32.80. Nicolas Albiero went 1:31.20 followed by Denis Loktev's 1:33.16 and Michael Eastman's anchor of 1:33.43. The event was won by Texas' 6:03.89.

Racing begins in earnest tomorrow at 10 a.m. during Thursday morning's prelims of the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 Free and 1M diving.

Cardinal Qualifiers (Ranking, Event, Time)
Nicolas Albiero (1st, 200 fly, 1:37.92), (7th, 100
Dalton Lowe (16th 100 fly, 45.26)
Denis Petrashov (30th, 100 breast, 52.14), (13th 200 breast, 1:51.89)
Gustavo Saldo (21st, 200 fly, 1:41.80)
Murilo Sartori (11th, 200 free, 1:32.38), (21st 100 free, 42.18)
Evgenii Somov (4th, 100 breast, 51.13)
Daniel Sos (17th, 200 IM, 1:42.74)
Mitchell Whyte (11th, 100 back, 45.19)
Vlad Dubinin (relay)
Michael Eastman (relay)
Caleb Duncan (relay)

How to Watch the Cardinals: ESPN3

Meet Notes
Television/Streaming Coverage
ESPN3 will provide digital broadcast coverage for preliminary and finals sessions Wednesday through Saturday. Additionally, ESPNU will air a two-hour show at 6 p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, April 5.

Swim preview
Championship Central: https://ramblinwreck.com/2022-ncaa-division-i-mens-swimming-diving-championships/

Schedule of Events
Thursday
500 free
200 IM
50 Free
1M Diving
200 Free Relay

Friday
400 IM
100 Fly
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back
3M Diving
400 Medley Relay

Saturday
1650 Free
200 back
100 free
200 breast
200 Fly
Platform Diving
400 Free Relay