Louisville Men Stand in 7th After First Night at NCAA Championships

Wednesday, March 22

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

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University of Louisville

Men's NCAA Championships

Tuesday Evening at the ACC Swim & Dive Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, NC. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots LLC)

Photo by: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots LLC

Louisville Men Stand in 7th After First Night at NCAA Championships

March 22, 2023 | Swimming & Diving

NCAA_Thursday_Trials_Heat_Sheet.pdf

Dalton Lowe sets 50 back record

By: Nancy Worley

MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Louisville men's swimming and diving team stands in seventh place after the first day of competition at the 2023 NCAA Championships at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis.

Arizona State took the early lead after Day 1 with 68 points, followed by NC State (66), California (62), Florida (60), Indiana (5), Texas (6) and Louisville (42).

In the 200 Medley Relay, the Cardinals were able to shave 1.16 off their entry time to finish in 1:22.43 posted by Dalton Lowe (20.56), Denis Petrashov (22.79), Abdelrahman El-Araby (20.28) and Michael Eastman (18.80). The Cardinals finished second in their heat and finished seventh overall, earning the foursome All-American Honors. Lowe's leadoff backstroke leg set a new school record to help the Cardinals outswim their seed, moving from 15^th to seventh. The event was won by NC State's time of 1:20.67, which set a meet and NCAA Record.

In the 800 free relay, the eighth-seeded Cards finished eighth, posting a 6:12.25 put up by Murilo Sartori (1:32.50), Denis Loktev (1:33.07), Guy Brooks (1:33.34) and Michael Eastman's anchor of 1:33.34. The Texas relay team won in 6:03.42, setting a meet, NCAA and American record.

The championships started tonight with two relay races. The rest of the championships will have prelims each day at 10 a.m. CT with the finals scheduled for 6 p.m. CT. ESPN+ will have streaming coverage of each session. A complete schedule with heat sheets, results and more can be found at the NCAA Championships Homepage.

The NCAA Championships continue Thursday with the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 1-meter diving, and 200 freestyle relay.

STANDINGS
1. Arizona State, 68
2. NC State, 66
3. California, 62
4. Florida, 60
5. Indiana, 58
6. Texas, 50
7. Louisville, 42
8. Auburn, 40
9. Stanford, 38
10. Alabama, 26
10. Tennessee, 26
12. Virginia, 22
13. Georgia,20
14. Notre Dame,10
15. Virginia Tech, 8
15. Texas A&M, 8
17. Missouri, 6
18. Wisconsin, 4
18. Michigan, 4
20. Ohio St., 2

Complete List, Event (Qualifying time)
Tommy Bried, 400 IM (3:41.50)
Guy Brooks, 200 Free (1:32.49)
Michael Eastman, 100 Free (42.17)
Abdelrahman El-Araby. 50 free (18.79)
Dalton Lowe, 100 Butterfly (45.28)
Denis Petrashov, 100 and 200 Breaststroke (51.26, 1:50.51)
Murilo Sartori, 200 Free (1:32.23)

200 Medley Relay
400 Medley Relay
200 Free Relay
400 Free Relay
800 Free Relay

Relay alternates
(Charlie Crush, Vladimir Dubinin, Caleb Duncan, Denis Loktev)

Thursday, March 23 (Watch: Prelim Stream Dive Prelims Stream | Finals Stream
Prelims at 10 a.m. | Finals at 6 p.m. CT
500 Freestyle
200 Individual Medley
50 Freestyle
1-Meter Diving
1-Meter Diving
200 Freestyle Relay

Friday, March 24 (Watch: Prelim Stream Dive Prelims Stream | Finals Stream
Prelims at 10 a.m. | Finals at 6 p.m. CT
400 Individual Medley
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
3-Meter Diving
400 Medley Relay