Cardinals Finish 13th at NCAA Championships

Saturday, March 25

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

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University of Louisville

Men's NCAA Championships

Saturday morning at the 2023 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, MN. (Photo: Mooreshots LLC)

Photo by: Karl L. Moore/Mooreshots LLC

March 25, 2023 | Swimming & Diving

Petrashov earns HM All-American Honors in 200 Breaststroke

By: Nancy Worley

MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Louisville men finished 13^th after four days of racing at the 2023 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis.

The NCAA title went to California, the Bears eighth title. Cal was followed by Arizona State, Texas and Florida as the top four trophy winners.

For the Cardinals on the final night, Denis Petrashov won the 200 breaststroke consolation final with a time of 1:51.23, dropping .30 from his prelim time. The event was won by meet standout Leon Marchand from Arizona State, who put up a 1:46.91 to set an NCAA record.

Freshman diver Thomas Dowling scored 238 points in his NCAA debut on platform.

In the 400 free relay, the foursome of Michael Eastman (42.52), Guy Brooks (42.17), Dalton Lowe (42.31) and Abdelrahman El-Araby (41.93) took second in their heat with a time of 2:48.93 and 11^th place overall. Florida took the top honor with an NCAA record setting time of 2:44.07.