Six Alabama Swimmers and Divers Earn Individual Men's NCAA Championship Berths
3/9/2022 5:40:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
The Crimson Tide’s total includes four swimmers and two diver as well as five relays
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men qualified six swimmers and divers and five relays for the upcoming NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, which will be held in Atlanta, Ga., March 23-26. The Crimson Tide is sending four swimmers and two diver in individual events and will announced additional swimmers as part of its relay pool later this week.
Derek Maas, Jake Marcum, Matt Menke and Eric Stelmar are all slated to swim individual events. Mohamed Farouk and Kevin Li both qualified for nationals during this week's NCAA Zone B Diving Championships.
Maas, Marcum, Menke, Li and Stelmar are all making a return trip to the NCAA Championships, with Maas and Menke earning All-America honors during the 2021 meet.
Going to the Show
- Mohamed Farouk earned berths off the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards as well as the platform at the NCAA Zone B Championships         Â
- The 2022 SEC 100 and 200 breaststroke champion, Derek Maas is seeded second in the 100 and top 10 in the 200 going into NCAAs and is seeded in the top 20 in the 200 individual medley
- Matt Menke is slated to compete in both the 100 and 200 backstrokes after medaling in the 100 at the SEC Championships
- Jake Marcum is seeded in the top 15 in the men's 200 backstroke
- Kevin Li earned a spot in the 1-meter springboard for the third year in a row
- Eric Stelmar earned a spot in the 200 backstroke at this year's championships
- Alabama also qualified to swim all five relays and is seeded in the top five in the 200 medley and in the top 15 in the 400 and 800 freestyle and 400 medley relays
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