Five Alabama Swimmers Punch Ticket to NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships
3/8/2023 5:32:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
The Crimson Tide contingent will compete March 22-25
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Five Alabama swimmers earned qualifying spots for the upcoming NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, which will be held on the campus of Minnesota, March 22-25.
Alabama's men are coming off a seventh-place team finish at the Southeastern Conference Championships with the program capturing a gold medal and three school records across the meet. Last season, the Crimson Tide earned a 14th place finish at the NCAA Championships, marking its eighth consecutive top-15 finish.
ROLLING TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Charlie Hawke and Victor Johansson earned their NCAA qualifying tickets in the 500 freestyle with times of 4:14.36 and 4:14.34, respectively
- Hawke will also represent the Crimson Tide in the 200 freestyle as the reigning SEC champion punched his NCAA ticket with an automatic, qualifying time of 1:31.20
- Johansson qualified for his second event in the 1,650 freestyle, with his school-record time of 14:39.63
- Derek Maas will be the third representative for UA, as he will be competing in the 100 (51.74) and 200 (1:52.69) breaststroke as well as the 200 Individual Medley (1:43.04)
- Matt Menke earned his qualifying spot in the 100 backstroke with a time of 45.51
- Mateo Miceli rounds out the individual qualifiers for Alabama in the 200 butterfly
- Miceli's qualifying time of 1:42.02 set a new school-record for the Crimson Tide at the 2023 SEC Championships
- In addition to the individual qualifiers, Alabama will be bringing Kaique Alves, Cam Auerbach, Tim Korstanje and Kacper Piotrowski as relay swimmers, where the Tide has qualified for all five relays
UP NEXT
- Before the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, the Crimson Tide women are set to compete at the women's NCAA Championships, March 15-18, in Knoxville, Tenn.
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