DALLAS – Stanford sophomore Henry McFadden rolled to victory in the 500-yard freestyle at the SMU Invitational in a personal record on Thursday at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center.
Stanford collected three victories on the day, with Ron Polonsky winning the 200 individual medley in 1:41.66, and the 200 free relay team coming out on top. Stanford the team battle, with 408.5 points, to 321 for SMU, 257 for Drury, and 186 for Hawai’i.
McFadden won in 4:14.35 on Day Two of the four-day meet to vault into the No. 11 spot on Stanford’s all-time list. McFadden’s previous best was 4:16.61 from the prelims of the Pac-12 Championships last year. McFadden would up seventh at Pac-12s.
By jumping into the Top 15, McFadden knocked Andrew Matejka (4:15.39) off the list. The graduated Matejka was McFadden’s teammate last year.
McFadden was among three Cardinal who recorded Stanford all-time Top 15 times on Thursday. Aaron Sequeira did so in the 200 individual medley, moving into the No. 13 spot with the 1:43.51 to win the B Final. Sequeira’s previous best was 1:43.94 from last year’s Texas Invitational. Sequeira knocked out Nate Cass from the Top 15. Cass, a two-time first-team All-American in the 200 IM, had a collegiate best of 1:43.82 from 2009.
Also, Rafael Gu tied his personal best, which also is No. 11 at Stanford all-time, by placing second in the 50 free A final in 19.31.
Stanford swimmers recorded seven personal bests and 13 NCAA B standards on Thursday alone.
The Cardinal also earned an NCAA A cut time of 1:16.19 in the 200 free relay, under the A standard of 1:16.51. The team was comprised of Jonathan Tan, Andrei Minakov, Ethan Harrington, and Rafael Gu.
Three Stanford relay teams have earned A times: the 800 free relay, the 200 medley relay, and the 200 free relay.
Men’s Swimming and Diving
SMU Invitational
At Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center
Thursday’s results
Team scores (Day 2 of 4) -- 1, Stanford 408.5; 2, SMU 321.5; 3, Drury 257; 4, Hawai’i 186.
100-yard butterfly – A Final: 1, Alejandro Villarejo (Drury) 46.41; 4, Hayden Kwan (Stanford) 47.18. Prelims: 3, Kwan 47.01.
500 freestyle – A Final: 1, Henry McFadden (Stanford) 4:14.35 (PB; B; No. 11 Stanford AT); 6, Liam Custer (Stanford) 4:21.37; 7, Gabe Machado (Stanford) 4:23.04. B Final: 11, Matt Fenlon (Stanford) 4:22.96; 12, Henry Morrissey (Stanford) 4:23.77. Prelims: 2, McFadden 4:19.22 (B); 4, Custer 4:22.56; 7, Machado 4:24.31; 11, Morrissey 4:26.24; 12, Fenlon 4:27.56.
200 individual medley – A Final: 1, Ron Polonsky (Stanford) 1:41.66 (B); 4, Rick Mihm (Stanford) 1:44.34 (B); 7, Zhier Fan (Stanford) 1:48.06; 8, Hayden Zheng (Stanford) 1:48.44. B Final: 9, Aaron Sequeira (Stanford) 1:43.51 (PB; B; No. 13 Stanford AT); 16, Daniel Li (Stanford) 1:50.28. C Final: 19, Abram Mueller (Stanford) 1:50.69. Prelims: 3, Polonsky 1:44.73 (B); 5, Fan 1:46.06; 6, Mihm 1:46.17; 8, Zheng 1:46.51 (PB); 11, Josh Zuchowski (Stanford) 1:46.77; 13, Sequeira 1:47.26; 17, Go Nagaoka (Stanford) 1:48.41; 18, Gibson Holmes (Stanford) 1:48.97; 19, Li 1:49.14; 20, Mueller 1:50.53.
50 free – A Final: 1, Karol Ostrowski (Hawai’i) 18.99; 2, Rafael Gu (Stanford) 19.31 (tie PB; B; ties No. 11 Stanford AT); 3, Jonathan Tan (Stanford) 19.43 (B); 4, Ethan Harrington (Stanford) 19.47 (B); 5, Andres Dupont Cabrera (Stanford) 19.55 (PB; B); 8, Avery Voss (Stanford) 19.85. B Final: 13, Finn Harland (Stanford) 19.88 (PB). C Final: 24, Ethan Dang (Stanford) 20.79. Prelims: 1, Gu 19.47 (B); 3, Tan 19.48 (B); 4, Harrington 19.58 (B); 5, Dupont Cabrera 19.62 (B); 7, Voss 19.76; 15, Harland 19.98; 23, Dang 20.51.
200 free relay – 1, Stanford A (Jonathan Tan, Andrei Minakov, Ethan Harrington, Rafael Gu) 1:16.19 (A); 2, Stanford B (Avery Voss, Andres Dupont Cabrera, Finn Harland, Henry McFadden) 1:17.20; 6, Stanford C (Go Nagaoka, Aaron Sequeira, Abram Mueller, Ethan Dang) 1:20.34x.
PB = personal record
A = NCAA A standard
B = NCAA B standard
AT = all-time
SMU Invitational Schedule (all times Pacific)
Friday
Prelims (8 a.m.)
400 IM
200 free
100 breast
100 back
Finals (4 p.m.)
400 IM
200 free
100 breast
100 back
400 medley relay
Saturday
Prelims (8 a.m.)
200 back
100 free
200 breast
200 fly
Finals (4 p.m.)
1,650 free
200 back
100 free
200 breast
200 fly
400 free relay