FEDERAL Way, Wash. – Two races, two school records.
Stanford opened the four-day NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday by breaking school records and earning two top-10 finishes in two relay events at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.
The Cardinal placed fifth in the 800-yard freestyle relay in 6:06.69 after opening with a ninth-place finish in the 200 medley relay, clocking 1:22.23. The Cardinal sits seventh with 46 points.
The 800 free relay team was comprised of Andrei Minakov, Henry McFadden, Ron Polonsky, and Andres Dupont Cabrera. Stanford was seventh through the first two legs despite a 1:30.94 split from McFadden, but truly can thank Dupont Cabrera for his gutty 1:31.28 anchor leg that moved them up a spot to fifth.
The time broke Stanford’s 2022 school record of 6:06.83 by Minakov, Luke Maurer, Polonsky, and Preston Forst.
The 200 medley relay team was comprised of Aaron Sequeira, Polonsky, Minakov, and Kaihan Gu. The Cardinal won the second of three heats to place ninth overall, sparked by Sequeira, who led off with a personal record 21.14 for the 50 backstroke. The team’s overall time broke the 2022 record of 1:22.41 by Leon MacAlister, Polonsky, Minakov, and Jonny Affeld.
With two more All-America honors each, Minakov now has 21 and Polonsky 19. For the 800 free relay, Stanford earned its highest finish since placing third in 2022.
NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships
At Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center
Friday’s results
Team leaders (Day 1 of 4) – 1, Texas 74; 2, California 72; 3 (tie), Georgia, Indiana, 53; 5, North Carolina State 50; 6, Arizona State 48; 7, Stanford 46; 8, Tennessee 34; 9, Alabama 30; 10, Florida State 24.
200-yard medley relay – 1, Texas 1:20.28; 9, Stanford (Aaron Sequeira, Ron Polonsky, Andrei Minakov, Kaihan Gu) 1:22.23 (school record).
800 freestyle relay – 1, California 5:59.75; 5, Stanford (Andrei Minakov, Henry McFadden, Ron Polonsky, Andres Dupont Cabrera) 6:06.69 (school record).
Stanford’s NCAA Schedule
Thursday
10 a.m. (Prelims)
500 free (Liam Custer, Henry McFadden)
200 individual medley (Gibson Holmes, Rick Mihm, Ron Polonsky, Aaron Sequeira)
50 free (Andres Dupont Cabrera, Kaihan Gu)
1-meter diving (Misha Andriyuk, Jack Ryan)
6:03 p.m. (Finals)
500 free
200 IM
50 free
1-meter diving
200 FR (Stanford)
Friday
10 a.m. (Prelims)
100 fly (Kaihan Gu, Andrei Minakov)
400 IM (Liam Custer, Gibson Holmes, Josh Zuchowski)
200 free (Andres Dupont Cabrera, Henry McFadden)
100 breast (Zhier Fan, Daniel Li, Rick Mihm, Ron Polonsky)
100 back (Aaron Sequeira, Josh Zuchowski)
3-meter diving (Hunter Hollenbeck, Jack Ryan)
6:03 p.m. (Finals)
100 fly
400 IM
200 free
100 breast
100 back
3-meter diving
400 MR (Stanford)
Saturday
10 a.m. (Prelims)
200 back (Aaron Sequeira, Josh Zuchowski)
100 free (Andres Dupont Cabrera, Kaihan Gu, Henry McFadden)
200 breast (Zhier Fan, Daniel Li, Rick Mihm, Ron Polonsky)
200 fly (Gibson Holmes, Andrei Minakov)
Platform diving (Misha Andriyuk)
6:03 p.m. (Finals)
1,650 free (Liam Custer)
200 back
100 free
200 breast
200 fly
Platform diving
400 MR (Stanford)