Friday, March 24
Indianapolis, Ind.
7:00 AM
University of Arizona
vs
NCAA Championships
Photo by: Chris Hook for Arizona Athletics
03/24/2017 | Men's Swimming & Diving
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Arizona men's swimming landed in the finals in three events on day 3 of the NCAA Championships, earning All-America Honorable Mention honors in each.
The team of Chatham Dobbs, Blair Bish, Chad Idensohn and J.P. Beach tied for 14th in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:24.63. Each swimmer earned Honorable Mention honors.
Individually, Dobbs posted the best finish tying for 14th in the 100 fly with 46.09 after swimming a personal-best 45.86 in the prelims. It is his first individual Honorable Mention honors of the Championships after earning three in relays.
Bish then took 15th in the 100 breast with 52.51 to earn All-America Honorable Mention honors. The sophomore posted a personal-best in the prelims to finish tenth (52.13). He now has one individual honor and two from relays.
Junior Nick Thorne just missed the consolation final in the 400 IM after placing 18th in the prelims with 3:44.04.
In the prelims of the 200 free, junior Chris Wieser finished 38th with 1:37.69, just above his season-best. Junior Justin Wright took 40th in the prelims of the 100 fly with a personal-best time of 46.78.
Arizona is currently in 25th with a total score of 19.5. Texas leads with 391.5 followed by California (253) and Florida (224.5).
Up Next: Men's swimming concludes the 2017 NCAA Championships on Saturday, Mar. 25 at 7 a.m. MST with the prelims of the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 400 free relay and platform. The 1,650 free will also take place on the final day.
Follow Arizona Swimming and Diving: For further coverage of Arizona swimming and diving, visit ArizonaWildcats.com and follow the team's Twitter (@ArizonaSwimming) and Instagram (@ArizonaSwimDive) accounts.
The team of Chatham Dobbs, Blair Bish, Chad Idensohn and J.P. Beach tied for 14th in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:24.63. Each swimmer earned Honorable Mention honors.
Individually, Dobbs posted the best finish tying for 14th in the 100 fly with 46.09 after swimming a personal-best 45.86 in the prelims. It is his first individual Honorable Mention honors of the Championships after earning three in relays.
Bish then took 15th in the 100 breast with 52.51 to earn All-America Honorable Mention honors. The sophomore posted a personal-best in the prelims to finish tenth (52.13). He now has one individual honor and two from relays.
Junior Nick Thorne just missed the consolation final in the 400 IM after placing 18th in the prelims with 3:44.04.
In the prelims of the 200 free, junior Chris Wieser finished 38th with 1:37.69, just above his season-best. Junior Justin Wright took 40th in the prelims of the 100 fly with a personal-best time of 46.78.
Arizona is currently in 25th with a total score of 19.5. Texas leads with 391.5 followed by California (253) and Florida (224.5).
Up Next: Men's swimming concludes the 2017 NCAA Championships on Saturday, Mar. 25 at 7 a.m. MST with the prelims of the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 400 free relay and platform. The 1,650 free will also take place on the final day.
Follow Arizona Swimming and Diving: For further coverage of Arizona swimming and diving, visit ArizonaWildcats.com and follow the team's Twitter (@ArizonaSwimming) and Instagram (@ArizonaSwimDive) accounts.
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