FEDERAL WAY, Wash.- It was an eventful first day for the Sun Devil men on Day 1 as they made history by breaking the NCAA record in the 200 medley relay, followed by a meet record in the 800 free relay.
Jack Dolan, Léon Marchand, Ilya Kharun and Jonny Kulow opened the meet with an NCAA record time of 1:20.55 to win the 200 medley relay as the Sun Devils are back-to-back Pac-12 champions in this event.
NCAA Records Held by the Sun Devils
200 medley relay: Jack Dolan, Léon Marchand, Ilya Kharun and Jonny Kulow, 1:20.55/March 6, 2024 at the 2024 Pac-12 Championships
200 individual medley: Léon Marchand, 1:36.34/March 23, 2023 at the 2023 NCAA Championships
400 individual medley: Léon Marchand, 3:28.82/March 24, 20233 at the 2023 NCAA Championships
200 breast: Léon Marchand, 1:46.91/March 25, 2023 at the 2023 NCAA Championships
Less than an hour later, the 800 free relay of Marchand, Patrick Sammon, Owen McDonald and Julian Hill swam a time of 6:06.14– good for a meet record and the fastest time in the country.
Marchand's leadoff time in the 800 free relay of 1:30.43 is the fastest time in the nation this season.
The Sun Devils are well-positioned to contend for their second conference title in a row this week in Federal Way as they won their first conference title in program history a season ago.
The Sun Devils finish Day 1 in fourth place in the team standings, which are combined with men's diving scores from last week.
TEAM STANDINGS AFTER DAY 1
The Sun Devils have won the 800 free relay in each of the last three seasons with Hill and Marchand each being a part of each of those three championships while Sammon repeated as a champion in the event and McDonald won his first conference championship.
In the first event of the evening, Marchand, Dolan and Kulow each repeated as the 200 medley Pac-12 champions while Kharun won his first Pac-12 championship in his conference championship debut.
SUN DEVIL MEN'S CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS UNDER COACH BOWMAN
Léon Marchand, 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breast, 800 free relay (2022), 200 breast, 400 IM, 200 IM, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay 800 free relay (2023) and 200 medley relay, 800 free relay (2024)
Ilya Kharun, 200 medley relay (2024)
Owen McDonald, 800 free relay (2024)
Zalan Sarkany, 1650 free (2023)
Grant House, 200 free, 800 free relay, 400 medley relay (2023) and 200 free, 800 free relay (2022)
Jack Dolan, 50 free, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay (2023) and 200 medley relay (2024)
Max McCusker, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay (2023)
Jonny Kulow, 200 medley relay (2023 and 2024)
Patrick Sammon, 800 free relay (2023 and 2024)
Julian Hill, 800 free relay (2022, 2023 and 2024)
Carter Swift, 800 free relay (2022)
Zach Poti, 100 back (2020)
Youssef Selim, Platform, 1-Meter Dive (2019 and 2018)
Cameron Craig, 200 Free (2018), 100 Free, 200 Free, 400 Free Relay (2017)
Andrew Porter, 400 Free Relay (2017)
Tadas Duskinas, 400 Free Relay (2017)
Richard Bohus, 400 Free Relay (2017)
SUN DEVIL MEN'S SWIMMING POSTSEASON FINISHES UNDER COACH BOWMAN (PAC-12/NCAA)
2023: 1st/3rd
2022: 3rd/6th
2021: DNC (entire program redshirted due to COVID-19)
2020: 4th/no NCAA due to COVID-19
2019: 4th/21st
2018: 4th/20th
2017: 4th/14th
2016: 5th/44th(T)
SUN DEVIL MEN'S TOP-3 FINISHES AT PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
2023: 1st
2022: 3rd
1995: 2nd
1993: 3rd
1987: 3rd
1983: 3rd
1980: 3rd
THURSDAY EVENT SCHEDULE
500 free | 200 IM | 50 free | 200 free relay
Preliminaries: 12 p.m. AZT
Finals: 7 p.m. AZT
FOLLOW ALONG
Keep up with the Sun Devils on Day 2 in Federal Way via the team's Twitter/X account, @ASUSwimDive, which will be updated with scores, results, recaps and more this week.
Fans can also follow along via the Pac-12 Championship Central.
Jack Dolan, Léon Marchand, Ilya Kharun and Jonny Kulow opened the meet with an NCAA record time of 1:20.55 to win the 200 medley relay as the Sun Devils are back-to-back Pac-12 champions in this event.
NCAA Records Held by the Sun Devils
200 medley relay: Jack Dolan, Léon Marchand, Ilya Kharun and Jonny Kulow, 1:20.55/March 6, 2024 at the 2024 Pac-12 Championships
200 individual medley: Léon Marchand, 1:36.34/March 23, 2023 at the 2023 NCAA Championships
400 individual medley: Léon Marchand, 3:28.82/March 24, 20233 at the 2023 NCAA Championships
200 breast: Léon Marchand, 1:46.91/March 25, 2023 at the 2023 NCAA Championships
Less than an hour later, the 800 free relay of Marchand, Patrick Sammon, Owen McDonald and Julian Hill swam a time of 6:06.14– good for a meet record and the fastest time in the country.
Marchand's leadoff time in the 800 free relay of 1:30.43 is the fastest time in the nation this season.
The Sun Devils are well-positioned to contend for their second conference title in a row this week in Federal Way as they won their first conference title in program history a season ago.
The Sun Devils finish Day 1 in fourth place in the team standings, which are combined with men's diving scores from last week.
TEAM STANDINGS AFTER DAY 1
- USC, 183
- Cal, 175
- Arizona, 154
- Arizona State, 150
- Stanford, 106
- Utah, 75
The Sun Devils have won the 800 free relay in each of the last three seasons with Hill and Marchand each being a part of each of those three championships while Sammon repeated as a champion in the event and McDonald won his first conference championship.
In the first event of the evening, Marchand, Dolan and Kulow each repeated as the 200 medley Pac-12 champions while Kharun won his first Pac-12 championship in his conference championship debut.
SUN DEVIL MEN'S CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS UNDER COACH BOWMAN
Léon Marchand, 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breast, 800 free relay (2022), 200 breast, 400 IM, 200 IM, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay 800 free relay (2023) and 200 medley relay, 800 free relay (2024)
Ilya Kharun, 200 medley relay (2024)
Owen McDonald, 800 free relay (2024)
Zalan Sarkany, 1650 free (2023)
Grant House, 200 free, 800 free relay, 400 medley relay (2023) and 200 free, 800 free relay (2022)
Jack Dolan, 50 free, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay (2023) and 200 medley relay (2024)
Max McCusker, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay (2023)
Jonny Kulow, 200 medley relay (2023 and 2024)
Patrick Sammon, 800 free relay (2023 and 2024)
Julian Hill, 800 free relay (2022, 2023 and 2024)
Carter Swift, 800 free relay (2022)
Zach Poti, 100 back (2020)
Youssef Selim, Platform, 1-Meter Dive (2019 and 2018)
Cameron Craig, 200 Free (2018), 100 Free, 200 Free, 400 Free Relay (2017)
Andrew Porter, 400 Free Relay (2017)
Tadas Duskinas, 400 Free Relay (2017)
Richard Bohus, 400 Free Relay (2017)
SUN DEVIL MEN'S SWIMMING POSTSEASON FINISHES UNDER COACH BOWMAN (PAC-12/NCAA)
2023: 1st/3rd
2022: 3rd/6th
2021: DNC (entire program redshirted due to COVID-19)
2020: 4th/no NCAA due to COVID-19
2019: 4th/21st
2018: 4th/20th
2017: 4th/14th
2016: 5th/44th(T)
SUN DEVIL MEN'S TOP-3 FINISHES AT PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
2023: 1st
2022: 3rd
1995: 2nd
1993: 3rd
1987: 3rd
1983: 3rd
1980: 3rd
THURSDAY EVENT SCHEDULE
500 free | 200 IM | 50 free | 200 free relay
Preliminaries: 12 p.m. AZT
Finals: 7 p.m. AZT
FOLLOW ALONG
Keep up with the Sun Devils on Day 2 in Federal Way via the team's Twitter/X account, @ASUSwimDive, which will be updated with scores, results, recaps and more this week.
Fans can also follow along via the Pac-12 Championship Central.