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2025 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
March 26-29, 2025 Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center, Federal Way, Washington Short Course Yards (25 yards) SwimSwam Pick’Em Contest SwimSwam Preview Index Psych Sheet Day 1 Heat Sheets Day 1 Live RecapThe University of California quartet of Jack Alexy, Gabriel Jett, Destin Lasco and Lucas Henveaux combined for a time of 5:59.75 in the 800 freestyle relay, becoming the first team under six minutes in the event. They broke the previous NCAA record time of 6:02.26 set at the 2024 NCAA championships also by the Golden Bears.
This win from Cal came despite a flubbed dive from Henveaux, who said in his post-race interview that his he slipped on his start, causing his streamline to break. He appeared to also have dove close to the bottom of the pool but didn’t mention it.
The Golden Bears battle it out with Texas in the final heat of the relay. The Longhorns led after the first 400 yards, but legs from Lasco and Henveaux put Cal ahead. Henveaux’s start allowed Texas anchor Coby Carozza to gain a brief advantage, but Henveaux was able to recover and rally his team to victory. Texas’s final time of 6:00.08 also went under the previous NCAA record and is an American record.
Both Cal and Texas were nearly six seconds faster than any other team.
Split Comparison:
Cal, 2025 NCAAs (NCAA record) Texas, 2025 NCAAs Cal, 2024 NCAAs 200y Jack Alexy — 1:30.02 Luke Hobson — 1:28.90 Gabriel Jett — 1:30.32 400y Gabriel Jett — 1:29.16 Chris Guiliano — 1:30.13 Destin Lasco — 1:29.60 600y Destin Lasco — 1:29.10 Rex Maurer — 1:29.91 Jack Alexy — 1:30.50 800y Lucas Henveaux — 1:31.47 Coby Carrozza — 1:31.14 Robin Hanson — 1:31.84 Total 5:59.75 6:00.08 6:02.26The difference between Cal’s 2024 and 2025 relays was the addition of Henveaux, who competed during the 2023 season, didn’t race collegiately in 2024 and but is back on Cal’s roster in 2025. Alexy, Jett and Lasco were also faster than they were last year.
While this relay is Cal’s first NCAA win, Texas previously took first in the 200 medley relay while Cal was third for that event.
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