ATLANTA – Virginia Tech brought strong performances to day three of the NCAA Championship. Youssef Ramadan came out strong, earning second in the 100 fly prelims. In the finals, he finished third overall, crushing his own school record. He touched the wall at 43.90, only two-tenths of a second behind first place. He earned his second All American Honors of the weekend. In the same event, Antani Ivanov finished 12th in the prelims. Later, he finished 15th overall in the final
AJ Pouch represented the Hokies in the 100 breast. He tied for 16th in the prelim after swimming a personal best. In the swim-off for a spot in the finals, Pouch came out on top. He then went on to place 15th in the final, swimming the second fastest time in program history and personal best, once again.
Forest Webb started his morning with a school record in the 100 back. He touched the wall at 45.36, earning his spot in the final. In the final, he placed 16th with a time of 45.72.
At the end of day three, the Hokies are in 11th, with a total of 89.5 points.
400 IM
Prelims
29th – Filippo Dal Maso – 3:45.24
100 Fly
Prelims
2nd – Youssef Ramadan – 44.21
12th – Antani Ivanov – 44.98
34th – Mario Molla Yanes – 45.97
Finals
3rd – Youssef Ramadan – 43.90
15th – Antani Ivanov – 45.64
200 Free
Prelims
35th – Carles Coll Marti – 1:33.72
48th – Mario Molla Yanes – 1:39.28
100 Breast
Prelims
16th – AJ Pouch – 51.92
Finals
15th – AJ Pouch – 51.87
100 Back
Prelims
16th – Forest Webb – 45.36
26th – Sam Tornqvist – 45.74
Finals
16th – Forest Webb – 45.72
3M Diving
Prelims
41st – Noah Zawadzki – 309.40
400 Medley Relay
18th – Forest Webb (45.80), AJ Pouch (51.98), Antani Ivanov (45.51), and Youssef Ramadan (41.99) – 3:05.18
TOMORROW
Sam Tornqvist and Forest Webb will start the day in the 200 back. Mario Molla Yanes and Youssef Ramadan will compete in the 100 free. For the third event, Carles Coll Marti and AJ Pouch will represent Virginia Tech in the 200 breast. Antani Ivanov will race in the 200 fly. Noah Zawadzki will compete in his third event on boards, the platform. Lastly, Filippo Dal Maso will swim in the 1650 free**.
**The 1650 free will begin at 4pm. The final heat will begin at 6pm.