Preview: Men's NCAA Championships
3/23/2022 2:35:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
Silins, Ekdahl and Hubbard will all represent TCU
ATLANTA – The TCU men's swimming & diving team looks to make its mark in its first NCAA Championships appearance in eight seasons.
Janis Silins, David Ekdahl and Alec Hubbard will represent the Horned Frogs this week in Atlanta. Silins will compete in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, Ekdahl will compete on 1-meter and 3-meter and Hubbard has qualified on platform.
Meet Information
Dates: March 24-26, 2022
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
Venue: The McAuley Aquatic Center
Live results can be found on ramblinwreck.com or click here.
The entirety of the Men's NCAA Championships will be streamed on ESPN3. The schedule of when TCU swimmers & divers will compete is below accompanied by the broadcast links.
Thursday, March 24, 2022 (1-Meter Diving Trials)
Broadcast links: 1-meter trials (Ekdahl at 11:15 a.m. CT) 1-meter finals (5 p.m. CT)
Friday, March 25, 2022 (100 Breaststroke/3-Meter Diving Trials)
Broadcast links: Prelims (Silins at 9 a.m. CT) 3-meter trials (Ekdahl at 11:15 a.m. CT) Finals
Saturday, March 26, 2022 (200 Breaststroke/Platform Diving Trials)
Broadcast links: Prelims (Silins at 9 a.m. CT) Platform trials (Hubbard at 11 a.m. CT) FInals
ESPN3 will provide digital broadcast coverage for preliminary and finals sessions Wednesday through Saturday. Additionally, ESPNU will air a two-hour show at 6 p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, April 5.
Meet Notes
In the pool, Silins is making his first appearance at the NCAA Championships in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. He qualified with his personal-best times of 52.11 and 1:54.05 that he set at the Art Adamson Invitational.
Silins is currently the school-record holder in both the 100 (52.11) and 200 breaststroke (1:54.05).
On the boards, Ekdahl and Hubbard have both made their mark on the program already as freshmen.
Ekdahl placed sixth on 1-meter at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships with a score of 706.80. With his true qualification on 1-meter, Ekdahl will also compete on 3-meter after he finished ninth overall with a score of 725.80.
He currently owns both school records on 1-meter (388.50) and 3-meter (418.80). This season, he was a three-time Big 12 Diver of the Week (Oct. 6, Nov. 3, Feb. 2) and earned Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 6) as well.
Hubbard qualified on platform behind an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships with a score of 640.55. He has had a stellar season on platform as he currently holds the school record with a score of 377.03.
Follow the Frogs
For more information on the TCU swimming & diving programs, follow the Frogs on Twitter @TCUswimdive and Instagram @tcu_swimdive.
Janis Silins, David Ekdahl and Alec Hubbard will represent the Horned Frogs this week in Atlanta. Silins will compete in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, Ekdahl will compete on 1-meter and 3-meter and Hubbard has qualified on platform.
Meet Information
Dates: March 24-26, 2022
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
Venue: The McAuley Aquatic Center
Live results can be found on ramblinwreck.com or click here.
The entirety of the Men's NCAA Championships will be streamed on ESPN3. The schedule of when TCU swimmers & divers will compete is below accompanied by the broadcast links.
Thursday, March 24, 2022 (1-Meter Diving Trials)
Broadcast links: 1-meter trials (Ekdahl at 11:15 a.m. CT) 1-meter finals (5 p.m. CT)
Friday, March 25, 2022 (100 Breaststroke/3-Meter Diving Trials)
Broadcast links: Prelims (Silins at 9 a.m. CT) 3-meter trials (Ekdahl at 11:15 a.m. CT) Finals
Saturday, March 26, 2022 (200 Breaststroke/Platform Diving Trials)
Broadcast links: Prelims (Silins at 9 a.m. CT) Platform trials (Hubbard at 11 a.m. CT) FInals
ESPN3 will provide digital broadcast coverage for preliminary and finals sessions Wednesday through Saturday. Additionally, ESPNU will air a two-hour show at 6 p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, April 5.
Meet Notes
In the pool, Silins is making his first appearance at the NCAA Championships in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. He qualified with his personal-best times of 52.11 and 1:54.05 that he set at the Art Adamson Invitational.
Silins is currently the school-record holder in both the 100 (52.11) and 200 breaststroke (1:54.05).
On the boards, Ekdahl and Hubbard have both made their mark on the program already as freshmen.
Ekdahl placed sixth on 1-meter at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships with a score of 706.80. With his true qualification on 1-meter, Ekdahl will also compete on 3-meter after he finished ninth overall with a score of 725.80.
He currently owns both school records on 1-meter (388.50) and 3-meter (418.80). This season, he was a three-time Big 12 Diver of the Week (Oct. 6, Nov. 3, Feb. 2) and earned Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 6) as well.
Hubbard qualified on platform behind an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships with a score of 640.55. He has had a stellar season on platform as he currently holds the school record with a score of 377.03.
Follow the Frogs
For more information on the TCU swimming & diving programs, follow the Frogs on Twitter @TCUswimdive and Instagram @tcu_swimdive.
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