NC State junior Aiden Hayes ripped a 20.36 lead off cut up in the course of observe throughout winter coaching with the Wolfpack. That might be tied for the seventh quickest performer within the occasion all-time.
As Hayes’ time was throughout observe, the time won’t formally go into the document books, however it’s a enormous swim. Hayes’ time would tie Dean Farris because the seventh quickest performer within the occasion ever.
All-Time High 10 Performers Males’s 50 Backstroke:
Bjoern Seeliger (Cal): 20.08
Kacper Stokowski (NC State): 20.16
Adam Chaney (Florida): 20.19
Ryan Murphy (Cal): 20.20
Zane Waddell (Alabama): 20.22
Junya Koga (Membership Wolverine): 20.35
Dean Farris (Harvard) / Aiden Hayes (NC State): 20.36
Extra identified for his butterfly, Hayes received the NCAA title final spring within the 200 butterfly swimming a 1:38.79. He additionally completed sixth within the 100 butterfly in Minneapolis. He didn’t swim any backstroke at NCAAs final spring, however did cut up 20.75 on a 200 medley relay in highschool.
Regardless of not competing in backstroke in Minneapolis, Hayes time trialed the 100 backstroke at ACCs final February. There he swam a forty five.60. It took a forty five.54 to make the 100 backstroke ‘B’ closing at NCAAs.
Hayes didn’t swim on NC State’s 200 medley relay final spring that captured the NCAA title in an NCAA document time of a 1:20.67. Kacper Stokowski led off that relay in the very same time Hayes simply went, a 20.36. Stokowski received the NCAA 100 backstroke title in 2022 and was 2nd within the occasion in 2023. Stokowski is presently at NC State for his COVID-19 fifth yr.
Hayes didn’t compete at midseasons this previous November for the Wolfpack. He did attend the US Open Championships the place he was highlighted by a sixth place end within the LCM 100 fly (52.10).
