INDIANAPOLIS – Charlie Hawke earned Alabama’s first First Team All-America honor in the 500 freestyle since 1982, posting a fifth-place finish in the event to lead the Tide on the second night of the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
Hawke swam a 4:11.40 to finish fifth overall in the finals. The time surpassed his entry and prior school record swim of 4:11.62 from the Southeastern Conference Championships. Preceding his race in the A finals, Hawke used an electrifying 4:11.02 to top his school record in the event and earn a spot in the top heat.
Alabama concluded the second day of competition tied for 16th place in the team standings with 26 points.
Meet Notes
- Hawke finished fifth overall in the 500 freestyle to earn his first career First Team All-America accolade
- Holds six total All-America honors, including second-team recognition from Wednesday’s 800 freestyle relay
- Captured the Tide’s 14th All-America accolade in the event, while becoming just the ninth UA swimmer to earn either first or second team honors in the 500 freestyle
- UA’s first 500 freestyle All-American since Catalin Cosma and Mark Randall were named second-team honorees in 2009
- Fourth UA swimmer to earn first-team honors in the 500 freestyle and first since Arne Borgstrom’s third consecutive 500 freestyle honor in 1982
- Dropped sixth tenths of a second off his prior school record mark 4:11.62 from the SEC Championships to shatter the UA record with a 4:11.02 in prelims
- Finished seventh in the prelims to earn a spot in the A Finals
Next
- Prelims will get underway at 9 a.m. CT, while finals will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday
- Hawke and Kaique Alves will race in the 200 freestyle, while Tommy Hagar and Jake Marcum will compete in the 100 backstroke
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