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Davidson College Sophomore Dylan Felt He set a new standard for the event in the men's 500-meter freestyle with a historic swim Thursday night at the Atlantic 10 Championships.
Felt, 19, ran a time of 4:16.58 in the final, breaking George Washington's A-10 record of 4:19.21. moritz fat at the 2019 Conference Championship.
Felt also broke the 4:20 barrier for the first time last season, running a career best 4:20.02 en route to the A-10 title as a freshman. He almost beat his personal best in qualifying with a time of 4:20.59, showing that he is in good shape.
Split comparison
Feldt, who had a strong showing last year and immediately improved in Thursday's preliminaries, achieved both in the final.
| Felt, 2023 finals | Felt, 2024 Qualifying | Felt, 2024 Finals |
| 49.90 | 48.29 | 48.33 |
| 1:43.12 (53.22) | 1:40.39 (52.10) | 1:40.19 (51.86) |
| 2:36.34 (53.22) | 2:33.58 (53.19) | 2:32.27 (52.08) |
| 3:29.55 (53.21) | 3:27.22 (53.64) | 3:24.65 (52.38) |
| 4:20.02 (50.47) | 4:20.59 (53.37) | 4:16.58 (51.93) |
Excluding this week's meet, Felt's time ranks second among mid-major swimmers in the NCAA this season, behind only SMU. jack hoagland.
Last year, Felt won the 1650 free and was runner-up in the 200 free and was named the A-10's Most Valuable Athlete.
Before winning Thursday's 500 free by five seconds, Felt anchored Davidson's 800 free relay on the first night of the race with a hot split of 1:32.22, leading the team to a third-place finish over St. Bonaventure. surfaced. It was half a second when he jumped in.
In qualifying for the 200 free this morning, Felt set a new best time in the 200 free of 1:34.61, beating the previous record of 1:35.11 set earlier this month.
Felt will face a George Washington athlete in the 200 free final. toni dragoyaset a new conference record in the leadoff leg of Golden Week's 800m free relay with a time of 1:33.35.
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