2025 EDDIE REESE SHOWDOWN
Note: due to logistical complications regarding two teams, Saturday morning’s start time has been delayed to 10:30am CST.
The inaugural Eddie Reese Showdown, a battle between four of the top programs in the NCAA, has been as exciting as promised. Last night, over 2,300 fans packed into the Texas Swimming Center for the Texas band, Bevo XV, and some great swimming, including a new American Record in the 400 medley relay.
The action continues this morning with the typical Day 4 events from the NCAA Championships format: 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 1650 free, and the 400 free relay.
Unfortunately, there’s no livestream this morning, but we’ll be providing a live recap as results roll in, and our own Coleman Hodges is on deck to grab race videos and interview swimmers throughout the session. The scoring is a little funky, with each session and the overall meet being scored differently, but according to the live results page, here are the combined team scores so far:
- Texas – 715
- Arizona State – 620.5
- Virginia – 583.5
- NC State – 556
Women’s 200 Back
- NCAA Record: 1:46.87, Claire Curzan (Virginia) – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:50.50
Top 8:
- Claire Curzan (UVA) – 1:49.97
- Leah Shackley (NC State) – 1:50.88
- Katie Grimes (UVA) – 1:51.55
- Kennedy Noble (NC State) – 1:51.86
- Lillie Nesty (Texsa) – 1:54.10
- Cambell Stoll (Texas) – 1:54.37
- Jordan Greber (ASU) – 1:57.46
- Charli Brown (ASU) – 1:57.53
NC State’s Leah Shackley narrowly led after the first 50, but NCAA Record-holder Claire Curzan moved past her on the next lap and maintained the lead to touch in 1:49.97. That’s three seconds off of her all-time mark of 1:46.87 from a few months, but was still more than enough to win comfortably.
Shackley took 2nd in 1:50.88. However, teammate Erika Pelaez won the B-final with a time of 1:50.81, which would’ve put her 2nd in the A-final. Shackley ranks 5th in the country this season with a 1:49.71, while Pelaez ranks 9th with a 1:50.64.
Men’s 200 Back
- NCAA Record: 1:35.37, Destin Lasco (Cal) – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:38.80
Top 8:
- Hubert Kos (ASU) – 1:38.91
- Oleksandr Zheltiakov (NC State) – 1:40.66
- David King (UVA) – 1:41.28
- Will Modglin (Texas) – 1:41.80
- Jack Wadsworth (ASU) – 1:43.58
- Jack Aikins (UVA) – 1:43.63
- Kyle Ponsler (NC State) – 1:44.64
- Lucien Vergnes (ASU) – 1:44.7
Women’s 100 Free
- NCAA Record: 44.83, Gretchen Walsh (Virginia) – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 47.10
Top 8:
- Gretchen Walsh (UVA) – 45.68
- Anna Moesch (UVA) – 47.63
- Caroline Bentz (ASU) – 48.27
- Olivia Nel (NC State) – 48.45
- Grace Cooper (Texas) – 48.47
- Lily Christianson (NC State) – 48.63
- Ava Longi (Texas) – 49.07
- Erin Milligan (ASU) – 49.33
Men’s 100 Free
- NCAA Record: 39.90, Caeleb Dressel (Florida) – 2018
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 41.34
Top 8:
- Jonny Kulow (ASU) – 41.11
- Chris Guiliano (Texas) – 41.72
- Kaii Winkler (NC State) – 42.09
- Patrick Sammon (ASU) 42.10
- Jerry Fox (NC State) – 42.57
- Luke Hobson (Texas) – 42.72
- Sebastien Sergile (UVA) – 43.50
- Connor Boyle (UVA) – 43.68
Women’s 200 Breast
- NCAA Record: 2:01.29, Kate Douglass (Virginia) – 2023
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 2:05.73
Men’s 200 Breast
- NCAA Record: 1:46.35, Leon Marchand (ASU) – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:50.65
Women’s 200 Fly
- NCAA Record: 1:49.16, Alex Walsh (Virginia) – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:52.47
Men’s 200 Fly
- NCAA Record: 1:37.35, Jack Conger (Texas) – 2017
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:40.05
WOMEN’S 1650 FREE
- NCAA Record: 15:03.31, Katie Ledecky (Stanford) – 2017
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 15:52.41
Men’s 1650 Free
- NCAA Record: 14:12.08, Bobby Finke (Florida) – 2020
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 14:37.31
Women’s 400 Free Relay
- NCAA Record: 3:05.84, Virginia – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 3:13.74
Men’s 400 Free Relay
- NCAA Record: 2:43.40, Arizona St. – 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 2:49.79
