USC junior Vladimir Morozov stole the show in Indianapolis last week as the sprinting star of the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. The Russian import took home three national titles, and made his biggest splash with a record-setting swim in a fourth race.
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On the final day of the competition, Morozov won the 100y free in an NCAA record 40.76 before teaming up with Jack Wagner, Cristian Quintero and Dimitri Colupaev to blow away the field in the 4x100m relay. Morozov, who won the 50y free earlier in the competition, is the first Trojan to ever sweep the sprints.
"That 100 free is by far the race that I'm most proud of. I took it out there about half a second faster than usual at the 50 and did my best to hold on to break the NCAA record," Morozov said. "I'm also very proud of our 'united nations' relay to finish off the meet in such a fashion. The guys did a great job on the first three legs of the relay and put me in the position to already be in the lead after a 25. It felt great to be the last ones to stand on the highest step of the podium as the meet came to an end."
(Photo by Walt Middleton)
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