Butler and Ybarra Headline Males’s Swimming’s Second Day at NAIA National Championships

ELKHART, Ind. – A robust exhibiting within the 500 freestyle highlighted day two of the NAIA Swimming and Diving National Championships on Thursday for Lindsey Wilson males’s swimming.

Sophomore Sergio Ybarra and junior Ethan Butler turned this system’s third and fourth swimmers all-time to earn All-American honors within the 500 freestyle, becoming a member of Calvin Coetzee and Fabio Martin Rojo.

The duo positioned fifth and seventh, respectively, at 4:29.59 and 4:34.07. Ybarra’s efficiency is a personal-best, whereas Butler notched his quickest time of the season.

During the morning session, Oliver Greaves clocked a personal-best mark of his personal within the 500 freestyle preliminary spherical, hitting the wall at 4:37.48. Then, within the 200 particular person medley, Adam Lamhiti’s time of 1:55.07 set a brand new private mark for him.

The Blue Raiders sit tied with Aquinas (Mich.) for tenth general within the workforce standings with 60 factors.

Day three of the nationwide championships start with preliminary heats at 8 a.m. CT on Friday, March 6. Scheduled occasions embody the 100 butterfly, 400 particular person medley (Greaves, Ybarra, and Jose Rivas), 200 freestyle (Lorenz Hof), 100 breaststroke (Dan Spinola, Clinton Eales, and Adam Lamhiti) 100 backstroke, and the 400 medley relay.