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Toth Begins Competition at NCAA Swim Meet
Senior Charlie Toth became the first Air Force swimmer to compete at the NCAA
Division I National Championship Meet since 1995 on Thursday.
Toth, the school record holder in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle races, competed in the 50 freestyle event at the Student Rec Center Natatorium on the campus of Texas A&M. He finished his preliminary race with a time of 20.29 seconds, good for a tie for 41st place, but did not qualify for the finals. Anthony Robinson of Stanford captured the NCAA title in the 50-yard freestyle with a pool record time of 19.15 seconds. Calâs Anthony Ervin, the gold medallist in the 50-meter freestyle at the Sydney Olympic Games, finished second. Toth swims again on Saturday, Mar. 24 in the 100-yard freestyle. Fellow senior Matt Ihlenfeld competes on Friday, Mar. 23 in the 100-yard breaststroke, and swims the 200 breaststroke on Saturday. Toth and Ihlenfeld are the first Falcons to compete at the national meet since Matt Davis in 1995. NCAA Swimming Championship Results
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