FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Junior Christoph Lubenau and freshman of Hannes Heyl of the LSU men’s swimming team captured honorable mention All-American honors and set two of the fastest 100-butterfly times in school history Friday at the 2008 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.
Lubenau finished 9th in the 100 fly with a school-record time of 46.24. The Leipzig, Germany, native set the second fastest time in school history (46.53) in the prelims.
Heyl, who was seeded 32nd in the event, finished 16th by hitting the wall at 47.66. Heyl captured the third fastest time in school history in the prelims with a time 46.79.
Heyl and Lubenau’s accolades bring LSU’s total to three honorable-mention All-American honors at the event as the two Tigers, along with Miko Malberg and Brandon Selts, earned the honor in the 200 free relay on Thursday.
Heyl also competed in the 100 backstroke where he finished 24th by scoring a time of 47.95, which ranks second in school history. Former Tiger Evan Martinec set the school record in the event in 2004.
Heyl and senior Miko Malberg will compete in the 100 free on Saturday, the final day of the event. Malberg is seeded 56th (44.28) and Heyl seeded 58th (44.29).
2008 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
March 27 -29, 2008
Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center
*Prelims begin each day at 2 p.m. CT with finals at 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
200-Yard Backstroke
100-Yard Freestyle (Hannes Heyl, Miko Malberg)
200-Yard Breaststroke
200-Yard Butterfly
Platform Diving
1650-Yard Freestyle
400-Yard Freestyle Relay (TBD)
Lubenau, Heyl Earn All-America Honors at NCAA Day 2