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It was nothing in need of an exceptional month of November for Texas sophomore Rex Maurer, following up a powerful displaying towards Indiana with a surprising efficiency on the Longhorns’ midseason invtiational, highlighted by his all-time report swim within the males’s 500 free.
At the start of the month towards the Hoosiers, Maurer set private bests within the 100 free (42.83), 200 free (1:32.13), 500 free (4:11.20) and 1000 free (8:44.62), and he additionally posted a time of three:40.90 within the 400 IM, which ranked #1 within the nation on the time.
Final weekend on the Texas Corridor of Fame Invite, Maurer was even higher, kicking issues off by shattering the American Document within the 500 free, clocking 4:04.45 to interrupt Kieran Smith‘s mark of 4:06.32 set in 2020 (and matched in 2021). Texas post-grad Carson Foster had unofficially lowered Smith’s report simply an hour or so previous to Maurer’s swim in 4:05.81.
For Maurer, the efficiency ranks him #2 all-time behind Leon Marchand, who set the NCAA and U.S. Open Document final season in 4:02.31, and marked a close to seven-second private greatest relative to the place he was coming into the meet. Maurer had improved his PB set towards Indiana within the prelims, breaking 4:10 for the primary time in 4:09.49.
Along with his 500 free victory, Maurer additionally set lifetime bests en path to wins within the 1650 free (14:30.47) and 400 IM (3:34.19), and set new PBs within the 200 free (1:31.59) and 100 again (45.36) on relay lead-offs.
He posted one other greatest time within the prelims of the 200 again, clocking 1:38.27 earlier than scratching the ultimate.
The Stanford switch now ranks #1 within the NCAA in three occasions and fourth in three others.
| Occasion | Pre-November | v. Indiana | Texas Invite | Enchancment % | NCAA Season Rank |
| 100 free | 43.28 | 42.83 | 0.45% | t-69 | |
| 200 free | 1:33.54 | 1:32.13 | 1:31.59 | 2.11% | 4 |
| 500 free | 4:11.88 | 4:11.20 | 4:04.45 | 2.99% | 1 |
| 1000 free | 8:45.26 | 8:44.62 | 0.12% | 4 | |
| 1650 free | 14:54.71 | 14:30.47 | 2.75% | 1 | |
| 100 again | 45.40 | 45.36 | 0.09% | 14 | |
| 200 again | 1:39.75 | 1:38.27 | 1.49% | 4 | |
| 400 IM | 3:38.10 | 3:40.90 | 3:34.19 | 1.81% | 1 |
Moreover, his 400 IM efficiency ranks him #5 all-time within the occasion and inside eight-tenths of the American Document held by Chase Kalisz (3:33.42).
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