We fight and #weareone."ħth – Webb, Coll Marti, Ramadan, Dominguez – 3:02.53 Tomorrow we have to come back and stay the course. Today was a huge step forward and I'm very proud to be a Hokie. ![]() The most important thing for us is to create more sustainable success and take steps forward. We've had some swimmers out the past few days, and they had to jump back into it. Being seventh in the 400 medley relay and breaking another record tonight without being one hundred percent is no excuse, but it's a competition and we push through it. I'm very proud of Youssef and also the whole team. He's had a lot of ups and downs throughout the past couple of years, but coming into this meet, he was very calm and focused. We've always known that Youssef is something special. "What can I say, we had our first national champion for the first time in the history of the swim and dive program. This marks the Hokies' second All-American relay in program history and second school record of the night. Touching the wall at 46.07, he moved up from the eighth spot to sixth.įinishing the night off strong, Forest Webb, Carles Coll Marti, Youssef Ramadan and Luis Dominguez finished seventh in the 400 medley relay at 3:02.53. ![]() His gold medal marks Virginia Tech's 21st individual national title (19 in track and field, one in wrestling and one in swim and dive).Ĭelebrate this historic moment for Virginia Tech Athletics by making your gift to Virginia Tech swimming and diving today.Įarlier in the day during prelims, Landon Gentry made his way up the top 10 board in the 100 fly. ![]() The junior edged Florida's Josh Liendo, who touched the wall in 43.40. Placing third in the 100 fly last year, Ramadan held the top spot in the event coming into championships this year. MINNEAPOLIS – The Virginia Tech swim and dive team had a historic night during the third day of the NCAA championships, highlighted by Youssef Ramadan earning the first national title in program history.Ĭompeting in the 100 fly, he clocked in at 43.15 seconds, swimming the second-fastest time in NCAA history and breaking the school record.
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