The Auburn Tigers won their fourth Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships team title in the last eight years in convincing fashion, starting and ending the meet with NCAA-record swims.

After all was said and done, Auburn's point total of 634 also was a record, and the 256 1/2-point margin of victory is the second-largest in meet history. Stanford was runner-up, followed by Texas, Arizona and Michigan.

The Tigers became just the third team in meet history to top 600 points. They did it last year, and Stanford did it in 1992.

Auburn had a big first day, setting the pace with a nearly two-second win in the meet's opening event, the 200-meter freestyle relay. The Tigers' George Bovell, Ryan Wochomurka, Derek Gibb and Fred Bousquet swam a meet-record 1:23.75 to signal another fast NCAA meet, which was conducted in short-course meters for the second time since the NCAA Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Committee implemented the Olympic-year format change in 2000.

Bovell, a sophomore, then broke a world record two events later in the 200-meter individual medley. Bousquet followed that with a world mark of his own in the 50-meter freestyle, touching the wall in 21.10 seconds, three-tenths of a tick faster than England's Mark Foster swam in 2001. Ironically, Bousquet nearly didn't make the final, having to win a swim-off for the last spot in the championship race.

"He was upset about having to do the swim-off," said Tigers coach David Marsh. "But I think it was a blessing in disguise. Being on the outside in the eighth lane definitely helped. I'm not sure he would have broken the record if he were in the middle of the pool."

Bousquet teamed with Gibb, Doug Van Wie and Mark Gangloff to set another world record in the 200-meter medley relay on day two of competition. Then the Tigers used the same quartet it opened with to close out the meet with an NCAA record in the 400-meter freestyle relay.

Marsh, whose women's team won the NCAA championship a week earlier, now has seven NCAA titles in men's and women's swimming, which ties him for fifth with Stanford's Skip Kenney for the most Division I swim titles.

"True to form, the year started off with a team concept of coming off losing seven seniors last year and finding a new team identity," Marsh said of his men's team. "Fortunately, the identity may have changed a little bit, but the label of champion hasn't. These guys have kind of a different way. Points are coming from lots of different places. I knew our top 12 swimmers were very strong and that was reflected this week."

Marsh was named men's coach of the year for the fifth time. Auburn diving coach Jeff Shaffer earned honors in diving after diver-of-the-meet Caesar Garcia successfully defended his title in platform and compiled 46 points to lead all divers.

The meet, considered by many to have been the fastest in history, saw eight world records, eight American records, 14 U.S. Open records and 15 NCAA records broken.

Other world-record performances came from Peter Marshall of Stanford in the 100-meter backstroke and Aaron Peirsol of Texas, who broke his own world mark in the 200-meter backstroke. Ian Crocker of Texas set two world bests in the 100-meter butterfly and the 100-meter freestyle. Crocker's win in the butterfly was his fourth straight, putting him in fast company with Indiana's Mark Spitz and Stanford's Pablo Morales as the only swimmers to win that event all four years.

Texas' Brendan Hansen made history of his own when he became the first swimmer to sweep the 100- and 200-meter breaststrokes for four consecutive years.

Michigan sophomore Peter Vanderkaay won two events, the 400- and 1,500-meter freestyles.

Team results

1. Auburn, 634; 2. Stanford, 377 1/2; 3. Texas, 374; 4. Arizona, 322; 5. Michigan, 271; 6. Florida, 266; 7. California, 255 1/2; 8. Tennessee, 140; 9. Minnesota, 130; 10. Georgia, 112 1/2; 11. Northwestern, 112; 12. Texas A&M, 111; 13. Virignia, 108 1/2; 14. Southern California, 106; 15. Kentucky, 83; 16. Wisconsin, 79 1/2; 17. Indiana, 75 1/2; 18. Arizona St., 62; 19. Miami (Fla.), 56; 20. South Carolina, 52; 21. LSU, 37; 22. Wyoming, 33; 23. North Carolina, 23; 24. Southern Methodist, 22; 25. (tie) Washington and Hawaii, 20; 27. Purdue, 16; 28. (tie) Iowa and Navy, 14; 30. (tie) Ohio St. and Harvard, 13; 32. Pittsburgh, 6; 33. Virginia Tech, 5; 34. Alabama, 3; 35. (tie) Clemson and Georgia Tech, 2.

Individual results

50-meter freestyle: Final -- 1. Fred Bousquet, Auburn, 21.10 (meet record: old record 21:21, Anthony Ervin, California, 2000); 2. Ian Crocker, Texas, 21.53; 3. Ryan Wochomurka, Auburn, 21.59; 4. Draganja Duje, California, 21.61; 5. Derek Gibb, Auburn, 21.69; 6. Lyndon Ferns, Arizona, 21.73; 7. Andrew Schnell, Stanford, 21.94; 8. Eric LaFleur, Arizona, 21.95. Consolation -- 9. Matt Grevers, Northwestern, 22.01; 10. Carlos Jayme, Florida, 22.08; 11. Nick Brunelli, Arizona St., 22.10; 12. Rolandas Gimbutis, California, 22.13; 13. Bobby O'Bryan, Stanford, 22.20; 14. Milorad Cavic, California, 22.27; 15. Renato Gueraldi, California, 22.33; 16. Matt Rose, Texas A&M, 22.36.

100-meter freestyle: Final -- 1. Ian Crocker, Texas, 46.25 (meet record: old record 47.63, Anthony Ervin, California, 2000); 2. Draganja Duje, California, 46.64; 3. Fred Bousquet, Auburn, 46.87; 4. George Bovell, Auburn, 47.39; 5. Ryan Wochomurka, Auburn, 47.49; 6. Carlos Jayme, Florida, 47.55; 7. Eric LaFleur, Arizona, 48.13; 8. Terry Silkaitis, Minnesota, 48.42. Consolation -- 9. Rolandas Gimbutis, California, 48.26; 10. Nick Brunelli, Arizona St., 48.33; 11. Lyndon Ferns, Arizona, 48.37; 12. Matt Grevers, Northwestern, 48.50; 13. Mario Delac, Minnesota, 48.61; 14. Garrett Weber-Gale, Texas, 48.84; 15. Simon Burnett, Arizona, 49.13; 16. Derek Gibb, Auburn, 49.78.

200-meter freestyle: Final -- 1. Jayme Cramer, Stanford, 1:45.04 (meet record: old record 1:43.90, Ryk Neethling, Arizona, 2000); 2. Dan Ketchum, Michigan, 1:45.11; 3. George Bovell, Auburn, 1:45.13; 4. Adam Sioui, Florida, 1:45.28; 5. Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan, 1:45.52; 6. Simon Burnett, Arizona, 1:45.65; 7. BJ Jones, Auburn, 1:46.72; 8. Tyler DeBerry, Arizona, 1:47.49. Consolation -- 9. Carlos Jayme, Florida, 1:46.25; 10. Steven Manley, Kentucky, 1:46.98; 11. Colin Russell, Indiana, 1:47.06; 12. Andrew Hurd, Michigan, 1:47.22; 13. Peter Thew, Hawaii, 1:47.28; 14. Shaun Phillips, Stanford, 1:47.81; 15. Terry Silkaitis, Minnesota, 1:48.11; 16. Bryan Goldberg, Tennessee, 1:48.64.

400-meter freestyle: Final -- 1. Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan, 3:40.78; 2. Dan Ketchum, Michigan, 3:44.92; 3. Tyler DeBerry, Arizona, 3:45.51; 4. Andrew Hurd, Michigan, 3:45.91; 5. Jayme Cramer, Stanford, 3:45.94; 6. Robert Margalis, Georgia, 3:46.07; 7. BJ Jones, Auburn, 3:47.30; 8. Yuri Suguiyama, North Carolina, 3:47.45. Consolation -- 9. Ousama Mellouli, Southern California, 3:43.33; 10. Fran Crippen, Virginia, 3:45.17; 11. Colin Russell, Indiana, 3:46.18; 12. Aaron Peirsol, Texas, 3:46.94; 13. Ian Prichard, Virginia, 3:47.08; 14. Steven Manley, Kentucky, 3:48.83; 15. Brian Hartley, Florida, 3:49.93; 16. Shaun Phillips, Stanford, 3:50.68.

1,500-meter freestyle: Final -- 1. Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan, 14:44.53; 2. Ousama Mellouli, Southern California, 14:45.49; 3. Robert Margalis, Georgia, 14:57.77; 4. Ian Prichard, Virgnia, 15:03.27; 5. Andrew Hurd, Michigan, 15:03.87; 6. Shaun Phillips, Stanford, 15:05.88; 7. Jan Wolfgarten, Florida, 15:06.79; 8. Nate Knopf, Auburn, 15:07.83; 9. Fran Crippen, Virginia, 15:08.54; 10. Yuri Suguiyama, North Carolina, 15:09.19; 11. Tyler DeBerry, Arizona, 15:09.31; 12. Travis Beckerle, Minnesota, 15:09.94; 13. Reid Owen, North Carolina, 15:12.05; 14. John Millen, Virginia, 15:14.13; 15. Sam Morgan, Georgia Tech, 15:15.00; 16. Zayd Ma, Michigan, 15:15.96.

100-meter breaststroke: Final -- 1. Brendan Hansen, Texas, 58.19; 2. Mark Gangloff, Auburn, 58.78; 3. Scott Usher, Wyoming, 59.01; 4. (tie) Henrique Barbosa, California, and Gary Marshall, Stanford, 59.45; 6. Greg Owen, Arizona, 59.56; 7. Nate Stevens, Arizona, 1:00.28; Phil Davis, Washington, disqualified. Consolation -- 9. Kevin Swander, Indiana, 1:00.38; 10. Andrew Bree, Tennessee, 1:00.58; 11. Mike Alexandrov, Northwestern, 1:00.61; 12. Alfredo Jacobo, Texas A&M, 1:00.63; 13. Rassan Grant, Harvard, 1:00.77; 14. (tie) Kyle Salyards, Georgia, and Vanja Rogulj, Virginia, 1:00.82; 16. Scott Gardner, Georgia, 1:01.33.

200-meter backstroke: Final -- 1. Aaron Peirsol, Texas, 1:50.64 (meet record: old record 1:53.68, Matt Cole, Florida, 2000); 2. Markus Rogan, Stanford, 1:51.37; 3. Bryce Hunt, Auburn, 1:53.15; 4. Peter Marshall, Stanford, 1:53.95; 5. Chris Kellam, Florida, 1:54.66; 6. Hongzhe Sun, Stanford, 1:55.47; 7. Luke Wagner, Virginia, 1:55.73; 8. Nate O'Brien, Texas, 1:56.17. Consolation -- 9. David Cromwell, Harvard, 1:55.48; 10. Doug Van Wie, Auburn, 1:55.57; 11. Trent Staley, Southern California, 1:56.09; 12. (tie) Adam Mania, Wisconsin, and Chad Barlow, Auburn, 1:56.36; 14. John Patterson, Texas, 1:56.44; 15. Mark Henly, Clemson, 1:56.68; 16. Chris DeJong, Michigan, 1:58.39.

100-meter backstroke: Final -- 1. Peter Marshall, Stanford, 50.32 (meet record: old record 50.79, Marshall, 2004); 2. Markus Rogan, Stanford, 51.60; 3. Aaron Peirsol, Texas, 51.75; 4. Evan Martinec, LSU, 51.87; 5. Alex Lim, California, 51.99; 6. Matt Grevers, Northwestern, 52.11; 7. Doug Van Wie, Auburn, 52.50; 8. Derek Gibb, Auburn, 53.49. Consolation -- 9. Andrew Davidson, Texas, 52.58; 10. Bryce Hunt, Auburn, 52.62; 11. Chris DeJong, Michigan, 52.96; 12. Adam Mania, Wisconsin, 53.15; 13. Matt Rose, Texas A&M, 53.35; 14. Chris Kellam, Florida, 53.37; 15. Chad Barlow, Auburn, 53.57; 16. Gabriel Mangabeira, Florida, 54.21.

200-meter breaststroke: Final -- 1. Brendan Hansen, Texas, 2:04.73 (meet record: old record 2:06.40, Ed Moses, Virginia, 2000); 2. Scott Usher, Wyoming, 2:07.66; 3. Gary Marshall, Stanford, 2:07.98; 4. Giordan Pogioli, Purdue, 2:08.81; 5. Mark Gangloff, Auburn, 2:09.77; 6. Phil Davis, Washington, 2:10.04; 7. Greg Owen, Arizona, 2:10.05; 8. Caleb Rowe, California, 2:10.53. Consolation -- 9. Henrique Barbosa, California, 2:10.65; 10. Vanja Rogulj, Virginia, 2:10.79; 11. Kyle Salyards, Georgia, 2:10.84; 12. Andrew Bree, Tennessee, 2:10.95; 13. (tie) Eric Shanteau, Auburn, and Kevin Swander, Indiana, 2:11.44; 15. Cheyne Bloch, Hawaii, 2:11.76; 16. Michael Bruce, Stanford, 2:12.27.

100-meter butterfly: Final -- 1. Ian Crocker, Texas, 49.07 (meet record: old record 51.23, Adam Pine, Nebraska, 2000); 2. Milorad Cavic, California, 50.81; 3. Draganja Duje, California, 51.56; 4. Bryce Hunt, Auburn, 51.87; 5. Matt McDonald, Stanford, 52.00; 6. Fred Bousquet, Auburn, 52.11; 7. Peter Marshall, Stanford, 52.53; 8. Davis Tarwater, Michigan, 53.07. Consolation -- 9. Rainer Kendrick, Texas, 52.33; 10. Lyndon Ferns, Arizona, 52.61; 11. Tony Swanson, Northwestern, 52.85; 12. Peter Verhoef, Georgia, 53.17; 13. Daniel Cruz, Kentucky, 53.20; 14. Daniel Ditoro, Texas, 53.42; 15. Gabriel Mangabeira, Florida, 53.56; 16. Justin Adrian, Washington, 53.62.

200-meter butterfly: Final -- 1. Rainer Kendrick, Texas, 1:54.97 (meet record: old record 1:55.79, Adam Messner, Stanford, 2000); 2. Jayme Cramer, Stanford, 1:55.00; 3. Daniel Cruz, Kentucky, 1:55.15; 4. Davis Tarwater, Michigan, 1:55.48; 5. Michael Raab, Virginia, 1:55.71; 6. Matt McDonald, Stanford, 1:55.97; 7. Juan Veloz, Arizona, 1:56.06; 8. Adam Sioui, Florida, 1:56.50. Consolation -- 9. Ryan Lochte, Florida, 1:56.35; 10. Jeremy Knowles, Auburn, 1:57.01; 11. Murph Halasz, Indiana, 1:57.09; 12. Gus Calado, Virginia Tech, 1:57.11; 13. Kurt Boehm, Hawaii, 1:57.72; 14. David Kolozar, Arizona St., 1:57.82; 15. Nate O'Brien, Texas, 1:58.27; 16. Josh Glasco, North Carolina, 2:00.24.

200-meter individual medley: Final -- 1. George Bovell, Auburn, 1:53.93 (meet record: old record 1:54.65, Atilla Czene, Arizona St., 2000); 2. Markus Rogan, Stanford, 1:55.51; 3. Ryan Lochte, Florida, 1:55.62; 4. Eric Shanteau, Auburn, 1:55.94; 5. Mark Gangloff, Auburn, 1:56.64; 6. Doug Van Wie, Auburn, 1:59.08; 7. Adam Mitchell, Minnesota, 1:59.34; 8. Rainer Kendrick, Texas, 1:59.71. Consolation -- 9. John Dorr, California, 1:57.80; 10. Brendan Hansen, Texas, 1:58.31; 11. Mike Alexandrov, Northwestern, 1:59.00; 12. Istvan Bathazi, South Carolina, 1:59.03; 13. Dave Rollins, Arizona, 1:59.58; 14. Jeff Natalizio, California, 1:59.71; 15. Tony Swanson, Northwestern, 1:59.73; 16. Louis Paul, Purdue, 2:00.27.

400-meter individual medley: Final -- 1. Ryan Lochte, Florida, 4:04.52 (meet record: old record 4:06.02, Tim Siciliano, Michigan, 2000); 2. Ousama Mellouli, Southern California, 4:04.90; 3. Robert Margalis, Georgia, 4:09.34; 4. Eric Shanteau, Auburn, 4:09.66; 5. Istvan Bathazi, South Carolina, 4:11.71; 6. Paul Fahey, Southern California, 4:14.57; 7. Adam Mitchell, Minnesota, 4:15.65; 8. Carlos Sayao, Michigan, 4:16.13. Consolation -- 9. Mike Alexandrov, Northwestern, 4:12.77; 10. Chris Greenwood, Virginia, 4:13.64; 11. Fran Crippen, Virginia, 4:14.21; 12. Casey Dauw, Tennessee, 4:14.56; 13. Jeremy Knowles, Auburn, 4:15.08; 14. Juan Veloz, Arizona, 4:16.13; 15. Trent Staley, Southern California, 4:16.35; 16. Keenan Newman, Stanford, 4:20.65.

One-meter diving: Final -- 1. Jevon Tarantino, Tennessee, 388.65; 2. Andy Bradley, South Carolina, 384.90; 3. Joona Puhakka, Arizona St., 373.40; 4. Phillip Jones, Tennessee, 363.50; 5. Chris Colwill, Georgia, 360.45; 6. Mitch Richeson, Ohio St., 349.90; 7. Caesar Garcia, Auburn, 345.85; 8. Miguel Velazquez, Miami (Fla.), 340.10. Consolation -- 9. Josh Anderson, Arizona, 303.55; 10. Philip Griffin, Southern Methodist, 296.60; 11. Dennis Nemtsanov, Pittsburgh, 294.20; 12. Mario Rodriguez, Kentucky, 294.10; 13. Michael Hilde, Southern California, 288.85; 14. Todd Avery, Georgia, 287.50; 15. Timo Klami, Iowa, 283.05; 16. Matt Bricker, Auburn, 278.70.

Three-meter diving: Final -- 1. Joona Puhakka, Arizona St., 647.30; 2. Phillip Jones, Tennessee, 633.50; 3. Andy Bradley, South Carolina, 616.45; 4. Miguel Velazquez, Miami (Fla.), 613.50; 5. Caesar Garcia, Auburn, 609.40; 6. Chris Colwill, Georgia, 597.70; 7. Timo Klami, Iowa, 585.80; 8. Matt Bricker, Auburn, 574.90. Consolation -- 9. Jevon Tarantino, Tennessee, 542.45; 10. Jason Cobon, Michigan, 541.90; 11. Michael Hilde, Southern California, 532.90; 12. Steven Secgerlin, Auburn, 532.05; 13. Louie Gagnet, California, 517.65; 14. Aaron Ashworth, Alabama, 517.55; 15. Ray Vincent, Southern California, 507.20; 16. Mark Shattuck, Texas, 505.45.

Platform diving: Final -- 1. Caesar Garcia, Auburn, 635.05; 2. Steven Segerlin, Auburn, 574.80; 3. Miguel Velazquez, Miami (Fla.), 533.55; 4. Josh Anderson, Arizona, 515.80; 5. Derek Starks, Miami (Fla.), 498.75; 6. Matt Bricker, Auburn, 494.85; 7. Ray Vincent, Southern California, 478.45; 8. Jon Linette, Texas, 466.35. Consolation -- 9. Christian Picard, Texas A&M, 501.45; 10. Chris Colwill, Georgia, 473.30; 11. Michael Hilde, Southern California, 470.45; 12. Louie Gagnet, California, 465.55; 13. Mario Rodriguez, Kentucky, 459.10; 14. Ryan Fagan, Indiana, 438.20; 15. Todd Avery, Georgia, 430.05; 16. Jason Cobon, Michigan, 419.20.

200-meter freestyle relay: Final -- 1. Auburn (George Bovell, Ryan Wochomurka, Derek Gibb, Fred Bousquet), 1:23.75 [meet record: old record 1:24.83, Auburn (Matthew Busbee, Aaron Ciarla, Oswaldo Quevedo, Gregory Busse), 2000]; 2. (tie) Arizona and Stanford, 1:25.69; 4. Texas, 1:26.74; 5. Minnesota, 1:27.22; 6. Texas A&M, 1:27.63; 7. Florida, 1:27.74; California, disqualified. Consolation -- 9. Wisconsin, 1:28.69; 10. Kentucky, 1:28.96; 11. Southern Methodist, 1:29.37; 12. Tennessee, 1:29.54; 13. Navy, 1:29.63; 14. Northwestern, 1:29.74; 15. Indiana, 1:32.85; Georgia, disqualified.

400-meter freestyle relay: Final -- 1. Auburn (George Bovell, Ryan Wochomurka, Derek Gibb, Fred Bousquet), 3:08.85 [meet record: old record 3:11.25, California (Matthew Macedo, Anthony Ervin, Bart Kizierowski, Lars Merseburg), 2000]; 2. California, 3:10.68; 3. Arizona, 3:13.18; 4. Florida, 3:13.53; 5. Minnesota, 3:14.01; 6. Texas A&M, 3:15.00; 7. Stanford, 3:15.18; 8. Michigan, 3:15.96. Consolation -- 9. Texas, 3:12.05; 10. Northwestern, 3:15.29; 11. Kentucky, 3:16.49; 12. Tennessee, 3:17.12; 13. Wisconsin, 3:17.22; 14. Navy, 3:19.43; 15. Indiana, 3:21.51; Southern Methodist, disqualified.

800-meter freestyle relay: Final -- 1. Michigan (Peter Vanderkaay, Davis Tarwater, Andrew Hurd, Dan Ketchum), 7:01.42 [meet record: old record 7:05.05, Texas (Jon Younghouse, Nate Dusing, Scott Goldblatt, Jamie Rauch), 2000]; 2. Stanford, 7:05.94; 3. Florida, 7:06.95; 4. Auburn, 7:07.29; 5. Arizona, 7:08.03; 6. Tennessee, 7:11.52; 7. Texas, 7:12.57; 8. Minnesota, 7:12.83; 9. Kentucky, 7:13.95; 10. Wisconsin, 7:14.95; 11. Southern California, 7:15.36; 12. Arizona St., 7:15.60; 13. Hawaii, 7:16.37; 14. California, 7:16.90; 15. Virginia, 7:17.45; 16. Northwestern, 7:22.04.

200-meter medley relay: Final -- 1. Auburn (Doug Van Wie, Mark Gangloff, Fred Bousquet, Derek Gibb), 1:34.25 [meet record: old record 1:35.66, Texas (Matt Ulrickson, Russell Chozick, Nate Dusing, Bryan Jones), 2000); 2. Texas, 1:34.58; 3. California, 1:35.02; 4. Wisconsin, 1:36.82; 5. Arizona, 1:37.42; 6. Texas A&M, 1:37.64; 7. Indiana, 1:38.02; Stanford, disqualified. Consolation -- 9. Florida, 1:37.81; 10. LSU, 1:38.59; 11. Michigan, 1:38.78; 12. Georgia, 1:38.92; 13. Northwestern, 1:38.93; 14. Minnesota, 1:39.00; 15. (tie) Tennessee and Southern Methodist, 1:39.11.

400-meter medley relay: Final -- 1. Texas (Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, Garrett Weber-Gale), 3:25.38 [meet record: old record 3:31.23, Texas (Tom Hannan, Russell Chozick, Nate Dusing, Bryan Jones), 2000]; 2. Auburn, 3:27.19; 3. Stanford, 3:27.74; 4. California, 3:30.82; 5. Florida, 3:31.53; 6. Northwestern, 3:32.00; 7. Arizona, 3:34.13; 8. Michigan, 3:34.61. Consolation -- 9. Virginia, 3:34.61; 10. Texas A&M, 3:35.75; 11. Tennessee, 3:36.14; 12. Indiana, 3:36.19; 13. LSU, 3:36.46; 14. Washington, 3:36.81; 15. Georgia, 3:36.87; 16. Hawaii, 3:36.93.