GREENSBORO, NC – Sophomore Avery Clapp led the Johns Hopkins men's swim team with a sixth-place finish in the 100 Fly Thursday night on day two of the NCAA Championships. The Blue Jays picked up 25 points and are in 17^th place with 44 total points through two days.
 
Clapp swam a 47.72 to take sixth place in the championship final of the 100 Fly. The finish is eight spots higher than his finish as a freshman in 2023. His prelim time of 47.27 is the third fastest in program history, while his finals time is tied for the eighth fastest. Clapp now counts nine All-America honors to his resume, including five first team selections.
 
The Blue Jays ended the night with a third-place finish in the consolation final of the 400 Medley Relay. The team of seniors Reef Ide and Justin Limberg, Clapp and senior Jay Heymann turned in a time of 3:16.92 to finish 11^th overall. The quartet earn Second Team All-America honors with its 11^th place finish. In addition, its prelim time of 3:15.92 is the eighth fastest in school history. This is the 14^th straight year that Hopkins now produced an All-America team in the 400 Medley Relay.  
 
The NCAA Championships continue on Friday at 10:00 am with the prelims of the 200 Fly. The finals are scheduled to begin at 6:00 pm.