The 1500 was won by USC freshman Erik Vendt with an American record time of 14:31.02. He upset Arizona's Ryk Neethling, the three-time defending 1650 champion.

In the 400, Martin finished 20th with a time of 3:49.94, about a second short of what he needed to make the consolation heat.

Sophomore Ben Hanley was the remaining Crimson swimmer to qualify for the NCAAs. He competed in the 1500 and the 400 along with Martin and McConnell.

The four Crimson swimmers also made up the 200 and 800 freestyle relay teams, the first Harvard relay teams in the NCAAs since 1998, when Harvard's 800 team placed 3rd in the country.

The Crimson finished 16th in the 200 relay with a time of 1:38.30. Auburn won the event after posting a world record time of 1:24.83 in the preliminaries.

Harvard's time in the 800 free relay was 7:24.86, also good enough for a 16th-place finish.

Despite his less-than-stellar performance at the NCAAs, Martin will still graduate from Harvard with four team Eastern championships, eight individual Eastern championships, and three All-American accolades. He will leave Harvard as the fastest freestyler in school history.

This past weekend, Martin bounced back from his disappointing NCAA performance with a fifth-place finish in the 1500 free at the Phillips 66 National Championships in Federal Way, Wash.