It’s the LSU men’s turn to show what they can do in the NCAA Swimming Championships.The Lady Tigers picked up eight All-American honors and placed 30th in the Women’s NCAA meet last week in West Lafayette, Ind. The No. 19 Tigers now have their chance to represent LSU today through Saturday at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio.”I’m excited to see what the men can do at their NCAA Championships,” said LSU coach Adam Schmitt. “I think we can definitely make an impact based on where we are seeded in several relays and individual events. We are looking to improve from last year’s finish and continue moving up the national ranks.”Senior Sean LeNeave, juniors Hannes Heyl and James Meyers and two freshmen, Andrei Tuomola and Craig Hamilton, will compete in four relays and seven individual events during the meet.LeNeave and Heyl have five years of combined experience between them. LeNeave returns for his second championship, while Heyl returns for his third.This NCAA meet will be the first for Meyers, Tuomola and Hamilton.Hamilton had an anxious week before the NCAA announced its selections. His time in the 1,650-yard freestyle placed him on the bubble to make the meet.”It was really nerve-racking,” Hamilton said. “I convinced myself I wasn’t going to make it so I wouldn’t be crushed.”The results turned out well for Hamilton, who will swim two events: the 500-yard freestyle and the 1,650-yard freestyle.LeNeave will swim the 50-yard freestyle individually, along with all four relays. Relays will be key for the Tigers hopes of scoring high.Three out of the four LSU relay teams are seeded in the top 15. The 200-yard medley relay ranks No. 9, and both the 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard medley relays are seeded No. 14.Tuomola said the 200-yard medley relay in particular has a good chance to place well. That relay team placed third at the Southeastern Conference championship meet with a school record time of 1 minute, 26 seconds. “We’re hoping to finish top eight in the 200-yard medley,” said Tuomola, who will swim breaststroke on the medley relays in addition to swimming in the freestyle relays.Individually, Tuomola is seeded No. 36 in the 50-yard freestyle, No. 33 in the 100-yard freestyle and No. 30 in the 100-yard breaststroke.Heyl and Meyers will complete the relay teams. Meyers will lead off the 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard medley relay while also swimming in the freestyle relays.Meyers will also compete in the 100-yard backstroke, in which he ranks No. 30.Heyl has rankings of No. 35 in the 100-yard backstroke, No. 49 in the 100-yard freestyle and No. 35 in the 100-yard butterfly. The four-time All-American will swim butterfly in the medley relays and in the freestyle relays.Preliminaries will take place each day at 11 a.m., followed by finals at 6 p.m.—–Contact Katherine Terrell at [email protected]