“That was a purpose of mine from the beginning of the season”

2022 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Reported by Anne Lepesant.

WOMEN 50 YARD FREESTYLE – FINALS

Podium:

1. Kate Douglass, JR Virginia – 20.84N
2. Gretchen Walsh, FR Virginia – 20.95
3. Maggie MacNeil, SR Michigan – 21.38
4. Morgan Scott, SR Alabama – 21.43
5. Cora Dupre, JR Alabama – 21.47
6. Grace Countie, SR UNC – 21.54
7. Katharine Berkoff, JR NCSU – 21.55
8. Kylee Alons, SR NCSU – 21.68

For the second time within the span of eight hours, Kate Douglass established herself because the quickest 50 freestyler in historical past. After blasting a 20.87 in prelims for her first time underneath 21 seconds, the Virginia junior lowered her NCAA, meet, American, and U.S. Open report by one other .03 to win the 50 free closing in 20.84. She was out in 10:09 and again in 10.75, or .04 slower on the entrance half however .08 sooner on the again half than in prelims.

Teammate Gretchen Walsh touched second in 20.95, her first sub-21, to turn out to be solely the third performer ever to realize that distinction. The Virginia freshman is now inside .05 of Abbey Weitzeil’s 20.90 which, till this morning, had been the American, U.S. Open, and NCAA information.