2024 Ladies’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
SATURDAY EVENING HEAT SHEET
The thrill is constructing to a crescendo as we enter our final session of the 2024 NCAA Division I Ladies’s Swimming and Diving Championships. Virginia leads Texas by 41.5 factors and, with an exceptional prelims session that noticed the Cavaliers rating 7 A-final and 4 B-final slots, we’re trying on the chance –nay, likelihood– of a four-peat.
Georgia’s Abby McCulloh (15:40.96) brings the highest time within the 1650 free. Stanford’s Aurora Roghair (15:46.35) and Indiana’s Ching Hwee Gan (15:48.70) are additionally seeded with sub-15:50. Indiana’s Mariah Denigan went 15:55.41 to ascertain the time to beat from the sooner heats.
Phoebe Bacon of Wisconsin (1:58.81) and Bella Sims from Florida (1:49.44) will sq. off within the 200 again. Tennessee’s Josephine Fuller (1:49.57) and Kennedy Noble of NC State (1:49.78) additionally broke 1:50 this morning.
We’re on document watch within the 100 free, as UVA’s Gretchen Walsh has torched each mark in each occasion she’s swum up to now. She went 46.65 to steer qualifiers this morning. Katharine Berkoff certified 2nd with 46.65, whereas Walsh’s teammate Jasmine Nocentini had 46.90 this morning.
Tennessee’s Mona McSharry (2:05.53 this morning), Virginia’s Alex Walsh (2:05.59) and Ella Nelson (2:05.75) will occupy the center lanes of the 200 breast, fairly probably the race of the night time.
Texas seniors Olivia Bray (1:51.51) and Emma Sticklen (1:51.54), Cal’s Rachel Klinker (1:51.80), and UVA’s Tess Howley (1:51.95) will take us out with a extremely aggressive 200 fly.
Ladies’s 1650 Yard Freestyle – Quickest Warmth
- NCAA File: 15:03.31 – Katie Ledecky, Stanford (2017)
- Meet File: 15:07.70 – Katie Ledecky, Stanford (2017)
- American File: 15:01.41 – Katie Ledecky, Gator Swim Membership (2023)
- US Open File: 15:01.41 – Katie Ledecky, Gator Swim Membership (2023)
- Pool File: 15:39.56 – Leah Smith, Virginia (2015)
- 2023 Champion: 15:43.84 – Kensey McMahon, Alabama
Prime 8:
- Abby McCulloh, Georgia – 15:37.74
- Aurora Roghair, Stanford – 15:41.11
- Ching Hwee Gan, Indiana – 15:46.90
- Anna Kalandadze, Penn – 15:47.86
- Emma Weyant, Florida – 15:49.51
- Erica Sullivan, Texas – 15:54.82
- Mariah Denigan, Indiana – 15:55.41
- Gena Jorgenson, Nebraska – 15:55.71
Georgia’s Abby McCulloh established the early lead from lane 4. She was 54.15 on the 100, adopted by Erica Sullivan (54.26). McCulloh and Sullivan have been nonetheless 1-2 on the 200 however Indiana’s Ching Hwee Gan moved into 2nd place by the 250. She swam only a tick behind McCulloh by means of the 600 when the latter took off. McCulloh went a physique size up on the 700. On the 850, Emma Weyant moved into 2nd place from lane 1.
On the 1000, it was McCulloh (9:30.13), Weyant (9:32.20), and Gan (9:32.94).
Whereas McCulloh prolonged her lead, Gan moved again forward of Weyant on the 1100, 10:29.84 to 10:29.90.
By the 1250, McCulloh led by 2.5 seconds. Stanford’s Aurora Roghair moved from 4th to 2nd on the 1300. Roghair started splitting 28.3s to McCulloh’s 28-mids, and minimize the lead right down to 2.8 seconds on the 1450.
With 100 yards to go, McCulloh cut up 28.0, placing Roghair on discover. She put her legs into the ultimate 50 yards and touched with 15:37.74. Roghair was 2nd with 15:41.11. Gan went 15:46.90 for third.
Penn’s Anna Kalandadze handed Weyant for 4th place (15:47.86).
Each Mariah Denigan of Indiana and Gena Jorgenson of Nebraska, the 2 quickest performances from the afternoon heats, made the rostrum.
Ladies’s 200 Yard Backstroke – Finals
- NCAA File: 1:47.24 – Beata Nelson, Wisconsin (2019)
- Meet File: 1:47.24 – Beata Nelson, Wisconsin (2019)
- American File: 1:47.16 – Regan Smith, Riptide (2019)
- US Open File: 1:47.16 – Regan Smith, Riptide (2019)
- Pool File: 1:48.55 – Rhyan White, Alabama (2021)
- 2023 Champion: 1:47.64 – Claire Curzan, Stanford
Prime 8:
- Phoebe Bacon, Wisconsin – 1:48.23
- Kennedy Noble, NC State – 1:48?43
- Bella Sims, Florida – 1:48.47
- Isabelle Stadden, Cal – 1:49.19
- Josephine Fuller, Tennessee – 1:50.49
- Miranda Grana, Texas A&M – 1:51.96
- Caroline Bentz, Virginia Tech – 1:52.39
- Catie Choate, Florida – 1:53.54
Florida’s Bella Sims received out to her signature quick begin, flipping first on the 25 and 50 partitions. She led Tennessee’s Josephine Fuller, 25.04 to 25.21, on the 50.
Wisconsin’s Phoebe Bacon moved to second place on the 100, with Sims main, 51.85 to 51.91.
Bacon continued to outsplit Sims on the third 50, going 27.6 to show in 1:19.59 on the 150. Sims was .6 again, holding Cal’s Isabelle Stadden and NC State’s Kennedy Noble at bay.
Noble had the quickest 4th 50 of the sector, going 27.7 to the touch out Sims by .04.
Fuller completed in fifth place with 1:50.49.
Texas A&M’s Miranda Grana (1:51.96), Virginia Tech’s Caroline Bentz (1:52.39), and Catie Choate of Florida (1:53.54) rounded out the ultimate.
Northwestern’s Ayla Spitz received the B last with 1:51.72, edging Virginia’s Reilly Tiltmann by .08.
Ladies’s 100 Yard Freestyle – Finals
Prime 8:
- Gretchen Walsh, Virginia – 44.83 *ALL RECORDS*
- Katharine Berkoff, NC State – 46.23
- Isabel Ivey, Florida – 46.67
- Jasmine Nocentini, Virginia – 47.00
- Amy Fulmer, Ohio State – 47.18
- Christiana Regenauer, Louisville – 47.20
- Anna Peplowski, Indiana – 47.31
- Gabi Albiero, Louisville – 47.37
One Begin. Three turns. And a end. With about 40 underwaters within the center.
In roughly the time it takes to say that, Gretchen Walsh had received the 100 free with 44.83, the fastest-ever efficiency by a lady. She broke each document recognized to swimdom, together with the NCAA, meet, American, and U.S. Open marks.
Walsh was 10.12 on the 25 wall, .3 forward of teammate Jasmine Nocentini (10.43) and NC State’s Katharine Berkoff (10.50).
Walsh went 11.28 on the second 25, the quickest by over .3. She turned at 21.40, with Berkoff in second place (22.11). Florida’s Isabel Ivey turned in third (22.31), simply forward of Nocentini (22.35).
Walsh got here dwelling in 11.76-11.67 to win by 1.4 seconds with the primary sub-45 ever swum by a lady.
Berkoff got here dwelling in 11-96-12.16 to complete with 46.23, her greatest time by .42, and a brand new NC State program document.
Ivey clocked 46.67 for third place, whereas Nocentini was simply off her prelims PB with 47.00 for fourth.
Amy Fulmer of Ohio State went 47.18 to eke out fifth place forward of Louisville’s Christiana Regenauer (47.20).
Anna Peplowski of Indiana (47.31) and Gabi Albiero (47.37) completed seventh and eighth.
Michigan freshman Stephanie Balduccini touched out Tennessee freshman Camille Spint, 47.04 to 47.05, to win the B last.
Ladies’s 200 Yard Breaststroke – Finals
- NCAA File: 2:01.29 – Kate Douglass, Virginia (2023)
- Meet File: 2:01.29 – Kate Douglass, Virginia (2023)
- American File: 2:01.29 – Kate Douglass, Virginia (2023)
- US Open File: 2:01.29 – Kate Douglass, Virginia (2023)
- Pool File: 2:04.80 – Anna Belousova, Texas A&M (2019)
- 2023 Champion: 2:01.29 – Kate Douglass, Virginia
Prime 8:
- Alex Walsh, Virginia – 2:02.07
- Mona McSharry, Tennessee – 2:04.07
- Ella Nelson, Virginia – 2:04.80
- Kaelyn Gridley, Duke – 2:04.94
- Anna Elendt, Texas – 2:05.16
- Kaitlyn Dobler, USC – 2:05.77
- Emilie Quick, Tennessee – 2:06.79
- Anna Keating, Virginia – 2:07.32
Alex Walsh received her third particular person occasion of the meet in dominant trend. Splitting 28.04-30.8-31.1-31.9, she clocked a 2:02.07 to beat Tennessee’s Mona McSharry by 2 full seconds.
Anna Elendt of Texas was out with Walsh on the 50 and the 100. Walsh (58.92), Elendt (59.42), McSharry (59.64), and Duke’s Kaelyn Gridley (59.80) have been all beneath 1 minute on the midway.
McSharry went previous Elendt on the third 50 to take second place with 50 yards left.
Virginia’s Ella Nelson made her transfer on the 4th 50 and handed Elendt and Gridley, touching third with 2:04.80. Gridley (2:04.94) touched out Elendt (2:05.16) for fourth.
Kaitlyn Dobler from USC had a powerful again half, as nicely. In her third 200 breast of the day (she had a swim-off on the finish of prelims for eighth place), she discovered the power to go from ninth on the 100 to sixth on the end, coming dwelling with a pair of 32.4s.
Tennessee’s Emelie Quick (2:06.79) completed half a physique forward of UVA’s Anna Keating (2:07.32) for seventh.
Texas sophomore Lydia Jacoby received the B last with 2:06.82.
Ladies’s 200 Yard Butterfly – Finals
- NCAA File: 1:49.16 – Alex Walsh, Virginia (2024)
- Meet File: 1:49.95 – Emma Sticklen, Texas (2023)
- American File: 1:48.33 – Regan Smith, Solar Devils (2023)
- US Open File: 1:48.33 – Regan Smith, Solar Devils (2023)
Pool File: 1:52.04 – Olivia Bray, Texas (2024)- 2023 Champion: 1:49.95 – Emma Sticklen, Texas
Prime 8:
- Emma Sticklen, Texas – 1:50.99
- Kelly Pash, Texas – 1:51.57
- Rachel Klinker, Cal – 1:51.62
- Tess Howley, Virginia – 1:52.41
- Olivia Bray, Texas – 1:52.45
- Abby Harter, Virginia – 1:52.49
- Lindsay Looney, Arizona State – 1:52.80
- Lillie Nordmann, Stanford – 1:52.83
The 200 fly was as thrilling as we’d hoped, nevertheless it surpassed expectations for intrigue by an extended shot. Texas senior Olivia Bray took it out in 24.43 to steer teammate Emma Sticklen on the 50 by .29. Stanford’s Lillie Nordmann went out shortly too, the one different swimmer to show in beneath 25 seconds on the 50.
Rachel Klinker of Cal had a monster second 50, splitting 27.7 to everybody else’s 28s. She moved into second place behind Bray (52.74 on the 100) with 53.02. Kelly Pash of Texas had the next-fastest second 50, which put her in 4rd place (53.22), .04 behind Sticklen and .13 forward of Nordmann.
Extra musical chairs over the following 100 yards, and Sticklen got here out of seemingly nowhere to win in 1:50.99. Pash was simply forward of Klinker, 1:51.57 to 1:51.62. Howley moved as much as 4th, and Bray pale to fifth.
Ladies’s Platform Diving – Finals
- Meet File: 396.75 – Haley Ishimatsu, USC (2013)
- Pool File: 356.10 – Victoria Lamp, Tennessee (2014)
- 2023 Champion: 352.65 – Delaney Schnell, Arizona
Prime 8:
- Viviana Del Angel, Minnesota – 327.90
- Montserrat Lavenant, LSU – 304.70
- Jordan Skilken, Texas – 293.60
- Else Praasterink, Louisville – 290.30
- Daryn Wright, Purdue – 282.70
- Maycey Vieta, Purdue – 280.50
- Janie Boyle, Ohio State – 267.20
- Sophie McAfee, Purdue – 264.45
Minnesota sophomore Viviana Del Angel received the platform diving with 327.90 factors, averaging 65.58 per spherical. She had a really sturdy efficiency in spherical 2 on the 10m platform, when she earned 75.20 factors for an inward 3-1/2 somersault tuck with a 3.2 diploma of issue.
Montserrat Lavenant from LSU, who positioned thirteenth and sixth, respectively, on the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards, took second place with 304.70 factors.
Texas earned essential factors from Jordan Skilken, who completed third with 293.60. Else Praasterink of Louisville was 4th (290.30).
Purdue’s 3 divers, Daryn Wright, Maycey Vieta, and Sophie McAfee, completed fifth, sixth, and eighth. Ohio State’s Janie Boyle was seventh.
Ladies’s 400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Timed Finals
- NCAA File: 3:05.84 – Virginia (Ok Douglass, A Walsh, M Parker, G Walsh, 2023)
- Meet File: 3:05.84 – Virginia (Ok Douglass, A Walsh, M Parker, G Walsh, 2023)
- American File: 3:05.84 – Virginia (Ok Douglass, A Walsh, M Parker, G Walsh, 2023)
- US Open File: 3:05.84 – Virginia (Ok Douglass, A Walsh, M Parker, G Walsh, 2023)
- Pool File: 3:10.28 Alabama (Antoniou, Scott, Molnar, Dupre, 2021)
- 2023 Champion: 3:05.84 – Virginia (Ok Douglass, A Walsh, M Parker, G Walsh, 2023)
Prime 8:
Ladies’s 400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Timed Finals
- NCAA File: 3:05.84 – Virginia (Ok Douglass, A Walsh, M Parker, G Walsh, 2023)
- Meet File: 3:05.84 – Virginia (Ok Douglass, A Walsh, M Parker, G Walsh, 2023)
- American File: 3:05.84 – Virginia (Ok Douglass, A Walsh, M Parker, G Walsh, 2023)
- US Open File: 3:05.84 – Virginia (Ok Douglass, A Walsh, M Parker, G Walsh, 2023)
- Pool File: 3:10.28 Alabama (Antoniou, Scott, Molnar, Dupre, 2021)
- 2023 Champion: 3:05.84 – Virginia (Ok Douglass, A Walsh, M Parker, G Walsh, 2023)
Prime 8:
- Virginia – 3:05.89
- Florida – 3:08.60
- Louisville – 3:09.08
- Michigan – 3:09.47
- Tennessee – 3:09.70
- USC – 1:10.55
- Stanford – 3:10.57
- Indiana – 3:10.68
Ultimate Group Scores
- Virginia 527.5
- Texas 441
- Florida 364
- Tennessee 277
- Stanford 250
- Louisville 212
- Indiana 206
- Southern California 200
- Ohio St 162
- NC State 162
- California 153
- Michigan 147.5
- Georgia 116
- Texas A&M 104
- Wisconsin 95
- Duke 80
- UNC 77
- Purdue 57
- Auburn 54
- Minnesota 47
- Lsu 44
- UCLA 36
- Alabama 25
- Arizona St 23
- Utah 22
- Virginia Tech 18
- Northwestern 17
- Siu 16
- Penn 15
- Nebraska 11
- South Carolina 9
- Notre Dame 6
- Kansas 6
- Miami (Ohio) 6
- Rutgers 6
- Akron 5
- Arkansas 5
- Florida St 4
- Cincinnati 4
- Houston 3
- Washington St. 3
- Miami (Fl) 3