2024 WOMEN’S NCAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
WOMEN’S 100 YARD FREESTYLE – FINALS
Top 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
History is made as soon as again by Gretchen Walsh as she breaks her personal NCAA and American data swimming a 44.83 in the 100 freestyle. Walsh broke her personal document of a forty five.16 that she set last month at ACCs.
Split Comparison:
2024 NCAAs
2024 ACCs
1st 50
21.40
21.42
2nd 50
23.43
23.74
Final
44.83
45.16
Walsh was off the block in a 0.73 response time and flipped in a ten.12 to her ft on the first 25. She was out quicker on the 50 in a 21.40 in comparison with a 21.42 however she introduced it dwelling robust over three-tenths quicker tonight than at ACCs. She notably closed in a 11.67 on her closing 25 which was quicker than her third 25 of a 11.76.
This is Walsh’s third NCAA and American document of the meet. She additionally broke her personal data in the 50 free swimming a 20.37 and the 100 fly swimming a 47.42. Not solely did she win the occasion by 1.4 seconds tonight however she additionally now’s the quickest performer in historical past as Simone Manuel is the 2nd quickest performer all-time with a forty five.56 from 2017 NCAAs.
Walsh now holds 5 of the highest seven quickest performances in historical past as Manuel holds the opposite two. Walsh turns into the primary lady underneath 45 seconds and solely 4 girls (Walsh, Manuel, Erika Brown, and Kate Douglass) have been underneath the 46-second mark.