Top 3 from A-Final
- Breeja Larson, Aggie Swim Club, 1:07.33
- Kaylin Burchell, University of Alabama, 1:08.21
- Fiona Doyle, University of Calgary, 1:08.99
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From SwimSwam reporter Mitch Bowmile:
Women’s 100 Breaststroke- Finals
After a bronze medal in the 200m breaststroke earlier in the meet, Breeja Larson ended up taking home the win in the shorter event in a very solid time of 1:07.33.
Going out very quickly was Kaylin Burchell from the University of Alabama who touched almost dead even with Larson at the 50m mark. It was Larson however who was ahead by just three one-hundredths at the touch with a split time of 31.84.
Fiona Doyle of the University of Calgary up in Canada managed to turn in third just behind the two leaders and they all surfaced together with Larson just slightly ahead.
On the last 50 Larson flew past all of her competitors to win the race by almost a full second by building her back-half speed. Burchell was able to hold on for the silver medal clocking in at 1:08.21. Doyle also was able to retain her placement from the 50-turn with a end time of 1:08.99 to grab the bronze.
Larson won the race on the last 50 where she split a 35.49 which was almost a full second faster than anyone else in the field.
The runner-up in the 200m breaststroke earlier in the meet, Maria Garcia from Cal, finished sixth in 1:09.38.
B Final winner: Hilda Luthersdottir, Gator Swim Club, 1:10.01
C Final winner: Olivia Anderson, Aquajets Swim Team, 1:10.69
D Final winner: Esther Gonzalez, Texas A&M University, 1:12.65
