2018 WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, March 14th – Saturday, March 17th
- McCorkle Aquatic Pavillion — Columbus, OH
- Prelims 9AM/Finals 5PM (Eastern Time)
- Defending Champion: Stanford (results)
- Live stream: Wednesday/Thursday Prelims & Finals, Friday/Saturday Prelims / Friday/Saturday finals on ESPNU
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Elizabeth Pelton’s 1:47.84 in the 200 back was the oldest NCAA, American, and U.S. Open record remaining before Cal’s Kathleen Baker took it down Saturday night.
Baker went 1.47.30, joining Missy Franklin (1:47.91) and Pelton as the only women ever under 1:48. She split 25.17/27.14/27.16/27.83, pulling well over a body length ahead of Kentucky’s 2nd-place finisher Asia Seidt.
Seidt split 25.90/27.78/27.88/27.68 for a final time of 1:49.24, becoming the #6 performer of all-time. Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson, the #7 performer of all-time, took 3rd in 1:49.27 (25.56/27.64/27.93/28.14).
Check out how Baker’s splits compare to the other women who have been under 1:48:
| SWIMMER | 1ST 50 SPLIT | 2ND 50 SPLIT | 3RD 50 SPLIT | 4TH 50 SPLIT | FINAL TIME |
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Kathleen Baker (2018 NCAAs)
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 25.17 |  27.14 |  27.16 |  27.83 | 1:47.30 |
| Elizabeth Pelton (2013 NCAAs) | 25.93 | 27.12 | 27.41 | 27.38 | 1:47.84 |
| Missy Franklin (2015 NCAAs) | 26.26 | 27.47 | 27.13 | 27.05 | 1:47.91 |
Top 10 Performers All-time: Women’s 200 Back
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
| 1 | Kathleen Baker | 1:47.30 |
| 2 | Elizabeth Pelton | 1:47.84 |
| 3 | Missy Franklin | 1:47.91 |
| 4 | Gemma Spofforth | 1:48.34 |
| 5 | Alexia Zevnik | 1:49.09 |
| 6 | Asia Seidt | 1:49.24 |
| 7 | Beata Nelson | 1:49.27 |
| 8 | Courtney Bartholomew | 1:49.35 |
| 9 | Janet Hu | 1:49.36 |
| 10 | Natalie Coughlin | 1:49.52 |
Top 10 Performances All-Time: Women’s 200 back
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
| 1 | Kathleen Baker | 1:47.30 |
| 2 | Elizabeth Pelton | 1:47.84 |
| 3 | Missy Franklin | 1:47.91 |
| 4 | Kathleen Baker | 1:48.27 |
| 5 | Kathleen Baker | 1:48.33 |
| 6 | Gemma Spofforth | 1:48.34 |
| 7 | Elizabeth Pelton | 1:48.39 |
| 8 | Missy Franklin | 1:48.42 |
| 9 | Kathleen Baker | 1:48.44 |
| 10 | Elizabeth Pelton | 1:48.90 |
Incredible race– stroke looked wonderful, smooth. Pacing and race strategy were excellent too. I’m still stumped that she didn’t break 50 seconds in the 100 this meet.
Great swim for Baker! Capping off a strong meet for Cal, too. Race video anywhere?
now the oldest record is missy’s 1:39 200 free
Nice work my friend! Keeping it in the Bear fam!! 🙂 Truly deserved
Savage. She was heated after last night.
Swim of the meet!
Nah that was Eastins 400 IM
Congratulations on an amazing swim!!!