2019 WOMEN’S DIVISION I NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, March 20th – Saturday, March 23rd
- Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center — Austin, Texas
- Prelims 9 a.m./Finals 5 p.m. (Central Time)
- Championship Central
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- Full livestream schedule
Wisconsin junior Beata Nelson, fresh off destroying the 100 back NCAA and American records Friday night, broke the 200 back NCAA record in finals Saturday night after going 1:48.74 in prelims.
Nelson, who split 25.24/27.20/27.44/27.36, went stroke-for-stroke with Stanford freshman Taylor Ruck (25.25/26.89/27.51/27.94), who led at the 100-mark. Bolstered by huge underwaters at the 150 and 175, Nelson pulled ahead to win in 1:47.24. Ruck was second in 1:47.59. Nelson is in the midst of a stellar meet and upset Ella Eastin in the 200 IM Thursday night; she went 1:50.79 for the No. 2 swim on history.
High schooler Regan Smith still holds the American record, set 12 days ago at 1:47.16. Nelson is now the No. 2 performer in history, and Ruck the No. 4. Kathleen Baker held the previous NCAA record at 1:47.30.
Splits comparison:
| Regan Smith AR |
Beata Nelson NCAA record
|
| 25.05 | 25.24 |
| 26.49 | 27.2 |
| 27.59 | 27.44 |
| 28.03 | 27.36 |
| 1:47.16 | 1:47.24 |
Top 10 Performers of All Time: SCY 200 Back
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
| 1 | Regan Smith | 1:47.16 |
| 2 | Beata Nelson | 1:47.24 |
| 3 | Kathleen Baker | 1:47.30 |
| 4 | Taylor Ruck | 1:47.59 |
| 5 | Elizabeth Pelton | 1:47.84 |
| 6 | Missy Franklin | 1:47.91 |
| 7 | Gemma Spofforth | 1:48.34 |
| 8 | Ella Eastin | 1:48.53 |
| 9 | Asia Seidt | 1:48.65 |
| 10 | Alexia Zevnik | 1:49.09 |
Top 10 Performances of All Time: SCY 200 Back
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
| 1 | Regan Smith | 1:47.16 |
| 2 | Beata Nelson | 1:47.24 |
| 3 | Kathleen Baker | 1:47.30 |
| 4 | Taylor Ruck | 1:47.59 |
| 5 | Elizabeth Pelton | 1:47.84 |
| 6 | Missy Franklin | 1:47.91 |
| 7 | Kathleen Baker | 1:48.27 |
| 8 | Regan Smith | 1:48.30 |
| 9 | Kathleen Baker | 1:48.33 |
| 10 | Gemma Spofforth | 1:48.34 |
Kind of surprising to see top 6 performances be 6 different swimmers. I wonder if that is true of any other event?
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Great meet for Beata!