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)
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After the fastest time in history had been lowered by mere hundredths of a second the last three times it was improved upon, Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson obliterated the 100 back American, NCAA, and US Open record at the 2019 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships Friday night, going 49.18.
Nelson won the race by three-quarters of a second, splitting 23.76/25.42. Taking second was Cal’s Amy Bilquist in 50.05, making her the 1oth-fastest performer in history, and in third was Stanford’s Taylor Ruck in 50.34.
Seventeen-year-old Regan Smith set the American record just 12 days ago at 49.66, meaning Nelson took off .48 seconds. Nelson cruised to a 50.07 in prelims Friday and looked primed for the record, especially given her stunning 200 IM performance (1:50.79) Thursday night.
Nelson had previously set the American record earlier this season when she went 49.67 at the Texas Hall of Fame Invite in November. She now owns five of the top 100 back swims in history.
Split Comparison
| Nelson 2018 record | Smith 2019 record |
Nelson 2019 record
|
| 24.02 | 24.29 | 23.76 |
| 25.65 | 25.37 | 25.42 |
| Final: 49.67 | Final: 49.66 | Final: 49.18 |
Top 10 Performers of All Time: SCY 100 back
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
| 1 | Beata Nelson | 49.18 |
| 2 | Regan Smith | 49.66 |
| 3 | Ally Howe | 49.69 |
| 4 | Kathleen Baker | 49.80 |
| 5 | Janet Hu | 49.93 |
| 6 | Natalie Coughlin | 49.97 |
| 7 | Courtney Bartholomew | 50.01 |
| 8 | Rachel Bootsma | 50.03 |
| 9 | Olivia Smoliga | 50.04 |
| 10 | Amy Bilquist | 50.05 |
Top 10 Performers of All Time: SCY 100 back
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
| 1 | Beata Nelson | 49.18 |
| 2 | Regan Smith | 49.66 |
| 3 | Beata Nelson | 49.67 |
| 4 | Ally Howe | 49.69 |
| 5 | Ally Howe | 49.7 |
| 6 | Regan Smith | 49.74 |
| 7 | Regan Smith | 49.77 |
| 8 | Beata Nelson | 49.78 |
| 9 | Kathleen Baker | 49.8 |
| 10 | Beata Nelson | 49.83 (T-10) |
| 10 | Beata Nelson | 49.83 (T-10) |
Video https://twitter.com/BadgerSwimDive/status/1109255520328867841?s=19
Is there a video of the swim available?
Lowkey bad.
If Beata keeps going at this rate, I think she’ll get swimmer of the meet
I honestly think she should already have it
Truly a massacre of a swim.
She rode so high up in the water, it was exciting to watch & see if she would actually go under 49.
Wooohooo!
2 for 2 Ms. Nelson! On Wisconsin! Look forward to another spectacular swim tomorrow. Yuri this year + New Pool Next Year + Senior Nelson Next Year = Excited Badger Swim Fans!
Sad Tar Heel
Great swim Beata! She deserves all the accolades. But the reality is that very few Wisconsin swimmers went best times this year, men or women. Terrible year for the program overall.
Doubt it
The Wisconsin women didn’t have great improvement numbers, but the men’s improvement numbers were well above average at Big 10’s. Here’s the data:
https://swimswam.com/who-got-faster-improvement-at-mens-d1-conference-meets/
https://swimswam.com/who-got-faster-improvement-at-womens-d1-conference-meets/