2023 Women’s Division I NCAAs: Maggie MacNeil Splits 20.37, #3 All-Time

2023 NCAA WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

A little over an hour after winning the 50 free, LSU grad student Maggie MacNeil swam the third-fastest 50 free split in history going a 20.37 as LSU’s second leg.

LSU swam to a final time of 1:27.04 to finish fifth as a team. No one else on the relay besides MacNeil swam a sub-22 split.

All-Time Relay Performers, 50-Yard Free

  1. Anna Hopkin (2020) – 20.27
  2. Kate Douglass (2023) — 20.34
  3. Maggie MacNeil (2023) – 20.37
  4. Simone Manuel (2018)/Abbey Weitzeil – 20.45
  5. Gretchen Walsh (2023) – 20.48
  6. Erika Brown (2020) – 20.57

MacNeil previously had the third fastest split ever with a 20.44 which she swam in the 200 free relay at 2023 SECs a month ago.

Notably, Kate Douglass swam the second fastest split of all-time last night anchoring Virginia’s 200 medley relay.

MacNeil is entered in the 100 fly tomorrow as the second seed behind Douglass. After her 50 free win tonight, she now has finished first, second, third, and fourth in the event in her four NCAA Championships.

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Meow
1 year ago

I almost wish Kate hadn’t led off the relay to see what she could go.

Yup
1 year ago

Meanwhile, Wuffies with the time-honored relay DQ….

Retired Swammer
1 year ago

I couldn’t imagine if Maggie went and trained with that group of UVA swimmers..!!! We might have been able to see a 19.99.
Just imagine

Jason
Reply to  Retired Swammer
1 year ago

So the ncaa record holster who dropped 0.2 in a 50 had bad training according to you….

Meow
Reply to  Jason
1 year ago

That’s not at all what Retired Swammerdam said, come on 🙄

Happy Slappy
Reply to  Retired Swammer
1 year ago

All of the downvotes here are the same people who watch swimming videos with all star training groups.

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Anya has been with SwimSwam since June 2021 as both a writer and social media coordinator. She was in attendance at the 2022 and 2023 Women's NCAA Championships writing and doing social media for SwimSwam. Currently, Anya is pursuing her B.A. in Economics and a minor in Government & Law at …

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