2025 EDDIE REESE SHOWDOWN
- January 24-25, 2025
- Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center — Austin, Texas
- 25 Yards (SCY)
- Meet Info
- Live Results, also available on MeetMobile as “Eddie Reese Texas Showdown”
- Friday Morning Live Recap
- Friday Night Livestream
- Friday Night Live Recap
Alex Walsh is in a unique position heading into her final NCAA Championships. She has won NCAA titles in both the 200 fly and 200 breast, and is unsure about which she will swim on the last day of NCAA Championships this year.
Swimming the 200 fly this past weekend at the Eddie Reese Invite, Walsh swam 1:52.11 (her season best), placing 2nd behind 2x defending NCAA champion Emma Sticklen (1:49.87). The one time Walsh swam the 200 fly last season was at the ACC Championships, where she not only won but set the NCAA record at 1:49.16.
I think a good argument for 2breast is that it is easier to train concurrently with the 100 breast than the 200 fly
Great point.
-She has less competition in the 200 breast than the 200 fly.
-Training for both breasts seems to be easier than the 1 breast and 2 fly
-I can’t imagine she’ll swim the 2 fly rather than the 2 breast
And if she’s serious about increasing her focus on the LCM 100 BR, then sticking with the SCY 200 BR training would seem to be more beneficial to that.
Did she ever say she wanted to do that, or is it something we made up?
I don’t know if she explicitly said it but I think we can assume with her choosing the 100 breast at trials that it’s something she’s wanting to prioritize.
Brace for impact…. Alex Walsh is coming in hot in 2025.
She seems to be in a much better mental and physical space this year and the talent has always been there.
L.L. Cool J would like to remind you in advance that when she does dominate in both SCM and LCM this summer…it will not be a comeback…she’s been here for years….
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She should do 200 breaststroke. It’s the more elegant event, matching her persona and especially the way she swims it with the gliding technique.
Besides, in 200 butterfly there’s always the danger of kerplunk kerplunk down the stretch, way too high out of the water and blowing a lead. We already saw that. Eligible to return, albeit unlikely.
She already got revenge on that event.
Bro what
It’s Awsi Dooger. No one should be surprised by now.
You can say that about a lot of their comments.
bro you think AW is picking events based on….elegance?
Go for the 2 breast!! Go for Kate’s record!!!
She seems like a huge team player, and the 200 fly is a weaker event for the cavaliers than the 200 breast. Wouldn’t be surprised if Canny or Weber ~could~ down in the 2:04s, which might actually win the event this season.
+ If the team wants to try and sweep the titles, which if the stars align they very well could, Sticklen is the bigger obstacle (and the last ind event, how poetic! can you imagine they sweep up until then?). Luckily, Alex seems up for the challenge.
Go for it!
UVA is winning either way so it will likely be whatever she wants to swim.
Nope!
The University of Virginia women’s swimming program won the NCAA DI Championship title last year with zero points from the W 1650 FR. Who cares if the 200 FL is the weaker event? In addition, neither A. Canny or E. Weber is winning the W 200 BR.
The objective is to maximize points at the NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships and Alex Walsh has a better shot at winning the W 200 BR than the W 200 FL.
Pull a Burns and do them both!
(I know he did back and not breast, but it was on the same day as the fly)
As someone whose best events included both, I support this! (Although I only ever tried it at a midseason invite.)
My choice was either this double or the 1650 and one of these 200s.
the dirty double dream couple!
Terrific problem to have.
I think she should go 200 breast because swimming just 100 of one stroke and just 200 of another is icky
KD would like a word.