2019 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
- July 31 – August 4, 2019
- Prelims 9:00 AM (Pacific)/Finals 5:00 PM (Pacific)
- Avery Aquatics Center
- Stanford, CA
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Site
- Psych Sheet
- Omega Results
Reported by Lauren Neidigh.
WOMEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINAL
- World Record: Katie Ledecky (USA), 2016, 8:04.79
- World Junior Record: Katie Ledecky (USA), 2014, 8:11.00
- U.S. Open Record: Katie Ledecky (USA), 2016, 8:06.68
- Olympic Trials Cut: 8:48.09
TOP 3
- GOLD: Ally McHugh (WA), 8:26.04
- SILVER: Sierra Schmidt (MICH), 8:27.13
- BRONZE: Ashley Twichell (TAC), 8:27.36
Worlds team member Ally McHugh was well behind the top 3 through the halfway mark, but used her back-half speed to bring home the title in 8:26.04. She pulled into the lead with 100 meters to go and sealed the deal in 8:26.04. Sierra Schmidt had a breakthrough swim to take 2nd in this race, clipping Worlds mile finalist Ashley Twichell for 2nd place in 8:27.13 to Twichell’s 8:27.36.
This is an insult to athletes with legitimate set-backs. PSU’s distance group all swam best times this year
Really? Maybe in other events but not the distance events
Well if you are just talking about the girls, then maybe you’re right. But what I’ve seen from this thread and heard from swimmers, a certain swimmer’s negative attitude was contagious and brought down the girls distance group as a whole. The guys on the other hand thrived. In the 500 free, 400 IM, and mile, the guys went 13/14 for best times. Also most improved team in the B1G the year after that certain coach left? You have to give credit where credit is due.
This thread is sad
Swim program set her back my ass, she did that on her own.
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Guess she wasn’t having fun in Korea then.
Pretty broad assumption there. Maybe the swimmer didn’t feel right in the water until yesterday. that doesn’t have anything to do with not having fun at a meet. Weird comment tbh
It’s so disheartening to hear someone give off such negative attributions to their alma mater… PSU is a great program and deserves some respect and attribution, none of which is shown in this interview.
Is an NCAA title a setback?
Do you consider an NCAA title a set back?
What did they do that set her back? She won an NCAA title in the mile… right on best times… what’s the missing link?
Lol they didn’t keep her favorite coach? That’s the setback? Yikes.
I’m assuming Andrea is Andrea McHugh, her mom.
Saying they didn’t “keep” her favorite coach is misleading. He left.
didn’t she win a national title her senior year without that coach? Not sure how that means penn state set her back.
Congrats Ally! Go Badgers!