Asia Seidt Breaks 200 Back WUGs Record During Semifinals

2019 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES/SUMMER UNIVERSIADE – SWIMMING

  • July 4th-9th, 2019
  • Napoli, Italy
  • LCM (50m)
  • Live Stream: Olympic Channel (in US), Rai Sport (in Italy)
  • Entry Lists & Live Results

During the semis of the women’s 200 back, Kentucky swimmer Asia Seidt broke the World University Games record with a 2:08.81.

After putting up a 2:09.90 to qualify second into semifinals, Seidt showed no signs of stopping as she crushed her semifinal heat. Her time took down Stephanie Proud’s 2009 record of 2:08.91. Taking second into the final was prelims leader Lisa Bratton, who gained two-tenths from this morning to post a 2:09.29. Bratton’s lifetime best is a 2:08.20 from 2016 Trials while her 2018 best is a 2:08.37.

Seidt’s record-breaking time is a tenth under her former lifetime best of 2:08.91 from the 2018 Columbus PSS, which was tied with the 2009 record. Seidt now ranks 14th in the world this year right ahead of Bratton’s 2:09.09 from prelims.

Her time is now the 4th-fastest American time this year behind Isabelle Stadden, Hali Flickinger, Kathleen Baker, and Regan Smith. Seidt also maintains her 16th position on the all-time American performers list.

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all hawks every thing
5 years ago

GO ASIA

HAWKS
5 years ago

Yay Asia!!

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Nick Pecoraro

Nick has had the passion for swimming since his first dive in the water in middle school, immediately falling for breaststroke. Nick had expanded to IM events in his late teens, helping foster a short, but memorable NCAA Div III swim experience at Calvin University. While working on his B.A. …

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