Reported by Lauren Neidigh.
WOMEN’S 200 IM:
- NCAA record: Ella Eastin (2016)- 1:51.65
- American record: Ella Eastin (2016)- 1:51.65
- U.S. Open record: Ella Eastin (2016)- 1:51.65
- Meet Record: Ella Eastin (2016)- 1:51.65
- 2016 NCAA Champion: Ella Eastin (Stanford)- 1:51.65
- Kathleen Baker (Cal)- 1:51.69
- Ella Eastin (Stanford)- 1:52.27
- Madisyn Cox (Texas)- 1:52.58
Kathleen Baker built on Cal’s momentum from the 200 free relay, taking down Stanford’s defending champ Ella Eastin in the 200 IM. Baker’s 1:51.69 makes her the 2nd fastest performer in history, and she was just 4 hundredths shy of Eastin’s NCAA and American Records of 1:51.65 from last season’s NCAA meet. Eastin wound up in 2nd, clocking a 1:52.27 to hold off Texas’ Madisyn Cox (1:52.58).
Texas A&M’s Sydney Pickrem (1:53.30) and Bethany Galat (1:54.16) turned in a pair of personal best times to round out the top 5 for the Aggies. USC freshman Louise Hansson (1:54.79) and Kentucky freshman Asia Seidt (1:55.19) came in at 7th and 8th behind NC State All-American Alexia Zevnik (1:54.74).
Tennessee freshman Meghan Small had a big swim in the B final, clocking in at a personal best 1:53.31 for 9th place.
