2024 WOMEN’S NCAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- March 20-23, 2024
- Gabrielsen Natatorium, Athens, Georgia
- Short Course Yards (25 yards)
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheets
- SwimSwam Preview Index
- Live Results
- SwimSwam Pick ’em Contest
- Day 1 Finals Recap
- Day 2 Prelims Live Recap | Day 2 Finals Live Recap
- Day 3 Prelims Live Recap | Day 3 Finals Live Recap
100 BUTTERFLY — FINAL
NCAA Record: 48.25, Gretchen Walsh (Virginia) – 2024Meet Record:48.26, Gretchen Walsh (Virginia) – 2023American Record: 48.25, Gretchen Walsh (Virginia) – 2024US Open Record: 48.25, Gretchen Walsh (Virginia) – 2024Pool Record: 48.26, Gretchen Walsh (Virginia) – 2024- 2023 Champion: 48.46, Kate Douglass (Virginia)
Top 8:
- Gretchen Walsh (Virginia) — 47.42 *New Everything Record*
- Emma Sticklen (Texas) — 49.70
- Olivia Bray (Texas) — 50.52
- Kelly Pash (Texas) — 50.55
- Meghan Lee (Auburn) — 50.72
- Olivia Peoples (Florida) — 50.93
- Gigi Johnson (Stanford) — 50.99
- Mia Kragh (California) — 51.27
After swimming the 2nd fastest 100 fly ever in prelims with a 48.26, Gretchen Walsh broke her own American and NCAA records swimming a 47.42 100 butterfly.
| WALSH- 2024 NCAAs FINALS | WALSH- 2024 NCAAs PRELIMS | WALSH – OFFICIAL NCAA/US RECORD ACCs | WALSH – *UNOFFICIAL* NCAA/US RECORD |
DOUGLASS – FORMER OFFICIAL NCAA/US RECORD
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| First 50 | 21.75 | 22.34 | 22.41 | 22.58 | 22.48 |
| Second 50 | 25.67 | 25.92 | 25.84 | 25.72 | 25.98 |
| Final Time | 47.42 | 48.26 | 48.25 | 48.3 | 48.46 |
Walsh had her fastest reaction time off of the blocks with a 0.72 and kept going…fast. Walsh was out in a 9.94 at the 25 mark. Then, Walsh touched in a 21.75 at the 50 mark, the fastest she has ever been out in.
Not only was Walsh out faster, but she also came home faster than she has ever been. It also was faster than Kate Douglass on both the first and second 50.
With Walsh’s swim tonight, Walsh is the fastest woman in history by over a second. Kate Douglass is the #2 performer ever as she swam a 48.46 in the 100 butterfly at this meet a year ago. Walsh now also holds the fastest three swims in history.
All-Time Top-10 Official Performances, SCY Women’s 100 Fly
- Gretchen Walsh, Virginia — 47.42 (2024)
- Gretchen Walsh, Virginia — 48.25 (2024)
- Gretchen Walsh, Virginia — 48.26 (2024)
- Kate Douglass, Virginia — 48.46 (2023)
- Maggie MacNeil, LSU – 48.51 (2023)
- Kate Douglass, Virginia — 48.84 (2023)
- Maggie MacNeil, LSU – 48.89 (2021)
- Torri Huske, Stanford — 48.96 (2023)
- Maggie MacNeil, LSU – 48.99 (2023)
- Kate Douglass, Virginia — 49.04 (2022)
*Note: According to USA Swimming, Walsh’s 48.30 is an unofficial 100 fly time, however is plainly the No. 3 performance all-time
I’m willing to argue that Gretchen just went the equivalent of a 42.4 men’s time in the 100 fly which is insane to think about but does hold some ground as she just obliterated the field and the record and is within 5 seconds of the men’s record. That was probably the best record set but it may not be over yet either.
If you think about comparing to scoring times in the 50 FR from men and women, that would be like a guy going out 19 low or 18 high at the 50 in the 100 fly, Dressel was ‘only’ 19.99.
That was monumental for the women’s 100 fly 48.89 in 2021, first to break 49. 2 years later 3 women under 49. 1 year after and Gretchen breaks 48 by a huge margin!
I don’t think I’ll ever forget that performance! That first 25 … chills. Congrats on your historic swim, Gretchen
Surprised that we haven’t had a comment from “swemmer” yet talking about how she sucks at LC blah blah blah.
You wish
Raise your hand if she is approaching your 100 freestyle time…..
She Should complete a pretty good day by leading off the long medley relay with 47.5 in about 25 minutes.
with a good relay start, she’d split sub 21 on the 50 fly leg of a medley relay