2023 TENNESSEE INVITATIONAL
- November 15-17, 2023
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center
- LCM (50-meter) prelims / SCY (25-yard) finals
- Prelims: 9:30am (EST)/ Finals: 6pm (EST)
- 2024 NCAA Championships Standards
- Psych Sheets
- Live Stream
- Live Results: “2023 Tennessee Invitational” on MeetMobile
WOMEN’S 50-YARD FREESTYLE — FINALS
NCAA Record: 20.79 — Maggie MacNeil, Louisiana State (2023)- 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Standard: 21.63
- 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 22.15
Top 8:
- Gretchen Walsh (UVA) — 20.79 *NEW AMERICAN RECORD, TIES NCAA RECORD*
- Mona McSharry (TENN) — 22.01
- Cadence Vincent (BAMA) — 22.10
- Bella Cothern (ARK) — 22.22
- Kailyn Winter (BAMA) — 22.34
- Maxine Parker (UVA) — 22.36
- Jada Scott (BAMA) — 22.38
- Aimee Crosbie (UA) — 22.60
On the opening night of the 2023 Tennessee Invite, Virginia third-year Gretchen Walsh put up a winning time of 20.79 in the 50-yard free. That performance ties Maggie MacNeil‘s 50 free NCAA and U.S. Open record from the 2023 NCAA Championships and also beats her own American record time of 20.83 from the 2023 ACC Championships.
Walsh’s performance on Wednesday night marks her sixth time going under the 21-point barrier in the 50 free.
Top Performers All-Time, Women’s 50-yard freestyle:
- Gretchen Walsh, Virginia/Maggie MacNeil, LSU (2023) — 20.79
- Kate Douglass, Virginia — 20.84 (2022)
- Abbey Weitzeil, Cal — 20.90 (2019)
- Erika Brown, Tennessee — 21.03 (2020)
Earlier in the session, Walsh put up a 20.37 50 free relay split anchoring the 200 free relay, which has her tying MacNeil the third-fastest 50 free relay performer of all time behind Kate Douglass and Anna Hopkin.
All-Time Relay Performers, 50-Yard Free:
- Anna Hopkin (2020) – 20.27
- Kate Douglass (2023) — 20.34
- Gretchen Walsh, Virginia/Maggie MacNeil, LSU (2023) – 20.37
- Simone Manuel (2018)/Abbey Weitzeil – 20.45
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- Erika Brown (2020) – 20.57
Walsh has seemingly been knocking on the door on the 50 free NCAA record all fall, posting a 21.28 50 free in September and a 20.95 unsuited at the Virginia-Texas dual meet in October.
She can swim fast at any time! She is the female version of Michael Andrew!
Don’t curse her with that
🔥😍
Kind of feels wrong to cross out maggie’s record like that. It was tied, not broken.
I thought the exact same thing
Might as well do it now cause it’ll get broken by Gretchen at ncaas
Gretchen Walsh, with a speed so brash,
In Tennessee’s pool, made a splash.
At 20.79, oh what a flash,
Tying records with panache,
NCAA and U.S. Open, in a dash!
YOU’RE BACK!
They’re still not good
this dude LOVES awkward prepositional phrases
If the rhyme fits, the rhyme sits.
Now do one without using ChatGPT
An American record only had 3 comments so far? Wow have expectations inflated.
What was Anna Hopkins’ best flat start? With a 20.27 flying start would think you’d be close to 21.0 flat start.
21.19.
That 20.27 is within the realm of possibility given her best flat-start; that being said, no video have ever come out to verify it.
Is anyone surprised?