Both Moesch and Thompson’s swims on the final night would have made finals at NCAAs two weeks ago. Moesch broke her own Y-Nat record.
Moesch is now just off of what it took to make the NCAA A final a few weeks ago in the 50 free and will head to Virginia this fall.
Thompson had a 1-2 finish with fellow Stanford commit Alana Berlin in the 100 fly. Berlin also split a 22.97 50 fly in the 200 medley relay.
Virginia commit Anna Moesch split a 1:44.32 in the 800 free relay with a flying start to help Greater Somerset County to a win on night 1 in Greensboro.
At only 17-years-old, Moesch’s performance makes her the 8th-fastest performer of all-time in the girl’s 17-18 age group.
Shackley and Diehl, both NC State commits, won the 100 backstroke this evening with times of 59.56 and 53.91, respectively.
The third day of racing at the 2023 YMCA Long Course Nationals saw the 400 IM, 50 backstroke, 100 fly, and 400 medley relay.
The latest spark for the American women’s sprint group came from an unexpected place on Thursday – the YMCA National Championships.