2022 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- March 16-19, 2022
- McAuley Aquatic Center, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia (Eastern Daylight Time)
- Prelims 10AM /Finals 6PM
- Short Course Yards (25 yards)
- Championship Central
- Official Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Live Video (ESPN3)
- Friday finals heat sheets
Kate Douglass broke her third individual American record of the meet by hitting a 49.04 in the women’s 100 butterfly, claiming a gold medal in the event. She took out Claire Curzan‘s former American record of 49.24, which she set earlier this year at the TAC Titans Invite.
Prior to this year, Erika Brown held the record at a 49.38 from back in 2020 at the SEC Championships. While Douglass is now the fastest American in history, she was a bit shy of Maggie MacNeil‘s NCAA record in the event of 48.89 from last year.
Comparative Splits
| Douglass – 2022 | Curzan – 2022 | MacNeil – 2021 | Brown – 2020 | |
| 50 | 22.86 | 23.01 | 22.67 | 22.83 |
| 100 | 49.04 (26.18) | 49.24 (26.23) | 48.89 (26.22) | 49.38 (26.55) |
MacNeil was present in the final as well but didn’t repeat as champion this year, hitting a 49.18 to place third. Both Douglass and Stanford freshman Torri Huske got in ahead of her as Huske claimed silver in a 49.17 (also under the former American record).
This is the second event in which Douglass has taken out an American record so far. On day 2 of the meet, she set a new NCAA and American record in the 50 freestyle during prelims with a 20.87 and then lowered them to a 20.84 in the final.
Douglass has yet to race the200 breaststroke, which will take place on the 4th and final day. She’s seeded first in the event with a 2:03.14.
Kate Thuglass
So is that the fastest back 50 of all time?
That will be a crazy race between Douglass, Curzan, and Huske next year! (and Macneil if she stays for the 5Y)
Kate Douglass is shaping up to be a multiple event olympic champion
If Olympic swimming was contested in yards.
She already has 200IM 🥉 as an 18 or 19yr old. Certainly has multi event potential going into 2024 after going faster this year than prior to Olympics.
There have been countless 18/19 yo or younger female swimmers who won multiple Olympic and world championship medals and then never won a single Olympics medal after that.
Just ask Katie Hoff.
NEW YORK SWIM QUEEN KATE DOUGLASS!!