Kathleen Baker on Pro Life with Kitten (Video)

2019 PRO SWIM SERIES – DES MOINES

Reported by Nick Pecoraro.

WOMEN’S 100 BACK – FINALS

  • World: 58.00 7/28/2018 Kathleen Baker
  • American: 58.00 7/28/2018 Kathleen Baker
  • U.S. Open: 58.00 7/28/2018 Kathleen Baker
  • Jr World: 58.83 7/28/2018 Regan Smith
  • Pro Swim: 58.96 2016 Emily Seebohm
  • Trial Cut: 1:02.69

Top 3

  1. Kathleen Baker (Team Elite) – 59.17
  2. Olivia Smoliga (Athens Bulldogs) – 59.35
  3. Ali Deloof (Team Elite) – 1:00.10

Kathleen Baker was out quick (28.2) and held on in a tight race that came down to the touch with Olivia Smoliga. The top two 100m backstrokers in the country went 1-2 tonight, with Baker (59.17) just getting ahead of Smoliga (59.35). Baker now owns the top time in the 2018-19 season in the world, with Smoliga 3rd.

2018-2019 LCM WOMEN 100 BACK

KYLIECAN
MASSE

11/30
59.27
2 REGAN
SMITH
USA 59.37 01/11
3 OLIVIA
SMOLIGA
USA 59.44 01/11
4 PHOEBE
BACON
USA 59.93 01/11
5 MIE
NIELSEN
DEN 1.00.24 01/20

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Of note, showing off her range was Melanie Margalis. Primarily an IM’er and mid-distance freestyler, and then secondarily a breaststroker, Margalis popped a 1:02.69 to match the Olympic Trials cut and place 7th in the A final.

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5 years ago

If you really own a kitten, show us the proof…. show us the scratch marks and scabs on your hands and forearms. Otherwise, I don’t believe you.

Or you have the most well behaved kitten in the entire world and I am extremely jealous.

Kate
5 years ago

Kathleen Baker is inspiring in so many ways, but most recently she inspired me to get eyelash extensions and I gotta say, my quality of life has skyrocketed lol

Yozhik
Reply to  Kate
5 years ago

😀 video, pls 😀

Kate
Reply to  Yozhik
5 years ago

Video of…. me blinking?

Kate
Reply to  Yozhik
5 years ago

comment image?
You asked for it 🤷🏻‍♀️

Yozhik
Reply to  Kate
5 years ago

Sure, it worth It 😀 Who will look at K. Baker after that 😀 What is the name of this cute kitten you are relaxing with? 😀

Markster
Reply to  Kate
5 years ago

You’re awful but I laughed

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