Kathleen Baker swam every dual meet event this year…Except 1 (Video)

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200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – FINALS

• NCAA Record: Caitlin Leverenz, California, 1:51.77
• American Record: Caitlin Leverenz, California, 1:51.77
• U.S. Open Record: Caitlin Leverenz, California, 1:51.77
• 2015 NCAA Champion: Missy Franklin, California, 1:52.11

Kathleen Baker of California open the first half of the race at 52.00, but that couldn’t stop Ella Eastin from charging down the pool in the breast leg. The freshman from Stanford rocketed home in 32.52/26.94 to dismantle Caitlin Leverenz’s existing records with a new NCAA, American, U.S. Open Record, and Georgia Tech Pool Record of 1:51.65.

Ella Eastin: 24.81/27.38/32.52/26.94 = 1:51.65

Baker finished the race with new personal best of 1:52.95 for second and Kirsten Vose of USC snagged third in 1:54.27. The top three finishers in this event are also all freshmen and hail from the state of California. Top seedMadisyn Cox (1:54.80) finished fourth with Texas A&M’s Lisa Bratton (1:55.89), Cal’s Kelly Naze (1:55.89), Texas A&M’s Sydney Pickrem (1:56.13), and Cal’s Celina Li (1:56.16) closing the final.

Courtney Bartholomew (1:55.44) held a tight grip on the B final, but was eclipsed by Aggie swimmer and outside smoke, Bethany Galat (1:55.26), in the last 50 yards.