Kelsi Worrell Video Interview: I’m just glad there was no T-Rexing the last 50

Video produced by Coleman Hodges.

Reported by Tony Carroll. 

200 BUTTERFLY – FINALS

• NCAA – 1:49.92 – Elaine Breeden, Stanford – 2009
• Championship – 1:49.92 – Elaine Breeden, Stanford – 2009
• American – 1:49.92 – Elaine Breeden, Stanford – 2009
• US Open – 1:49.92 – Elaine Breeden, Stanford – 2009
• 2014 Champion – Cammile Adams, Texas A&M – 1:52.25

Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell swept the butterfly events, winning the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:51.11. She was out .6 slower than she was this morning during prelims, but it paid off. She dropped more than 2 seconds to win the final tonight.

Kentucky’s Christina Bechtel picked up a second place finish with a 1:52.08, dropping close to a second and a half from her morning swim.

Georgia teammates Hali Flickinger and Lauren Harrington finished third and fourth at 1:52.73 and 1:53.92, respectively.

Worrell’s teammate from Louisville, Tanja Kylliainen, finished fifth at 1:54.62 barely touching out Indiana’s sixth place finisher Gia Dalesandro with a 1:54.66.

Cal’s Noemie Thomas finished seventh with a 1:54.94 and Florida State’s Chelsea Brittrounded out the top 8 with a 1:55.98.

USC’s Chelsea Chenault dropped more than two seconds to win the B final of the 200 butterfly with a 1:53.17. UCLA’s Noelle Tarazona finished second in the heat at 1:54.65, dropping close to a half second.