Liberty Clark Breaks Simone Manuel’s 17-18 NAG Record With 21.25 50 Freestyle

2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

• Wednesday, March 18 – Saturday, March 21, 2026
• McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, GA
• Defending Champions: Virginia (5x)
• Championship Central
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  • Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
  • Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3

WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – Finals

• NCAA Record: 20.37 – Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024)
• American Record: 20.37 – Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024)
• U.S. Open Record: 20.37 – Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024)
• Championship Record: 20.37 – Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024)
• 2025 NCAA Champion: Gretchen Walsh, Virginia – 20.49
• 2025 8th/16th Prelims Times: 21.63/21.89

Top 8 Finishers

1. Torri Huske (STAN) — 20.66
2. Sara Curtis (UVA) — 20.74
3. Camille Spink (TENN) — 20.98
4. Eva Okaro (TEX) — 21.05
5. Julia Dennis (LOU) — 21.15
6. Liberty Clark (IU) — 21.25
7. Brady Kendall (MICH) — 21.33
8. Anna Moesch (UVA)– 21.37

Indiana’s Liberty Clark swam to a new 17-18 National Age Group (NAG) Record posting a 21.25 in the 50 freestyle. That broke the previous record of a 21.32 set by Simone Manuel at the 2015 NCAA Championships.

All-Time Top 50 Freestyles, 17-18 Girls

1. Liberty Clark — 21.25 — 2026 NCAA Division I Women
2. Simone Manuel — 21.32 — 2015 NCAA DI – Women
3. Torri Huske — 21.39 — 2021 PV SC Championships
4. Gretchen Walsh — 21.41 — 2020 SE NAC Music City Invitational
5. Annam Olasewere — 21.46 — 2026 ACC Championships

Clark notably swam a 21.27 last night leading off Indiana’s 200 free relay which also was under Manuel’s mark but her time tonight dropped from that record even more.

This is Clark’s 2nd NAG record of the week as she also swam a 1:39.70 in the 200 freestyle on Wednesday evening while leading off Indiana’s 800 free relay. That broke the previous 17-18 NAG record of a 1:40.31 set by Missy Franklin back in 2014. Clark will have the chance to break the 100 free NAG tomorrow as she currently sits at #2 in the age group all-time with a 46.22, just behind Manuel’s 46.09.