Missouri’s Karolina Bank Earns Trials Cut During Time Trial Alone In 1:10.22 100 Breast

2024 COLUMBIA SPRING SECTIONALS

• March 14-18, 2024
• Mizzou Aquatics Center, Columbia, MO
• MM “Region VIII Speedo Spring Sectionals”
• LCM (50 meters)
• Day 1 Recap
• Day 2 Recap
• Day 3 Recap
• Day 4 Recap

After just missing the 100 breast Olympic Trials cut in the official 100 breast at Columbia Sectionals, Missouri’s Karolina Bank swam the event alone on the final night of competition swimming to a 1:10.22, under the cut of a 1:10.29.

Bank won the official 100 breast at Sectionals in a 1:10.62, swimming a personal best by a second as she came into the meet seeded as a 1:11.65. After missing the time on Saturday, she time trialed it Sunday night, alone, earning the cut. The swim is also her first Olympic Trials cut.

Swim of the night was a solo women’s 100 breast TT done during finals by a Mizzou swimmer (K Banks I think). She had barely missed the cut the night before and she got it and the place went WILD!! 🥹❤️

— Laura Steward (@5STEWIES) March 18, 2024

Bank had the whole pool behind her on Sunday as she raced to the qualifying time.

The Missouri sophomore competed short course yards at the beginning of the month for the team in an attempt to earn an NCAA invite as she swam a 59.97 in the 100 breast. It took a 59.75 in the event to earn an invite on line 37, while Bank was the #41 seed.

Other time trial highlights:

• Missouri teammate Sierra Smith was under the Trials cut of a 25.69 in the 50 free on Friday as she swam to a 25.52. She swam a 25.72 in the individual event on Thursday, just missing the cut. Smith came into the meet with a best time of a 25.89 from July 2022.