Virginia 3rd-Year swimmer Emma Weber has had a heck of a 2024. She scored points in 2 individual events at NCAAs for the first time, qualified for her first Olympics, and capped the year in Budapest at the short course world championships. Weber reflects on all that she’s learned in the past 12 months and looks forward to more racing opportunities as the matured athlete she’s become.
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Honestly, I would like to see progress in the 50 BR (relay split), 100 BR, 200 BR, 200 IM during the month of January.
“looking to show what she can do”
Not a turn or pullout, that’s for sure. I’m looking forward to her July much more than her March
Relay Names guy on a generationally bad comment run atm
is he ever not?
Sell NCAAs?
Anyone know what the record is for swimming events one team (women or men) has won at a single NCAA championship?
it looks like the record is 13 which Stanford has done twice in 1993/2018 and Florida has done twice in 1982/1988. Idk if the meet events have changed since the 1900s but at least when Stanford did it in 2018, it meant winning all but 5 of the events (Comerford won the 200 free, Baker in the 200 back, Lilly King in both breaststrokes, Hansson in the 100 fly).
UVA has done 11 the past 3 years but probably has a great shot at 13+ this year. All 5 relays, Gretchen with the 50/100 free and 100 fly, Grimes in the 500/1650 free and 400 IM, Alex in the 200 IM/200 breast, Curzan in the 100/200 back is 15… Read more »
Thank you, Jeff. Alex actually would have a shot at the 200 Fly also, as she won it in 2022 (1:50.79), BUT she won’t swim it in favor of the 200 Breast. At ACCs, however, they are on different days, so she may try to post a time there. Aimee Canny is a dark horse in the 200 Free also.
With the departure of J. Nocentini, the 100 BR has become arguably the weakest event for the University of Virginia women’s swimming program for the 2024-2025 NCAA Season:
100 BR
200 FL
200 FR
lol, sure, I guess the only three events they’re not the favorite to win are their “weakest”.
A Walsh, A Canny, and E Weber each capable of finaling, if not winning at NCAAs – only question is will this be an event they swim.
A Walsh capable of winning 200 Fly (as she has done in past) – if she swims it.
G Walsh – capable of winning 200 Free, and 5-6 others capable of finaling
Weber is not capable of winning. McSharry has to be the favorite, then Dobler. Weber back a ways.
According to SwimCloud, E. Weber is currently ranked 7th in the W 100 BR for the 2024-2025 NCAA Season and that’s without Dobler or McSharry posting a time.
and did you think in june that emma weber was “not capable” of making the olympic team??
and watch for aimee canny in the 200 breast!
Seriously?
A. Walsh’s events are set in stone (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 BR). A. Walsh dropped the 200 FL in lieu of the 200 BR at the 2024 NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships. In addition, A. Walsh did not even bother to swim the 200 FL at the 2024 USA Swimming Olympic Team Trials.
G. Walsh’s events are set in stone (50 FR, 100 FL, 100 FR). G. Walsh has never even swam the 200 FR at the NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships. Furthermore, C. Curzan will take ownership of the backstroke events (100 BK, 200 BK).
A. Canny and E. Weber have yet to prove the ability to win an individual NCAA DI event.
Alex is still the NCAA record holder in the 2 fly, Gretchen is the fastest active 200 free swimmer in the NCAA. Howley was 4th last year in the 2 fly, and Canny was also 4th in the 2 free. 100 breast is wide open this year, Weber is capable of A finaling. Sure 100 breast might be their “weakest” event but does that matter when they’re favored to win in like 8 other events?
A female swimmer is limited to three individual events at the NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships. Stop trying to name four to five events for each female swimmer on the University of Virginia Cavaliers roster.
J. Nocentini won the 100 BR at the 2024 NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships. To make up for the 20 points walking out the door in the 100 BR, it will require a collaborative effort from E. Weber, A. Keating, Z. Skirboll, et al. The same logic applies with the 200 BR (E. Nelson) and 200 FL (A. Harter).
You don’t need to win the same events every year to win NCAAs. As someone else said, you’re catastrophizing and need to get a grip. They lose 105 points to graduation, which Curzan and Grimes can make up on their own.
1650/500?
It’s up to K. Grimes (500 FR, 400 IM, 1650 FR) in the 500 FR and 1650 FR to carry the torch for the University of Virginia Cavaliers.
That’s, like, a lots of points.
Cavan Gormsen and Aimee Canny would like a word? Also Sophia Knapp is swimming well this year and is not far from scoring range.
With the departures of J. Nocentini (100 BR) and E. Nelson (200 BR), someone needs to seriously pick up the slack in the breaststroke events.
Did u forget they have the defending NCAA champion in the 200 breast or what
Did you forget that the University of Virginia Cavaliers lost 105 individual points with the departures of A. Harter, E. Nelson, J. Nocentini?
L. Hayes may be able to make up the points in the 200 IM and 400 IM with the departure of E. Nelson. A. Moesch may be able to make up the points in the 100 FR with the departure of J. Nocentini. All bets are off making up points in the 50 FR (J. Nocentini), 100 BR (J. Nocentini), 200 BR (E. Nelson), 200 FL (A. Harter) with the departures of the three aforementioned swimmers.
Forget about Claire Curzan much? She’s the favorite in the 200 back where they previously only had Tillmann, she could A final in 50 free, 100 back 100 fly, 100 free, 200 free… she’ll get top 3 in whatever events she chooses which will make up for Ella Nelson. Not to mention the Katie Grimes erasure. I know you love to catastrophize but get a grip
you’re waffling about 105 points? Curzan and Grimes alone can most likely more make up for that 105 point loss, and then Moesch + Hayes nabs another 50+ points
Or what? They’re in danger of losing? Get real. They could have someone go a 1:01 and still win the medley with Gretchen going a 47 in back or fly. Which is also a moot point because they have Alex Walsh for breast on the medleys. Also did you forget who the reigning champ in the 200 breast?