Phoebe Bacon FULL 200 Back Post Race Interview

2024 WOMEN’S NCAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Wisconsin senior Phoebe Bacon surged to the lead on the 3rd 50 of the 200 backstroke and was able to barely hang on for the win, touching in 1:48.23. Bacon tells us what was going through her head during the race as well as where she is at looking forward to US Olympic Trials.

In This Story

4
Leave a Reply

Subscribe
Notify of

4 Comments
newest
oldest most voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Swammer
7 months ago

I sure prefer these post-race interviews where the swimmers are given a chance to recover, catch their breath and collect their thoughts, compared to the on-deck, immediately-after-the-race interviews.

Cannonball
7 months ago

So there IS a chance of a 5th year … ! or at least she didn’t say she was done. Bacon + Maggie Wanezek would be a deadly duo for the badgers, would be fun to see one more year of bacon especially w/ the new B1G landscape next year.

Go Bucky
Reply to  Cannonball
7 months ago

That would be amazing!

Go Bucky
Reply to  Cannonball
7 months ago

She just announced on her instagram that she’s coming back for a 5th. Kinda thrilled about that!

About Coleman Hodges

Coleman Hodges

Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on …

Read More »