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Gretchen Walsh Swims #2 Fastest 100 Fly All-Time With 48.26 In Prelims

Gretchen Walsh swam the #2 fastest 100 butterfly of all-time in prelims swimming a 48.26, only 0.01 off of her own NCAA and American records.

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2024 Women’s D1 NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Preview

Katharine Berkoff will look to take back the 100 backstroke crown as she is the top seed by over a second coming into the meet.

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2024 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Gretchen Walsh reset all her 50 freestyle records with a blistering 20.41 in prelims. In Day 2 finals, she looks to lower that mark for the 4th time in 2024.

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2024 NCAA Women’s Championships: Day 2 Relay Analysis – Gretchen’s 20.23 and 55 21s

Louisville’s Christiana Regenauer split 21.11, which would have been the most impressive rolling split of the day had it not been for Gretchen Walsh.

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2024 W. NCAAs: Watch Gretchen Walsh Breaks All Her Records in the 50 Free (Day 2 Race Videos)

The highlight of Day 2 finals in Athens was when Gretchen Walsh bettered all the 50 free records she set in prelims with a blistering 20.37.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Virginia Continues To Raise Bar With Free Relay Dominance

The fastest sprint freestyler in history, Gretchen Walsh leads the way for the UVA women in the 200 and 400 free relays as they continue to run over the NCAA.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Can OSU Throw a Wrench in UVA Medley Relay Dominance?

The 200 medley looks to be a mystery right up to the release of relay names. Will the Walsh sister shore up the relay or will the meet start off with a bang?

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Will Alex Walsh Challenge The 1:50-Barrier In Athens?

Virginia senior Alex Walsh is seeded 1st in the women’s 200 IM, and will have the opportunity to reclaim her NCAA title from 2022.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Walsh Has A Grip On Title, Texas Flexes Fly Depth In Race For 2nd

After Gretchen Walsh broke the NCAA and American records with a 48.25 at ACCs, it’s her versus the clock for the 100 butterfly title at 2024 NCAAs.

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2024 W NCAA Previews: It’s Rodeo Season for the Texas 200 Fly Group

The Texas women will swim through the 2024 NCAA Championships knowing that their best event, the 200 fly, is the last individual swimming race of the meet.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 34% Pick 1650 Free As Most Wide Open Event At Women’s NCAAs

Georgia’s Abby McCulloh leads a wide-open field in the 1650 free at the Women’s NCAA Championships, coming off a big PB of 15:40.96 at SECs.

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2024 Women’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

Gretchen and Alex Walsh will feature prominently at the Women’s NCAA Championships, as both are favored to sweep their individual events.

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Official Psych Sheets Drop For The 2024 Women’s NCAA Championships

The Walsh sisters of Virginia are the top seeds in each of their events. Official psych sheets, relays, and alternates have been released.

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Texas Teammates Kelly Pash And Olivia Bray Switch NCAA Lineups From A Year Ago

Kelly Pash will swim the 100 fly for the first time at NCAAs. Olivia Bray will not swim the 500 free, after finishing 3rd in the event last year.

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Bella Sims Opts For 500 Free Over 200 IM and 200 Back Over 200 Fly At NCAAs

Bella Sims swam the 200 free, 200 fly, and 200 back at SECs just two weeks ago but will instead swim the 500 free, 200 free, and 200 fly at NCAAs.

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