Gretchen Walsh

Did Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh Just Have the Best Dual Meet Performance Ever vs. Texas?

Gretchen Walsh racked up a 22.54 50 backstroke (American record), 20.95 50 freestyle, 49.11 100 fly, 20.78 50 free split, and 46.42 100 free win vs. Texas.

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2023 Virginia Vs. Texas Dual Meet: Day 2 Live Recap

Texas and Virginia return to action this morning in Charlottesville in a shorter format with no “super finals,” but still plenty of chances for fast swims.

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2023 Virginia vs. Texas Dual Meet: ‘Super Finals’ Live Recap

Texas (No. 2 women/No. 7 men) visits Virginia (No. 1 women/No. 15 men) for a weekend matchup that starts with some winner-take-all “superfinals” on Friday.

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Gretchen Walsh Goals: Three Wins In Record Time at NCAA Champs

Coming off her breakout summer, Gretchen has big goals for the 2024 NCAA Championships, and she put them out there, stating she’d like to…

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Gretchen Walsh, Jerry Chen Headline ACC Swim & Dive Weekly Awards

Virginia’s Walsh swept her individual events against Florida, while Pitt’s Chen won the men’s 100 and 200 breast in back-to-back meets with Stanford and Cal.

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Krzysztof Chmielewski Crushes NCAA-Leading 14:41.62 1650 Free in 1st Time Swimming Event

Krzysztof Chmielewski proved his versatility with a 1650 free time of 14:41.62 this past weekend that would have placed 8th at the 2023 NCAA Championships.

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LIVEBARN Race of the Week: Gretchen Walsh Hits 2nd Fastest Dual Meet 100 FR All-Time

At Virginia’s dual meet with Florida, Gretchen Walsh ripped an unsuited 46.90 for the 2nd fastest dual meet 100 free performance all-time.

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Gretchen Walsh Rips 46.90 Leading Off 400 Free Relay, 2nd-Fastest Dual Meet 100 FR All-Time

While her swim today is a little over a second off her career mark, it does appear to be a new personal best, at least officially, in a practice suit.

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Key Takeaways and Race Videos from Florida-Virginia Dual Meet

You mean you don’t want to read all 4,000 words of the live recap we did about this meet earlier today?

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SwimSwam’s 2024 Women’s NCAA Pre-Season Champion Picks

It was nearly unanimous among the nine writers contributing to this report that the Virginia women will again sweep the relays at the NCAA Championships.

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Major Women’s DI NCAA Storylines to Watch In The 2023-24 Season

Here are five (plus a couple extra) storylines that you’ll want to keep track of throughout the 2023-24 women’s DI NCAA season.

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USA Swimming National Team: A Swimfo Showcase

Looking at the USA National team roster, we get a chance to dive deep into the factors behind the six fastest American swimmers across each event.

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G. Walsh Swims 21.28 50 Free, Curzan Clocks 22.19 50 Fly Split At UVA Intrasquad Meet

Once again, Gretchen Walsh, Claire Curzan, and the other UVA women are showing ridiculous early-season speed at the UVA intrasquad.

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Kate Douglass Clocks 51.97 100-Yard IM, Becomes First Woman Under 52 Seconds

Douglass’s time of 51.97 beat out her UVA teammate Gretchen Walsh’s previous “fastest-ever” mark of 52.09 from the UVA vs. Texas dual meet last season.

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2024 College Swimming Previews: #1 Virginia Women Aim for 1st Four-Peat of 21st Century

It feels like the end of an era with Douglass gone, but a stacked recruiting class combined with a veteran core has the Virginia women set for the future. 

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