Gretchen Walsh

Gretchen Walsh: “I think I have a pretty bright future in backstroke”

Behind Berkoff, UVA freshman Gretchen Walsh was also under Regan Smith’s old American record with her second-place time of 49.00

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2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Kate Douglass of Virginia is the top seed in the 200 breast on Saturday morning in Atlanta.

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2022 Women’s NCAAs: Day 3 Relay Analysis

Alex Walsh’s field-leading 49.45 butterfly split was crucial for Virginia to close the gap between them and NC State to take the win in the 400 medley relay.

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WATCH: Douglass, Berkoff Swim American Records on Night 3

Both NC State’s Katharine Berkoff and Virginia’s Kate Douglass set American Records on night three of NCAAs. Watch their swims here.

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Virginia Ties American, NCAA Records in 400 Medley Relay; Breaks Meet Record

Virginia tied their American, U.S. Open, NCAA Record, and Pool Record in the 400 Medley Relay. Virginia broke the meet record, set by NC State last year.

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2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Ellen Walshe of Tennessee is seeded 3rd in back-to-back events -the 400 IM and 100 fly- on Friday night.

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Katharine Berkoff Breaks American Record in 100 Back; First Woman Under 49

Katharine Berkoff’s winning time of 48.74 seconds establishes her as the first woman to go sub-49-seconds in the event. 

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2022 Women’s NCAAs: Day 3 Finals Preview

Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil will look to defend her 100 butterfly title tonight after placing 5th in prelims. MacNeil is the NCAA record holder in the event.

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2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Day Three will feature heats of the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, and 100 back followed by the preliminary rounds of diving.

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Gretchen on Walsh Sister Relays: “I’m ready to do a few more, hopefully win those too”

The 200 free relay marked the first time that Alex and Gretchen Walsh had been on the same NCAA-winning relay in their career, but it may not be the last

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2022 Women’s DI NCAAs: SwimSwam Pick ‘Em Rankings Through Day 2

Alright, the Day 2 finals session is in the books, so it’s time for our first standings update for the SwimSwam Pick ‘Em contest.

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2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Virginia junior Kate Douglass broke the American, U.S. Open, NCAA, meet, and pool records in the 50 free in prelims with 20.87.

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Kate Douglass Swims 20.84 in the 50 Free for Her 2nd Record of the Day

After swimming a 20.87 in prelims, Kate Douglass now has the two fastest times in the history of the women’s 50 freestyle.

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2022 Women’s NCAAs: Day 2 Relay Analysis

Gretchen Walsh had the fastest 50 freestyle split of the night as she anchored in a 20.58 to secure the 200 freestyle relay win for Virginia.

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2022 Women’s NCAAs: Day 2 Finals Preview

Virginia sophomore Alex Walsh is the top seed in the 200 IM tonight heading into finals by over a second. Walsh won the event last year in a time of 1:51.87.

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