Kate Douglass

Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Kate Douglass

Douglass had an incredible month, going six-for-six individually in dual meets while also setting lifetime bests in the 50 back and 100 back.

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WATCH: Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass 100 Kick Under 1:00 in Practice

Gretchen Walsh was sharing a lane with Kate Douglass, and the 2 were ‘strongly encouraged’ by DeSorbo to break 1:00 in their final 100 kick of the day.

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arena Swim of the Week: Gretchen Walsh Blasts (Unofficial) 50 Back AR

Walsh clocked 23.04 to become the fastest American woman ever, surpassing NC State’s Katharine Berkoff (23.27).

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WATCH: 8 Pool Records go down at UVA, G. Walsh Swim 23.04 50 Back

Gretchen Walsh led off Virginia’s pool record setting 200 medley relay in a time of 23.04, the fastest American 50 backstroke split ever.

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Five Individual Double Winners Propel Virginia Women Over NC State

In a battle of the top two teams from last year’s ACC and NCAA Championships, the Virginia Cavalier women defeated the NC State Wolfpack 173-122 at home.

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Kate Douglass Swims a New Personal Best in the 100 Back as UVA Rolls UNC

Kate Douglass had the slowest backstroke leg of the 200 IM final at the Olympics, but a new personal best on Friday shows that she’s working on that.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Women’s #20-11

Americans Regan Smith and Hali Flickinger come into 2022 as medal favorites in multiple events at the Long Course World Championships.

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Ivanov, Ramadan, and Gretchen Walsh Triple As UVA and Virginia Tech Split

While many meets got canceled this weekend, UVA and Virginia Tech dueled, with the Cavalier women and the Hokie men each won by wide margins.

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Huske, Douglass and MacNeil Seem Destined for 2022 NCAA Showdown

Virginia’s Kate Douglass currently holds the NCAA’s top time in the 50 free, 200 IM and 200 breast: but will she swim those three in March?

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Results from Saturday’s UVA Suited LCM Time Trial

Virginia Olympian Kate Douglass clocked an unofficial lifetime best in the LCM 200 breast during a suited time trial at UVA.

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Women’s 2021 NCAA Swimming Championships (RACE VIDEOS)

Relive the Women’s 2021 NCAA Swimming Championship with race videos featuring a record-breaking performance and races featuring members of champion Virginia.

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Here Are the NCAA Champions Returning for the 2022 Championship Season

Take a look at who left and who’s staying, including Maggie MacNeil, our Swammy winner for NCAA Female Swimmer of the Year.

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2021 Swammy Awards: NCAA Female Swimmer of the Year – Maggie MacNeil, Michigan

MacNeil became the first woman in history to break 49 seconds in the SCY 100 fly.

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2021 Swammy Awards: Women’s NCAA Coach of the Year – Todd DeSorbo

UVA became the first ACC program to have an NCAA A finalist in every swimming event.

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2021 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year

Caeleb Dressel provided us with many memorable moments in 2021, highlighted by his first career individual Olympic gold medal in the 100 freestyle.

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