2014 YMCA Nationals – Women’s 50 Free – FINALS – Reported by Braden Keith
Another Middle Tyger podium finish came from 16-year old Katrina Konopka, on her second swim of the finals session, with a 22.46. This marks back-to-back titles for her, and in the process she re-broke her 22.46 meet record set last year (it belonged to Margo Geer prior to that).
2nd place went to Caroline Baldwin in 22.88. She and Konopka came away with the top two spots after having the two biggest drops from prelims to finals – Baldwin was only 5th in the morning in 23.27.
3rd place belonged to Somerset Valley’s Holly Christensen in 22.99, with her teammate Katrina Kuhn tying for 4th with Katie Kicklighter in 23.09.
This 50 free is probably the most veteran field we’ll see at this meet on the women’s side; aside from Konopka, who is only 16, all of the other A-finalists are 17 or 18.
The B-Final, however, went to 15-year old Ky-lee Perry in 22.80.
