Regan Smith Surprised Herself with Last 50 of her NCAA Title 200 Back
Smith came home in 28.25 and hit the wall at 1:47.76 to break the pool record for the second time of the day and win her first individual NCAA title
Uncut: UVA Head Coach Todd DeSorbo After Back-to-Back NCAA Titles
The Virginia women have done it again, defending their 2021 title by winning the 2022 NCAA DI Women’s Swimming And Diving Championships by 145.5 points
Paige McKenna Explains Winning the 1650 NCAA Title with 2 Torn Labrums
McKenna stopped the clock at 15:40.84 for Wisconsin’s first title of the meet. She eclipsed Sullivan’s 15:45.95 by just over 5 seconds.
National Champion Virginia Women Explain the Importance of Cheering
The UVA women put on a dominant performance from start to finish in Atlanta and coincidently enough, were also one of the loudest teams on deck
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
Alex Walsh: “I try to make my fly look like Kate’s”
Walsh put on a clinic in the 400 IM, turning in a dominant performance and ultimately coming to the wall in 3:57.25 to become the 9th performer all-time
Kate Douglass on 100 Fly Title: “I don’t really notice people next to me”
Virginia junior Kate Douglass accelerated over the last 25 yards, and got to the wall in an American record-time of 49.04.
Kaitlyn Dobler Won Her NCAA Title After Being Out for 2 Weeks with Mono
USC sophomore Kaitlyn Dobler avenged her runner-up finish at the 2021 NCAA Championships with a lifetime-best time of 56.93 to win the crown this time around
Taylor Ruck on 200 Free: “That was one of my favorite races I’ve ever done”
Taylor Ruck made a big return to form tonight, taking her first 200 free NCAA title in 1:41.12 as well as Stanford’s first individual title fo the weekend
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
Douglass on 50Fr AR: “That was a goal of mine from the start of the season”
For the second time in the span of eight hours, Kate Douglass established herself as the fastest 50 freestyler in history
Alex Walsh on 200 IM: “I was feeling really ready… that’s really rare for me”
Walsh came home in 26.99 to stop the clock at 1:50.08. She broke Ella Eastin’s 2018 American, U.S. Open, NCAA and meet records by nearly six-tenths
Leah Smith Reflects on 2021 Olympic Trials, Move to Train with Capitani at UT
Leah Smith had a solid weekend in Chicago at the Pro Swim Series, swimming the 400 free, 400 IM, 200 free (prelims), and 200 IM
Ryan Murphy Looks to Paris with Excitement: “I have room to improve”
Ryan Murphy could not be stopped in the men’s 200 backstroke final, powering to the wall in a 1:56.78 to himself to the top of the world rankings for 2022
Olivia Smoliga on Having a Home Pro Swim: “Illinois is the best”
Olivia Smoliga put up a near-PB here to take the silver medal with a 2:09.35. With that swim, Smoliga becomes the 3rd-fastest in the world for 2022.
