WATCH: Gretchen Walsh Swim Fastest 100 Free Relay Split of All-Time With 45.18

2023 TENNESSEE INVITATIONAL

Gretchen Walsh had. a. night. Not only did she swim the fastest 100 freestyle relay split of all time with a 45.18 of the third leg of Virginia’s 400 free relay, Walsh also unofficially swam the fastest 100 butterfly of all time with a 48.30 during the 100 freestyle. Although it is an official time, the swim does not count towards any official records (NCAA, American, U.S. Open). Watch Walsh swim butterfly in lane 8 (closest to the camera) during the 100 freestyle.

WOMEN’S 100-YARD FREE – FINAL

  • NCAA Record: 45.56 – Simone Manuel, Stanford (2017)
  • 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Standard: 47.18
  • 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 48.37

Top 8:

  1. Camille Spink, Fr, Tennessee – 47.28
  2. Gretchen Walsh, Jr, Virginia – 48.30
  3. Cadence Vincent, Fr, Alabama – 48.44
  4. Maxine Parker, Sr, Virginia – 48.91
  5. Brooklyn Douthwright, Jr, Tennessee – 48.93
  6. Kailyn Winter, Jr, Alabama – 49.43
  7. Maddy Hartley, So, Arkansas – 49.53
  8. Laura Littlejohn, Fr, Tennessee – 49.60

WOMEN’S 400-YARD FREE RELAY – FINAL

  • NCAA Record: 3:05.84 – Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, Parker, G. Walsh) – 2023
  • 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Standard: 3:14.10
  • 2024 NCAA ‘B’ Standard: 3:16.25

Top 8:

  1. Virginia – 3:07.60
  2. Tennessee – 3:13.64
  3. Alabama – 3:13.95
  4. Arkansas – 3:16.85
  5. Tennessee ‘C’ – 3:18.14
  6. Tennessee ‘B’ – 3:18.38
  7. Virginia ‘C’ – 3:19.34
  8. Kentucky – 3:20.43

WOMEN’S 1650-YARD FREE – TIMED FINAL

  • NCAA Record: 15:03.31 – Katie Ledecky, Stanford (2017)
  • 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Standard: 15:52.41
  • 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 16:13.73

Top 8:

  1. Cavan Gormsen, Fr, Virginia – 16:08.99
  2. Aly Breslin, Sr, Tennessee – 16:11.65
  3. Madelyn Donohoe, 5Y, Virginia – 16:21.19
  4. Sophia Knapp, So, Virginia – 16:23.32
  5. Lauren Wetherell, Jr, Tennessee – 16:24.45
  6. Kate McCarville, Jr, Tennessee – 16:26.43
  7. Caroline Benda, Jr, Kentucky – 16:26.55
  8. Liberty Williams, Sr, Alabama – 16:28.25

MEN’S 1650-YARD FREE – TIMED FINAL

  • NCAA Record: 14:12.08 – Bobby Finke, Florida (2020)
  • 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Standard: 14:37.31
  • 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 14:53.84

Top 8:

  1. Joey Tepper, Sr, Tennessee – 14:56.76
  2. Jake Narvid, Sr, Tennessee – 14:58.90
  3. Rafael Ponce De Leon, Sr, Tennessee – 15:11.56
  4. Sam O’Brien, Jr, Virginia – 15:16.07
  5. Tanner Hering, Sr, Virginia – 15:19.83
  6. Peter Thompson, Jr, Virginia – 15:22.68
  7. Carson Hick, Fr, Kentucky – 15:28.04
  8. Sean Mackey, So, Kentucky – 15:44.10

WOMEN’S 200-YARD BACK – FINAL

  • NCAA Record: 1:47.24 – Beata Nelson, Wisconsin (2019)
  • 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Standard: 1:50.50
  • 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 1:53.34

Top 8:

  1. Ella Bathurst, Jr, Virginia – 1:54.08
  2. Reilly Tiltmann, Jr, Virginia – 1:54.13
  3. Grace Frericks, So, Kentucky – 1:54.73
  4. Tess Howley, Fr, Virginia – 1:54.92
  5. Ella Menear, Fr, Alabama – 1:55.36
  6. Torie Buerger, Sr, Kentucky – 1:55.72
  7. Josephine Fuller, Jr, Tennessee – 1:57.29
  8. Sophia Wilson, Sr, Virginia – 1:57.57

MEN’S 200-YARD BACK – FINAL

  • NCAA Record: 1:35.73 – Ryan Murphy, Cal (2016)
  • 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Standard: 1:39.13
  • 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 1:40.62

Top 8:

  1. Tommy Hagar, Fr, Alabama – 1:41.65
  2. Will Thompson, Fr, Virginia – 1:42.24
  3. Harrison Lierz, Sr, Tennessee – 1:42.82
  4. Jake Marcum, 5Y, Alabama – 1:42.94
  5. Eric Stelmar, Sr, Alabama – 1:43.39
  6. Landon Driggers, Jr, Tennessee – 1:44.50
  7. Colin Bitz, Jr, Virginia – 1:45.97
  8. Sam O’Brien, Jr, Virginia – 1:46.83

MEN’S 100-YARD FREE – FINAL

  • NCAA Record: 39.90 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
  • 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Standard: 41.50
  • 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 42.32

Top 8:

  1. Jordan Crooks, Jr, Tennessee – 41.08
  2. Gui Caribe, So, Tennessee – 41.66
  3. Charlie Hawke, Jr, Alabama – 42.31
  4. Kaique Alves, Jr, Alabama – 42.36
  5. Matt Brownstead, Sr, Virginia – 42.36
  6. Micah Chambers, Sr, Virginia – 43.09
  7. Nikoli Blackman, Fr, Tennessee – 43.30
  8. Max Berg, Sr, Kentucky – 43.38

WOMEN’S 200-YARD BREAST – FINAL

  • NCAA Record: 2:01.29 – Kate Douglass, Virginia (2023)
  • 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Standard: 2:05.73
  • 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 2:09.68

Top 8:

  1. Alex Walsh, Sr, Virginia – 2:04.22
  2. Ella Nelson, 5Y, Virginia – 2:06.10
  3. Mona McSharry, Sr, Tennessee – 2:06.64
  4. Alessia Ferraguti, 5Y, Arkansas – 2:07.53
  5. Avery Wiseman, Jr, Alabama – 2:08.24
  6. Emelie Fast, Fr, Tennessee – 2:09.87
  7. Anna Keating, Sr, Virginia – 2:10.44
  8. Emma Weber, So, Virginia – 2:11.72

MEN’S 200-YARD BREAST – FINAL

  • NCAA Record: 1:46.91 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
  • 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Standard: 1:51.09
  • 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 1:52.94

Top 8:

  1. Scooter Iida, Jr, Virginia – 1:53.22
  2. Noah Nichols, Sr, Virginia – 1:54.20
  3. Michael Deans, Sr, Alabama – 1:54.71
  4. Jed Garner, Fr, Tennessee – 1:57.16
  5. Will Tenpas, 5Y, Virginia – 1:57.61
  6. Lance Johnson, Fr, Kentucky – 1:58.49
  7. Matthew Heilman, So, Virginia – 1:58.63
  8. Joe Jordan, Sr, Tennessee – 1:58.87

WOMEN’S 200-YARD FLY – FINAL

  • NCAA Record: 1:49.51 – Ella Eastin, Stanford (2018)
  • 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Standard: 1:52.86
  • 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 1:55.92

Top 8:

  1. Abby Harter, Sr, Virginia – 1:54.71
  2. Betsy Wizard, So, Arkansas – 1:54.93
  3. Maggie Schalow, Fr, Virginia – 1:55.28
  4. Sara Stotler, Jr, Tennessee – 1:55.47
  5. Tess Howley, Fr, Virginia – 1:55.52
  6. Lainey Mullins, Fr, Virginia – 1:56.49
  7. Maddy Hartley, So, Arkansas – 1:59.92
  8. Emma Weber, So, Virginia – 2:04.32

MEN’S 200-YARD FLY – FINAL

  • NCAA Record: 1:37.35 – Jack Conger, Texas (2017)
  • 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Standard: 1:40.16
  • 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 1:42.57

Top 8:

  1. Martin Espernberger, So, Tennessee – 1:41.78
  2. Ryan Merani, So, Kentucky – 1:43.28
  3. Sebastien Sergile, So, Virginia – 1:43.41
  4. Matt Styczen, Jr, Virginia – 1:45.28
  5. Aidan Crisci, So, Tennessee – 1:45.68
  6. Gus Rothrock, Jr, Tennessee – 1:46.01
  7. Colin Bitz, Jr, Virginia – 1:46.91
  8. Zane Rosely, Sr, Kentucky – 1:46.97

MEN’S 400-YARD FREE RELAY – FINAL

  • NCAA Record: 2:44.07 – Florida (Liendo, Chaney, Smith, McDuff) – 2023
  • 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Standard: 2:50.44
  • 2024 NCAA ‘B’ Standard: 2:51.86

Top 8:

  1. Tennessee – 2:47.61
  2. Alabama – 2:47.95
  3. Virginia – 2:51.51
  4. Alabama ‘B’ – 2:55.02
  5. Tennessee ‘C’ – 2:55.47
  6. Tennessee ‘B’ – 2:56.24
  7. Tennessee ‘D’ – 2:57.95
  8. Kentucky – 2:58.67

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Chadius Daddus
1 year ago

The “are we taking Walsh for granted” article is funny in context with this one. 0 comments 😱

Greats swims all around 🔥

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