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The Day 3 prelims session of the 2022 NCAA Women’s Division I Swimming and Diving Championships continued from the McAuley Aquatic Center at Georgia Tech with the 100 breaststroke.
NC State’s Sophie Hansson is the defending NCAA Champion in the event and has a lot of challengers this year. With so many swimmers with similar times all season, it was a fight to get into the final. Hansson did not get the top seed in the event after prelims, either.
Texas’ Anna Elendt went a 56.88 to beat Hansson head-to-head to take the top overall seed. Elendt continued to build speed as the race went on, pulling away from Hansson and the field. Hansson took the fourth seed overall heading into finals (57.71).
USC’s Pac-12 champion Kaitlyn Dobler took the second seeding 57.55 after winning her heat. Virginia senior Alexis Wenger took the third spot in 57.67 ahead of Hansson (57.71).
The rest of the NCAA top eight included Tennessee sophomore Mona McSharry, who was fifth in 57.87, followed by Ohio State junior Hannah Bach (57.89) and a pair of Northwestern seniors, Tara Vovk (58.01) and Sophie Angus (58.19).
The final should be just as close as all eight proved they can make a move in a big race.
Event 11 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA: N 55.73 3/22/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
Meet: M 55.73 3/22/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
American: A 55.73 3/22/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
US Open: O 55.73 3/22/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
Pool: P 56.72 2/18/2022 Sophie Hansson, NCSU
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Elendt, Anna SO Texas 56.88
r:+0.68 26.81 56.88 (30.07)
2 Dobler, Kaitlyn SO USC 57.55
r:+0.62 26.92 57.55 (30.63)
3 Wenger, Alexis SR Virginia 57.67
r:+0.57 27.27 57.67 (30.40)
4 Hansson, Sophie SR NCSU 57.71
r:+0.72 27.14 57.71 (30.57)
5 McSharry, Mona SO Tennessee 57.87
r:+0.66 27.34 57.87 (30.53)
6 Bach, Hannah JR Ohio St 57.89
r:+0.59 27.42 57.89 (30.47)
7 Vovk, Tara SR Northwestern 58.01
r:+0.67 27.25 58.01 (30.76)
8 Angus, Sophie SR Northwestern 58.19
r:+0.66 27.46 58.19 (30.73)
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9 Wiseman, Avery FR Alabama 58.52
r:+0.65 27.61 58.52 (30.91)
10 Podmanikova, Andrea SR NCSU 58.69
r:+0.66 27.64 58.69 (31.05)
11 Thormalm, Klara SR San Diego St 58.99
r:+0.72 27.25 58.99 (31.74)
12 Keating, Anna SO Virginia 59.05
r:+0.69 27.98 59.05 (31.07)
12 Hartman, Zoie JR Georgia 59.05
r:+0.76 27.76 59.05 (31.29)
14 Herrmann, Vanessa SR Arkansas 59.27
r:+0.61 27.89 59.27 (31.38)
14 Peplowski, Noelle SR Indiana 59.27
r:+0.69 27.77 59.27 (31.50)
16 Sim, Letitia FR Michigan 59.29
r:+0.64 27.85 59.29 (31.44)
