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Indiana’s Lilly King destroyed another barrier as she broke through 2:04 to win the women’s 200-yard breast at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.
After already being the first swimmer in history to break 57 seconds in the 100-yard breast, King chopped half-a-second off the 2:04 barrier in the 200-yard event with a 2:03.59.
That time blasted the previous NCAA, U.S. Open and American record of 2:04.06 set by Notre Dame’s Emma Reaney back in 2014 for the Irish’s first NCAA title.
Comparative Splits:
King: 27.23, 59.04 (31.81), 1:31.24 (32.20), 2:03.59 (32.35)
Reaney: 27.87, 59.35 (31.48), 1:31.36 (32.01), 2:04.06 (32.70)
King made history by becoming Indiana’s first multiple event and multiple NCAA titlist. IU has had several individual champions, but none have won more than a single title or won them in different events.
King downed her roommate and teammate Miranda Tucker (2:06.27) by 2.68 seconds for a dominant victory, but that’s not the biggest margin of victory in an NCAA 200 breast. Jeanne Childs of Hawaii (2:13.35) downed Kathy Treible of Florida (2:16.62) by 3.27 seconds in 1983.
UMBC’s Emily Escobedo made history for her team as the first top-eight finisher in school history with a 2:06.43 for third.
Stanford’s Sarah Haase (2:06.50), Texas A&M’s Bethany Galat (2:07.18), Georgia’s Annie Zhu (2:08.18), Texas A&M’s Esther Gonzalez Medina (2:08.49) and USC’s Kirsten Vose (2:10.42) also competed in the historic finale.
=== A - Final ===
1 King, Lilly FR Indiana 2:06.43 2:03.59N 20
27.23 59.04 (31.81)
1:31.24 (32.20) 2:03.59 (32.35)
2 Tucker, Miranda FR Indiana 2:06.82 2:06.27P 17
28.46 1:00.09 (31.63)
1:32.66 (32.57) 2:06.27 (33.61)
3 Escobedo, Emily JR UMBC 2:06.82 2:06.43P 16
29.01 1:01.02 (32.01)
1:33.57 (32.55) 2:06.43 (32.86)
4 Haase, Sarah SR Stanford 2:07.15 2:06.50 15
28.95 1:00.78 (31.83)
1:33.04 (32.26) 2:06.50 (33.46)
5 Galat, Bethany SO Tex AM 2:07.79 2:07.18 14
29.12 1:01.37 (32.25)
1:34.08 (32.71) 2:07.18 (33.10)
6 Zhu, Annie SR Georgia 2:08.14 2:08.18 13
29.33 1:01.71 (32.38)
1:34.79 (33.08) 2:08.18 (33.39)
7 Gonzalez Medina SO Tex AM 2:07.93 2:08.49 12
29.67 1:02.28 (32.61)
1:35.22 (32.94) 2:08.49 (33.27)
8 Vose, Kirsten FR USC 2:07.63 2:10.42 11
28.87 1:01.59 (32.72)
1:35.68 (34.09) 2:10.42 (34.74)
=== B - Final ===
9 Ross, Katharine JR Missouri 2:08.70 2:07.24 9
29.21 1:01.32 (32.11)
1:34.04 (32.72) 2:07.24 (33.20)
10 Duncan, Abby SR Missouri 2:08.78 2:07.49 7
28.65 1:00.83 (32.18)
1:33.39 (32.56) 2:07.49 (34.10)
11 Rodriguez, Meli SR Penn St 2:08.33 2:07.80 6
29.15 1:01.96 (32.81)
1:34.75 (32.79) 2:07.80 (33.05)
12 Paluszek, Weron SR VT 2:08.28 2:08.03 5
29.46 1:02.27 (32.81)
1:34.84 (32.57) 2:08.03 (33.19)
13 Lazor, Annie SR Auburn 2:08.47 2:08.35 4
29.16 1:01.81 (32.65)
1:34.81 (33.00) 2:08.35 (33.54)
14 Fogle, Emily SR Purdue 2:08.24 2:08.47 3
28.98 1:01.45 (32.47)
1:34.70 (33.25) 2:08.47 (33.77)
15 Schoettmer, Emm SR Arizona 2:08.74 2:08.72 2
29.09 1:01.39 (32.30)
1:34.94 (33.55) 2:08.72 (33.78)
16 Simon, Laura JR Virginia 2:08.91 2:10.45 1
29.69 1:02.15 (32.46)
1:36.08 (33.93) 2:10.45 (34.37)
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 18 1. Georgia 349 2. California 307.5 3. Stanford 306 4. Texas A&M 257.5 5. Virginia 243 6. Indiana 222 7. Southern Cali 198.5 8. Louisville 176 9. Michigan 132 10. NC State 127 11. Missouri 123 12. Arizona 108 13. Tennessee 87 14. Ohio St 82 15. Texas 71 16. UCLA 66 17. Florida 54.5 18. Wisconsin 49 18. Nevada 49 20. UNC 47 21. Minnesota 44 22. Kentucky 40 23. Purdue 35 24. Miami University (Ohio) 33 25. Alabama 20 26. Penn St 19 27. Umbc (W) 18 28. South Carolina 17 29. Auburn 14 30. Air Force (W) 11 30. Virginia Tech 11 30. Kansas 11 33. Denver 10 34. Iowa 9 35. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 7 35. Lsu 7 37. Miami (Fl) 6 37. Smu 6 39. University of Hawaii (W) 4 39. Pittsburgh 4 41. Eastern Mich 3 42. Cincinnati 2 43. Florida Gulf 1 43. Rutgers 1
Corey Welch uh that’s fast isn’t it?!???
I think my freshman year I went a 2:04! 😮
(Maybe a 203, but still!)
Wow!!!
Awesome swim!