NCAA Division I Women’s Championships: Kierra Smith Posts Commanding Victory in 200 Breast
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Minnesota’s Kierra Smith demolished the field in the women’s 200-yard breast at the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.
Smith threw down a scorching time of 2:04.56 for the win. That swim made her the third-fastest swimmer all time behind only Emma Reaney and Breeja Larson.
All Time 200 Breast
Rank | Name | Time |
---|---|---|
1 | Emma Reaney | 2:04.06 |
2 | Breeja Larson | 2:04.48 |
3 | Kierra Smith | 2:40.56 |
4 | Rebecca Soni | 2:04.75 |
5 | Caitlin Leverenz | 2:04.76 |
Smith joined Haley Spencer as the only other 200-yard breaststroke winner from Minnesota. Spencer won in 2011 with a 2:06.12.
Smith won the event by 2.09 seconds with Virginia’s Laura Simon taking second overall with a 2:06.65.
That’s a pretty big margin of victory, but not yet near the NCAA record. Jeanne Childs of Hawaii clocked a 2:13.35 to beat Florida’s Kathy Treible (2:16.62) by 3.27 seconds in back 1983.
Kierra Smith, Minnesota
“I just wanted to do what I did this morning. This race comes naturally to me. I tried to not over think it today and stick with what I do best.”
Do you think about your race or your technique?
“Technique for sure. Every stroke.”
Stanford’s Katie Olsen finished third tonight in 2:07.07 with defending champion Reaney placing fourth in 2:07.10.
1 Smith, Kierra JR Minnesota-MN 2:04.95 2:04.56 D1-A 20 r:+0.82 28.50 1:00.05 (31.55) 1:32.24 (32.19) 2:04.56 (32.32) 2 Simon, Laura SO Virginia-VA 2:07.18 2:06.65 D1-A 17 r:+0.78 28.92 1:00.41 (31.49) 1:32.93 (32.52) 2:06.65 (33.72) 3 Olsen, Katie SR Stanford-PC 2:07.38 2:07.06 D1-A 16 r:+0.83 29.01 1:00.94 (31.93) 1:33.64 (32.70) 2:07.06 (33.42) 4 Reaney, Emma SR Notre Dame-IN 2:07.18 2:07.10 D1-A 15 r:+0.73 28.57 1:00.61 (32.04) 1:33.42 (32.81) 2:07.10 (33.68) 5 Burchell, Kayli SR Alabama-SE 2:08.56 2:07.75 D1-B 14 r:+0.66 29.22 1:01.72 (32.50) 1:34.88 (33.16) 2:07.75 (32.87) 6 Hannis, Molly SR Tennessee-SE 2:08.66 2:07.90 D1-B 13 r:+0.69 28.89 1:01.13 (32.24) 1:34.45 (33.32) 2:07.90 (33.45) 7 McGregor, Ashle JR Texas A&M-GU 2:08.79 2:08.67 D1-B 12 r:+0.73 29.86 1:02.04 (32.18) 1:35.17 (33.13) 2:08.67 (33.50) 8 Paluszek, Weron JR Virginia Tech-VA 2:07.83 2:08.95 D1-B 11 r:+0.77 30.01 1:02.76 (32.75) 1:35.82 (33.06) 2:08.95 (33.13)
1. California 461 2. Georgia 388 3. Stanford 317 4. Virginia 223 5. Texas A&M 201 6. Louisville 151 7. Southern California 137 8. Texas 130 9. Tennessee 123 10. Florida 105 11. Missouri 96 12. Arizona 95.5 13. Indiana 93 14. Minnesota 86 15. Wisconsin 77 16. Kentucky 63 17. Penn State 56 18. Notre Dame 55 19. NC State 51 20. UNC 45.5 21. Auburn 44 22. Michigan 38 23. Florida Gulf Coast 37.5 24. Florida State 34 25. Denver 33 26. Alabama 31 27. So. Methodist 27 28. University of Miami (Florida) 26 28. UCLA 26 30. Virginia Tech 24 30. Purdue 24 30. Miami University (Ohio) 24 33. Nevada 16 34. Oregon State 12 34. Illinois State University 12 36. Iowa 10 37. San Diego State 9 38. Lsu 8 39. Ohio State 5 40. Kansas 4 40. Hawaii (W) 4 42. Umbc (W) 2.5 43. Arkansas 2 43. Pittsburgh 2 45. Cincinnati 1
2015 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming & Diving, Live Results – Results