NCAA Women’s Championships: Gretchen Walsh Top Seed 50 Free With Mac Neil, Albiero Looming

The Day 2 prelims session consists of the 500 freestyle, 200 IM and 50 freestyle.

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NCAA Women’s 50 Free

The defending champion, Kate Douglass, is not in the field, opting for gthe 200 IM this year. But there are a plethora of contenders looking to take that title.

Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh swam a 21.00 from the final prelims heat to take the top seed overall. It was close to her seed time of 20.83, the NCAA and U.S. Open record in the event.

LSU fifth year Maggie Mac Neil won her heat to take second seed overall in 21.38.

Louisville junior Gabi Albiero took the third spot in 21.46 after inning her heat.

It should be quite the battle among this trio.

But, of course, they aren’t alone.

North Carolina senior Grace Countie took the third seed in 21.46, followed by Virginia senior Lexi Cuomo (21.61), Louisville senior Christiana Regenauer (21.68), NC State senior Katharine Berkoff (21.68) and Ohio State sophomore Teresa Ivan (21.71).

 Event 5  Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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         NCAA: N 20.83  2/15/2023 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
         Meet: M 20.84  3/17/2022 Kate Douglass, Virginia
     American: A 20.83  2/15/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia
      US Open: O 20.83  2/15/2023 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
         Pool: P 20.94  11/17/2022Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Walsh, Gretchen        SO Virginia            20.83      21.00  
    r:+0.58  10.14        21.00 (10.86)
  2 MacNeil, Maggie        5Y LSU                 20.98      21.38  
    r:+0.53  10.41        21.38 (10.97)
  3 Albiero, Gabi          JR Louisville          21.36      21.46  
    r:+0.52  10.35        21.46 (11.11)
  4 Countie, Grace         SR UNC                 21.64      21.51  
    r:+0.68  10.38        21.51 (11.13)
  5 Cuomo, Lexi            SR Virginia            21.93      21.61  
    r:+0.72  10.42        21.61 (11.19)
  6 Regenauer, Christiana  SR Louisville          21.58      21.68  
    r:+0.67  10.57        21.68 (11.11)
  6 Berkoff, Katharine     SR NC State            21.66      21.68  
    r:+0.70  10.58        21.68 (11.10)
  8 Ivan, Teresa           SO Ohio St             21.78      21.71  
    r:+0.66  10.55        21.71 (11.16)
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  9 Dennis, Julia          FR Louisville          21.83      21.73  
    r:+0.65  10.46        21.73 (11.27)
 10 Antoniou, Kalia        5Y Alabama             21.74      21.82  
    r:+0.68  10.57        21.82 (11.25)
 11 McCarty, Eboni         SO Georgia             21.89      21.86  
    r:+0.68  10.67        21.86 (11.19)
 12 Fulmer, Amy            SR Ohio St             21.79      21.87  
         r:+0.75                       
 13 McSharry, Mona         JR Tennessee           21.74      21.89  
    r:+0.66  10.47        21.89 (11.42)
 14 Turak, Ashley          SR Indiana             22.00      21.90  
    r:+0.64  10.68        21.90 (11.22)
 15 Parker, Maxine         JR Virginia            21.86      21.92  
    r:+0.71  10.81        21.92 (11.11)
 16 Paegle, Kristina       FR Indiana             21.91      21.98  
    r:+0.71  10.62        21.98 (11.36)
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 17 Alons, Kylee           5Y NC State            21.93      22.01  
    r:+0.53  10.59        22.01 (11.42)
 18 Yendell, Sophie        JR Pittsburgh          21.89      22.02  
    r:+0.64  10.61        22.02 (11.41)
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 19 Ruck, Taylor           SR Stanford            21.87      22.02  
    r:+0.69  10.65        22.02 (11.37)