Much like Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil earlier in the night in the 100 butterfly, it is hard to believe NC State’s Sophie Hansson had yet to win an individual NCAA title in her strong career, as she was expected to contend for both the 100 and 200 breast titles last season. But on Friday in Greensboro, Hansson made the dream a reality wit a 57.23 to win the 100 breaststroke for her first NCAA title individually in her career, backing up her 57.0 relay split to win the medley relay last night.
This field was incredibly competitive as five swimmers broke 58 seconds with five of the 15 fastest swimmers all side by side in one pool. USC freshman Kaitlyn Dobler finished in second at 57.46 as she looked dangerous out in lane six, along with Virginia’s Alexis Wenger out in lane 2, who was third at 57.67. Dobler moved to eighth all-time in the 100 breaststroke.
Hansson led at the 50 with a 27.05 with Wenger (27.15) and Dobler (27.20) in second and third. Hansson seems to have a knack for getting her hand on the wall first every time she swims as she has frequently come out on the winning side when races come down to the last few strokes so when Hansson had the lead at the 75, most everyone in the venue knew there was no way she would let up.
This is also not the first title for the Hansson family as Sophie joins sister Louise, who won three butterfly titles in 2018 and 2019 while at USC.
This was a very unique field with two freshmen in Dobler and Tennessee’s Mona McSharry, who was fourth at 57.80, and two sophomores in Ohio State’s Hannah Bach (57.94), who was fifth, and Georgia’s Zoie Hartman (58.25), who was sixth.
NC State’s Andrea Podmanikova was seventh (58.62) and Northwestern’s Sophie Angus (59.04), the only senior in the field, was eighth.
All-Time Rankings:
- 55.73, Lilly King, Indiana, 2019
- 56.64, Molly Hannis, Tennessee, 2017
- 57.23, Sophie Hansson, NC State, 2021
- 57.23, Breeja Larson, Texas A&M, 2014
- 57.29, Alia Atkinson, South Florida, 2014
- 57.36, Sarah Haase, Stanford, 2016
- 57.40, Zoie Hartman, Georgia, 2021
- 57.46, Kaitlyn Dobler, USC, 2021
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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 57.45 2/19/2021 Sophie Hansson, NC State
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Hansson, Sophie JR NC State 57.67 57.23P 20
r:+0.73 27.05 57.23 (30.18)
2 Dobler, Kaitlyn FR USC 58.22 57.46 17
r:+0.64 27.20 57.46 (30.26)
3 Wenger, Alexis JR Virginia 58.33 57.67 16
r:+0.59 27.15 57.67 (30.52)
4 McSharry, Mona FR Tennessee 58.16 57.80 15
r:+0.65 27.26 57.80 (30.54)
5 Bach, Hannah SO Ohio St 58.21 57.94 14
r:+0.65 27.22 57.94 (30.72)
6 Hartman, Zoie SO Georgia 58.49 58.25 13
r:+0.80 27.59 58.25 (30.66)
7 Podmanikova, Andrea JR NC State 58.59 58.62 12
r:+0.65 27.44 58.62 (31.18)
8 Angus, Sophie SR Northwestern 58.59 59.04 11
r:+0.74 27.98 59.04 (31.06)
=== Consolation Final ===
9 Brunzell, Hannah SO Northwestern 58.63 58.50 9
r:+0.72 27.56 58.50 (30.94)
10 Wheeler, Kaylee JR Louisville 59.04 58.67 7
r:+0.66 27.31 58.67 (31.36)
11 Thormalm, Klara SR San Diego St 59.16 58.68 6
r:+0.77 27.25 58.68 (31.43)
12 Elendt, Anna FR Texas 58.88 58.93 5
r:+0.75 27.68 58.93 (31.25)
13 Calegan, Olivia SR NC State 58.88 59.12 4
r:+0.74 27.68 59.12 (31.44)
14 Rajic, Ema JR California 58.96 59.17 3
r:+0.68 27.64 59.17 (31.53)
15 Peplowski, Noelle JR Indiana 59.10 59.19 2
r:+0.76 27.93 59.19 (31.26)
16 Raab, Allie JR Stanford 58.97 59.25 1
r:+0.68 27.98 59.25 (31.27)
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 11 1. Virginia 290 2. NC State 181 3. Texas 172 4. California 151 5. Ohio St 137.5 6. Michigan 125.5 7. Kentucky 114 8. Alabama 112 8. Stanford 112 10. Georgia 109 11. Louisville 71 12. Florida 70.5 13. Tennessee 70 14. UNC 61 15. Missouri 55 16. Northwestern 52 16. Texas A&M 52 18. Indiana 47 19. Southern California 38 20. Wisconsin 23 21. Virginia Tech 22 22. Miami 20 22. Minnesota 20 24. Arizona 17.5 25. Arkansas 16 26. Nebraska 11 27. Houston 6 27. San Diego St 6 29. Akron 3 29. Notre Dame 3 31. Duke 2
