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Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell became the first woman to break 50 seconds in the 100-yard fly today at the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships
Original report of 100 fly
Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell has been strong all year, but blasted into a new stratosphere with an NCAA, American and U.S. open record in the women’s 100-yard fly as she became a barrier breaker.
Worrell unleashed a ridiculously fast time of 49.89 to blast the 50-second barrier and beat Natalie Coughlin’s NCAA, American and U.S. Open record of 50.01 set for California 13 years ago in 2002.
Kelsi Worrell, Louisville
On setting the American record
“I was actually really surprised with my time because my walls weren’t as I had planned. I have no words, I don’t know when it’s going to hit me because I’m just overwhelmed at the text messages and the encouraging notes from around the pool deck. It’s unbelievable.”On her goals for the morning
“I just wanted to execute and just swim fast and have a lot of fun.”
In an earlier heat, California’s Farida Osman put up a sizzler of her own with a second-seeded time of 51.00 to move to 10th all time in the event’s history.
Denver’s Sam Corea vaulted to 11th all time with a 51.01 for the third seed tonight, while Southern California’s Kendyl Stewart picked up the fourth seed in 51.03 for 12th all time in the event’s history.
1 Worrell, Kelsi JR Louisville-KY 50.17 49.89NqD1-A
r:+0.67 23.52 49.89 (26.37)
2 Osman, Farida SO California-PC 51.14 51.00 qD1-A
r:+0.75 23.94 51.00 (27.06)
3 Corea, Sam SR Denver-CO 51.70 51.01 qD1-A
r:+0.65 23.73 51.01 (27.28)
4 Stewart, Kendyl JR Southern Cali-CA 51.10 51.03 qD1-A
r:+0.79 23.88 51.03 (27.15)
5 Bechtel, Christ SR Kentucky-KY 51.04 51.24 qD1-A
r:+0.76 23.78 51.24 (27.46)
6 Hinds, Natalie JR Florida-FL 51.70 51.46 qD1-A
r:+0.72 23.86 51.46 (27.60)
7 Barbiea, Dani SR Missouri-MV 51.51 51.77 qD1-B
r:+0.69 23.90 51.77 (27.87)
8 Britt, Chelsea SO Florida State-FL 51.79 51.86 qD1-B
r:+0.70 24.02 51.86 (27.84)
Wow even my granddaughter cannot beat that
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Every Flyers dream, congrats Kelsi !!!
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