Gretchen Walsh of UVA Swim and Dive team has made significant achievements in the NCAA championships, breaking records in multiple events. She set new collegiate, American, and US Open records in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 20.37 seconds, marking her fourth time breaking the record this season. In the 100-yard butterfly, Walsh set a record time of 47.42. Additionally, she broke the American record in the 50-yard freestyle preliminaries with a time of 20.41 seconds and achieved the fastest ever 50-yard backstroke split at 22.10 seconds. She also set a new American record in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 44.83 seconds, becoming the first woman to finish under 45 seconds in this event. Furthermore, in the 100-yard butterfly preliminaries, she achieved a time of 48.26, setting a meet record and coming within .01 of the American Record. Moreover, the University of Virginia Swim and Dive team won its fourth consecutive NCAA title, becoming only the third program in NCAA women's swim and dive history to achieve this feat. Lizzy Kaye, also from UVA, finished 6th in the 3M prelims with a score of 313.50, advancing to the top-8 A-Final.
UVA womenβs swim and dive win their FOURTH STRAIGHT title! https://t.co/Wdx5IhuSRG
Gretchen Walsh is unreal. Absolutely UNREAL. What a delight to watch swim. I am in awe.
Not one ... not two ... not three ... FOUR STRAIGHT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR VIRGINIA π https://t.co/p3hhFNojAu
It is OFFICIAL! UVA has won its 4β£th consecutive NCAA title! π Only the third program in NCAA women's swim/dive history to do so! https://t.co/KsHsVsqL2A
ANOTHER American Record for Gretchen Walsh π΅βπ« π 44.83 (100y free) https://t.co/PV4Yu8zoEG
ALL. THE. RECORDSβ¦and the first woman under 45 in the 100 Freestyle. π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯ Her majesty, Gretchen Walsh. πΈ - #swim #swimswam #virginia #gretchenwalsh #hermajesty https://t.co/VF3BJZxCCE
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Incredible. Destroyed her own American record. Wasn't that long ago that breaking :50 was a huge deal. https://t.co/YBuvhOYQi6
Gretchen Walsh is UNREAL π€― She just went 47.42 for a new American Record in the 100-yard butterfly! https://t.co/Bt9CeCC5AC
Gretchen Walsh. 47.42 100 fly. Holy crap. Congratulations ππππΎ https://t.co/uo0HhKBoUp
GRETCHEN WALSH JUST MOLLY WHOPPED THE 100 BUTTERFLY π€ππ»ββοΈβοΈπ₯π The junior from @UVASwimDive DESTROYED the rest of the field en route to the NCAA Title in the Women's 100y Butterfly in an NCAA, American, & US Open record time of 47.42 π€―π€―π€―π€―π€― #GoHoos | #NCAASwimDive https://t.co/IjftW4y25Y
WAHOOWA! For the first time in program history, we have a diver in an A-Final! Lizzy Kaye finishes 6th in the 3M prelims with a 313.50 to advance to tonight's top-8 A-Final #NCAASwimDive #GoHoos https://t.co/T8b6lomqVt
Gretchen Walsh has had a decent start to these NCAA Championships π π€·ββοΈ π₯ 22.10 50y backstroke split (fastest ever) π₯ 20.41 50y freestyle prelim (American Record) π₯ 20.37 50y freestyle final (American Record) π₯ 48.26 100y fly prelim (meet record, .01 off American Record) https://t.co/mwYXTVmzDi
.@UVASwimDive's Gretchen Walsh broke her own collegiate, American and US Open record in the 50-yard freestyle with aΒ time of 20.37 seconds in the NCAA championships. This is Walsh's fourth time breaking the record this season π https://t.co/oVaR6sLwf5