The highlight of Day 2 of the DI women’s swimming and diving championships came in the 50 meter freestyle final, where Kate Douglass’ time of 20.87 seconds set an American women’s record. The junior took home first place by .22 seconds over her freshman teammate Gretchen Walsh.
Another Cavalier and Gretchen’s older sister, Alex Walsh, won the 200 meter individual medley event with a time of 1:50.08, nearly two seconds faster than Stanford’s Torri Huske in second. Watch the final heat in full below.
Women’s 200 Individual Medley — 2022 NCAA swimming championships
In the 500 meter freestyle final, Penn’s Lia Thomas etched her name in the history books with a time of 4:33.24 to take home the national title, setting a new program record in the process. Watch the final in full below.
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