2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

Women 200 Yard Medley Relay – Timed Finals

  • NCAA Record: 1:31.81 – Virginia/ G Walsh, A Wenger, A Cuomo, K Douglass (2022)
  • Meet Record: 1:33.11 – Stanford/ A. Howe, K. Williams, J. Hu, S. Manuel (2018)
  • American Record: 1:31.81 – Virginia/ G Walsh, A Wenger, A Cuomo, K Douglass (2022)
  • US Open Record: 1:31.81 – Virginia/ G Walsh, A Wenger, A Cuomo, K Douglass (2022)
  • Pool Record: 1:31.81 – Virginia/ G Walsh, A Wenger, A Cuomo, K Douglass (2022)

Podium:

  1. Virginia 1:32.16 –  Meet Record
  2. NC State 1:32.96
  3. Ohio St 1:33.16
  4. Alabama 1:33.29
  5. Texas 1:34.46
  6. Michigan 1:34.53
  7. Cal 1:34.60
  8. Louisville 1:34.62

Louisville won heat one improving upon their seed time of 1:36.36 to finish first with a 1:34.62. That time was good enough for them to finish eighth.

Cal and USC battled it out in heat two. Cal came out on top touching in a 1:34.60. USC was second in 1:34.66. UNC’s Grace Countie charged at the end but finished just short of winning the heat as they touched third in a 1:35.29. Cal’s time finished seventh and USC finished ninth overall, just off of the podium.

In the final heat, Virginia edged out NC State to win the final heat in a 1:32.16. NC State was second in a 1:32.96. Ohio State finished third in the final heat touching in a 1:33.16. Both Virginia and NC State were faster than the meet record but as Virginia won, they will have it in their name in the future. Regan Smith led off Stanford’s relay in a 24.31, the fifth slowest of the whole field. It is important to note that she was third heading into the turn and seventh coming off of the turn.

Alabama also set an SEC record as they finished fifth overall in a 1:33.29.

Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay – Timed Finals

  • NCAA Record: 6:45.91 – Stanford/ S Manuel, L Neal, E Eastin, K Ledecky (2017)
  • Meet Record: 6:45.91 – Stanford/ S Manuel, L Neal, E Eastin, K Ledecky (2017)
  • American Record: 6:45.91 – Stanford/ S Manuel, L Neal, E Eastin, K Ledecky (2017)
  • US Open Record: 6:45.91 – Stanford/ S Manuel, L Neal, E Eastin, K Ledecky (2017)
  • Pool Record: 6:51.80 – Georgia/ H Flickinger, K Stewart, M Raab, B MacLean (2016)

Podium:

  1. Stanford, 6:48.30 – Pool Record
  2. Virginia, 6:53.47
  3. Cal, 6:53.52
  4. Texas, 6:56.21
  5. Georgia, 6:56.58
  6. Florida 6:56.96
  7. Louisville, 6:57.24
  8. Tennessee, 6:57.79

Bama led from the start to take heat one in a final time of 7:01.05, slightly over two seconds faster than their seed time of 7:03.06.

Florida, Louisville, and Georgia battled it out in heat two. Georgia came out on top touching in a 6:56.58 just ahead of Florida who touched in a 6:56.96. Louisville was third in a 6:57.24. All came in with seed times above 7:00. The three teams swam fast enough to finish fifth, sixth, and seventh respectively.

Torri Huske started off heat three for Stanford strong, and the Cardinal came out on top winning in a 6:48.30. Taylor Ruck swam the fastest split of the field in a 1:40.49 for Stanford. That time set a new pool record. Virginia finished second n a 6:53.47 just ahead of Cal who touched in 6:53.52.

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Taa
2 years ago

That’s my impression of her from Pac-12 s. I have to see her 2IM tomorrow before I decide they need to throw her in the sprint lane. What’s her 100m free time?

Yay
2 years ago

This year is SO MUCH FASTER than last year! Can’t wait for the rest of the weekend! Who needs basketball anyway.

Taa
Reply to  Yay
2 years ago

You can’t gamble on swimming tho

Admin
Reply to  Taa
2 years ago

You can gamble on Olympic swimming. I’ve never seen lines on college swimming, though.

Awsi Dooger
Reply to  Braden Keith
2 years ago

I’ve never seen it either. I know some of the oddsmakers and have asked them about it. There’s just too much going on at this time of year for them to devote enough time to be confident in the numbers.

USAUSAUSA
Reply to  Braden Keith
2 years ago

I vote SwimSwam partners with a gambling company and uses its ability to make predictions to set lines. ISL is perfect for betting.

Admin
Reply to  USAUSAUSA
2 years ago

Setting lines is rarely the issue with getting your sport into gambling. Regulation is. Leagues like the ISL right now are so unreliable and fickle and the opposite of transparent that any legit bookmaker would never take wagers on them.

Swamfan
2 years ago

Sorry if this has already been answered, but is there a reason they moved the 200 medley relay to the first day of the meet?

Jonny Newsom
2 years ago

Bears look very good.

Ledecky forever
Reply to  Jonny Newsom
2 years ago

They certainly know how to bring it when it counts.

Snarky
2 years ago

Braden selling swim crack!

Admin
Reply to  Snarky
2 years ago

Even better – giving it away for free.

Njones
2 years ago

From a 🇨🇦 lense, seeing Ruck do this is firstly heartwarming for her that she is in a much better mental and physical general health state. From a swim perspective, seeing her return closer to 2018/19 levels is very intriguing for national relays this summer. Add back a near 154 Ruck to the 4*2 with 154 Penny, 155/6 Rebecca or Kayla, and then who knows what Summer can do, and this team has potential to make it a 4 team battle with 🇨🇳🇺🇸🇦🇺… Same with the 4*1 if Ruck has anywhere close to her 51.7 speed back.

Calvin
Reply to  Njones
2 years ago

So true. Stanford is good for her mental health. I just want her to win an individual title bc she couldn’t do so when she was in the shape of her life. Hope she performs well at the CG.

Yozhik
Reply to  Njones
2 years ago

To be back to the battle the contemporary 800 relay team needs at least two 1:54 swimmers or one 1:53 swimmer. Sure it can be other type of battle when leaders underperform.

Snarky
Reply to  Yozhik
2 years ago

1:53? Perhaps at the Regional level.

Admin
Reply to  Snarky
2 years ago

They’re talking about long course, not short course.

Njones
Reply to  Yozhik
2 years ago

740 / 4 = 155.0
So either Kayla or Rebecca or one of the other younger rising women at 155 high, 156 low.
Plus 154 Taylor we all hope
Plus 154 Penny
Plus 155 from last year, Summer, that was before her 429 IM from 2wks ago!

SeliFan
2 years ago

I’m impressed with Leah Polonsky and of course Izzy Ivey! Stadden and the breastroker girl (I forgot the name sorry) should step up as well as the Senior class (Robin and Alicia).

bobthebuilderrocks
Reply to  SeliFan
2 years ago

I think Polonsky swam breaststroke on the medley too, just like how her brother does. Not sure why Polonsky swam over Rajic, kinda interesting.

swimmerTX
Reply to  bobthebuilderrocks
2 years ago

Polonsky has been faster in dual meets on multiple occasions by significant margins over Rajic. Some data points: Polonsky 27.4/27.8 vs Rajic 28.4/28.7 during their duals with the Arizona schools.

bobthebuilderrocks
Reply to  swimmerTX
2 years ago

Thanks for the info, never realized that. The Polonsky brother/sister duo is something else.

anon
2 years ago

Douglass looked lethal on that anchor. As fast as 20.55 is, it’s misleading with the long finish

anon
Reply to  anon
2 years ago

I’d need a replay but I remember her looking particularly explosive before losing momentum the last couple of yards. I thought 20 low until the finish.

She’s obviously long but there’s a difference between finishing fast on a full stroke and finishing slow.

Maybe I misremembered it though, idk. Hard to process everything watching a sprint once

Edit: uva tweeted race footage. definitely a slow finish. https://twitter.com/uvaswimdive/status/1504221421744103424?s=21

Last edited 2 years ago by anon
Calvin
Reply to  anon
2 years ago

Both races are already on the NCAA Champs Youtube.

anon
Reply to  anon
2 years ago

Yeah I agree. I’m not saying she should have taken another stroke necessarily… just that a perfectly timed finish could turn that swim from a “normal” Douglass split (still inconceivably fast) to something that gets its own article a la berkoff

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