Virginia vs. Virginia Tech (Women’s Summary)
- January 14, 2022
- SCY (25 yards)
- UVA Aquatic and Fitness Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
- full result
- live stream
Full male recap to follow later. All race videos courtesy of UVA Swimming.
The Virginia Women were doing their Virginia Women’s thing again as they kicked off 2023 with a commanding 207-91 victory over in-state rival Virginia Tech.The main characters of the competition were the trio Kate Douglas, Gretchen WalshWhen Alex Walshwon a total of five events.
In particular, all of the Douglas and Walsh sisters’ swims were done in practice clothes.
Douglas swam the 200-yard IM for the first time since November 2021 and won the event by more than nine seconds in a time of 1:52.07. This time is not only faster than his 1:52.21, his best of the 2021-22 season, but it also leads his NCAA by more than a second this season. This is especially impressive considering it was done in dual competitions wearing practice clothes. For comparison, his second fastest time in the NCAA this year was set by Torri Huske, who clocked a 1:53.37 at the Tennessee Invite.
Douglas started the race a lot quicker last year than when he set his best of the season, but today he was much stronger in the back half, over half a second quicker in both the chest and free.In fact, Douglas posted her fastest breast and free split so far today.
Comparative split for 2023 and 2021:
| Kate DouglasUVA vs VT 2023 | Kate Douglas2021 Tennessee Invitational | |
| jump | 24.27 | 23.97 |
| return | 28.55 | 28.07 |
| chest | 32.47 | 33.03 |
| free | 26.78 | 27.14 |
| total | 1:52.07 | 1:52.21 |
After winning a bronze medal in an event at the Tokyo Olympics, Douglas took a break from the 200 IM and dropped the event in the 2022 World Championship Trials, opting instead to swim the 50 Free in the NCAA. But after she won her 2022 short course world title with her 2:02.12, she picked up her momentum again in the 200 IM (Katinka in 2:01.86 she Hods nearly broke the world record for NCAAs over the 50 free—events at races where she holds her NCAA, US Open, and American records.
Douglas Did it I also raced in the 50 free at this event and finished second with a time of 21.64 Gretchen WalshShe wasn’t the first to touch the wall, but she swam the fastest dual meet time ever in the event.
Walsh, on the other hand, touched first at 21.26. That time would have taken her third in the NCAA last year, but that’s just her third-fastest mark of the 2022-23 season. Walsh’s personal best is an NCAA-leading 20.94, which she did at the 2022 Tennessee Invitational, and she also posted a 21.16 at the UVA-Texas dual event last November.
Walsh also competed in the ‘off’ event, the 200 Back, and was 1:51.42. This swim is her third swim for her and she has shaved 0ver 3 seconds off her previous best time of 1:54.67 set in her rendition of her UVA-VT dual in 2022 . Plus, her time would have put her just 0.27 seconds off the time it took her to advance to the “A” Finals at the NCAA in 2022. meetings to prioritize sprints).
on the contrary, Alex Walsh Even though her 200s are her specialty, she attended a sprint event today. She marked her 48.56 to win her 100 her free, 0.03 seconds off her personal best set at her meet for duals last January. She also scored her 100 fly by nearly two seconds with a 51.91.
Another notable swimmer who competed today was a UVA freshman and South African Olympian Amy Canney, played in its first NCAA tournament. She arrived in Virginia earlier this month after missing her first semester of the 2022-23 season to finish school in South Africa.
Canney won the 200 Free with a time of 1:46.10, second to Douglas (2:00.95) in the 200 IM and third in the 100 Free (49.68). Her converted best times are 22.08 / 47.99 / 1:43.79 and she could be one of the biggest sprints in Virginia in her freestyle her Force.
Senior Ella Nelson She won both events today as she was first in both the 500 free (4:48.21) and 100 breast (1:00.85). This her 100-breast time was her personal best for Nelson, her two-time NCAA A finalist in her 200-breast. To date, her best 100 breast time was 1:02.08, over a second slower than hers.
Setting a new season – today’s best Sam Baron, scored 200 flies in 1:56.64. This time is nearly two seconds faster than his 1:58.53 when he swam in the mid-season Invitational and just one second behind his personal best of 1:55.66. Barron is her UVA rookie and competed in her first two seasons at UCLA.
freshman Emma Weber He also posted a season best of 2:11.69 to earn 200 breast, beating his midseason time of 2:12.01.
Other event winners included Maddie Donohoe 1000 free (9:48.87) and Riley Tiltman 100 bucks (53.02).
In addition to a commanding individual victory, Virginia also dominated the relay. Abbie Harter (50.76), Gretchen Walsh (46.99), Tiltman (50.26), and Lexi Cuomo(49.15) won the 400 free relay in 3:17.76, Alex Walsh When maxine parker Another relay team scored strong splits of 48.21 and 48.31 respectively.
G. Walsh, A. Walsh, Cuomo (23.97) and Douglas (21.15) also won the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:35.08. MeetMobile said: Gretchen Walsh Split 24.95 and Alex Walsh Split 25.01, but in the live stream Walsh clearly touches the wall for less than 24 seconds, so this may not be accurate (display clock does not stop due to split).
Virginia’s Women’s Lace Exhibit at the event, Virginia Tech’s morgan miller I swam in 2:01.56 and hit the wall third on the 200 fly. 2022 NCAA ‘A’ Finalists Emma Atkinson She also posted a season-best 1:54.58 for 200 backs as she did not participate in the event at midseason.
Virginia Tech will play Penn State on January 14th.
