Gretchen Walsh repeats in 50 freestyle, Virginia leads NCAA women’s swimming, diving championships
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Monthly Digital Subscription
$0 for the first 4 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*No charge for 4 weeks then price increases to the regular rate of $19.00 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
Monthly Digital Subscription
$4.75/week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $19 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
*Your next subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $16.99 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $23.99 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 20/03/2025 (232 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — Virginia finished 1-2 in the 50-yard freestyle with Gretchen Walsh winning the event for the second straight year to help the Cavaliers move into first on the team leaderboard Thursday night in the NCAA women’s swimming and diving championships.
Walsh secured her seventh career national individual championship after beating teammate Claire Curzan with her fourth-fastest time of 20.49 seconds. Walsh now owns the top 10 times in the event.
Virginia also won the 200 freestyle relay for the fourth straight year, highlighted by Gretchen tying her record with a leg time of 20.37.
Virginia ended Day 2 in first with 225 points, followed by Stanford at 178 and Texas 152.
Texas’ Jillian Cox claimed her first individual NCAA title in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:31.58.
Stanford’s Olympic gold medalist Torri Huske pulled away from defending NCAA champion Alex Walsh to win the 200 IM in a career-best 1:49.67.
Miami senior Chiara Pellacani, who missed an Olympic medal by just nine points, earned her first national championship on the 1-meter with a score of 354.65. Teammate Mia Vallee came in second at 333.85 and UNC freshman Lanie Gutch third.
The four-day meet at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center continues on Friday.
___
AP sports: https://apnews.com/sports