Douglass, Virginia women win NCAA swimming and diving title

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kate Douglass was concerned in two extra American data and Virginia dominated as soon as once more on the NCAA Girls’s Swimming and Diving Championship on Saturday, successful the group title for the third consecutive 12 months.

Douglass lowered her American document within the 200-meter breaststroke and swam a leg on Virginia’s record-setting 400-yard freestyle relay group.

UVA joins Texas, Stanford, Georgia and Auburn as three-peat champions. The Cavaliers totaled 541.5 factors with 11 complete wins, sweeping all 5 relay races and including six particular person champions. Virginia turns into simply the fourth program to win all 5 relays on the NCAAs.

Douglass led UVA with three particular person wins, successful the 200-yard IM, 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard breaststroke, all in NCAA, American and US Open document occasions.

Douglass’ 200-meter breaststroke time of two:01.29 was practically two full seconds in entrance of Anna Elendt of Texas (2:03.26). Virginia’s Ella Nelson was third in 2:04.33.

Texas completed second with 414.5 factors and Stanford third with 333. Louisville, North Carolina State, Ohio State, Indiana, Tennessee, Florida and North Carolina rounded out the highest 10.

Virginia’s 400-yard freestyle relay group of Gretchen Walsh, Douglass, Lexi Cuomo and Alex Walsh established an American document of three:06.91. Stanford was second in 3:08.83 with Louisville third in 3:08.92.

Gretchen Walsh received the 100-yard freestyle in 45.61 seconds. Torri Huske of Stanford was second in 46.46 and Maggie MacNeil of LSU was third in 46.58.

Texas took first and third within the 200-yard butterfly with champion Emma Sticklen (1:49.95) and bronze medalist Kelly Pash (1:51.89). Virginia’s Alex Walsh completed second in 1:50.23.

Kensey McMahon of Alabama received the 1600 freestyle with a time of 15:43.84. Indiana’s Ching Hwee Gan was second in 15:46.28 and Paige McKenna of Wisconsin was third at 15:48.71.

Stanford freshman Claire Curzan received the 200-yard backstroke in 1:47.64, adopted by Phoebe Bacon of Wisconsin (1:49.28) in second and Isabelle Stadden of California (1:49.38) in third.

USC’s Nike Agunbiade received platform diving with a rating of 277.80. Jordan Skilken of Texas was second and Maycey Vieta of Purdue positioned third.