Mallory Comerford Named National Swimmer of the Week for Division I

Swimming: USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships

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Mallory Comerford Named National Swimmer of the Week for Division I

December 06, 2017 | Swimming & Diving

Comerford scored the most points at the USA Winter Nationals.

By: Nancy Worley

University of Louisville swimmer Mallory Comerford has been named NCAA Division I National Swimmer of the Week by collegeswimming.com for her performance at the USA Winter Nationals last weekend.

At Nationals, Mallory Comerford posted times that now place her 6th in 50 free, 1st in 100 and 200 free, and 4th in 100 fly nationally. She was the Women's High Point Award winner for the meet.

In her first event, the Cards' 'A' 800 free relay team of Arina Openysheva (1:46.31), Mallory Comerford (1:41.67), Sophie Cattermole (1:44.89), and Rachael Bradford-Feldman (1:45.54) touched the wall in a 6:58.41, earning an automatic NCAA qualifying time, and tying the school record.

She earned an individual automatic NCAA qualifying time of the season with a second place finish in the 500 free in a time of 4:35.78. The women's 50 free championship final featured four Cardinals in eight of the available lanes. Comerford continued her stellar performance with her reaching the podium with a third posting a time of 21.88.

Comerford was a part of the winning 400 Medley Relay when the 'A' team of Alina Kendzior (53.26), Mariia Astashkina (1:00.32), Grace Oglesby (51.83), and Comerford (46.51) sprinted to the top spot with an automatic NCAA qualifying time of 3:31.92.

Comerford posted another automatic NCAA qualifying time of 50.92 to take the silver in 100 fly and then just minutes after taking second in the 100 fly, she captured the 200 free title with a new meet record time of 1:41.17, the fastest time in the NCAA this season.

She helped set a new school record in the 200 free relay when the foursome of Comerford (21.87), Lainey Visscher (21.87), Avery Braunecker (22.10), and Casey Fanz (21.66) combined to win the event in an automatic NCAA qualifying time of 1:27.50.

In her final individual swim of the meet, Comerford won the 100 free, breaking the meet record and earning another automatic NCAA qualifying time with a 46.70, the fastest time in the NCAA this season.

The 400 free relay team of Visscher (49.10), Comerford (46.50), Openysheva (48.23), and Fanz (48.32) completed UofL's sweep of the women's relays with a win in the 400 free relay in an NCAA A cut time of 3:12.15.