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Dahlia, Comerford Set World Records at Short Course World Championships
December 12, 2018 | Swimming & Diving
Kelsi Dahlia also broke the American Record in the 200 meter butterfly.
HANGZHOU, China – Kelsi Dahlia and Mallory Comerford set a pair of relay world records to highlight the Cardinals' second day at the FINA Short Course World Championships at the Hangzhou Olympic and International Expo Center on Wednesday evening.
Dahlia and Comerford opened up the meet in world record fashion, combining with Olivia Smoliga and Katie Meili to take down the previous mark in the 4x50 meter medley relay by nearly a full second in a time of 1:42.38. Dahlia's 50 fly split (24.02) and Comerford's 50 free split (23.02) were the fastest among the entire field.
Just minutes later, Dahlia returned to the pool for the finals of the 200 meter butterfly, shattering her own American record en route to a silver medal with a time of 2:01.73. She eclipsed her previous mark of 2:02.89 from the 2016 Short Course World Championships by over a full second.
In the semifinals of the 100 meter free, Comerford finished fifth in a time of 52.36 to earn a spot in tomorrow evening's final.
Dahlia and Comerford closed out their evening with their second straight world record relay performance in the 4x50 meter mixed freestyle relay alongside Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Held. The quartet posted a time of 1:27.89, breaking the previous record set by the Netherlands by a half second.
The Cardinals also put together impressive performances in the preliminary session as Marcelo Acosta registered a strong swim in 200 meter free, cutting over three seconds from his seed time to finish 29th in a time of 1:47.00.
The Cards return to the Hangzhou Olympic and International Expo Center tonight at 8:30 p.m. EST for the third day's preliminaries.
Dahlia and Comerford opened up the meet in world record fashion, combining with Olivia Smoliga and Katie Meili to take down the previous mark in the 4x50 meter medley relay by nearly a full second in a time of 1:42.38. Dahlia's 50 fly split (24.02) and Comerford's 50 free split (23.02) were the fastest among the entire field.
Just minutes later, Dahlia returned to the pool for the finals of the 200 meter butterfly, shattering her own American record en route to a silver medal with a time of 2:01.73. She eclipsed her previous mark of 2:02.89 from the 2016 Short Course World Championships by over a full second.
In the semifinals of the 100 meter free, Comerford finished fifth in a time of 52.36 to earn a spot in tomorrow evening's final.
Dahlia and Comerford closed out their evening with their second straight world record relay performance in the 4x50 meter mixed freestyle relay alongside Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Held. The quartet posted a time of 1:27.89, breaking the previous record set by the Netherlands by a half second.
The Cardinals also put together impressive performances in the preliminary session as Marcelo Acosta registered a strong swim in 200 meter free, cutting over three seconds from his seed time to finish 29th in a time of 1:47.00.
The Cards return to the Hangzhou Olympic and International Expo Center tonight at 8:30 p.m. EST for the third day's preliminaries.
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