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Mallory Comerford Captures Second Consecutive NCAA Title
March 16, 2018 | Swimming & Diving
Comerford became just the second woman to break 1:40 in the 200 freestyle.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Mallory Comerford captured her second consecutive national championship title in the 200 free to lead the University of Louisville women's swimming and diving team through a record-setting third day of the NCAA Championships. With the win, the Cardinals extend their streak of individual national champions to seven straight seasons.
"That was a huge swim by Mallory," said UofL head coach Arthur Albiero. "The performance she put together speaks to the quality of her preparation and our coaching staff. I think this speaks volumes about our program. This is the seventh year in a row that we've had an NCAA champion at UofL, and I'm very excited by the direction that our program is heading."
After three days of competition, the Cards are currently fifth in the standings with 168 points. Stanford holds the lead with 414 points, followed by California (268), Texas A&M (186), and Texas (171).
The Cardinals opened up the evening's finals with Grace Oglesby, who swam in the first NCAA individual A final of her career. The sophomore finished seventh overall in the 100 fly with a time of 51.25.
After tying for gold at last year's NCAA Championships, Mallory Comerford dominated the back-half of the 200 free to capture the NCAA title outright with a time of 1:39.80. In the process, she broke her own ACC record, UofL record, and recorded the second fastest time in history. The junior also became the second woman to break the 1:40 barrier in the event.
In the next race, Mariia Astashkina continued her strong performance with a 10th place finish in the 100 breast with a time of 59.29, the fastest time ever swum by a UofL freshman.
After breaking her own school record in the morning's preliminaries, Alina Kendzior touched seventh in the B final of the 100 back with a time of 52.16.
To close out the record-breaking day, the 200 medley relay team of Alina Kendzior (24.36), Mariia Astashkina (27.01), Grace Oglesby (22.76), and Lainey Visscher (21.57) dropped over a second from their preliminary swim with a time of 1:35.70 to take fifth in heat where the top three finishers recorded the three fastest times in history.
Prelims for the final day of the Women's NCAA Championships begin at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning and include the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 400 free relay, and platform diving. The timed finals of the 1650 free begin at 3:30 p.m., followed by finals at 6 p.m.
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"That was a huge swim by Mallory," said UofL head coach Arthur Albiero. "The performance she put together speaks to the quality of her preparation and our coaching staff. I think this speaks volumes about our program. This is the seventh year in a row that we've had an NCAA champion at UofL, and I'm very excited by the direction that our program is heading."
After three days of competition, the Cards are currently fifth in the standings with 168 points. Stanford holds the lead with 414 points, followed by California (268), Texas A&M (186), and Texas (171).
The Cardinals opened up the evening's finals with Grace Oglesby, who swam in the first NCAA individual A final of her career. The sophomore finished seventh overall in the 100 fly with a time of 51.25.
After tying for gold at last year's NCAA Championships, Mallory Comerford dominated the back-half of the 200 free to capture the NCAA title outright with a time of 1:39.80. In the process, she broke her own ACC record, UofL record, and recorded the second fastest time in history. The junior also became the second woman to break the 1:40 barrier in the event.
In the next race, Mariia Astashkina continued her strong performance with a 10th place finish in the 100 breast with a time of 59.29, the fastest time ever swum by a UofL freshman.
After breaking her own school record in the morning's preliminaries, Alina Kendzior touched seventh in the B final of the 100 back with a time of 52.16.
To close out the record-breaking day, the 200 medley relay team of Alina Kendzior (24.36), Mariia Astashkina (27.01), Grace Oglesby (22.76), and Lainey Visscher (21.57) dropped over a second from their preliminary swim with a time of 1:35.70 to take fifth in heat where the top three finishers recorded the three fastest times in history.
Prelims for the final day of the Women's NCAA Championships begin at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning and include the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 400 free relay, and platform diving. The timed finals of the 1650 free begin at 3:30 p.m., followed by finals at 6 p.m.
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