Cardinals Send Six to Finals on Day 3 at NCAA Championships
March 17, 2023 | Swimming & Diving
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The University of Louisville will send six Cardinals into the finals tonight after the Day 3 preliminaries at the 2023 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships Friday evening at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center.
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Swimmers Abby Hay, Gabi Albiero, Christiana Regenauer, Tristen Ulett, Paige Hetrick, diver Else Praasterink as well as the 400 medley relay team will be swimming in the finals tonight.
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In the 400 IM, Abby Hay turned in a 4:07.46 to qualify for the Consols with an 11th seeding overall. Rye Ulett went 4:12 and Paige Kuwata stopped the clock at 4:17.75 in their prelim heats. Virginia's Alex Walsh was the top qualifier with a 4:01.86.
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In the 100 butterfly, Gabi Albiero made the championship final when she went 50.46 in prelims to earn a fifth seed. Christiana Regenauer posted a 51.35 and Tristen Ulett boarded a 51.50 to both make the Consol final.
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Paige Hetrick dropped almost a full second off her entry time to go 1:43.90 and earn the last slot into the Championship final of the 200 freestyle.
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Diver Else Praasterink will compete in the 3M springboard finals and became the first-ever Cardinal to final in springboard in school historyÂ
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Cecilia Viberg posted a 1:00.09 in the 100 breast but will not advance.
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Swimming Finals begin at 6 p.m. Live coverage of the meet will stream on ESPN+, with live results available online and to paid subscribers on the MeetMobile app.
How to Follow the Cards
Live Results
Live Stream
Friday Trials Results:Â https://utsports.com/documents/2023/3/17/Friday_Trials_Results.pdf
Friday Finals Heat Sheet:Â https://utsports.com/documents/2023/3/17/Friday_Finals_Heat_Sheet.pdf
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Swimmers Abby Hay, Gabi Albiero, Christiana Regenauer, Tristen Ulett, Paige Hetrick, diver Else Praasterink as well as the 400 medley relay team will be swimming in the finals tonight.
Â
In the 400 IM, Abby Hay turned in a 4:07.46 to qualify for the Consols with an 11th seeding overall. Rye Ulett went 4:12 and Paige Kuwata stopped the clock at 4:17.75 in their prelim heats. Virginia's Alex Walsh was the top qualifier with a 4:01.86.
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In the 100 butterfly, Gabi Albiero made the championship final when she went 50.46 in prelims to earn a fifth seed. Christiana Regenauer posted a 51.35 and Tristen Ulett boarded a 51.50 to both make the Consol final.
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Paige Hetrick dropped almost a full second off her entry time to go 1:43.90 and earn the last slot into the Championship final of the 200 freestyle.
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Diver Else Praasterink will compete in the 3M springboard finals and became the first-ever Cardinal to final in springboard in school historyÂ
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Cecilia Viberg posted a 1:00.09 in the 100 breast but will not advance.
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Swimming Finals begin at 6 p.m. Live coverage of the meet will stream on ESPN+, with live results available online and to paid subscribers on the MeetMobile app.
How to Follow the Cards
Live Results
Live Stream
Friday Trials Results:Â https://utsports.com/documents/2023/3/17/Friday_Trials_Results.pdf
Friday Finals Heat Sheet:Â https://utsports.com/documents/2023/3/17/Friday_Finals_Heat_Sheet.pdf
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