Kate Douglass Explodes Second Fastest Ever 200 IMs, Misses AR by 0.07

Kate Douglass Explodes The Second Quickest 200 On the spot Messages In Historical past, Misses The American Document By Seven %

Kate Douglass He gained an Olympic bronze medal within the 200m IM in 2021, however barely competed within the particular person medley within the brief course or lengthy course within the first half of 2022. Virginia teammate Alex Walsh He did not attempt to dominate the race on the time of the American report and qualify for the meter model of the occasion on the World Championships. Nevertheless, Douglass made a convincing IM comeback by successful the brief monitor world title within the 200-meter IM in December 2022 and competing within the yards on the ACC Championship Wednesday night.

Douglass dominated the convention finals by nearly 4 seconds, ending in 1:50.15 simply seven p.c of Walsh’s American, NCAA and US Open data of 1:50.08 from final 12 months’s NCAA Championships. Douglass broke his personal ACC match report of 1:50.70 within the qualifying rounds, surpassing Walsh’s season-high time (1:51.95) because the nation’s quickest this season, forward of the previous Stanford star. Ella Eastin (1:50.67) quantity 2 in historical past.

Douglass swam quicker than Walsh’s report velocity in butterfly and freestyle, however barely slower in backstroke and breaststroke.

Alex Walsh, March 2022: 23.95, 51.45 (27.50), 1:23.09 (31.64), 1:50.08 (26.99)
Kate Douglass, February 2023: 23.83, 51.46 (27.63), 1:23.59 (32.13), 1:50.15 (26.56)

The report was third on the ACC Championship, the place Douglass performed an element. Beforehand, he helped Virginia set American, NCAA and US Open data within the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay.

Within the race behind Douglass, Duke’s Sarah Foley She took the lead within the breaststroke leg and continued to complete second in 1:54.12, inserting sixth within the nationwide standings, whereas one other Virginia Cavalier, Abby Harter, positioned third with 1:54.83. Each Harter (1:54.83) and NC State’s Abby Arens (1:54.93) entered the nationwide prime 10 on this course of.

Results

Occasion 11  Ladies 200 Yard IM
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         MEET: # 1:50.70  2/15/2023 Kate C Douglass, UVA-VA
         CONF: % 1:50.08  3/17/2022 Alex Walsh, UVA-VA
         AMER: $ 1:50.08  3/17/2022 Alex Walsh, UVA-VA
         USOP: & 1:50.08  3/17/2022 Alex Walsh, UVA-VA
         NCAA: ! 1:50.08  3/17/2022 Alex Walsh, UVA-VA
     GAC Pool: ^ 1:50.70  2/15/2023 Kate C Douglass, UVA-VA
                 1:53.66  A
                 1:56.85  IV22 Invited NCAA 2022
                 1:59.56  B
    Title           Yr College            Prelims     Finals       Factors 
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                            === A - Last ===                            
 
  1 Douglass, Kate   SR UVA               1:50.70    1:50.15#A       32  
    r:+0.69  23.83        51.46 (27.63)
        1:23.59 (32.13)     1:50.15 (26.56)
  2 Foley, Sally        Duke              1:55.91    1:54.12 IV22    28  
    r:+0.67  24.92        54.16 (29.24)
        1:26.64 (32.48)     1:54.12 (27.48)
  3 Harter, Abby E   JR UVA               1:56.70    1:54.83 IV22    27  
    r:+0.75  24.80        54.26 (29.46)
        1:27.60 (33.34)     1:54.83 (27.23)
  4 Arens, Abby L    JR NC State          1:55.80    1:54.93 IV22    26  
    r:+0.69  24.77        54.52 (29.75)
        1:27.47 (32.95)     1:54.93 (27.46)
  5 Hay, Abby E      SR Louisville        1:55.07    1:55.48 IV22    25  
    r:+0.85  24.56        53.06 (28.50)
        1:26.84 (33.78)     1:55.48 (28.64)
  6 Noble, Kennedy   FR NC State          1:55.77    1:55.92 IV22    24  
    r:+0.66  25.05        52.96 (27.91)
        1:27.93 (34.97)     1:55.92 (27.99)
  7 Sheble, Grace E  SO NC State          1:56.72    1:57.43 B       23  
    r:+0.69  25.28        55.02 (29.74)
        1:28.75 (33.73)     1:57.43 (28.68)
  8 Belyakov, Cathe     Duke              1:57.08    1:57.84 B       22  
    r:+0.74  25.47        55.97 (30.50)
        1:29.67 (33.70)     1:57.84 (28.17)