Reported by Lauren Neidigh.
WOMEN’S 400 IM
- NCAA record: Katinka Hosszu (2012)- 3:56.54
- American record: Katie Ledecky (2017)- 3:57.68
- U.S. Open record: Katinka Hosszu (2012)- 3:56.54
- Championship Record: Katinka Hosszu (2012)- 3:56.54
- 2016 NCAA Champion: Ella Eastin (Stanford)- 3:58.40
- Ella Eastin (Stanford)- 3:57.57
- Sydney Pickrem (Texas A&M)- 3:59.36
- Madisyn Cox (Texas)- 4:00.97
Stanford’s Ella Eastin certainly redeemed herself tonight, rocking a new American Record time of 3:57.57 to win back-to-back titles in the 400 IM. Texas A&M’s Sydney Pickrem joined her under the 4:00-mark, becoming the 8th fastest performer of all time, while Texas’ Madisyn Cox busted out a personal best 4:00.97 for 3rd place, running down Texas A&M’s Bethany Galat (4:01.06).
Denver’s Bailey Andison had a big swim to place 5th in a personal best 4:03.09, while Ohio State’s Lindsey Clary posted a 4:04.69 for 6th.
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Looking forward to seeing Sydney swim fast at trials next month !
Some very exciting races at NCAAs. Am impressed with how Texas A&M and Louisville and Kentucky are swimming. Stanford and Cal get the biggest names when it comes to recruiting, but you’ve got to hand it the Aggies, the Cardinals, and the Wildcats when it comes to improvement. Those teams have stepped it up big time. Congrats to their coaches for doing a great job getting their ladies ready to race at both their conference meets and at this NCAA Championship meet. Well done!
Thanks Coleman for posting the interview. Awesome. Great job Sydney.