Amy Bilquist Wins National Title After Breaking Finger in Clovis (Video)

2019 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

• July 31 – August 4, 2019
• Prelims 9:00 AM/Finals 5:00 PM (U.S. Pacific Standard Time)
• Avery Aquatics Center (Stanford, CA)
• LCM (50 Meter Pool)
• Meet Site
• Psych Sheet
• Pre-scratch timeline
• TV & Livestream Schedule
• Omega Results

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WOMEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINALS

• World Record: Regan Smith (United States), 2019, 57.57
• American Record: Regan Smith, 2019, 57.57
• Championship Record: Kathleen Baker (United States), 2018, 58.00
• U.S. Open Record: Kathleen Baker (United States), 2018, 58.00
• Olympic Trials Cut: 1:02.69

TOP 3:

• GOLD: Amy Bilquist, 59.64
• SILVER: Claire Curzan, 1:00.39
• BRONZE: Caitlin Brooks, 1:00.46

Amy Bilquist was the fastest going out and coming home in the women’s 100 backstroke, flipping in 28.91 and then managing a 30.73 on the final 50 to make her the only woman under a minute tonight with a 59.64.

15-year-old Claire Curzan placed 2nd in 1:00.39, just ahead of Caitlin Brooks who touched 3rd in 1:00.46.

Tennessee’s Erika Brown finished 4th in 1:00.71, NC State’s Kylee Alons 5th in 1:00.71, Lucie Nordmann 6th in 1:00.83, Cal’s Isabel Ivey 7th in 1:00.85, and Annabel Crush 8th in 1:00.88.