Katherine Ross – You don’t have to be rested to swim fast (Interview)

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WOMEN’S 100 BREAST – FINALS

1. Katharine Ross, MIZZ – 58.38
2. Bridget Blood, BAMA – 59.44
3. T-3 Abby Duncan, MIZZ – 59.68
4. T-3 Annie Lazor, AUB – 59.68

In a big moment for Missouri, the Tigers got their first-ever SEC swimming win from Katharine Ross in front of a home crowd. Ross was a career-best 58.38 to lower her own school record and lead a 1st-and-3rd charge for Mizzou.

Her teammate Abby Duncan was third in 59.68, with Alabama’s Bridget Blood in between at 59.44.

Mizzou’s only previous SEC title since joining the conference in 2012 came from diver Loren Figueroa on 1-meter in 2013.

A tight middle of the field saw 6 swimmers crack a minute. Auburn’s Annie Lazor tied Duncan at 59.68. Texas A&M transfer Jorie Caneta was 59.97 and LSU’s Colleen O’Neil also got under at 59.99 for sixth.