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Maggie MacNeil on 50 Free Victory: “The goal was to go out 10.1”

2023 NCAA WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Maggie MacNeil swam a blistering 20.79 tonight in the 50 free, setting a new NCAA and U.S. Open record. Her swim edged out Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh–the top seed from this morning. MacNeil, a fifth year at LSU, shares that she knew it would be a tight race. “Tonight was definitely going to be a race between me and Gretchen…the goal was to go out 10.1,” said MacNeil. She did just that, splitting a 10.11 and 10.68 on each 25.

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Gary W Hall
1 year ago

Awesome 50 for both women. Maggie may have the best underwaters in history. Very proud to have helped her in her development.

Awsi Dooger
Reply to  Gary W Hall
1 year ago

When Gretchen got a slow start I was thinking…well, she’ll win the turn and underwater.

Then I remembered who she was swimming against.

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