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NC State’s Katharine Berkoff Swims 48.55 100 Back, #3 Performance Of All-Time

2024 WOMEN’S NCAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

100 BACKSTROKE — FINAL

Top 8:

  1. Katharine Berkoff (NC State) — 48.55 *Pool Record*
  2. Isabelle Stadden (California) — 50.47
  3. Kennedy Noble (NC State) — 50.54
  4. Phoebe Bacon (Wisconsin) — 50.55
  5. Josephine Fuller (Tennessee) — 50.56
  6. Kacey McKenna (Indiana) — 50.65
  7. Celia Pulido (SIU) — 50.73
  8. Miranda Grana (Texas A&M) — 51.65

NC State fifth-year Katharine Berkoff was already the #2 performer of all-time with a 48.70 from 2024 ACCs. Tonight, she swam even faster to win the NCAA title in a 48.55. Berkoff also swam a pool record in the process, breaking her own time of a 49.34 that she swam to be the top seed coming into finals.

Berkoff 2024 NCAAs
Berkoff 2024 ACCs
First 50 23.55 23.63
Second 50 25 25.07
Final Time 48.55 48.70

Berkoff sits only behind Gretchen Walsh who holds the NCAA and American records.

Top 5 Women’s 100 Back Performances

  1. Gretchen Walsh, Virginia 48.10 2024 ACCs
  2. Gretchen Walsh, Virginia 48.26 2023 NCAAs
  3. Katharine Berkoff, NC State 48.55 2024 NCAAs
  4. Katharine Berkoff, NC State 48.70 2024 ACCs
  5. Katharine Berkoff, NC State 48.74 2022 NCAAs

Back in 2022 at NCAAs, Berkoff became the first woman to break the 49-second mark as she swam a 48.74. Last year at NCAAs, Berkoff swam a 49.13 to finish behind Gretchen Walsh who swam a 48.26.

Berkoff and Walsh are the only two swimmers to ever swim under the 49-second mark. Each swimmer has done so three times.

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Markosha
7 months ago

Almost went the same time her dad did to win Men’s NCAA (48.2)over 37 years ago 👍. https://youtu.be/F-OPR_yoOEM?feature=shared

jeff
7 months ago

swimflation is crazy, 2 years ago this would’ve easily been the most impressive swim of the meet and now it’s like the 4th or 5th most impressive swim of the day

Last edited 7 months ago by jeff
MT Pride
7 months ago

Go! Katharine! Go!

Hmm
7 months ago

And now it IS #4 all-time….

49.0 on the relay for Berkoff too

Pescatarian
7 months ago

She’s awesome. 57 this summer incoming!

Not Andrew
7 months ago

About to be #4

Pescatarian
Reply to  Not Andrew
7 months ago

Someone’s insecure

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