Virginia won three individual events and a relay to remain atop the leaderboard going into the final day of the women’s swimming and diving championships at the Jack Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium. Gretchen Walsh set American, NCAA, and US Open records in an event for the second straight day, swimming a 47.42 in the 100-yard butterfly.
ATHENS, Ga. — Virginia won three individual events and a relay on Friday night to remain atop the leaderboard going into the final day of the women’s swimming and diving championships at the Jack Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium.
The Walsh sisters joined Jasmine Nocentini and Maxine Parker in the 400-meter Medley Relay and set NCAA and US Open records with a time of 3:21.01, passing the team’s record mark from last year. The Cavaliers have won eight titles at the meet to hold onto the top spot in the standings at 360.5. Texas is second with 319.0 and Florida third at 267.0.
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