NCAA Division I Women’s Champs Post-Op

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 25. NOW that a few days have passed since a remarkably fast top-to-bottom NCAA Division I Women's Championships took place this past weekend, Swimming World dove into some of the numbers.

The key piece of data we wanted to see is how much harder it was to get into A and B Finals this year compared to last year.

Here is the breakdown per event:

50 free
2007: A (22.31), B (22.64)
2008: A (22.23), B (22.46)

Percent Improvement
A: 0.36
B: 0.80

100 free
2007: A (48.87), B (49.28)
2008: A (48.54), B (48.72)

Percent Improvement
A: 0.68
B: 1.14

200 free
2007: A (1:46.26), B (1:47.00)
2008: A (1:45.40), B (1:46.12)

Percent Improvement
A: 0.81
B: 0.82

500 free
2007: A (4:43.10), B (4:44.95)
2008: A (4:41.95), B (4:44.08)

Percent Improvement
A: 0.41
B: 0.31

1650 free (due to Timed Finals, these are actual eighth and 16th-place finishers)
2007: A (16:12.65), B (16:19.15)
2008: A (16:06.14), B (16:16.18)

Percent Improvement
A: 0.67
B: 0.30

100 back
2007: A (53.67), B (54.12)
2008: A (53.59), B (54.06)

Percent Improvement
A: 0.15
B: 0.11

200 back
2007: A (1:55.98), B (1:56.95)
2008: A (1:54.93), B (1:56.32)

Percent Improvement
A: 0.91
B: 0.54

100 breast
2007: A (1:00.84), B (1:01.71)
2008: A (1:00.75), B (1:01.47)

Percent Improvement
A: 0.15
B: 0.39

200 breast
2007: A (2:11.84), B (2:13.97)
2008: A (2:11.67), B (2:13.09)

Percent Improvement
A: 0.13
B: 0.66

100 fly
2007: A (53.03), B (53.57)
2008: A (52.73), B (53.31)

Percent Improvement
A: 0.57
B: 0.49

200 fly
2007: A (1:56.44), B (1:58.70)
2008: A (1:56.33), B (1:57.79)

Percent Improvement
A: 0.09
B: 0.77

200 IM
2007: A (1:58.94), B (1:59.59)
2008: A (1:57.60), B (1:58.87)

Percent Improvement
A: 1.13
B: 0.60

400 IM
2007: A (4:12.82), B (4:15.20)
2008: A (4:11.15), B (4:13.35)

Percent Improvement
A: 0.66
B: 0.72

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