NCAA Women’s Championships: Erica Sullivan Claims Top Seed in 500

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NCAA Women’s Championships: Erica Sullivan Claims Top Seed in 500

The 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships continued from Knoxville, Tennessee, on Thursday with the Day 2 prelims session.

The Day 2 prelims session consists of the 500 freestyle, 200 IM and 50 freestyle.

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NCAA Women’s 500 Freestyle

Texas swimmers Erica Sullivan and Olivia Bray had a duel in the final heat of the 500 free that was joined by Wisconsin’s Abby Carlson about halfway through.

It will make for an intriguing showdown in the finals.

Sullivan took the top NCAA seed in 4:36.51 to hold off Carlson (4:37.56).

A couple of swimmers from earlier heats ended up between Carlson and Bray.

Georgia’s Rachel Stege took the third seed in 4:37.72, followed by Alabama’s Kensey McMahon (4:37.81).

Bray was fifth in 4:38.48, followed by Georgia’s Dune Coetzee (4:38.54), Indiana’s Ching Hwee Gan (4:39.31) and Florida’s Emma Weyant (4:39.51).

NCAA 3  Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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         NCAA: N 4:24.06  3/16/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford
         Meet: M 4:24.06  3/16/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford
     American: A 4:24.06  3/16/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford
      US Open: O 4:24.06  3/16/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford
         Pool: P 4:33.09  11/19/2020Paige Madden, Virginia
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Sullivan, Erica        SO Texas             4:35.88    4:36.51  
    r:+0.51  25.49        52.63 (27.14)
        1:20.35 (27.72)     1:48.10 (27.75)
        2:16.10 (28.00)     2:44.36 (28.26)
        3:12.62 (28.26)     3:40.87 (28.25)
        4:08.93 (28.06)     4:36.51 (27.58)
  2 Carlson, Abby          SO Wisconsin         4:38.15    4:37.56  
    r:+0.65  25.69        53.24 (27.55)
        1:21.30 (28.06)     1:49.45 (28.15)
        2:17.74 (28.29)     2:46.06 (28.32)
        3:14.19 (28.13)     3:42.04 (27.85)
        4:09.69 (27.65)     4:37.56 (27.87)
  3 Stege, Rachel          SO Georgia           4:36.31    4:37.72  
    r:+0.58  25.29        52.77 (27.48)
        1:20.65 (27.88)     1:48.57 (27.92)
        2:16.77 (28.20)     2:45.17 (28.40)
        3:13.35 (28.18)     3:41.70 (28.35)
        4:10.20 (28.50)     4:37.72 (27.52)
  4 McMahon, Kensey        5Y Alabama           4:40.03    4:37.81  
             25.96        53.70 (27.74)
        1:21.40 (27.70)     1:49.41 (28.01)
        2:17.40 (27.99)     2:45.56 (28.16)
        3:13.74 (28.18)     3:41.93 (28.19)
        4:10.25 (28.32)     4:37.81 (27.56)
  5 Bray, Olivia           JR Texas             4:37.31    4:38.48  
    r:+0.70  24.99        52.58 (27.59)
        1:20.58 (28.00)     1:48.87 (28.29)
        2:16.89 (28.02)     2:44.91 (28.02)
        3:13.03 (28.12)     3:41.51 (28.48)
        4:10.38 (28.87)     4:38.48 (28.10)
  6 Coetzee, Dune          SO Georgia           4:40.75    4:38.54  
    r:+0.75  25.45        52.96 (27.51)
        1:20.96 (28.00)     1:49.04 (28.08)
        2:17.45 (28.41)     2:45.87 (28.42)
        3:14.18 (28.31)     3:42.68 (28.50)
        4:10.85 (28.17)     4:38.54 (27.69)
  7 Gan, Ching Hwee        SO Indiana           4:38.96    4:39.21  
    r:+0.62  25.63        53.27 (27.64)
        1:21.18 (27.91)     1:49.21 (28.03)
        2:17.44 (28.23)     2:45.60 (28.16)
        3:13.88 (28.28)     3:42.42 (28.54)
        4:11.21 (28.79)     4:39.21 (28.00)
  8 Weyant, Emma           SO Florida           4:37.96    4:39.51  
    r:+0.75  25.81        53.14 (27.33)
        1:21.18 (28.04)     1:49.29 (28.11)
        2:17.50 (28.21)     2:45.46 (27.96)
        3:13.88 (28.42)     3:42.53 (28.65)
        4:11.27 (28.74)     4:39.51 (28.24)
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  9 Donohoe, Madelyn       SR Virginia          4:39.53    4:39.58  
    r:+0.63  26.00        54.12 (28.12)
        1:22.43 (28.31)     1:51.04 (28.61)
        2:19.78 (28.74)     2:47.99 (28.21)
        3:16.04 (28.05)     3:44.39 (28.35)
        4:12.66 (28.27)     4:39.58 (26.92)
 10 McCarville, Kate       SO Tennessee         4:38.99    4:40.43  
    r:+0.67  26.00        53.97 (27.97)
        1:22.14 (28.17)     1:50.42 (28.28)
        2:18.53 (28.11)     2:46.85 (28.32)
        3:15.27 (28.42)     3:43.76 (28.49)
        4:12.21 (28.45)     4:40.43 (28.22)
 11 Mrozinski, Julia       SO Tennessee         4:40.22    4:40.53  
    r:+0.48  25.50        54.17 (28.67)
        1:22.76 (28.59)     1:51.41 (28.65)
        2:19.93 (28.52)     2:48.61 (28.68)
        3:16.94 (28.33)     3:45.50 (28.56)
        4:13.64 (28.14)     4:40.53 (26.89)
 12 Zavaros, Mabel         JR Florida           4:39.28    4:40.54  
    r:+0.67  25.95        53.90 (27.95)
        1:21.95 (28.05)     1:50.12 (28.17)
        2:18.32 (28.20)     2:46.55 (28.23)
        3:15.10 (28.55)     3:43.98 (28.88)
        4:12.79 (28.81)     4:40.54 (27.75)
 12 Mannion, Natalie       FR Stanford          4:42.95    4:40.54  
    r:+0.57  25.78        53.94 (28.16)
        1:22.65 (28.71)     1:51.05 (28.40)
        2:19.61 (28.56)     2:48.32 (28.71)
        3:16.77 (28.45)     3:45.03 (28.26)
        4:12.96 (27.93)     4:40.54 (27.58)
 14 Mathieu, Tylor         SR Florida           4:39.21    4:40.62  
    r:+0.78  26.61        54.70 (28.09)
        1:22.99 (28.29)     1:51.70 (28.71)
        2:20.15 (28.45)     2:48.65 (28.50)
        3:17.08 (28.43)     3:45.47 (28.39)
        4:13.41 (27.94)     4:40.62 (27.21)
 15 Motekaitis, Mia        SR California        4:41.11    4:40.80  
    r:+0.64  25.34        53.13 (27.79)
        1:21.54 (28.41)     1:50.19 (28.65)
        2:18.90 (28.71)     2:47.52 (28.62)
        3:16.21 (28.69)     3:44.82 (28.61)
        4:13.27 (28.45)     4:40.80 (27.53)
 16 Looney, Lindsay        SR ASU               4:38.29    4:40.81  
    r:+0.65  25.91        53.86 (27.95)
        1:22.34 (28.48)     1:51.00 (28.66)
        2:19.71 (28.71)     2:48.29 (28.58)
        3:16.70 (28.41)     3:45.16 (28.46)
        4:13.48 (28.32)     4:40.81 (27.33)
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 17 McKenna, Paige         SO Wisconsin         4:40.98    4:40.82  
    r:+0.77  26.25        54.50 (28.25)
        1:22.78 (28.28)     1:51.27 (28.49)
        2:19.76 (28.49)     2:48.28 (28.52)
        3:16.73 (28.45)     3:45.13 (28.40)
        4:13.31 (28.18)     4:40.82 (27.51)
 18 Stege, Kristen         SR Tennessee         4:36.35    4:40.88  
    r:+0.64  26.02        53.94 (27.92)
        1:22.43 (28.49)     1:50.97 (28.54)
        2:19.76 (28.79)     2:47.88 (28.12)
        3:16.21 (28.33)     3:44.77 (28.56)
        4:13.68 (28.91)     4:40.88 (27.20)

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