Olivia Smoliga Moves to Rank Sixth in World in 100 Back

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Athens Bulldog’s Olivia Smoliga now ranks sixth in the world in the women’s 100 backstroke after an incredible night of swimming at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis. In the same heat, University of Missouri’s Hannah Stevens moved her world ranking to ninth.

Smoliga and Stevens will have to break 59 seconds to crack the top-three world rankings, however.

A-Final results: It was a fight to the finish between Athens Bulldog’s Olivia Smoliga and University of Missouri’s Hannah Stevens. The two both posted sub-minute morning swims, and then continued to cut time in finals. Smoliga cut four tenths from her preliminary time to post a number-two performance by a US swimmer in the event this year with a 59.41. Stevens’ 59.67 places her seventh this season for a US swimmer in the event. Third went to Oakville’s Dominique Bouchard with a 1:00.81.

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9 years ago

For God sake Hannah STEVENS work her butt off to get to the 9th ranking in the world…at least get her last name right!