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Virginia’s Leah Smith<\/strong> defended her title\u00a0in the women’s 500-yard free at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.<\/p>\n

Smith initially looked like she would join Katie Ledecky<\/strong> (4:26.58) as the only swimmers ever to break 4:30 in the event’s history.\u00a0But, Smith faded down the stretch with a 4:31.33 for the win. \u00a0That’s the 15th-fastest time ever in the event’s history.<\/p>\n

Smith became the 11th swimmer ever to win the 500 free multiple times.<\/p>\n

Multiple 500 Free Winners:<\/strong>
\n3 \u2013 Lindsay Benko, Southern California
\n3 \u2013 Marybeth Linzmeier, Stanford
\n3 – Allison Schmitt, Georgia
\n2 – Haley Anderson, USC
\n2 \u2013 Tami Bruce, Florida
\n2 \u2013 Janet Evans, Stanford
\n2 \u2013 Mitzi Kremer, Clemson
\n2 \u2013 Emily Mason, Arizona
\n2 \u2013 Flavia Rigamonti, SMU
\n2 \u2013 Cristina Teuscher, Columbia-Barnard<\/p>\n

Smith’s NCAA-Record Splits For Comparison:<\/p>\n

24.86, 51.35 (26.49), 1:18.49 (27.14), 1:45.73 (27.24), 2:13.24 (27.51), 2:40.76 (27.52), 3:08.45 (27.69), 3:36.08 (27.63), 4:03.69 (27.61), 4:30.37 (26.68).<\/p>\n

Brittany MacLean<\/strong>, the 2014 victor in this event, led a big Georgia event with a 4:33.05 for second. Hali Flickinger<\/strong> placed second for the Bulldogs with a 4:33.35. \u00a0That moved Georgia into the lead with 106 points against Virginia’s second-place 76.<\/p>\n

Indiana’s Haley Lips<\/strong> (4:34.86), Michigan’s Rose Bi<\/strong> (4:35.76), NC State’s Hannah Moore<\/strong> (4:38.12), Ohio State’s Lindsey Clary<\/strong> (4:38.44) and Louisville’s Mallory Comerford<\/strong> (4:41.28) also scored in the A final.<\/p>\n

                            === A - Final ===                            <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Leah Smith       JR Virginia          4:31.39    4:31.33P        20  \r\n    r:+0.77  24.92        51.19 (26.27)\r\n        1:17.99 (26.80)     1:45.11 (27.12)\r\n        2:12.45 (27.34)     2:39.90 (27.45)\r\n        3:07.63 (27.73)     3:35.48 (27.85)\r\n        4:03.70 (28.22)     4:31.33 (27.63)\r\n  2 Brittany MacLea  SR Georgia           4:34.61    4:33.05         17  \r\n    r:+0.72  25.19        51.98 (26.79)\r\n        1:19.12 (27.14)     1:46.46 (27.34)\r\n        2:13.87 (27.41)     2:41.62 (27.75)\r\n        3:09.56 (27.94)     3:37.61 (28.05)\r\n        4:05.86 (28.25)     4:33.05 (27.19)\r\n  3 Hali Flickinger  SR Georgia           4:37.27    4:33.35         16  \r\n             25.20        52.17 (26.97)\r\n        1:19.39 (27.22)     1:46.90 (27.51)\r\n        2:14.57 (27.67)     2:42.42 (27.85)\r\n        3:10.31 (27.89)     3:38.48 (28.17)\r\n        4:06.36 (27.88)     4:33.35 (26.99)\r\n  4 Haley Lips       SR Indiana           4:38.27    4:34.86         15  \r\n    r:+0.71  25.87        53.36 (27.49)\r\n        1:21.23 (27.87)     1:49.05 (27.82)\r\n        2:16.81 (27.76)     2:44.52 (27.71)\r\n        3:12.23 (27.71)     3:40.37 (28.14)\r\n        4:08.42 (28.05)     4:34.86 (26.44)\r\n  5 Rose Bi          FR Michigan          4:37.78    4:35.76         14  \r\n    r:+0.74  25.88        53.22 (27.34)\r\n        1:20.68 (27.46)     1:48.33 (27.65)\r\n        2:16.15 (27.82)     2:44.03 (27.88)\r\n        3:12.09 (28.06)     3:40.25 (28.16)\r\n        4:08.35 (28.10)     4:35.76 (27.41)\r\n  6 Hannah Moore     SO NC State          4:37.92    4:38.12         13  \r\n    r:+0.75  25.66        53.12 (27.46)\r\n        1:20.98 (27.86)     1:48.89 (27.91)\r\n        2:17.08 (28.19)     2:45.31 (28.23)\r\n        3:13.73 (28.42)     3:42.08 (28.35)\r\n        4:10.44 (28.36)     4:38.12 (27.68)\r\n  7 Lindsey Clary    JR Ohio St           4:38.15    4:38.44         12  \r\n    r:+0.71  26.37        54.11 (27.74)\r\n        1:22.12 (28.01)     1:50.24 (28.12)\r\n        2:18.33 (28.09)     2:46.58 (28.25)\r\n        3:14.94 (28.36)     3:43.44 (28.50)\r\n        4:11.08 (27.64)     4:38.44 (27.36)\r\n  8 Mallory Comerfo  FR Louisville        4:38.25    4:41.28         11  \r\n    r:+0.78  25.67        53.35 (27.68)\r\n        1:21.58 (28.23)     1:50.15 (28.57)\r\n        2:18.57 (28.42)     2:46.86 (28.29)\r\n        3:15.29 (28.43)     3:44.19 (28.90)\r\n        4:13.13 (28.94)     4:41.28 (28.15)\r\n \r\n                            === B - 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