GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, November 13. REIGNING Swimming World<\/i> Female High School Swimmer of the Year Dagny Knutson is looking for a repeat. During prelims of the North Dakota State Championships, Knutson crushed the national high school record in the 200-yard IM, while also setting the 100-yard free high school mark.<\/p>\n
Knutson checked in with a 1:53.82 during prelims today while swimming for Minot High. That performance smashed the overall and public school record of 1:56.45 set by two-time Swimming World<\/i> High School Swimmer of the Year Mary Beck back in 2008. Notably, the time also surpassed the independent school record of 1:57.41 set by Kathleen Hersey also in 2008.<\/p>\n
The effort also cut five seconds from Knutson's state record of 1:58.58 set in 2007, and put Knutson within striking range of the American record held by Julia Smit with a 1:52.79 at last year's NCAAs.<\/p>\n
Event 3 Girls 200 Yard IM
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\n US National: ! 1:57.41 2007 Mary Beck, Westlake HS, TX
\n State: * 1:58.58 2007 Dagny Knutson, Minot
\n 2:12.89 1ST
\n 2:15.54 2ND
\n Meet Qualifying: 2:34.47
\n Name Year School Seed Prelims
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\n === Preliminaries === <\/p>\n
1 Dagny Knutson 12 Minot 1:58.24 1:53.82!q1ST
\n 24.87 53.13 (28.26)
\n 1:26.77 (33.64) 1:53.82 (27.05)<\/p>\n
Knutson also downed the national record in the 100 free with a swift time of 48.15 during prelims. That time lowered her previous public school record of 48.33 set as a relay leadoff last year, and is also lower than the independent school standard of 48.90 held by Christina Swindle since 2002. <\/p>\n
Event 7 Girls 100 Yard Freestyle
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\n US National: ! 48.59 11\/23\/2002Kara Lynn Joyce, Pioneer HS, MI
\n State: * 48.33 2008 Dagny Knutson (400 F Leadoff, Minot
\n 54.04 1ST
\n 55.12 2ND
\n Meet Qualifying: 1:02.58
\n Name Year School Seed Prelims
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\n === Preliminaries === <\/p>\n
1 Dagny Knutson 12 Minot 49.82 48.15*q1ST
\n 23.41 48.15 (24.74)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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