{"id":462379,"date":"2021-02-17T15:32:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T22:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=462379"},"modified":"2021-02-17T17:54:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T00:54:49","slug":"virginia-breaks-american-record-to-open-2021-acc-womens-swimming-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/virginia-breaks-american-record-to-open-2021-acc-womens-swimming-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Breaks NCAA & American Record in 200 Medley Relay to Open 2021 ACC Women’s Swimming Championships (RACE VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virginia Breaks NCAA & American Record in 200 Medley Relay to Open 2021 ACC Women’s Swimming Championships<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

200 Medley Relay<\/h3>\n
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  • Conference record: 1:33.91, Virginia<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Meet record: 1:34.27, Virginia<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Nation’s top time: 1:34.35, Virginia<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The Virginia Cavaliers wasted no time in getting the night off to a fast start with a 1:32.93 in the 200 medley relay to break the American and NCAA record that stood since 2018 at 1:33.11 that Stanford set on its way to winning all five relays at NCAAs three years ago.<\/p>\n

    The team of\u00a0Caroline Gmelich<\/strong>, Alexis Wenger<\/strong>, Lexi Cuomo<\/strong>\u00a0and Kate Douglass<\/strong>\u00a0swam on the record setting relay with NC State coming in second at 1:33.52.<\/p>\n

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    • Virginia’s splits:\n
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      • Gmelich – 23.70<\/li>\n
      • Wenger – 26.03<\/li>\n
      • Cuomo – 22.58<\/li>\n
      • Douglass – 20.62<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Stanford’s old record splits:\n
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        • Howe – 23.54<\/li>\n
        • Williams – 26.50<\/li>\n
        • Hu – 22.62<\/li>\n
        • Manuel – 20.45<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          NC State was second with the team of\u00a0Katharine Berkoff\u00a0<\/strong>(23.37),\u00a0Sophie Hansson\u00a0<\/strong>(26.31),\u00a0Sirena Rowe\u00a0<\/strong>(23.02) and\u00a0Kylee Alons\u00a0<\/strong>(20.82) as they also got close to the existing NCAA record and were ahead of the Cavaliers through 125 yards. Due to Hansson and Rowe holding dual citizenship with Sweden and Colombia they were not eligible for the American record, but they could push for an NCAA record later in the week in the 400 medley relay.<\/p>\n

          Berkoff’s time was right on the fastest 50 back ever of\u00a0Maggie MacNeil\u00a0<\/strong>set last year at 23.05.<\/p>\n

          Louisville finished in third at 1:36.15 and Florida State was fourth at 1:36.97.<\/p>\n

          Along with SECs going on this week, Virginia and NC State sit #1 and 2 in the nation right now.<\/p>\n