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However, for the ACC Championships, Walsh returned to an identical program to her freshman year, which included the 200 free and 200 breast. After she swam a time quicker than last year&#8217;s NCAA winning time in the 200 free Thursday, she did even better in the 200 breast.<\/p>\n<p>Facing off against 2021 NCAA champion\u00a0<strong>Sophie Hansson<\/strong> of NC State, Walsh opened up a lead of seven tenths with 50 yards to go, and her split of 1:30.73 was less than two tenths off <strong>Lilly King&#8217;s<\/strong> American-record pace. Walsh ended up finishing in 2:03.02, and that made her the second-fastest woman in history. Only King (2:02.60) has ever been quicker.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kate-douglass-becomes-second-fastest-woman-in-history-in-200-breaststroke-at-cavalier-invite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia teammate\u00a0<strong>Kate Douglass<\/strong> had been the No. 2 performer in history with her 2:03.14 from the Cavalier Invitational two weeks ago<\/a>. Walsh broke Douglass&#8217; ACC record with that swim, and she also beat\u00a0<strong>Emma Reaney&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>2014 meet record of 2:04.34. Now, it will be up to Virginia head coach\u00a0<strong>Todd DeSorbo<\/strong> and his staff to determine whether Walsh or Douglass will swim the event at the NCAA Championships. Given the versatility and multi-event scoring potential of both swimmers, it&#8217;s unlikely to see both of them in the 200 breast.<\/p>\n<p>Hansson ended up finishing second in the race at 2:03.75, under her lifetime best of 2:03.86 from NCAAs last year. Virginia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Ella Nelson<\/strong> finished well to take third in 2:04.95, not far off the 2:04.35 she swam to take second at NCAAs last year. Hansson moved to third in the national rankings in the 200 breast, while Nelson ranks fifth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sidearmstats.com\/acc\/swimming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Live results<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 38  Women 200 Yard Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         MEET: # 2:04.34  2\/22\/2014 Emma Reaney, Notre Dame\r\n         CONF: % 2:03.14  2\/5\/2022  Katherine Douglass, UVA-VA\r\n         AMER: $ 2:02.60  3\/20\/2018 LIlly King, Indiana\r\n         USOP: &amp; 2:02.60  3\/20\/2018 Lilly King, Indiana\r\n         NCAA: ! 2:02.60  3\/20\/2018 Lilly King, Indiana\r\n         Pool: ^ 2:03.59  3\/19\/2016 Lilly King, Indiana-IN\r\n                 2:06.58  A\r\n                 2:10.37  IV21 Invited NCAA 2021\r\n                 2:13.97  B\r\n    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                            === A - 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