Gretchen Walsh Posts 20.09 50 Free Relay Split, #2 Flying Start Split All-Time
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By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
2024 Tennessee Invite
- November 19-22, 2024
- Where: Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center — Knoxville, Tennessee
- Start Times: 10 am ET prelims/5 pm ET finals
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Women's 200 Free Relay
- NCAA Record: 1:23.63, Virginia-2024
- 2025 NCAA 'A' Cut: 1:28.42
- 2025 NCAA 'B' Cut: 1:29.00
- Virginia A- 1:24.68 A
- Tennessee A- 1:27.11 A
- Tennessee B- 1:28.79
- Virginia B- 1:30.94
- Kentucky A- 1:31.43
- Kentucky B- 1:33.54
Gretchen Walsh swam to another historic 50 freestyle split on Wednesday night, swimming to a 20.09 on the 2nd leg of Virginia’s 200 freestyle relay.
Walsh now holds five of the top 10 relay performances in the 50 free all-time, including the top 4. Walsh swam the fastest split of all-time in February at ACCs, posting a blistering 19.95 to crack the 20-second barrier.
Top 50 Free Flying Start Performances All-Time
| 1 | 19.95, Gretchen Walsh (2024 ACCs) |
| 2 | 20.09, Gretchen Walsh (2024 Tennessee Invite) |
| 3 | 20.19, Gretchen Walsh (2024 Dual Meet) |
| 4 | 20.23, Gretchen Walsh (2024 NCAAs) |
| 5 | 20.27, Anna Hopkin (2020 SECs) |
| 6 | 20.34, Kate Douglass (2023 NCAAs) |
| 7 | 20.36, Gretchen Walsh (2023 Tenn. Invite) |
| 8 | 20.37, Maggie MacNeil (2023 NCAAs) |
| 9 | 20.40, Katharine Berkoff (2024 ACCs) |
| 10 | 20.44, Maggie MacNeil (2023 SECs) |
Walsh notably split a 20.36 at mid-season last year so she continues to show her improvement from where she was a year ago as she was 0.27 seconds faster today.
Walsh holds the NCAA and American records in the flat start 50 freestyle after swimming a 20.37 to win the 2024 NCAA title. She is the fastest 50 freestyle by over 0.4 seconds as Maggie MacNeil is #2 all-time with a 20.79 from 2023 NCAAs.
This morning, Walsh posted a 20.88 in the 50 free this morning and will have a chance to post another top time in history in the flat start event tonight.
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