Wawasee vs Harmony
December 10, 2024
Wawasee Excessive College, Wawasee, IN
SCY (25 yards)
Julie Mishler of Wawasee Excessive College has damaged the general highschool report after posting a 21.56 within the 50 freestyle. That broke the earlier highschool report of a 21.59 set by U.S. Olympian (and three-time World File breaker this week to date on the World Championships) Gretchen Walsh again in February 2020. Walsh attended Harpeth Corridor Excessive College in Nashville. Walsh’s report will nonetheless stand because the Impartial report.
Along with breaking the general highschool report, Mishler’s swim was sooner than the earlier public faculty report of a 21.64 set by Abbey Weitzeil in 2015.
Mishler’s swim got here in a twin meet towards Harmony. The Wawasee girls fell 100-74 within the twin meet. Mishler notably suited up for the race.
Mishler entered the meet with a greatest time of a 21.85 that she swam in February of this 12 months to complete 2nd on the Indiana Excessive College State Championships. She touched 0.13 behind Lily Christianson of Penn as Christianson touched in a 21.72.
The senior is dedicated to Louisville subsequent fall and is presently the #17 ranked recruit within the class. She moved up within the rankings after beforehand sitting as a member of the Better of the Relaxation within the class. Based mostly on at present’s time, Mishler could be the highest 50 freestyler for the Cardinals as Julia Dennis swam the workforce’s quickest time at midseason with a 21.77. Dennis was considered one of three girls, alongside Christiana Regenauer and Gabi Albiero, who had been sub-22 final season. Regenauer has since graduated and Albiero is presently in her fifth 12 months so the workforce will search for reinforcements within the dash free group.
The Louisville girls have probably the most underrated dash applications as Albiero, Regenauer, and Dennis all made the NCAA ‘A’ ultimate of the 50 free this previous season. That was the primary time the varsity ever had three ‘A’ finalists within the 50 free.
Mishler follows in elite footsteps as Weitzeil went on to develop into the American File holder within the 50 free after swimming a 21.12 in 2016. She lowered the report to a 20.90 at 2019 NCAAs. Walsh has additionally gone on to set the American File within the occasion after first breaking the report with a 20.83 in 2023. Walsh presently holds the report because it stands at a 20.37 from 2024 NCAAs.
