NC STATE VS. TEXAS
Friday, January 26, 2024
Casey Aquatic Heart, Raleigh, NC
SCY
Twin Meet Format
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NC State vs. Texas Reside Recap
NC State fifth-year Katharine Berkoff set a brand new pool document swimming a 49.82 within the 100 backstroke on Friday night time. That swim makes her the 2nd quickest twin meet swimmer ever, sitting solely behind Gretchen Walsh.
Final weekend, Walsh swam an NCAA-leading time of a 48.77 whereas main off Virginia’s 400 medley relay. Walsh was unsuited. Tonight, Berkoff was suited up.
Berkoff is the previous American File holder within the occasion as she swam a 48.74 again on the 2022 Girls’s NCAA Championships. Walsh broke Berkoff’s document final March swimming a 48.26 to win the 2023 NCAA title.
Previous to at this time, Berkoff’s quickest twin meet finest time was a 50.83 which she swam earlier this season in October in a twin meet towards NC State. Right now’s swim was additionally a season finest for Berkoff as she swam a 50.03 within the occasion at midseason.
Thus far this season, solely Walsh and Berkoff have gone underneath the 50-second mark within the occasion.
Berkoff competed in a complete of 4 occasions tonight, main off the crew’s 200 medley and freestyle relays, each of which occasions got here earlier than the 100 backstroke. She additionally anchored NC State’s 400 freestyle relay.
