2018 WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, March 14th – Saturday, March 17th
- McCorkle Aquatic Pavillion — Columbus, OH
- Prelims 9AM/Finals 5PM (Eastern Time)
- Defending Champion: Stanford (results)
- Live stream: Wednesday/Thursday Prelims & Finals, Friday/Saturday Prelims / Friday/Saturday finals on ESPNU
- Championship Central
- Event-by-Event Previews
- Psych Sheet
- Saturday Prelims Heat Sheet
- Live Results
On night 4 of the 2018 Women’s NCAA Championships, Stanford’s Ella Eastin secured her 3rd individual win in as many days. Eastin didn’t match her American Record, but still won by a large margin in 1:50.01. That makes her a strong candidate for swimmer of the year. Teammate Katie Drabot clipped a hundredth off her best time to make it a Stanford 1-2. Drabot is the 8th fastest swimmer in history in this race.
The American Record of 1:49.51 was done by Eastin at last month’s Pac-12 Championships. In that swim, she became the first woman to break 1:50 in textile.
SPLITS COMPARISON: ELLA EASTIN‘S 200 FLY RECORDS
| Swimmer | 1st 50 Split | 2nd 50 Split | 3rd 50 Split | 4th 50 Split | Final Time |
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Ella Eastin (2018 Pac-12s)
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25.57 | 28.24 (53.51) | 27.87 | 28.13 (56.00) | 1:49.51 |
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Ella Eastin (2018 NCAAs)
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25.21 | 28.11 (53.32) | 28.18 | 28.51 (56.69) | 1:50.01 |
Virginia’s Jenn Marrkand, who won the B final, swam to #9 all-time with her 1:51.81 from the B final. Marrkand just missed making the final in prelims, despite finishing 2nd in her heat. Her time was a lifetime best by nearly a second and a half. Drabot remains #8 all-time after clipping her best by a hundredth.
ALL-TIME TOP 10 PERFORMERS: WOMEN’S 200 FLY
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
| 1 | Ella Eastin | 1:49.51 |
| 2 | Elaine Breeden | 1:49.92 |
| 3 | Kelsi Worrell | 1:50.61 |
| 4 | Katinka Hosszu | 1:51.02 |
| 5 | Louise Hansson | 1:51.13 |
| 6 | Kathleen Hersey | 1:51.18 |
| 7 | Mary Descenza | 1:51.28 |
| 8 | Katie Drabot | 1:51.73 |
| 9 | Jenn Marrkand | 1:51.81 |
| 10 | Natalie Coughlin | 1:51.91 |
ALL-TIME TOP 10 PERFORMANCES: WOMEN’S 200 FLY
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
| 1 | Ella Eastin | 1:49.51 |
| 2 | Elaine Breeden | 1:49.92 |
| 3 | Ella Eastin | 1:50.01 |
| 4 | Kelsi Worrell | 1:50.61 |
| 5 | Kelsi Worrell | 1:50.96 |
| 6 | Katinka Hosszu | 1:51.02 |
| 7 | Katinka Hosszu | 1:51.03 |
| 8 | Ella Eastin | 1:51.04 |
| 9 | Kelsi Worrell | 1:51.11 |
| 10 | Louise Hansson | 1:51.13 |