2018 W. NCAAs: Louise Hansson Becomes 3rd Woman Under :50 in 100 Fly

2018 WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Wednesday, March 14th – Saturday, March 17th
• McCorkle Aquatic Pavillion — Columbus, OH
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USC’s Louis Hansson is the top seed heading into finals in the 100 fly tonight by .86 after blasting the #7 all-time performance in prelims.

Hansson split 23.20/26.70 for a final time of 49.90, making her the third woman ever to break :50 in a SCY 100 fly. She’ll race one of the others, Tennessee’s Erika Brown, in finals tonight. Both will eye Kelsi Worrell‘s American, U.S. Open, and NCAA record of 49.43 (Brown could set an American record, but Hansson is from Sweden).

Hansson’s previous best stood at 50.17 from the 2018 Pac-12 Championships. Friday’s swim moves her from #6 to #3 on the all-time top performers list.

Top 10 All-Time Performances: 100 Fly

1. Kelsi Worrell 49.43
2. Kelsi Worrell 49.81
3. Erika Brown 49.85
4. Kelsi Worrell 49.87
5. Kelsi Worrell 49.88
6. Kelsi Worrell 49.89
7. Louise Hansson 49.90
8. Natalie Coughlin 50.01
9. Farida Osman 50.05
10. Kelsi Worrell 50.06

Top 10 All-Time Performers: 100 Fly

1. Kelsi Worrell 49.43
2. Erika Brown 49.85
3. Louise Hansson 49.9
4. Natalie Coughlin 50.01
5. Farida Osman 50.05
6. Rachel Komisarz 50.1
7. Hellen Moffitt 50.37
8. Janet Hu 50.38
9. Dana Vollmer 50.44 (T-9)
10. Noemie Thomas 50.44 (T-9)