The championship heat of the women’s 50 free was loaded with Australians. Two of them, Kukla and Barratt, finished atop the podium.
Lane 1: Maddy Schaefer, Stanford 25.81
Lane 2: Marieke D’Cruz, Australia 25.73
Lane 3: Holly Barratt, Australia 25.50
Lane 4: Yolane Kukla, Australia 25.36
Lane 5: Abbey Weitzeil, Canyons 25.57
Lane 6: Margo Geer, Tucson Ford 25.63
Lane 7: Melissa Mitchell, Australia 26.07
Lane 8: Lia Neal, Stanford 25.64
Weitzeil seemed to just fade at the end to me. I hope a taper will improve her finish!