Video Produced by Coleman Hodges
Reported by Tony Carroll.
100 BACKSTROKE – FINALS
- NCAA – 49.97 – Natalie Coughlin, California – 2002
- Championship – 49.97 – Natalie Coughlin, California – 2002
- American – 49.97 – Natalie Coughlin – 2002
- US Open – 49.97 – Natalie Coughlin – 2002
- 2014 Champion – Paige Miller, Texas A&M – 50.77
California’s Rachel Bootsma upset Virginia’s Courtney Bartholomew to win the A final of the 100 backstroke with the third fastest swim of all time, 50.03. Bartholomew finished second with a time of 50.96.
Bootsma’s teammate, Melanie Klaren, finished third at 51.31. She was just ahead of Indiana’s Brookyln Snodgrass. Snodgrass finished fourth at 51.39.
Georgia’s Olivia Smoliga and California’s Liz Pelton tied for fifth at 51.67. The final was very tight. They were only .02 ahead of Stanford’s seventh place finisher, Ally Howe. Howe reached in with a time of 51.69.
Florida Gulf Coast’s Kira Toussaint rounded out the A final with her time of 52.92.
USC’s Hannah Weiss won the B final with her time of 51.60. Texas’ Tsaija Karosas was second in the heat at 51.76.
I’m very excited for Bootsma’s run at Rio.
Bootsma- SMASH.