Sadie Nennig triumphs Women’s 200yard backstroke heats: Day four – NCAA Division 3 Championships
Sadie Nennig of EMOR triumph the preliminary rounds of Women’s 200yard backstroke on fourth day of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 3 Championships at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, March 24.
Nennig experienced strong competition from Emily Schroeder of DEN throughout the distant backstroke event but with her strong determination, she managed to out-touch her on the finishing end.
With her invincible efforts, she clinched top qualification spot of the discipline by posting a time of 1 minute and 59.37 seconds. She was chased by Schroeder, who remained just 0.11 seconds slower and covered the equivalent distance with the timing of
1 minute and 59.48 seconds.
The second best finisher was trailed by Anne Culpepper of EMOR, who settled on the finishing wall as third best swimmer and clocked a timing of 1 minute and 59.87 seconds.
Subsequently, Rory Buck of WHTW outperformed his rivals in the Men’s 200yard breaststroke. Buck stifled hopes of his challengers by sprinting his way towards the finishing wall in a phenomenal time of 1 minute and 58.09 seconds.
His effort stayed 2.63 seconds ahead of Ian Bakk of KEN, who qualified into the playoff as second fastest swimmer with the timing of 2 minutes and 00.72 seconds. The third best qualification spot of the event was obtained by Vincent Pai of CMS, who stayed
1.02 seconds behind his preceding swimmer and entered the final round by clocking a time of 2 minutes and 01.74 seconds.
Following that, Brittany Geyer of STEV snatched top position in the Women’s 200yard breaststroke. Geyer remained considerably ahead of her following swimmer and tapped the finishing end with the timing of 2 minutes and 17.51 seconds. She was followed by
Natalie Lugg of DEN, who claimed second best spot of the race by posting 2 minutes and 18.58 seconds.
Similarly, Alisa Vereshchagin of KEN completed her swim in third fastest place as she posted a time of 2 minutes and 18.62 seconds.
The session completed after the conclusion of all events whereas these finalists will compete with each other in the final rounds of their respective events.
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