Cavaliers win 2 relays on first day of girls’s NCAA swimming and diving championships

ATLANTA (AP) — Virginia gained the primary two relays on the ladies’s swimming and diving championships Wednesday night time to start its quest for a sixth straight NCAA title.

The Cavaliers gained two of the three occasions to take the workforce lead with 100 factors. Texas is second with 89, and Louisville and Stanford are tied at 59.

Virginia gained the 200-yard medley relay for the fifth consecutive championships — with Sara Curtis, Emma Weber and Bryn Greenwaldt getting their first profession NCAA titles. The Cavaliers completed in a time of 1:31.67 as this system now owns the ten quickest occasions within the occasion.

Virginia additionally took the 800-freestyle relay in a time of 6:45.21 to set a NCAA championship meet file.

Texas sophomore Jillian Cox defended her title within the 1650 freestyle with a pool-record time of 15:32.26 after chasing down California freshman Claire Weinstein, who got here in at 15:36.52. Virginia sophomore Katie Grimes took bronze at 15:42.65.

There are 5 swimming finals and a diving closing on Thursday on the McAuley Aquatic Center.

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