I've been watching the NCAA women's swimming championships these past few days. It's a shame that they share time (and lose it) when men's and women's basketball dominates the sporting news, but that's the schedule, so we have to roll with it.
There have been some surprise, like Torri Huske winning the 200 individual medley and Alex Walsh winning the 100 breaststroke, and some not-so-surprises, like Gretchen Walsh winning the 50 freestyle and the 100 butterfly. It was a bit surprising that Gretchen didn't set a record/personal best in the 50, but she also led off the 200-yard freestyle relay, and tied her personal best/national record.
Before the 50, I also noticed the nicely-named Alabama sprinter Cadence Vincent getting ready, and noted her comeliness in the swimming gear. I wondered what she looked like dry and without a swimming cap on.
Turns out she's worth that look. I included the third one to prove she is a swimmer. She finished 8th in the 50 final, not quite as fast as she was in the preliminaries. She didn't make the championship 'A' final in the 100, which is tonight -- she qualified 10th so she's in the consolation final.
I'll be watching.
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