Wednesday, March 15
Knoxville, TN
Wisconsin Badgers
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NCAA Women's Championships
Five things to know: Women’s swimming heads to NCAA’s
March 13, 2023 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Badgers send 10 to Knoxville
MADISON, Wis. – The No.23 Wisconsin women's swimming team closes out championship season by sending 10 swimmers to the NCAA Championships on Wednesday- Saturday at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Two finals will be held on Wednesday, beginning a 5 p.m. CT. Prelims begin at 9 a.m. CT daily with finals following at 5 p.m. CT. The championships will be streamed on ESPN+.
Here are five things to know for this week.
1. DEFENDING BADGERS: Sophomore Paige McKenna enters the meet as the defending NCAA champion in the 1650 freestyle. The two-time Big Ten Conference champion looks to defend her title in the event this year and enters the event as the top seed by over one second with a season-best time of 15:46.90.2. B1G RETURN: The Badger women are coming off an impressive Big Ten Championship after crowning two individuals champions. Sophomore Abby Carlson won her first conference title with a win in the 500 freestyle and McKenna won her second-straight title in the 1650 free. Junior Phoebe Bacon also picked up a silver medal in the 200 IM at the meet.
3. SCORING BADGERS: Heading into the meet, the Badgers have several swimmers ranked in the top-25 qualifiers. McKenna enters the 1650 free as the top seed, looking to defend her title in the event. Carlson enters the 500 free with the seventh-fastest time of 4:38.15 while she is 16th in the 200 free in 1:44.19. Bacon is the No. 8-seed in the 200 back in 1:51.22, 10th in the 100 back in 51.40 and 14th in the 200 IM in 1:55.06.
4. ELITE COMPANY: Wisconsin enters its final meet of the season as the 23rd seed. The Badgers have maintained a top-25 placement throughout the entire season, after going 6-2 in dual meets. Three other Big Ten teams are ranked in the top 25 with Ohio State in fifth, Indiana in 10th, and Michigan in 16th.
5. FOLLOW THE MEET: Meet results will be posted live through the Meet Mobile App and here. The entire championship will be streamed live on ESPN+. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for all the inside scoop throughout the meet @BadgerSwimDive.
| Event | Name | Rank | Time |
| Wednesday | |||
| 800 Free Relay | Wisconsin | 14 | 7:01.39 |
| Thursday | |||
| 500 Free | Abby Carlson | 7 | 4:38.15 |
| Blair Stoneburg | 29 | 4:40.38 | |
| Paige McKenna | 37 | 4:40.98 | |
| 200 IM | Phoebe Bacon | 14 | 1:55.06 |
| Friday | |||
| 100 Fly | Mallory Jump | 34 | 52.07 |
| 200 Free | Abby Carlson | 16 | 1:44.19 |
| 100 Back | Phoebe Bacon | 10 | 51.40 |
| 400 Medley Relay | Wisconsin | 21 | 3:31.75 |
| Saturday | |||
| 1650 Free | Paige McKenna | 1 | 15:46.90 |
| Alivia Lindorfer | 32 | 16:11.56 | |
| 200 Back | Phoebe Bacon | 8 | 1:51.22 |
| Mackenzie McConagha | 35 | 1:53.77 | |
| 200 Breast | Elizabeth Moore | 25 | 2:09.05 |
| 400 Free Relay | Wisconsin | 21 | 3:14.81 |
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