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Women's NCAA Championships
Alabama Opens 2021 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships with Top-8 Relay Finish and New School Record
3/17/2021 7:27:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
The Crimson Tide quartet of Morgan Scott, Cora Dupre, Gracie Felner and Kalia Antoniou took sixth place in the 800 freestyle relay with a school-record 7:00.38
GREENSBORO, Ala. – Alabama opened the NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships with a big swim in the 800 freestyle relay, which led the Crimson Tide to a top 10 day-one finish in the team standings at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.
Morgan Scott, Cora Dupre, Gracie Felner and Kalia Antoniou used a school-record swim of 7:00.38 to take sixth place in the first event of the championships and Wednesday's only event. The finish gave Alabama 26 points, good for sixth place after day one.
It marked the third time this season that the Tide has bettered the school mark in the 800 freestyle relay. It was also the first time the Alabama women have scored in the 800 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships since 2001 and the first time UA has finished in the top-eight at nationals since 1986.
Interim Head Coach Ozzie Quevedo Said
"That was just the kind of start we needed to this meet. What a great swim by Morgan, Cora, Gracie and Kalia. To finish on the podium, especially in that relay where it has been a while, was a big deal for us. We're thrilled that the meet is underway and we're more than excited to get to tomorrow and a full schedule of prelims and finals."
Day Two at the NCAA Championships
- After opening with the 800 freestyle relay on day one of the championships, day two brings a full schedule of events, prelims and finals
- Prelims start at 9 a.m. CT, while finals get underway at 5 p.m. CT
- Alabama opens things up with Kensey McMahon in the 500 freestyle
- The Tide has four swimmers in the day's second event, the 200 individual medley – Gracie Felner, Morgan Liberto, Diana Petkova and Gracie Felner
- The final individual swimming event of the day is the 50 freestyle, where the Tide has a strong contingent that includes Kalia Antoniou, Cora Dupre, Flora Molnar and Morgan Scott
- Day two also includes the 200 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay
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