2021 NC State Invite: Sophie Hansson Splits 56.87 Breast on 400 Medley Relay

November 18-20, 2021
9:30 AM Prelims / 5:30 PM Finals
Greensboro Aquatic Center
SCY (25y)
Live Results
Meet Mobile: 2021 NC State GAC Fall Invitational
Teams: NC State, Arizona State, Army West Point, Duke, North Carolina, Penn State, Stanford, James Madison (diving only), and UNC-Wilmington (diving only)

2021 NCAA Cut Lines

MEN
EVENT (SCY)
WOMEN
19.46
50 free
22.32
42.88
100 free
48.76
1:34.04
200 free
1:46.25
4:16.75
500 free
4:44.77
15:01.33
1650 free
16:25.47
46.29
100 fly
52.7
1:43.47
200 fly
1:57.42
46.37
100 back
53.01
1:41.81
200 back
1:55.05
52.4
100 breast
1:00.12
1:54.28
200 breast
2:10.37
1:44.15
200 IM
1:57.62
3:45.67
400 IM
4:13.19

Women’s 400 Medley Relay – Timed Finals

NCAA A Cut: 3:31.66
NC State – 3:26.44
Stanford – 3:28.76
North Carolina – 3:34.87

Sophie Hansson of North Carolina State University blasted a 56.87 100 breaststroke from a flying start, as the third leg of the Wolfpack’s 400 medley relay in Greensboro on Thursday evening. She cracked the all-time top-10 list, the only person not named Lilly King to do so.

Rank
Split
Athlete
Country
Swim Date
Location
1
55.66
Lilly King
USA
2/20/2019
Bloomington
2
55.67
Lilly King
USA
3/20/2019
Austin
3
56.02
Lilly King
USA
3/14/2018
Columbus
4
56.17
Lilly King
USA
3/15/2017
Indianapolis
5
56.47
Lilly King
USA
3/20/2019
Austin
6
56.53
Lilly King
USA
2/15/2017
West Lafayette
7
56.59
Lilly King
USA
3/14/2018
Columbus
8
56.74
Lilly King
USA
3/16/2016
Atlanta
9
56.82
Lilly King
USA
3/16/2016
Atlanta
10
56.87
Sophie Hansson
SWE
11/18/2021
Greensboro
11
56.92
Lilly King
USA
2/14/2018
Columbus
12
57.01
Sophie Hansson
SWE
3/18/2021
Greensboro

Hansson had been 11th on the all-time list thanks to her 57.01 in the final at 2021 NCAA Division I Championships. NC State won that race with an NCAA, Meet, US Open, and Pool Record of 3:24.59. The only record they did not break was the American Record because Hansson represents Sweden internationally.

In the NC State Invite final, the Wolfpack fielded three-quarters of their NCAA quartet. Katharine Berkoff led off in 50.96, Hansson followed with 56.87, Kylee Alons went 49.99 on the fly, and newcomer Abbey Webb anchored in 48.62.

Hansson’s split of 56.87 was .14 faster than her 57.01 from last year’s NCAA final, in which she was the fastest breaststroke leg in the meet.

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