Here are seven things to know at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at Georgia Tech:
1. Current leader: Georgia remains out front after Friday's finals with 285 points. California is in second with 267.5. Stanford has 265 and Texas A&M has 201.5. Only one race separates first through third. ACC champion Virginia has managed to stay in fifth place and is a team to watch in Saturday's finals.
2. A big night for freshmen: Two swimmers broke NCAA records. Stanford standout Ella Eastin was first in the 400-yard individual medley. Eastin got off to a quick lead and continued to separate herself from the pack. She concluded her race in 3 minutes, 58.4 seconds and set NCAA, American and pool records.
Indiana’s Lilly King, who was the favorite to win the 100 breaststroke, beat her record seed time and set another NCAA record. The race was extremely close between King and Stanford senior Sarah Hasse, but the freshman closed it out in 56.85 seconds. King had the fastest time in history for the 100 breast and also became the first IU athlete to win the event at the NCAA championships.
3. UGA's Olivia Smoliga breaks school record: Smoliga broke the NCAA record in the 50 freestyle Thursday night and followed it up with a top finish in the 100 free consolation final. Smoliga's 50.58 finish was the second-fastest time of the evening and broke a school record.
4. Kelsi Worrell crushes her own 100-yard butterfly record: The senior American record-holder from Louisville came into the 100 fly as the favorite to win, and she did. Worrell eclipsed both American and NCAA records for the 100 fly with a 49.43 finish. The senior managed to earn the fastest fly time in history by a wide margin.
5. California's Rachel Bootsma wins third NCAA title: The senior surprised many with her 100 back time. Virginia senior Courtney Bartholomew was projected to win this race, but Bootsma managed to take home the win for the defending NCAA champions. Bootsma set NCAA and pool records with a time of 50.28 and earned her third NCAA title.
6. UGA's Brittany MacLean comes back to win 200-yard freestyle: This senior was a standout her freshman year and suffered a plethora of injuries up until her senior season.
Stanford’s Lia Neal pulled ahead in the first half of the 200 free, but MacLean came back towards the end with amazing closing speed in the last 50 yards. The senior finished with a pool record of 1:42.42.
7. UGA's Emily Cameron swims 10 races in two days: Cameron vastly improved her 400 IM time, finishing in 4:03.66.
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