University of Minnesota Athletics
Thursday, March 21
Athens, Ga.
9:00 AM/5:00 PM
University of Minnesota
at
NCAA Championships
Players Mentioned
Diving
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Distance Freestyle
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Freestyle/IM
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
IM/Butterfly/Breaststroke
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Widerstrom Earns All-America Honors on 1-Meter
3/21/2024 7:16:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
ATHENS, Ga. - Minnesota freshman, Elna Widerstrom, earned All-American honors on Thursday night after finishing sixth in the 1-meter finals at Jack Bauerle Pool.
The Lund, Sweden native was in seventh place after a preliminary round score of 286.40. In the finals, she scored a 293.65 to move her into sixth place and finish on the podium with All-America honors.
Fellow diver Vivi Del Angel placed 18th in the prelims with a score of 265.30, while Addie Albrect scored a 241. 60 in her first NCAA Championship appearance.
Two Gophers, Eliot Kennedy and Katie McCarthy, competed in the 500 free preliminaries. Kennedy swam a 4:46.39, while McCarthy finished in 4:46.20.
Megan Van Berkom represented the 'U' in the 200 IM prelims. She finished 19th, just outside of advancing to finals, with a time of 1:55.96.
The 2024 NCAA Championships will resume on Friday morning with prelims at 9:00 a.m. CT. Van Berkom will swim the 400 IM, while Del Angel and Widerstrom will compete on the 3-meter springboard. Both swimming and diving events are broadcast on ESPN+.
The Lund, Sweden native was in seventh place after a preliminary round score of 286.40. In the finals, she scored a 293.65 to move her into sixth place and finish on the podium with All-America honors.
Fellow diver Vivi Del Angel placed 18th in the prelims with a score of 265.30, while Addie Albrect scored a 241. 60 in her first NCAA Championship appearance.
Two Gophers, Eliot Kennedy and Katie McCarthy, competed in the 500 free preliminaries. Kennedy swam a 4:46.39, while McCarthy finished in 4:46.20.
Megan Van Berkom represented the 'U' in the 200 IM prelims. She finished 19th, just outside of advancing to finals, with a time of 1:55.96.
The 2024 NCAA Championships will resume on Friday morning with prelims at 9:00 a.m. CT. Van Berkom will swim the 400 IM, while Del Angel and Widerstrom will compete on the 3-meter springboard. Both swimming and diving events are broadcast on ESPN+.
Vivi Del Angel Wins NCAA Bronze
Monday, March 24
Del Angel Earns B1G Platform Diving Silver
Saturday, February 22
Vivi Del Angel Wins NCAA Title
Monday, March 25
Megan Van Berkom Wins 400 IM
Monday, February 26