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Carlson and Bacon earn All-America honors
March 16, 2023 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Badgers finish top five in events
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 23rd-ranked Wisconsin women's swim team completed the first two days of the NCAA Championships at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center. The Badgers are 15th in the team race with 49 points after seven events.
On Wednesday night, the Badgers started off strong with a ninth-place finish in the 800 free relay. Abby Carlson, Blair Stoneburg, Mackenzie McConagha, and Phoebe Bacon collectively hit the wall in 6 minutes,59.13 seconds to earn second-team All-America honors.
On Thursday, Carlson kept the momentum going, recording a personal best time of 4:37.56 in the preliminaries of the 500 freestyle before dropping her time to 4:36.96 in the finals to earn a second-place finish and first-team All-America accolades. Her time lands her lands her with the second-all time fastest mark in Wisconsin history, trailing only Cierra Runge's record time of 4:35.55 set in 2016.
Bacon also made her mark on the second day of competition, taking fifth in the 200 individual medley. The junior touched in a personal best time of 1:53.56 which keeps her second on the UW record list behind the time of 1:50.79 set by Beata Nelson in 2019.
Team scores
1. Virginia- 208.5
2. Texas- 162
3. Louisville- 117
4. Stanford- 106
5. Ohio State- 93
6. Indiana- 83
7. Florida- 76
8. California- 74
9. UNC- 73
10. Georgia- 66.5
15. Wisconsin- 49
Results
800 Free Relay
9. Wisconsin A- (Carlson, Bacon, McConagha, Stoneburg)- 6:59.13
500 Free
2. Abby Carlson- 4:36.96
Preliminaries
17. Paige McKenna- 4:40.82
34. Blair Stoneburg- 4:42.60
200 IM
5. Phoebe Bacon- 1:53.56
Preliminaries
41. Mallory Jump-1:57.94
On Wednesday night, the Badgers started off strong with a ninth-place finish in the 800 free relay. Abby Carlson, Blair Stoneburg, Mackenzie McConagha, and Phoebe Bacon collectively hit the wall in 6 minutes,59.13 seconds to earn second-team All-America honors.
On Thursday, Carlson kept the momentum going, recording a personal best time of 4:37.56 in the preliminaries of the 500 freestyle before dropping her time to 4:36.96 in the finals to earn a second-place finish and first-team All-America accolades. Her time lands her lands her with the second-all time fastest mark in Wisconsin history, trailing only Cierra Runge's record time of 4:35.55 set in 2016.
Bacon also made her mark on the second day of competition, taking fifth in the 200 individual medley. The junior touched in a personal best time of 1:53.56 which keeps her second on the UW record list behind the time of 1:50.79 set by Beata Nelson in 2019.
Up Next
Day three of the NCAA Championship kicks on Friday at 9 a.m. CT with preliminaries in the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back and 3-meter diving. Finals in all events as well as the 400 medley relay begin at 5 p.m. CT. The championship will be streamed on ESPN+.Team scores
1. Virginia- 208.5
2. Texas- 162
3. Louisville- 117
4. Stanford- 106
5. Ohio State- 93
6. Indiana- 83
7. Florida- 76
8. California- 74
9. UNC- 73
10. Georgia- 66.5
15. Wisconsin- 49
Results
800 Free Relay
9. Wisconsin A- (Carlson, Bacon, McConagha, Stoneburg)- 6:59.13
500 Free
2. Abby Carlson- 4:36.96
Preliminaries
17. Paige McKenna- 4:40.82
34. Blair Stoneburg- 4:42.60
200 IM
5. Phoebe Bacon- 1:53.56
Preliminaries
41. Mallory Jump-1:57.94
Players Mentioned
Free / Back / IM
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Free
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Fly/IM
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Back/Fly
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Free
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Free
/ Women's Swimming & DivingConnected || Phoebe Bacon
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