Swimmer of the year
Broomfield’s Ridley Hagerman was named Daily Camera girls swimmer of the year after leading her team to a state title — while the NCAA DI women’s swimming & diving championships continue with live prelims and Day 3 coverage. The collegiate championships are producing times and upsets to watch heading into finals. (dailycamera.com — ncaa.com)
Ridley Hagerman won the 500-yard freestyle at the CHSAA 4A state meet in 4:53.03 and posted a 1:50.04 clocking in the 200 free (second-place finish). (coloradopreps.com) Hagerman swam the fly leg on Broomfield’s 200-yard medley relay (Karlie Chandra, Kamryn Wimmer, Ridley Hagerman, Avery Weihing) that finished in 1:50.28. (coloradopreps.com) She anchored Broomfield’s 400-yard freestyle relay that touched in 3:33.92 — a 5.26-second winning margin — and the Eagles closed the meet with 367 points to secure the program’s first girls team state championship. (coloradopreps.com) Hagerman’s athlete profile and recent posts list a verbal commitment to continue her swimming and academics at the United States Naval Academy (Navy). (swimcloud.com) At the NCAA Division I meet in Atlanta, Virginia junior Claire Curzan defended the 100-yard backstroke and posted a meet-record 48.81 in the event. (swimswam.com) Torri Huske captured the women’s 50 free in 20.66 while Virginia freshman Sara Curtis finished second in 20.74, part of what coverage called one of the fastest 50-free fields ever assembled at NCAAs. (swimmingworldmagazine.com) The NCAA session produced upsets in distance freestyle as Cal’s Claire Weinstein out-touched top seed Jillian Cox in the 500 free, shifting momentum as teams head into the final day. (sports.yahoo.com)
