Pfaff Breaks 200 Backstroke Record, Duke Rounds Out the Final Day at NC State Invitational

Thursday, November 16

Greensboro, N.C.

Duke University

Wolfpack Invitational

Pfaff Breaks 200 Backstroke Record, Duke Rounds Out the Final Day at NC State Invitational

11/19/2023 12:05:00 AM | Swimming & Diving

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Freshman swimmer Ali Pfaff broke the school record in the 200 Backstroke to finish second in the championship finals heat, clocking a time of 1:53.48 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on Saturday.

The record marks the third consecutive day that Duke has broken a school record at the NC State Invitational.

NOTEABLES

In the 1,650 Freestyle, Emily Gjertsen finished in eighth place, touching in with a time of 16:40.91.
Freshman Ali Pfaff broke the school record for the 200 Backstroke on Saturday, clocking in with a time of 1:53.48 to finish second in the event. Fellow freshman Molly Donlan collected a fourth-place finish in the event, touching in with a time of 1:55.86.
Tatum Wall gathered a seventh-place finish in the 100 Freestyle, touching in with a time of 49.50.
In the 200 Breaststroke, Kaelyn Gridley collected another first place finish, touching in a full second ahead of the competition at 2:06.92. Teammate Catherine Belyakov finished sixth in the event, clocking in at 2:13.26.
On the men's side, Kalen Anbar dropped his 200 Breaststroke time by nearly a second, touching in at 1:58.16.
In the women's 200 Butterfly, Martina Peroni shined, finishing second in the event with a time of 1:55.80. Catherine Purnell collected a sixth-place finish on Saturday, touching in at 1:58.44.