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Trio of Sun Devils to Compete at NCAA Championships

Trio of Sun Devils to Compete at NCAA ChampionshipsTrio of Sun Devils to Compete at NCAA Championships
Mia Jones

TEMPE, Ariz. – Lindsay Looney, Molly Batchelor and Charli Brown will represent the Sun Devils this week at the NCAA Women's Swimming Championships (March 15-18), hosted by the University of Tennessee at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center.

Fans can tune into the action via ESPN+ or follow along with live results on Meet Mobile.

NCAA Championship Central

Looney has qualified for three events, in the 200 free, 200 fly and 500 free. Batchelor will race the 500 free and Brown will swim the 400 IM.

Ready for Knoxville ??

Lindsay Looney, Molly Batchelor and Charli Brown will represent the Sun Devils next week at the NCAA Women's Swimming Championships (March 15-18) ??#ForksUp | #O2V pic.twitter.com/ymRZ2WiPiJ

— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) March 9, 2023

FULL SCHEDULE
Wednesday, March 15

200 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay

Thursday, March 16
500 Free, 200 IM, 50 Free, 1-Meter, 200 Free Relay

Friday, March 17
400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, 3-Meter, 400 Medley Relay

Saturday, March 18
1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, Platform, 400 Free Relay

HOW THEY GOT THERE
Looney and Batchelor saved their best swims of the season for the recently-completed Pac-12 Championships, while Brown hit her qualifying time last November in Greensboro.

Here's a breakdown of how each Sun Devil made it to Knoxville.

Lindsay Looney
200 free – 1:45.18 (February 4 vs. Arizona)
200 fly – 1:52.68 (February 25, Pac-12 Championships, 5th-fastest time in the nation)
500 free – 4:38.29 (February 23, Pac-12 Championships, 10th-fastest time in the nation)

Molly Batchelor
500 free – 4:39.54 (February 23, Pac-12 Championships)

Charli Brown

400 IM – 4:09.78 (November 18, 2022, NC State Invitational)

SUN DEVIL WOMEN'S SWIMMING POSTSEASON FINISHES UNDER COACH BOWMAN (PAC-12/NCAA)
2023: 5th/TBD
2022: 6th/26th
2021: DNC (entire program redshirted due to COVID-19)
2020: 5th/No NCAA due to COVID-19
2019: 4th/20th
2018: 3rd/23rd
2017: 6th/29th
2016: 8th/31st

LOOKING BACK
Looney became a Pac-12 Champion for the first time in her career in late February when she won both the 200 fly and 500 free. Her winning time of 1:52.68 set a new school record.

LINDSAY LOONEY WINS THE 200 FLY ??

Her winning time of 1:52.68 is a new school record ??

It's her second Pac-12 title this week ??

?? @Pac12Network | #Pac12Swim pic.twitter.com/ZTjaIg5lxX

— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) February 26, 2023

Batchelor was electric all week long in Federal Way at the Pac-12 Championships, adding three top-ten individual finishes and a third-place effort in the 800 free relay. She had a career-best effort in the 500 free to place third overall.

Another top-10 finish for Molly Batchelor ??

Wednesday: 3rd in 800 free relay
Thursday: 3rd in 500 free
Friday: 9th in 200 free
Tonight: 10th in 100 free#ForksUp | #O2V ??

— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) February 26, 2023

Brown had a trio of top-15 finishes in individual events at the conference championships, highlighted by a ninth-place finish in the 200 IM. In January against Cal, Brown won the 400 IM in a full 11 seconds faster than the runner-up.

CHARLI BROWN ??

She wins the 400 IM a full 11 SECONDS faster than the runner-up ?? pic.twitter.com/krHo1EATjp

— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) January 21, 2023

FOLLOW ALONG
Keep up with the Sun Devils in Knoxville via the team's Twitter account, @ASUSwimDive, which will be updated daily with news, results, recaps and more.