19-year-old American Claire Curzan is now the second woman to sweep the three backstroke events at LC Worlds, one edition after Aussie Kaylee Mckeown's sweep.
Out of lane seven, Finlay Knox won the men's 200 IM final at 1:56.64, setting a new national record and Canada's first men's gold since Brent Hayden in 2007.
After breaking out in a big way in 2023, there's a path for Kennedy Noble to the Olympics despite being in a stacked crop of female backstrokers in the U.S.
Georgia junior Abby McCulloh blazed a nation-leading time of 9:27.08 in the 1000 free vs. Tennessee, four seconds faster than anyone in the NCAA this season.