The Basics
• Location: Indianapolis, IN • IUPUI IU Natatorium
• The Short Story: Competing at the first NCAA Swimming Championship since 2019, the Johns Hopkins women had a finalist in three of the four swimming events on day one. Freshman Kristin Cornish led the Blue Jays with a runner-up finish in the 500 Free. Hopkins is in 10^th place with 32 points after day one.
 
500 Free
Cornish opened the championship for the Blue Jays by taking silver in the 500 Free. She shaved 3.63 seconds off her prelim time to finish as the national runner-up. She clocked in with a time of 4:51.00, breaking Courtney Cowan's freshman record of 4:52.88. Cornish's time is also the second fastest all-time in program history. She is the first Blue Jay to medal in the 500 Free since Stephanie Harbeson took silver in 2002.
 
50 Free
Senior Kristen Alicea-Jorgensen followed with an eighth-place finish in the consolation final with a time of 23.68. Her prelim time of 23.40 was just one-hundredth of a second off her career best.
 
200 Medley Relay
Hopkins finished off day one with a second-place finish in the consolation final of the 200 Medley Relay by Sydney Okubo, freshman Taylor Rohovit, sophomore Anni Fan and Alicea-Jorgensen.
Heading into the final leg, the Blue Jays were in sixth place when Alicea-Jorgensen entered the water. She swam a 22.59 and nearly pulled off an impressive comeback but she just ran out of pool. The Blue Jays finished in 1:43.57, just two-hundredths of a second behind first-place Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
 
All-Americans
Kristen Alicea-Jorgensen – First Team, Honorable Mention
Kristin Cornish – First Team
Anni Fan – Honorable Mention
Sydney Okubo – Honorable Mention
Taylor Rohovit – Honorable Mention
 
Up Next
The 2022 NCAA Championships continue on Thursday, March 17 at 10:00 am with the 200 Free Relay prelim. Fans can watch the morning session here. The finals session is set to begin at 6:00 pm and fans can watch here.