Swimming & Diving - Arkansas Razorbacks

The Razorbacks rounded out the NCAA Championship with yet another stellar day in the pool beginning this morning with a Bella Cothern personal best in the 100 Free and ending with Alessia Ferraguti earning her second All-American Honorable Mention in as many days.

The Razorbacks had a strong showing in today’s NCAA Championship action. The day began with Bella Cothern and Betsy Wizard swimming the 100 Fly. Both had stellar swims with Wizzard shattering her previous personal best by 0.32 seconds, finishing in 52.70. Bella Cothern posted a time of 52.62, coming very close to her own personal best at 52.52.

Bella Cothern competed in Thursday NCAA Championship action, taking on a talented pool of athletes at the highest level of collegiate competition. She swam the 50 Freestyle, one of the Jonesboro native’s best races, and Cothern posted a time of 22.09 which was good for fourth in her heat and 29th overall.

The NCAA Championships will begin on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 in Athens, Georgia at the Gabrielsen Natatorium on the campus of University of Georgia. Bella Cothern, Alessia Ferraguti, and Betsy Wizard will represent the Razorbacks in this year’s National Championship.

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In day two of the NCAA Zone Diving Championships, the Razorbacks had a solid showing with sophomore Malea Martinez stealing the show, posting a 15th-place finish in the prelim with a score of 302.00.

Sophomore diver Malea Martinez dazzled in 1-meter prelims, posting a score of 272.55 and a 15th-place finish in this morning’s event, earning her a spot in the 1-meter final. In the final, Martinez dove to a score of 559.70 which was good for a 12th-place finish.

Razorback divers Malea Martinez, Bryze Sanchez, Isa Perreira, and Lauren French will compete in the NCAA Zone Diving Championships at University of Houston beginning with 1-meter diving on Monday, March 11.