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The Cal Golden Bears claimed their first 800 freestyle relay title since 1986 at the 2024 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, setting a new NCAA record with a time of 6:02.26. The team, consisting of Gabriel Jett, Destin Lasco, Jack Alexy, and Robin Hanson, surpassed the previous record by 1.16 seconds. This victory marks a significant improvement for Cal, as they finished third last year.
Caitlin Clark led the Iowa women's basketball team to a 108-60 victory over Minnesota with a triple-double performance, breaking the Big Ten 3-pointers record and passing Lynette Woodard's career points record. Iowa's win marked their first 25-win regular season since 1991-92, and they are now set to face No. 2 Ohio State in their next game. The team's dominant performance included a school-record 22 3-pointers, with contributions from various players, and coach Lisa Bluder emphasized the significance of recognizing pre-1982 women's basketball records.
Virginia's Gretchen Walsh set new NCAA and American records in the SCY 50 Free with a stunning 20.77 in prelims at the ACC Championships, breaking her own ACC Championship Record and the previous NCAA Record she shared with Maggie MacNeil. This marks her eighth time going under 21 seconds from a flat-start, the most by any women's swimmer in history, and she becomes the first woman to go under 20.8 in the 50 free multiple times. Walsh's exceptional performance also included a remarkable 200 free relay lead-off time and she will have the opportunity to further lower the record in the finals.