Gena Jorgenson broke her own school record in the 500 freestyle at the NCAA Championships on Thursday in Athens, Ga. She finished with a time of 4:41.03 to best her previous time of 4:41.19.
The sophomore from Aberdeen, S.D. also notched her career-best finish at NCAAs. After being seeded 37th, she climbed to a 27th-place finish. At last year’s NCAA Championships, Jorgenson finished 56th in the 500 freestyle (4:46.43).
Jorgenson will be competing in the 400 IM prelims tomorrow at 9 a.m. (CT) and the 1650 freestyle final Saturday at 5 p.m. (CT)
Kelsey Clairmont is set to compete in the platform diving competition on Saturday with prelims set for 9 a.m.
