Kathleen Baker Stuns With World Record On Night Four Of US Nationals
Kathleen Baker Stuns With World Record On Night Four Of US Nationals
The 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships continues tonight in Irvine, CA with the best of the United States vying for spots on a number of international rosters for this summer and next year’s World Championships team.
There were plenty of shocking swims tonight, with the most impressive having to go to Kathleen Baker. The swimmer stunned the crowd with a new world record in the women’s 100 backstroke on the fourth night of finals in Irvine, blasting a 58.00 to nearly become the first woman under 57 seconds in the event and make her the fastest swimmer in the event in 2018 by more than half a second.
