Penn State Swimming’s Ally McHugh Wins At 2019 Phillips 66 National Championships
Penn State women’s swimming alumna Ally McHugh placed first in the 800-meter freestyle with a time of 8:26.04 at the Phillips 66 National Championships Wednesday night in Stanford, California.
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— Penn State Swimming & Diving (@PennStateSWIM) August 1, 2019for @AllyMcHugh14!!! #WeAre pic.twitter.com/JuP9irMLc4
McHugh’s national championship comes on the heels of her sixth-place finish in the 400-meter individual medley at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea over the weekend.
Fellow Nittany Lions Maddie Hart and Zac Zwijacz joined McHugh in Palo Alto on Wednesday, both of them finishing with personal records in preliminary races. Hart had a time of 2:16.08 in the women’s 200-meter butterfly while Zwijacz finished with a time of 2:01.08. in the men’s 200-meter butterfly.
— Penn State Swimming & Diving (@PennStateSWIM) July 31, 2019
Day 1 #Phillips66Nats prelims start at noon!! #WeAre
200m Fly (W)
Maddie Hart
200m Fly (M)
Zac Zwijacz
800m Free (W)
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A total of 15 Nittany Lion swimmers will compete in the National Championships throughout the rest of this week. Events started on Wednesday and will finish Sunday.
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