Kansas University swimmer Yulduz Kuhckarova just missed the Robinson Natatorium 100-yard backstroke record, then bagged the venue’s 200 back record during the Jayhawk Open on Saturday.
Kuchkarova, a sophomore from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, finished the 200 in 1:57.83, beating Iuliia Kuzhill’s 2010 record of 1:58.44.
She won the 100 in 54.24.
Kansas’ other event winners: Haley Molden, 500 free, 4:58.35; Pia Pavlic, 200 IM, 2:05.27; Deanna Marks, 50 free, 24.04; Caroline Patterson, 400 IM, 4:29.79; Hannah Angell, 100 fly, 57.46; Pavlic, 200 free, 1:52.29; Laura Bilsborrow, 100 free, 53.35; Madison Straight, 200 breast, 2:24.58; Nika Fellows, 200 fly, 2:10.4; and Sammie Schurig, 200 back, 2:05.34.
