2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

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Following a night that featured a pair of American records as well as an NCAA mark, the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships are set for more drama during prelims today.  Hit refresh for the latest coverage.

Women’s 400 IM

Stanford’s Ella Eastin, fresh off an American and NCAA record in the 200 IM last night, cranked out a smooth 4:03.28 this morning in the longer distance medley.

Eastin was out under American record pace at the 200 before she kept her powder dry and cruised into the 4:03 range.  With a sixth-ranked lifetime best of 3:59.30 from last month, she’s likely to challenge that 3:56 and 3:57 range needed to set a record.

Eastin will be looking to add to Stanford’s NCAA record of 8 wins in the event.

Previous Stanford Winners:

1989 Michelle Griglione, Stanford, 4:12.29
1990 Janet Evans, Stanford, 4:07.59
1991 Summer Sanders, Stanford, 4:05.19
1992 Summer Sanders, Stanford, 4:02.28
2008 Julia Smit, Stanford, 4:02.41
2009 Julia Smit, Stanford, 4:00.56
2010 Julia Smit, Stanford, 4:00.90
2014 Maya DiRado, Stanford 3:58.12

Texas A&M, meanwhile, had an amazing event with three A finalists.  Bethany Galat (4:05.41), Sydney Pickrem (4:05.61) and Lisa Bratton (4:07.50) made the A final with a 2-3-7 seeded effort.

Ohio State’s Lindsey Clary (4:05.71), Minnesota’s Brooke Zeiger (4:05.74), Georgia’s Emily Cameron (4:07.22) and Kansas’ Chelsie Miller (4:07.60) also picked up championship final spots.

                     === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Eastin, Ella     FR Stanford          3:59.30    4:03.28 q      
    r:+0.74  25.53        54.58 (29.05)
        1:25.18 (30.60)     1:56.31 (31.13)
        2:29.61 (33.30)     3:04.67 (35.06)
        3:34.46 (29.79)     4:03.28 (28.82)
  2 Galat, Bethany   SO Tex AM            4:04.06    4:05.41 q      
    r:+0.63  25.45        54.90 (29.45)
        1:27.59 (32.69)     1:58.96 (31.37)
        2:33.04 (34.08)     3:07.40 (34.36)
        3:36.93 (29.53)     4:05.41 (28.48)
  3 Pickrem, Sydney  FR Tex AM            4:05.32    4:05.61 q      
    r:+0.78  27.09        57.49 (30.40)
        1:28.43 (30.94)     1:59.15 (30.72)
        2:34.43 (35.28)     3:09.63 (35.20)
        3:38.48 (28.85)     4:05.61 (27.13)
  4 Clary, Lindsey   JR Ohio St           4:03.64    4:05.71 q      
    r:+0.76  27.35        57.78 (30.43)
        1:29.25 (31.47)     1:59.63 (30.38)
        2:34.60 (34.97)     3:09.87 (35.27)
        3:38.35 (28.48)     4:05.71 (27.36)
  5 Zeiger, Brooke   SO Minnesota         4:08.18    4:05.74 q      
    r:+0.79  26.91        57.02 (30.11)
        1:28.44 (31.42)     1:58.74 (30.30)
        2:33.41 (34.67)     3:08.31 (34.90)
        3:37.39 (29.08)     4:05.74 (28.35)
  6 Cameron, Emily   JR Georgia           4:05.91    4:07.22 q      
    r:+0.71  26.49        56.61 (30.12)
        1:29.47 (32.86)     2:00.86 (31.39)
        2:35.88 (35.02)     3:10.59 (34.71)
        3:39.47 (28.88)     4:07.22 (27.75)
  7 Bratton, Lisa    SO Tex AM            4:05.44    4:07.50 q      
    r:+0.76  26.63        56.94 (30.31)
        1:27.75 (30.81)     1:57.95 (30.20)
        2:33.54 (35.59)     3:09.32 (35.78)
        3:39.01 (29.69)     4:07.50 (28.49)
  8 Miller, Chelsie  SR Kansas            4:09.28    4:07.60 q      
    r:+0.84  26.28        55.97 (29.69)
        1:27.82 (31.85)     1:59.18 (31.36)
        2:34.50 (35.32)     3:10.44 (35.94)
        3:39.64 (29.20)     4:07.60 (27.96)
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  9 Naze, Kelly      SR California        4:06.56    4:07.71 q      
    r:+0.82  25.34        54.49 (29.15)
        1:26.02 (31.53)     1:55.99 (29.97)
        2:31.63 (35.64)     3:08.64 (37.01)
        3:38.92 (30.28)     4:07.71 (28.79)
 10 Cox, Madisyn     JR Texas             4:04.67    4:07.84 q      
    r:+0.72  26.32        56.51 (30.19)
        1:28.08 (31.57)     1:59.07 (30.99)
        2:33.98 (34.91)     3:10.01 (36.03)
        3:39.26 (29.25)     4:07.84 (28.58)
 11 Andison, Bailey  FR Denver            4:08.35    4:08.02 q      
    r:+0.71  26.78        57.53 (30.75)
        1:29.81 (32.28)     2:01.11 (31.30)
        2:36.15 (35.04)     3:11.21 (35.06)
        3:40.45 (29.24)     4:08.02 (27.57)
 12 Driscoll, Laure  SR Tennessee         4:06.64    4:08.05 q      
    r:+0.81  27.18        57.95 (30.77)
        1:29.35 (31.40)     2:00.21 (30.86)
        2:36.17 (35.96)     3:12.06 (35.89)
        3:40.74 (28.68)     4:08.05 (27.31)
 13 Nonnenberg, Mia  SO Alabama           4:06.99    4:08.20 q      
    r:+0.81  26.68        57.05 (30.37)
        1:28.25 (31.20)     1:57.99 (29.74)
        2:33.86 (35.87)     3:10.03 (36.17)
        3:39.17 (29.14)     4:08.20 (29.03)
 14 Carner, Amanda   SR Tennessee         4:07.68    4:08.79 q      
    r:+0.72  27.00        57.63 (30.63)
        1:28.37 (30.74)     1:58.76 (30.39)
        2:35.14 (36.38)     3:11.71 (36.57)
        3:40.63 (28.92)     4:08.79 (28.16)
 15 Moore, Hannah    SO NC State          4:07.64    4:08.87 q      
    r:+0.75  27.02        57.18 (30.16)
        1:28.42 (31.24)     1:58.95 (30.53)
        2:35.26 (36.31)     3:12.47 (37.21)
        3:41.33 (28.86)     4:08.87 (27.54)
 16 Zhu, Annie       SR Georgia           4:09.17    4:09.16 q      
    r:+0.76  26.59        56.43 (29.84)
        1:29.14 (32.71)     2:01.33 (32.19)
        2:35.78 (34.45)     3:10.83 (35.05)
        3:40.66 (29.83)     4:09.16 (28.50)
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 17 Brady, Sharli    SO Missouri          4:09.81    4:09.54        
    r:+0.80  26.45        56.51 (30.06)
        1:28.22 (31.71)     1:58.96 (30.74)
        2:34.98 (36.02)     3:11.20 (36.22)
        3:40.89 (29.69)     4:09.54 (28.65)
 18 Oldershaw, Marn  SR Michigan          4:10.12    4:09.69        
    r:+0.74  26.98        57.60 (30.62)
        1:29.40 (31.80)     2:00.08 (30.68)
        2:35.07 (34.99)     3:10.95 (35.88)
        3:40.73 (29.78)     4:09.69 (28.96)
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 19 Rowe, Katie      SR Penn St           4:11.94    4:09.77        
    r:+0.91  26.41        56.57 (30.16)
        1:28.43 (31.86)     1:59.52 (31.09)
        2:35.74 (36.22)     3:11.63 (35.89)
        3:41.74 (30.11)     4:09.77 (28.03)
 20 Li, Celina       JR California        4:08.36    4:09.83        
    r:+0.64  25.99        55.63 (29.64)
        1:26.82 (31.19)     1:58.17 (31.35)
        2:33.80 (35.63)     3:10.48 (36.68)
        3:40.51 (30.03)     4:09.83 (29.32)
 21 Thielmann, Jess  SR Florida           4:08.88    4:09.90        
    r:+0.74  26.92        56.76 (29.84)
        1:29.19 (32.43)     2:00.97 (31.78)
        2:36.82 (35.85)     3:13.10 (36.28)
        3:42.14 (29.04)     4:09.90 (27.76)
 22 Marrkand, Jen    SO Virginia          4:09.94    4:10.02        
    r:+0.66  25.51        54.61 (29.10)
        1:25.46 (30.85)     1:55.16 (29.70)
        2:32.71 (37.55)     3:11.78 (39.07)
        3:41.34 (29.56)     4:10.02 (28.68)
 23 Bi, Rose         FR Michigan          4:08.56    4:10.34        
    r:+0.70  26.66        56.59 (29.93)
        1:28.49 (31.90)     2:00.00 (31.51)
        2:35.51 (35.51)     3:12.05 (36.54)
        3:41.89 (29.84)     4:10.34 (28.45)
 24 Kingsley, Megan  SO Georgia           4:09.46    4:10.57        
    r:+0.72  26.38        56.30 (29.92)
        1:27.96 (31.66)     1:59.04 (31.08)
        2:35.60 (36.56)     3:12.70 (37.10)
        3:41.93 (29.23)     4:10.57 (28.64)
 25 Callahan, Colle  JR Tennessee         4:08.57    4:10.80        
    r:+0.72  27.14        57.52 (30.38)
        1:29.49 (31.97)     2:01.53 (32.04)
        2:36.57 (35.04)     3:12.20 (35.63)
        3:41.99 (29.79)     4:10.80 (28.81)
 26 Nunn, Emma       SR UNC               4:11.05    4:11.34        
    r:+0.82  26.43        56.10 (29.67)
        1:28.09 (31.99)     2:00.08 (31.99)
        2:36.58 (36.50)     3:13.51 (36.93)
        3:42.96 (29.45)     4:11.34 (28.38)
 27 Painter, Kathry  FR Kentucky          4:10.92    4:11.41        
    r:+0.69  27.36        58.21 (30.85)
        1:31.16 (32.95)     2:02.99 (31.83)
        2:38.42 (35.43)     3:14.20 (35.78)
        3:43.29 (29.09)     4:11.41 (28.12)
 28 Myers, Maddi     SO Denver            4:10.68    4:11.42        
    r:+0.72  27.63        57.53 (29.90)
        1:29.80 (32.27)     2:02.15 (32.35)
        2:37.21 (35.06)     3:13.27 (36.06)
        3:42.97 (29.70)     4:11.42 (28.45)
 29 Barksdale, Emma  FR S. Carolina       4:10.21    4:12.21        
    r:+0.76  27.61        58.70 (31.09)
        1:31.55 (32.85)     2:03.40 (31.85)
        2:38.40 (35.00)     3:13.86 (35.46)
        3:43.77 (29.91)     4:12.21 (28.44)
 30 Pressey, Bailey  JR Indiana           4:12.86    4:12.23        
    r:+0.79  27.21        57.85 (30.64)
        1:29.88 (32.03)     2:00.35 (30.47)
        2:37.19 (36.84)     3:14.34 (37.15)
        3:43.91 (29.57)     4:12.23 (28.32)
 31 Bradford-Feldma  FR Louisville        4:07.89    4:12.27        
    r:+0.72  25.81        55.70 (29.89)
        1:27.99 (32.29)     1:59.93 (31.94)
        2:35.07 (35.14)     3:11.83 (36.76)
        3:42.43 (30.60)     4:12.27 (29.84)
 32 Stevens, Leah    FR Stanford          4:10.25    4:12.90        
    r:+0.72  27.09        58.95 (31.86)
        1:31.74 (32.79)     2:03.56 (31.82)
        2:39.18 (35.62)     3:15.47 (36.29)
        3:44.53 (29.06)     4:12.90 (28.37)
 33 Jones, Kaitlyn   JR Virginia          4:06.66    4:13.29        
    r:+0.74  25.85        55.66 (29.81)
        1:27.65 (31.99)     1:58.89 (31.24)
        2:35.81 (36.92)     3:13.31 (37.50)
        3:44.13 (30.82)     4:13.29 (29.16)
 34 Ross, Marlies    FR Arizona St        4:09.23    4:13.38        
    r:+0.76  26.74        57.38 (30.64)
        1:29.61 (32.23)     2:00.82 (31.21)
        2:36.66 (35.84)     3:13.37 (36.71)
        3:43.99 (30.62)     4:13.38 (29.39)
 35 Nazieblo, Klaud  SO VT                4:07.63    4:13.81        
    r:+0.79  26.53        56.58 (30.05)
        1:27.85 (31.27)     1:58.68 (30.83)
        2:35.99 (37.31)     3:14.03 (38.04)
        3:44.65 (30.62)     4:13.81 (29.16)
 36 Burns, Hannah    FR Florida           4:09.22    4:14.45        
    r:+0.76  27.38        58.80 (31.42)
        1:31.75 (32.95)     2:03.84 (32.09)
        2:39.25 (35.41)     3:15.10 (35.85)
        3:45.26 (30.16)     4:14.45 (29.19)
 37 Siwicki, Breann  JR Minnesota         4:10.19    4:14.46        
    r:+0.74  27.33        58.07 (30.74)
        1:29.77 (31.70)     2:00.89 (31.12)
        2:37.52 (36.63)     3:14.46 (36.94)
        3:45.06 (30.60)     4:14.46 (29.40)
 37 Neidigh, Ashley  JR Auburn            4:14.40    4:14.46        
    r:+0.78  27.07        58.13 (31.06)
        1:31.31 (33.18)     2:04.74 (33.43)
        2:38.82 (34.08)     3:15.55 (36.73)
        3:45.27 (29.72)     4:14.46 (29.19)
 39 Wang, Sonia      FR Harvard           4:11.42    4:14.66        
    r:+0.70  26.15        56.14 (29.99)
        1:28.04 (31.90)     1:59.99 (31.95)
        2:36.80 (36.81)     3:15.16 (38.36)
        3:45.09 (29.93)     4:14.66 (29.57)
 40 Hohmann, Georgi  JR Florida           4:18.94    4:14.87        
    r:+0.74  27.54        58.78 (31.24)
        1:30.56 (31.78)     2:01.01 (30.45)
        2:38.06 (37.05)     3:16.41 (38.35)
        3:46.27 (29.86)     4:14.87 (28.60)
 41 Harrison, Annie  SR UNC               4:11.72    4:15.04        
    r:+0.77  27.17        58.23 (31.06)
        1:29.07 (30.84)     1:59.76 (30.69)
        2:36.81 (37.05)     3:14.60 (37.79)
        3:45.84 (31.24)     4:15.04 (29.20)
 42 Thatcher, Zoe    SO Auburn            4:09.50    4:15.83        
    r:+0.82  27.14        57.92 (30.78)
        1:29.99 (32.07)     2:01.44 (31.45)
        2:38.64 (37.20)     3:16.92 (38.28)
        3:46.76 (29.84)     4:15.83 (29.07)
 43 Williams, Kim    FR Stanford          4:10.22    4:15.91        
    r:+0.79  27.23        58.28 (31.05)
        1:30.61 (32.33)     2:02.79 (32.18)
        2:39.00 (36.21)     3:15.96 (36.96)
        3:46.82 (30.86)     4:15.91 (29.09)
 44 Li, Yawen        SR Nevada            4:09.89    4:16.19        
    r:+0.71  27.25        57.78 (30.53)
        1:30.57 (32.79)     2:03.20 (32.63)
        2:39.00 (35.80)     3:15.57 (36.57)
        3:46.29 (30.72)     4:16.19 (29.90)
 45 Francis, Casey   JR Penn St           4:13.69    4:18.27        
    r:+0.74  26.91        57.88 (30.97)
        1:31.19 (33.31)     2:03.30 (32.11)
        2:40.77 (37.47)     3:19.00 (38.23)
        3:49.40 (30.40)     4:18.27 (28.87)
 45 Dickson, Morgan  JR Tennessee         4:17.73    4:18.27        
    r:+0.83  27.24        57.87 (30.63)
        1:30.35 (32.48)     2:03.04 (32.69)
        2:41.06 (38.02)     3:19.76 (38.70)
        3:49.41 (29.65)     4:18.27 (28.86)
 47 Richey, Amanda   SO Pittsburgh        4:14.93    4:18.40        
    r:+0.82  27.47        58.78 (31.31)
        1:30.28 (31.50)     2:01.65 (31.37)
        2:39.96 (38.31)     3:19.32 (39.36)
        3:49.73 (30.41)     4:18.40 (28.67)
 48 Brown, Megan     FR FSU               4:09.82    4:19.36        
    r:+0.73  26.88        57.14 (30.26)
        1:28.34 (31.20)     1:59.71 (31.37)
        2:37.96 (38.25)     3:17.79 (39.83)
        3:48.63 (30.84)     4:19.36 (30.73)
 49 Finke, Summer    FR FSU               4:17.13    4:20.76        
    r:+0.75  28.60      1:00.42 (31.82)
        1:33.35 (32.93)     2:05.75 (32.40)
        2:43.13 (37.38)     3:21.35 (38.22)
        3:51.57 (30.22)     4:20.76 (29.19)

Women’s 100 fly

Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell took a run at her NCAA and American record in the women’s 100-yard fly during prelims at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.

Worrell raced her way to a blistering time of 49.88 that is the second fastest time ever.  Worrell set the NCAA and American record with a 49.81 last year to win the NCAA title.  Worrell is the only swimmer ever to have broken 50 seconds, and she’s now done it three times.

All Time Top 10 100 Fly:

1 49.81 Kelsi Worrell Louisville Greensboro 3/20/15
2 49.88p Kelsi Worrell Louisville Atlanta 3/18/2016
3 49.89p Kelsi Worrell Louisville Greensboro 3/20/15
4 50.01 Natalie Coughlin California Austin, Texas 3/22/02
5 50.06 Kelsi Worrell Louisville ACCs 2/19/16
6 50.10 Rachel Komisarz Lakeside Atlanta, Ga. 11/30/07
7 50.17 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville 2/20/15
8 50.23 Natalie Coughlin California Atlanta, Ga. 11/30/07
9 50.23 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville ACCs 2/19/16
10 50.38 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville 2/20/15

Worrell is looking to become the ninth swimmer to win the event more than once.  The list of multiple winners is pretty amazing.

Multiple 100 Fly Winners:

4 – Natalie Coughlin, California
2 – Crissy Ahmann-Leighton, Arizona
2 – Mary DeScenza, Georgia
2 – Misty Hyman, Stanford
2 – Jenna Johnson, Stanford
2 – Mary T. Meagher, California
2 – Amanda Sims, California
2 – Jenny Thompson, Stanford

California, meanwhile, had an amazing event with three A finalists.  Noemie Thomas (50.79), Farida Osman (51.30) and Rachel Bootsma (51.56) finished 2-5-7 with Thomas moving up to ninth in the all time rankings.

Texas A&M’s Sarah Gibson (50.84), Stanford’s Janet Hu (51.13), North Carolina’s Hellen Moffitt (51.44) and Georgia’s Kylie Stewart (51.58) closed out the top eight.

                     === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Worrell, Kelsi   SR Louisville          50.06      49.88Pq      
    r:+0.68  23.57        49.88 (26.31)
  2 Thomas, Noemie   SO California          51.15      50.79 q      
    r:+0.61  23.58        50.79 (27.21)
  3 Gibson, Sarah    JR Tex AM              50.99      50.84 q      
    r:+0.74  24.08        50.84 (26.76)
  4 Hu, Janet        SO Stanford            51.27      51.13 q      
    r:+0.72  23.72        51.13 (27.41)
  5 Osman, Farida    JR California          50.53      51.30 q      
    r:+0.74  23.95        51.30 (27.35)
  6 Moffitt, Hellen  JR UNC                 50.67      51.44 q      
    r:+0.76  23.77        51.44 (27.67)
  7 Bootsma, Rachel  SR California          51.64      51.56 q      
    r:+0.74  24.15        51.56 (27.41)
  8 Stewart, Kylie   SO Georgia             51.85      51.58 q      
    r:+0.79  24.69        51.58 (26.89)
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  9 Banic, Maddy     FR Tennessee           51.19      51.90 q      
    r:+0.76  23.87        51.90 (28.03)
 10 Stewart, Kendyl  SR USC                 51.17      51.96 q      
    r:+0.83  24.09        51.96 (27.87)
 11 Erasmus, Marne   JR SMU                 51.77      51.98 q      
    r:+0.68  24.50        51.98 (27.48)
 12 Dalesandro, Gia  JR Indiana             52.08      52.04 q      
    r:+0.61  24.46        52.04 (27.58)
 13 Engel, Lindsey   SO Stanford            52.00      52.05 q      
    r:+0.68  23.95        52.05 (28.10)
 14 Gastaldello, Be  SO Tex AM              51.46      52.10 q      
    r:+0.77  24.27        52.10 (27.83)
 15 Ochitwa, Annie   FR Arizona             51.35      52.20 q      
    r:+0.73  24.24        52.20 (27.96)
 16 Labonge, Natali  JR NC State            51.93      52.39 q      
    r:+0.68  24.45        52.39 (27.94)
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 17 Hinds, Natalie   SR Florida             51.87      52.41        
    r:+0.68  24.83        52.41 (27.58)
 18 Bruens, Harper   SR Tennessee           52.16      52.42        
    r:+0.72  24.34        52.42 (28.08)
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 19 Worrall, Lucy    SR USC                 52.29      52.43        
    r:+0.72  24.41        52.43 (28.02)
 20 Grindall, Dana   JR Wisconsin           52.61      52.46        
    r:+0.72  24.24        52.46 (28.22)
 20 Li, Liz          SO Ohio St             51.72      52.46        
    r:+0.73  24.51        52.46 (27.95)
 22 Gruber, Margare  JR VT                  52.14      52.51        
    r:+0.65  24.55        52.51 (27.96)
 23 Thomas, Ellen    JR Virginia            52.35      52.65        
    r:+0.67  24.58        52.65 (28.07)
 24 Goldman, Leah    SO Duke                52.32      52.68        
    r:+0.73  24.45        52.68 (28.23)
 25 Patterson, Anna  SR Missouri            52.86      52.74        
    r:+0.68  24.86        52.74 (27.88)
 26 Koucheki, Sarah  JR UNC                 52.77      52.87        
    r:+0.73  24.88        52.87 (27.99)
 26 Tetzloff, Alyss  FR Auburn              52.38      52.87        
    r:+0.73  24.20        52.87 (28.67)
 28 Demonte, Anna    SR Tennessee           52.61      52.88        
    r:+0.70  24.65        52.88 (28.23)
 29 Algee, Angela    JR Miami (FL)          52.51      52.89        
    r:+0.72  24.79        52.89 (28.10)
 29 Aoyama, Brittan  SR Boise St            52.74      52.89        
    r:+0.64  25.70        52.89 (27.19)
 31 Cheung, Hilvy    JR UC Davis            52.73      53.03        
    r:+0.73  24.76        53.03 (28.27)
 32 Teijonsalo, Fan  FR FGCU                52.47      53.15        
    r:+0.65  24.73        53.15 (28.42)
 33 Kopcso, Kara     JR LSU                 52.07      53.20        
    r:+0.67  24.63        53.20 (28.57)
 34 Rusch, Madeline  JR Duke                53.17      53.22        
    r:+0.72  24.75        53.22 (28.47)
 35 Baddock, Caroli  SO Auburn              53.49      53.23        
    r:+0.65  24.92        53.23 (28.31)
 36 Grover, Katie    SO UCLA                52.74      53.26        
    r:+0.68  25.01        53.26 (28.25)
 37 Rumrill, Macken  FR Arizona             52.36      53.39        
    r:+0.75  24.62        53.39 (28.77)
 38 Duffield, Krist  SO NC State            52.65      53.42        
    r:+0.72  24.80        53.42 (28.62)
 39 Yambor-Maul, Al  JR Florida             53.59      53.44        
    r:+0.66  25.36        53.44 (28.08)
 40 Nero, Bailey     FR Auburn              53.81      53.52        
    r:+0.78  26.01        53.52 (27.51)
 41 Schneider, Mimi  SO Texas               52.54      53.58        
    r:+0.67  24.35        53.58 (29.23)
 42 Wright, Maddie   FR USC                 53.75      53.63        
    r:+0.74  25.41        53.63 (28.22)
 43 Stoppa, Frances  FR Rutgers             53.50      53.65        
    r:+0.65  24.98        53.65 (28.67)
 44 Nack, Danielle   SO Minnesota           52.64      53.68        
    r:+0.74  24.59        53.68 (29.09)
 45 Kinnear, Katie   SR UCLA                53.23      53.74        
    r:+0.79  25.68        53.74 (28.06)
 46 Paez, Isabella   SO Duke                53.21      53.78        
    r:+0.70  25.34        53.78 (28.44)
 47 Rauth, Shannon   JR Virginia            52.70      53.83        
    r:+0.84  24.85        53.83 (28.98)
 48 Weiss, Hannah    SO USC                 52.91      53.84        
    r:+0.69  25.10        53.84 (28.74)
 49 Ramey, Kenna     SO Pacific             52.57      53.87        
    r:+0.69  25.20        53.87 (28.67)
 50 Casazza, Caitli  FR Georgia             53.21      53.92        
    r:+0.77  25.45        53.92 (28.47)
 51 Rule, Remedy     FR Texas               53.89      54.19        
    r:+0.73  25.06        54.19 (29.13)
 52 Norman, Laura    SO Tex AM              53.73      54.20        
    r:+0.67  25.28        54.20 (28.92)
 53 Rawson, Emmy     SO Purdue              54.15      54.27        
    r:+0.80  25.67        54.27 (28.60)
 54 McTaggart, Caro  FR UCLA                53.25      54.71        
    r:+0.75  25.39        54.71 (29.32)
 55 Cefal, Michelle  JR Tennessee           53.73      54.74        
    r:+0.70  25.41        54.74 (29.33)

Women’s 200 free

Georgia had a strong outing in the women’s 200-yard free, grabbing the top two qualifying spots.

Brittany MacLean raced her way to the top seed in 1:43.31 with teammate Hali Flickinger just behind in 1:43.45. The two swimmers will be looking to move Georgia into a tie with Florida for the NCAA record most wins in the event (7).  Georgia currently has won the event six times.

Previous Georgia Winners:

2000 Maritza Correia, Georgia, 1:57.33 *
2006 Kara Lynn Joyce, Georgia, 1:43.96
2010 Allison Schmitt, Georgia, 1:42.84
2011 Allison Schmitt, Georgia, 1:42.08
2012 Megan Romano, Georgia, 1:41.21
2013 Allison Schmitt, Georgia, 1:41.85

Georgia is not a shoo-in for the win, however, with the top eight all finishing within a second of each other to make the A final.

Stanford’s Lia Neal (1:43.56), Louisville’s Mallory Comerford (1:43.63), Indiana’s Haley Lips (1:43.79), Virginia’s Leah Smith (1:43.89), Michigan’s Siobhan Haughey (1:44.01) and Indiana’s Kennedy Goss (1:44.29) also made the championship heat.

                    === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 MacLean, Britta  SR Georgia           1:43.64    1:43.31 q      
    r:+0.69  24.57        50.96 (26.39)
        1:17.25 (26.29)     1:43.31 (26.06)
  2 Flickinger, Hal  SR Georgia           1:43.19    1:43.45 q      
    r:+0.75  24.31        50.21 (25.90)
        1:16.97 (26.76)     1:43.45 (26.48)
  3 Neal, Lia        JR Stanford          1:42.50    1:43.56 q      
    r:+0.75  23.78        49.69 (25.91)
        1:16.65 (26.96)     1:43.56 (26.91)
  4 Comerford, Mall  FR Louisville        1:42.79    1:43.63 q      
    r:+0.75  24.57        50.92 (26.35)
        1:17.24 (26.32)     1:43.63 (26.39)
  5 Lips, Haley      SR Indiana           1:44.14    1:43.79 q      
    r:+0.69  25.17        51.05 (25.88)
        1:17.44 (26.39)     1:43.79 (26.35)
  6 Smith, Leah      JR Virginia          1:42.97    1:43.89 q      
    r:+0.76  24.60        50.94 (26.34)
        1:17.30 (26.36)     1:43.89 (26.59)
  7 Haughey, Siobha  FR Michigan          1:43.51    1:44.01 q      
    r:+0.73  24.20        50.50 (26.30)
        1:17.15 (26.65)     1:44.01 (26.86)
  8 Goss, Kennedy    SO Indiana           1:44.84    1:44.29 q      
    r:+0.63  25.11        51.60 (26.49)
        1:18.27 (26.67)     1:44.29 (26.02)
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  9 Moroney, Megan   FR Virginia          1:44.88    1:44.32 q      
    r:+0.72  24.76        51.47 (26.71)
        1:17.86 (26.39)     1:44.32 (26.46)
 10 Rasmus, Claire   FR Tex AM            1:45.42    1:44.52 q      
    r:+0.68  25.05        51.79 (26.74)
        1:18.13 (26.34)     1:44.52 (26.39)
 11 Chenault, Chels  JR USC               1:44.62    1:44.62 q      
    r:+0.81  24.43        50.88 (26.45)
        1:17.64 (26.76)     1:44.62 (26.98)
 12 Ackman, Alyson   SR Penn St           1:44.70    1:44.72 q      
    r:+0.71  24.72        51.30 (26.58)
        1:18.00 (26.70)     1:44.72 (26.72)
 13 Pelton, Elizabe  SR California        1:44.59    1:44.90 q      
    r:+0.83  24.63        51.05 (26.42)
        1:17.97 (26.92)     1:44.90 (26.93)
 14 Raab, Meaghan    SO Georgia           1:44.61    1:44.91 q      
    r:+0.77  24.77        51.26 (26.49)
        1:18.04 (26.78)     1:44.91 (26.87)
 15 Votava, Lauren   SR Minnesota         1:45.93    1:45.13 q      
    r:+0.72  24.40        51.30 (26.90)
        1:18.44 (27.14)     1:45.13 (26.69)
 16 Muller, Rachel   JR NC State          1:44.61    1:45.17 q      
    r:+0.73  24.85        51.34 (26.49)
        1:18.18 (26.84)     1:45.17 (26.99)
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 17 Stafford, Nicol  JR Stanford          1:45.22    1:45.20        
    r:+0.72  24.98        51.71 (26.73)
        1:18.28 (26.57)     1:45.20 (26.92)
 18 Vose, Kirsten    FR USC               1:43.20    1:45.37        
    r:+0.83  24.42        50.96 (26.54)
        1:17.82 (26.86)     1:45.37 (27.55)
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 19 Wilk, Kasia      FR USC               1:44.44    1:45.40        
    r:+0.77  24.89        51.35 (26.46)
        1:18.20 (26.85)     1:45.40 (27.20)
 20 Acker, Rachael   SR California        1:45.84    1:45.56        
    r:+0.76  24.11        50.58 (26.47)
        1:17.67 (27.09)     1:45.56 (27.89)
 21 Keire, Jacqueli  JR Cincinnati        1:43.58    1:45.62        
    r:+0.73  24.53        50.76 (26.23)
        1:17.67 (26.91)     1:45.62 (27.95)
 22 Deloof, Gabby    SO Michigan          1:46.42    1:45.73        
    r:+0.73  25.28        52.11 (26.83)
        1:18.65 (26.54)     1:45.73 (27.08)
 23 Hespeler, Jessi  JR VT                1:45.05    1:45.77        
    r:+0.75  24.91        51.57 (26.66)
        1:18.62 (27.05)     1:45.77 (27.15)
 24 Lee, Shauna      FR Georgia           1:45.43    1:45.82        
    r:+0.76  24.81        51.69 (26.88)
        1:18.80 (27.11)     1:45.82 (27.02)
 25 Postoll, Becca   FR Michigan          1:46.73    1:45.84        
    r:+0.78  25.37        52.43 (27.06)
        1:19.10 (26.67)     1:45.84 (26.74)
 26 Freriks, Geena   FR Kentucky          1:44.98    1:45.86        
    r:+0.73  25.19        52.17 (26.98)
        1:19.11 (26.94)     1:45.86 (26.75)
 27 Davis, Allie     SR Purdue            1:44.21    1:45.91        
    r:+0.74  24.75        51.17 (26.42)
        1:18.47 (27.30)     1:45.91 (27.44)
 27 Falconer, Erin   FR Auburn            1:45.83    1:45.91        
    r:+0.75  24.67        51.61 (26.94)
        1:18.86 (27.25)     1:45.91 (27.05)
 29 Borgersen, Hann  SR Virginia          1:45.99    1:45.92        
    r:+0.77  25.08        52.03 (26.95)
        1:19.11 (27.08)     1:45.92 (26.81)
 30 Stenkvist, Henr  SR USC               1:45.32    1:46.03        
    r:+0.83  24.94        51.55 (26.61)
        1:18.50 (26.95)     1:46.03 (27.53)
 31 Eddy, Eryn       FR Virginia          1:46.02    1:46.09        
    r:+0.74  25.51        52.41 (26.90)
        1:19.40 (26.99)     1:46.09 (26.69)
 32 Hardesty, Allyn  SR UNC               1:45.08    1:46.11        
    r:+0.74  24.72        51.58 (26.86)
        1:18.50 (26.92)     1:46.11 (27.61)
 33 Houck, Abbie     JR Louisville        1:45.83    1:46.15        
    r:+0.74  25.01        51.68 (26.67)
        1:18.80 (27.12)     1:46.15 (27.35)
 34 Evans, Joanna    FR Texas             1:46.95    1:46.26        
    r:+0.62  25.11        51.87 (26.76)
        1:19.13 (27.26)     1:46.26 (27.13)
 35 Carrozza, Quinn  FR Texas             1:44.99    1:46.52        
    r:+0.79  24.49        51.22 (26.73)
        1:18.57 (27.35)     1:46.52 (27.95)
 36 Chard, Emma      SO Boise St          1:45.11    1:46.55        
    r:+0.72  24.95        52.08 (27.13)
        1:19.34 (27.26)     1:46.55 (27.21)
 37 Jones, Kaitlin   SR Penn St           1:45.67    1:46.59        
    r:+0.72  24.90        51.71 (26.81)
        1:19.03 (27.32)     1:46.59 (27.56)
 38 Kneppers, Andre  SR Louisville        1:45.00    1:46.63        
    r:+0.80  25.24        51.94 (26.70)
        1:18.99 (27.05)     1:46.63 (27.64)
 39 Linn, Ashlee     SR Florida           1:46.20    1:46.69        
    r:+0.71  25.11        51.97 (26.86)
        1:19.24 (27.27)     1:46.69 (27.45)
 40 Ryan, Gillian    SO Michigan          1:44.75    1:46.70        
    r:+0.77  25.24        52.26 (27.02)
        1:19.66 (27.40)     1:46.70 (27.04)
 41 Monroe, Maddie   SR Arkansas          1:45.84    1:46.80        
    r:+0.69  25.24        52.18 (26.94)
        1:19.60 (27.42)     1:46.80 (27.20)
 42 Stirrat, Daniel  SR LSU               1:45.72    1:46.82        
    r:+0.72  25.45        52.53 (27.08)
        1:19.69 (27.16)     1:46.82 (27.13)
 43 Schick, Taylor   SR Arizona           1:45.39    1:46.83        
    r:+0.68  25.08        52.15 (27.07)
        1:19.48 (27.33)     1:46.83 (27.35)
 44 Malone, Kristin  SO Tex AM            1:46.37    1:46.88        
    r:+0.74  24.97        52.19 (27.22)
        1:19.36 (27.17)     1:46.88 (27.52)
 45 Wooden, Allie    FR USC               1:47.12    1:47.06        
    r:+0.70  25.23        52.42 (27.19)
        1:20.23 (27.81)     1:47.06 (26.83)
 46 Maughan, Amelia  SO Florida           1:45.76    1:47.13        
    r:+0.78  25.08        52.25 (27.17)
        1:19.87 (27.62)     1:47.13 (27.26)
 47 Meitz, Kaersten  SO Purdue            1:46.44    1:47.17        
    r:+0.88  25.33        52.38 (27.05)
        1:20.10 (27.72)     1:47.17 (27.07)
 48 Earp, Lauren     SR UNC               1:46.45    1:47.24        
    r:+0.75  24.98        52.26 (27.28)
        1:20.04 (27.78)     1:47.24 (27.20)
 49 Griffith, Mary   SR Tennessee         1:47.22    1:47.30        
    r:+0.76  25.80        52.93 (27.13)
        1:20.22 (27.29)     1:47.30 (27.08)
 50 Moynihan, Ella   FR Notre Dame        1:45.46    1:47.46        
    r:+0.70  24.41        51.36 (26.95)
        1:19.25 (27.89)     1:47.46 (28.21)
 51 Mayfield, Anna   SR Arkansas          1:46.20    1:47.52        
    r:+0.72  25.02        51.72 (26.70)
        1:19.19 (27.47)     1:47.52 (28.33)
 52 Saunders, Emma   SR Alabama           1:47.05    1:47.61        
    r:+0.68  25.18        52.67 (27.49)
        1:20.28 (27.61)     1:47.61 (27.33)
 52 Brandon, Bonnie  SR Arizona           1:46.29    1:47.61        
    r:+0.77  25.03        52.01 (26.98)
        1:19.62 (27.61)     1:47.61 (27.99)
 54 Miller, Genevie  JR Air Force         1:47.58    1:47.69        
    r:+0.68  25.50        52.50 (27.00)
        1:20.13 (27.63)     1:47.69 (27.56)
 55 Harrison, Sammy  SR Oregon St         1:47.13    1:47.73        
    r:+0.71  25.11        52.18 (27.07)
        1:19.92 (27.74)     1:47.73 (27.81)
 56 Peters, Stephan  SO Georgia           1:47.22    1:47.82        
    r:+0.71  25.09        52.25 (27.16)
        1:20.02 (27.77)     1:47.82 (27.80)
 57 Casey, Kendal    JR Kentucky          1:47.37    1:48.42        
    r:+0.90  25.81        53.27 (27.46)
        1:20.75 (27.48)     1:48.42 (27.67)
 58 Abel, Verity     SO Duke              1:47.90    1:48.85        
    r:+0.69  25.30        52.80 (27.50)
        1:20.90 (28.10)     1:48.85 (27.95)
 59 Craddock, Miche  SR NC State          1:45.79    1:48.94        
    r:+0.73  25.09        52.86 (27.77)
        1:20.56 (27.70)     1:48.94 (28.38)
 60 Worrell, Taylor  SO S. Carolina       1:47.90    1:49.09        
    r:+0.79  25.08        52.35 (27.27)
        1:20.51 (28.16)     1:49.09 (28.58)
 61 Zubar, Kira      SO Missouri          1:47.95    1:49.67        
    r:+0.80  25.98        53.82 (27.84)
        1:21.86 (28.04)     1:49.67 (27.81)

Women’s 100 breast

Indiana’s Lilly King uncorked an NCAA, U.S. Open and American record in the women’s 100-yard breast at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.

King raced her way to a smoking time of 57.15 for the record, breaking the 57.23 set by Breeja Larson of Texas A&M back in 2014.

Comparative Splits:

King: 26.61, 57.15 (30.54)
Larson: 27.03, 57.23 (30.20)

Considering that King dropped .20 off her previous third-ranked lifetime best of 57.35 from Big Tens last month, tonight could see an unreal barrier-breaking time under 57-seconds.

King will be looking to win Indiana’s seventh NCAA title, joining Kate Fesenko (200 back, 2010), Brooklynn Snodgrass (200 back, 2014), Kimiko Hirai (1m, 1996), Christina Loukas (3m, 2009, Cassandra Cardinell (10M, 2005) and Jessica Parratto (10m, 2015).  Notably, Cardinell is in attendance judging diving for the NCAA this week.

King won’t be alone tonight as she chases the title as Stanford’s Sarah Haase moved up to fourth all time in the event’s history with a 57.73 for the second seed.

All Time 100 Breast Top 10

1 57.15p Lilly King, Indiana, 3/18/2016
2 57.23 Breeja Larson Texas A&M 3/21/14
3 57.29 Alia Atkinson SoFlo 3/21/14
4 57.73p Sarah Haase, Stanford, 3/18/2016
5 57.76 Emily McClellan UW-Milwaukee 3/21/14
6 57.77 Tara Kirk Stanford Austin, Texas 3/6/06
7 57.79 Emma Reaney Notre Dame 3/21/14
8 58.06 Annie Chandler Arizona Purdue 3/18/10
9 58.08 Jillian Tyler Minnesota 2/16/11
10 58.10 Rebecca Soni USC 2/27/09

Missouri’s Katharine Ross (58.15), Missouri’s Abby Duncan (58.41), Indiana’s Miranda Tucker (58.91), Virginia’s Laura Simon (59.00), Louisville’s Andee Cottrell (59.09) and Purdue’s Emily Fogle (59.24) also made the top eight.

                    === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 King, Lilly      FR Indiana             57.35      57.15Nq      
    r:+0.68  26.61        57.15 (30.54)
  2 Haase, Sarah     SR Stanford            58.02      57.73Pq      
    r:+0.67  27.07        57.73 (30.66)
  3 Ross, Katharine  JR Missouri            58.38      58.15Pq      
    r:+0.68  27.25        58.15 (30.90)
  4 Duncan, Abby     SR Missouri            58.83      58.41Pq      
    r:+0.69  27.40        58.41 (31.01)
  5 Tucker, Miranda  FR Indiana             58.58      58.91 q      
    r:+0.71  27.87        58.91 (31.04)
  6 Simon, Laura     JR Virginia            58.73      59.00 q      
    r:+0.73  27.76        59.00 (31.24)
  7 Cottrell, Andee  JR Louisville          58.26      59.09 q      
    r:+0.71  27.73        59.09 (31.36)
  8 Fogle, Emily     SR Purdue              58.88      59.24 q      
    r:+0.76  27.67        59.24 (31.57)
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  9 Sougstad, Emma   JR Iowa                59.22      59.58 q      
    r:+0.85  28.04        59.58 (31.54)
 10 Escobedo, Emily  JR UMBC              1:00.05      59.71 q      
    r:+0.70  28.37        59.71 (31.34)
 11 Lloyd, Natasha   JR Auburn              59.90      59.73 q      
    r:+0.65  28.05        59.73 (31.68)
 12 Duncan, Delaney  FR Eastern Mich        59.46      59.90 q      
    r:+0.55  27.94        59.90 (31.96)
 13 Scott, Riley     FR USC                 59.31      59.92 q      
    r:+0.80  28.31        59.92 (31.61)
 14 Lazor, Annie     SR Auburn              59.68      59.94 q      
    r:+0.69  28.14        59.94 (31.80)
 15 Blood, Bridget   JR Alabama             59.44      59.96 q      
    r:+0.74  28.28        59.96 (31.68)
 16 Surhoff, Jordan  JR Texas             1:00.06    1:00.20 q      
    r:+0.68  27.93      1:00.20 (32.27)
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 17 Paluszek, Weron  SR VT                  59.37    1:00.23        
    r:+0.79  28.50      1:00.23 (31.73)
 18 Anderson, Olivi  FR Texas             1:00.06    1:00.28        
    r:+0.73  28.06      1:00.28 (32.22)
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 19 O'Neil, Colleen  JR LSU                 59.86    1:00.36        
    r:+0.70  28.18      1:00.36 (32.18)
 20 Schoettmer, Emm  SR Arizona           1:00.32    1:00.46        
    r:+0.78  28.56      1:00.46 (31.90)
 21 Nicholas, Tara-  JR SMU                 59.59    1:00.47        
    r:+0.72  29.03      1:00.47 (31.44)
 21 Mackenzie, Tary  SR LSU               1:00.63    1:00.47        
    r:+0.77  28.42      1:00.47 (32.05)
 23 Caneta, Jorie    SO Tex AM              59.37    1:00.49        
    r:+0.71  28.60      1:00.49 (31.89)
 24 Brumbaum, Kayla  JR NC State          1:00.11    1:00.50        
    r:+0.70  28.45      1:00.50 (32.05)
 25 Barber, Lauren   FR U.S. Navy         1:00.77    1:00.51        
    r:+0.69  28.69      1:00.51 (31.82)
 26 Carrillo, Danie  SR Bowling Green     1:00.57    1:00.60        
    r:+0.72  28.66      1:00.60 (31.94)
 27 McMahon, Syceri  JR Tex AM            1:00.41    1:00.67        
    r:+0.69  28.65      1:00.67 (32.02)
 28 Rodriguez, Meli  SR Penn St           1:00.76    1:00.75        
    r:+0.70  28.63      1:00.75 (32.12)
 29 Rathsack, Lina   JR UNLV              1:00.42    1:00.76        
    r:+0.74  28.39      1:00.76 (32.37)
 30 Kopas, Emily     SO Michigan          1:00.56    1:00.77        
    r:+0.76  28.81      1:00.77 (31.96)
 31 Richart, Samant  SR Toledo              59.88    1:00.78        
    r:+0.70  28.59      1:00.78 (32.19)
 32 Harutjunjan, Ma  SO Wyoming           1:00.21    1:00.81        
    r:+0.70  28.24      1:00.81 (32.57)
 33 Garcia Urzainqu  JR California        1:00.25    1:00.86        
    r:+0.73  28.59      1:00.86 (32.27)
 34 Van Camp, Jenna  SR Towson            1:00.53    1:00.89        
    r:+0.74  28.81      1:00.89 (32.08)
 35 Ridout, Emily    SR Wyoming           1:01.18    1:00.90        
    r:+0.67  28.32      1:00.90 (32.58)
 36 Vargo, Taylor    JR Ohio St           1:00.13    1:00.92        
    r:+0.67  28.77      1:00.92 (32.15)
 37 Munson, Rachel   FR Minnesota         1:00.40    1:00.95        
    r:+0.67  29.02      1:00.95 (31.93)
 38 Bernhardt, Rach  JR Drexel            1:00.65    1:01.04        
    r:+0.78  28.54      1:01.04 (32.50)
 39 Gonzalez Medina  SO Tex AM            1:01.67    1:01.06        
    r:+0.74  29.23      1:01.06 (31.83)
 40 Tafuto, Vivian   FR Virginia          1:00.24    1:01.19        
    r:+0.65  28.50      1:01.19 (32.69)
 41 Colleou, Stina   JR Utah              1:01.47    1:01.31        
    r:+0.75  29.22      1:01.31 (32.09)
 42 Sanders, Amanda  JR Denver            1:00.48    1:01.39        
    r:+0.75  28.68      1:01.39 (32.71)
 43 Carlson, Maria   JR Wisconsin         1:00.66    1:01.44        
    r:+0.77  28.86      1:01.44 (32.58)
 43 Casazza, Caitli  FR Georgia           1:01.33    1:01.44        
    r:+0.69  28.71      1:01.44 (32.73)
 45 Crew, Kendra     JR Kentucky          1:01.03    1:01.70        
    r:+0.65  29.23      1:01.70 (32.47)
 46 Fisher, Abby     JR UNC               1:02.07    1:01.73        
    r:+0.72  29.21      1:01.73 (32.52)
 47 Robertson, Genn  FR Utah              1:01.29    1:01.78        
    r:+0.80  29.14      1:01.78 (32.64)
 48 Yurchishin, Mar  FR Alabama           1:02.11    1:02.13        
    r:+0.63  29.05      1:02.13 (33.08)
 49 Bopp, Amy        JR Ohio St           1:01.25    1:02.25        
    r:+0.65  29.46      1:02.25 (32.79)
 -- Borendame, Sara  JR Arizona           1:00.52        SCR

Women’s 100 back

Virginia’s Courtney Bartholomew put herself into position to win the NCAA title in the 100-yard back as she turned in a top-seeded time of 50.60.  Bartholomew definitely has the potential for a special swim tonight as she’s the second-ranked swimmer of all time with a 50.01 as a relay leadoff.

Bartholomew will be looking to join Leah Smith (500 free, 2015, 2016; 1650 free 2015) and Cara Lane (1650 free, 2000, 2001) as just the third Virginia swimmer to win an NCAA title.

Stanford’s Ally Howe, the eighth-ranked swimmer in the history of the event with a 50.71 personal best, picked up the second seed in 50.85.

California’s Rachel Bootsma also posted a 50.85 to tie for the second seed.  Bootsma, the two-time champion, is looking to become just the sixth swimmer to ever win the 100 back three times in a career. Bootsma has the speed as she’s the third-ranked swimmer ever behind Natalie Coughlin (49.97) and Bartholomew (50.01) with a 50.03 to win the NCAA title last year.

3-Time 100 Back Winners:

4 – Natalie Coughlin, California
3 – Lea Loveless, Stanford
3 – Betsy Mitchell, Texas
3 – Gemma Spofforth, Florida
3 – Sue Walsh, North Carolina

California’s Amy Bilquist (50.96), Tennessee’s Kira Toussaint (50.97), NC State’s Alexia Zevnik (51.13), Missouri’s Nadine Laemmler (51.14) and Stanford’s Janet Hu (51.16) will also compete for the NCAA title.

                    === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Bartholomew, Co  SR Virginia            50.55      50.60 q      
    r:+0.68  24.92        50.60 (25.68)
  2 Howe, Ally       SO Stanford            50.71      50.85 q      
    r:+0.76  24.79        50.85 (26.06)
  2 Bootsma, Rachel  SR California          50.76      50.85 q      
    r:+0.56  24.63        50.85 (26.22)
  4 Bilquist, Amy    FR California          50.50      50.96 q      
    r:+0.73  24.90        50.96 (26.06)
  5 Toussaint, Kira  JR Tennessee           50.85      50.97 q      
    r:+0.61  24.73        50.97 (26.24)
  6 Zevnik, Alexia   JR NC State            51.27      51.13 q      
    r:+0.63  25.05        51.13 (26.08)
  7 Laemmler, Nadin  JR Missouri            52.04      51.14 q      
    r:+0.56  24.84        51.14 (26.30)
  8 Hu, Janet        SO Stanford            51.14      51.16 q      
    r:+0.59  24.56        51.16 (26.60)
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  9 Deloof, Ali      SR Michigan            51.56      51.21 q      
    r:+0.67  24.76        51.21 (26.45)
 10 Smoliga, Olivia  JR Georgia             50.80      51.23 q      
    r:+0.79  24.81        51.23 (26.42)
 11 Mack, Linnea     JR UCLA                51.37      51.60 q      
    r:+0.74  24.67        51.60 (26.93)
 12 Galyer, Daniell  JR Kentucky            51.77      51.62 q      
    r:+0.65  25.18        51.62 (26.44)
 13 Haan, Elise      FR FGCU                51.65      51.76 q      
    r:+0.64  25.25        51.76 (26.51)
 14 Baker, Kathleen  FR California          51.05      51.79 q      
    r:+0.65  24.93        51.79 (26.86)
 15 Stevens, Hannah  SO Missouri            51.89      51.89 q      
    r:+0.68  25.21        51.89 (26.68)
 16 Stewart, Kylie   SO Georgia             51.73      51.95 q      
    r:+0.68  25.46        51.95 (26.49)
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 17 Apostalon, Anik  JR USC                 52.79      52.04        
    r:+0.97  25.14        52.04 (26.90)
 18 Ochitwa, Annie   FR Arizona             51.79      52.08        
    r:+0.77  25.28        52.08 (26.80)
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 19 Leach, Hanni     FR USC                 52.68      52.15        
    r:+0.67  25.43        52.15 (26.72)
 20 Smiddy, Clara    SO Michigan            51.80      52.25        
    r:+0.65  25.57        52.25 (26.68)
 21 Moffitt, Hellen  JR UNC                 51.46      52.39        
    r:+0.67  25.62        52.39 (26.77)
 22 Engel, Lindsey   SO Stanford            53.03      52.57        
    r:+0.67  25.15        52.57 (27.42)
 23 Garcia, Taylor   FR Arizona             52.47      52.70        
    r:+0.62  25.55        52.70 (27.15)
 24 Stewart, Kendyl  SR USC                 52.60      52.79        
    r:+0.75  25.44        52.79 (27.35)
 25 Caldwell, Court  FR NC State            52.26      52.80        
    r:+0.71  25.63        52.80 (27.17)
 26 Alexander, Brid  SO Kentucky            53.11      52.92        
    r:+0.72  25.69        52.92 (27.23)
 26 Konopka, Katrin  FR Arizona             52.67      52.92        
    r:+0.71  25.54        52.92 (27.38)
 28 Weiss, Hannah    SO USC                 52.20      52.93        
    r:+0.62  25.10        52.93 (27.83)
 29 Reynolds, Sarah  SR Auburn              52.69      52.95        
    r:+0.61  25.62        52.95 (27.33)
 30 Baldwin, Caroli  SO UNC                 52.58      52.97        
    r:+0.63  25.35        52.97 (27.62)
 31 Chamberlain, Ma  SO Indiana             51.87      53.01        
    r:+0.65  25.70        53.01 (27.31)
 31 Wicks, Sam       SR Boise St            52.03      53.01        
    r:+0.63  25.64        53.01 (27.37)
 33 Roas, Johanna    JR Denver              52.44      53.08        
    r:+0.66  25.42        53.08 (27.66)
 34 Baddock, Caroli  SO Auburn              53.22      53.10        
    r:+0.59  26.00        53.10 (27.10)
 35 Vitarius, Jilli  SR Auburn              52.58      53.14        
    r:+0.67  25.59        53.14 (27.55)
 36 Brandt, Claire   SR Tex AM              53.18      53.19        
    r:+0.66  25.77        53.19 (27.42)
 36 Kendzior, Alina  FR Louisville          52.79      53.19        
    r:+0.62  26.92        53.19 (26.27)
 38 Hitchens, Sarah  JR UNC                 52.80      53.21        
    r:+0.69  25.80        53.21 (27.41)
 39 White, Madison   JR UCLA                52.67      53.22        
    r:+0.91  26.15        53.22 (27.07)
 40 Szynal, Luka     JR Akron               53.16      53.27        
    r:+0.64  26.12        53.27 (27.15)
 41 Bohon, Micah     SO Tennessee           52.93      53.48        
    r:+0.63  25.82        53.48 (27.66)
 42 Norman, Laura    SO Tex AM              52.70      53.51        
    r:+0.68  25.66        53.51 (27.85)
 43 Deloof, Gabby    SO Michigan            53.62      53.59        
    r:+0.61  26.30        53.59 (27.29)
 44 Schanz, Emma     FR UCLA                53.97      53.61        
    r:+0.68  26.02        53.61 (27.59)
 45 Ruele, Naomi     FR Fla Int'l           53.09      53.65        
    r:+0.65  26.38        53.65 (27.27)
 46 Saunders, Emma   SR Alabama             53.47      53.80        
    r:+0.60  26.60        53.80 (27.20)
 47 Vredeveld, Kris  JR California          53.17      54.08        
    r:+0.81  25.55        54.08 (28.53)
 48 McCormick, Morg  SO Denver              53.67      54.09        
    r:+0.74  26.17        54.09 (27.92)
 49 Latham, Katie    FR FGCU                53.94      54.14        
    r:+0.64  25.65        54.14 (28.49)
 50 Mazutaityte, Ug  FR Fresno St           54.04      54.48        
    r:+0.72  26.49        54.48 (27.99)
 51 Kinnear, Katie   SR UCLA                55.01      54.51        
    r:+0.79  26.42        54.51 (28.09)

Women’s 200 medley relay

Stanford’s Ally Howe, Sarah Haase, Janet Hu and Lia Neal, the foursome that just broke the NCAA and American record at Pac 12s last month, put themselves in position to do it again with a top-seeded 1:35.59.

Howe (24.42), Haase (26.64), Hu (22.88) and Neal (21.65) are looking to add to Stanford’s historic dominance of this event with an NCAA-record 13th team win in the sprint medley.

Previous Stanford Wins:

1983 Stanford (Kim Carlisle, Kathy Smith, Kelly Asplund, Krissie Bush), 1:43.03
1984 Stanford (Libby Kinkead, Kathy Smith, Diana Zock, Krissie Bush), 1:42.81
1986 Stanford (Jennifer Pokluda, Kathy Smith, Jenna Johnson, Diana Zock), 1:40.22
1992 Stanford (Lea Loveless, Lori Heisick, Summer Sanders, Jenny Thompson), 1:38.68
1993 Stanford (Lea Loveless, Lori Heisick, Becky Crowe, Jenny Thompson), 1:39.52
1995 Stanford (Jessica Tong, Kerry O’Hanoln, Jenny Thompson, Claudia Franco), 1:40.88
1996 Stanford (Jessica Tong, Elin Austevoll, Suzanne Toledo, Claudia Franco), 1:40.90
1998 Stanford (Catherine Fox, Elin Austevoll, Misty Hyman, Siobhan Cropper), 1:37.80
1999 Stanford (Shelly Ripple, Whitney Leatherwood, Misty Hyman, Gabrielle Rose), 1:37.77
2001 Stanford (Shelly Ripple, Tara Kirk, Misty Hyman, Siobhan Cropper), 1:38.43
2002 Stanford (Amy Wagner, Tara Kirk, Shelly Ripple, Lacey Boutwell), 1:37.79
2014 Stanford (Felicia Lee, Katie Olsen, Nicole Stafford, Maddy Schaefer) 1:34.95

Virginia’s Courtney Bartholomew (23.75), Laura Simon (26.74), Ellen Thomas (23.33) and Caitlin Cooper (21.88) are looking for Virginia’s first NCAA relay win, and should give Stanford a challenge after clocking in with a 1:35.70.

California’s Rachel Bootsma (23.99), Marina Garcia (27.81), Noemie Thomas (22.86) and Farida Osman (21.46) cranked out a third-seeded 1:36.12.

Texas A&M (1:36.22), Missouri (1:36.40), Louisville (1:36.45), Arizona (1:36.83) and Georgia (1:36.88) also made the finale.  Louisville did so with Worrell blazing her way to a 22.21 butterfly split.

Indiana’s Lilly King, meanwhile, blasted a 26.10 breaststroke split for the Hoosiers as the team wound up ninth in 1:36.93.


                       === Preliminaries ===                        
 
  1 Stanford                      1:34.15    1:35.59Pq      
     1) Howe, Ally SO                 2) r:0.45 Haase, Sarah SR       
     3) r:0.26 Hu, Janet SO           4) r:0.29 Neal, Lia JR          
    r:+0.73  24.42        51.06 (26.64)
        1:13.94 (22.88)     1:35.59 (21.65)
  2 Virginia                      1:35.57    1:35.70Pq      
     1) Bartholomew, Courtney SR      2) r:0.98 Simon, Laura JR       
     3) r:0.13 Thomas, Ellen JR       4) r:0.12 Cooper, Caitlin SO    
    r:+0.73  23.75        50.49 (26.74)
        1:13.82 (23.33)     1:35.70 (21.88)
  3 California                    1:35.45    1:36.12 q      
     1) Bootsma, Rachel SR            2) r:0.01 Garcia Urzainqurina JR
     3) r:0.19 Thomas, Noemie SO      4) r:0.32 Osman, Farida JR      
    r:+0.61  23.99        51.80 (27.81)
        1:14.66 (22.86)     1:36.12 (21.46)
  4 Tex AM                        1:36.13    1:36.22 q      
     1) Gastaldello, Beryl SO         2) r:0.03 McMahon, Sycerika JR  
     3) r:0.25 Gibson, Sarah JR       4) r:0.09 Lupton, Lexie FR      
    r:+0.58  24.15        51.37 (27.22)
        1:14.04 (22.67)     1:36.22 (22.18)
  5 Missouri                      1:36.42    1:36.40 q      
     1) Laemmler, Nadine JR           2) r:0.30 Duncan, Abby SR       
     3) r:0.26 Gehrke, Maddie FR      4) r:0.19 Patterson, Anna SR    
    r:+0.66  24.19        50.95 (26.76)
        1:14.50 (23.55)     1:36.40 (21.90)
  6 Louisville                    1:35.43    1:36.45 q      
     1) Kendzior, Alina FR            2) r:0.17 Cottrell, Andee JR    
     3) r:0.08 Worrell, Kelsi SR      4) r:0.20 Comerford, Mallory FR 
    r:+0.60  24.76        51.99 (27.23)
        1:14.20 (22.21)     1:36.45 (22.25)
  7 Arizona                       1:37.04    1:36.83 q      
     1) Ochitwa, Annie FR             2) r:0.28 Schoettmer, Emma SR   
     3) r:0.27 Rumrill, Mackenzie FR  4) r:0.29 Konopka, Katrina FR   
    r:+0.70  24.16        51.67 (27.51)
        1:15.07 (23.40)     1:36.83 (21.76)
  8 Georgia                       1:36.28    1:36.88 q      
     1) Smoliga, Olivia JR            2) r:0.14 Cameron, Emily JR     
     3) r:0.17 Stewart, Kylie SO      4) r:0.24 Raab, Meaghan SO      
    r:+0.73  23.87        51.47 (27.60)
        1:14.38 (22.91)     1:36.88 (22.50)
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
  9 Indiana                       1:35.73    1:36.93 q      
     1) Chamberlain, Marie SO         2) r:0.35 King, Lilly FR        
     3) r:0.22 Dalesandro, Gia JR     4) r:0.27 Vertigans, Grace SO   
    r:+0.54  24.41        50.51 (26.10)
        1:14.33 (23.82)     1:36.93 (22.60)
 10 Tennessee                     1:35.86    1:37.05 q      
     1) Toussaint, Kira JR            2) r:0.39 Banic, Maddy FR       
     3) r:0.25 Bruens, Harper SR      4) r:0.30 Johnson, Faith SR     
    r:+0.61  23.87        52.16 (28.29)
        1:15.26 (23.10)     1:37.05 (21.79)
 11 Wisconsin                     1:37.67    1:37.17 q      
     1) Unicomb, Jessica FR           2) r:0.05 Meinholz, Anna SR     
     3) r:0.29 Grindall, Dana JR      4) r:0.14 Kinney, Chase JR      
    r:+0.69  24.70        52.08 (27.38)
        1:15.71 (23.63)     1:37.17 (21.46)
 12 USC                           1:35.90    1:37.31 q      
     1) Weiss, Hannah SO              2) r:0.23 Scott, Riley FR       
     3) r:0.44 Stewart, Kendyl SR     4) r:0.12 Wilk, Kasia FR        
    r:+0.53  24.80        52.19 (27.39)
        1:15.72 (23.53)     1:37.31 (21.59)
 13 NC State                      1:36.43    1:37.39 q      
     1) Koletic, Ashlyn SR            2) r:0.14 Brumbaum, Kayla JR    
     3) r:0.36 Labonge, Natalie JR    4) r:0.23 Bonnema, Riki SR      
    r:+0.79  24.79        52.14 (27.35)
        1:15.59 (23.45)     1:37.39 (21.80)
 14 Texas                         1:36.32    1:37.49 q      
     1) Rule, Remedy FR               2) r:0.27 Surhoff, Jordan JR    
     3) r:0.22 Schneider, Mimi SO     4) r:0.12 Millard, Rebecca SO   
    r:+0.73  25.25        52.55 (27.30)
        1:15.92 (23.37)     1:37.49 (21.57)
 15 Ohio St                       1:37.54    1:37.52 q      
     1) Rabold, Camey SR              2) r:0.26 Dzierzak, Rachael SR  
     3) r:0.40 Li, Liz SO             4) r:0.19 Jongekrijg, Annie SR  
    r:+0.67  24.90        52.17 (27.27)
        1:15.41 (23.24)     1:37.52 (22.11)
 16 UNC                           1:37.04    1:37.60 q      
     1) Baldwin, Caroline SO          2) r:0.10 Canty, Rachel SR      
     3) r:0.18 Moffitt, Hellen JR     4) r:0.30 Hitchens, Sarah JR    
    r:+0.60  24.59        52.58 (27.99)
        1:15.53 (22.95)     1:37.60 (22.07)
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 17 Michigan                      1:37.89    1:37.79        
     1) Smiddy, Clara SO              2) r:0.29 Kopas, Emily SO       
     3) r:0.20 Mattingly, Zoe SR      4) r:0.40 Deloof, Ali SR        
    r:+0.75  24.43        52.07 (27.64)
        1:15.69 (23.62)     1:37.79 (22.10)
 18 Akron                         1:37.28    1:38.00        
     1) Myers, Madison FR             2) r:0.26 Raspopovich, Hannah SR
     3) r:0.05 Fazekas, Sadie FR      4) r:0.05 Niznik, Ashley SR     
    r:+0.56  24.47        52.08 (27.61)
        1:15.30 (23.22)     1:38.00 (22.70)
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 19 LSU                           1:37.69    1:38.38        
     1) Oquist, Caley SR              2) r:0.09 O'Neil, Colleen JR    
     3) r:0.30 Kopcso, Kara JR        4) r:0.00 Troskot, Leah JR      
    r:+0.68  25.20        52.93 (27.73)
        1:16.75 (23.82)     1:38.38 (21.63)
 20 Minnesota                     1:37.27    1:38.72        
     1) Avestruz, Zoe FR              2) r:0.18 Munson, Rachel FR     
     3) r:0.20 Nack, Danielle SO      4) r:0.26 Votava, Lauren SR     
    r:+0.59  25.11        52.90 (27.79)
        1:16.17 (23.27)     1:38.72 (22.55)
 21 Alabama                       1:37.21    1:38.74        
     1) Korst, Caroline JR            2) r:0.10 Blood, Bridget JR     
     3) r:0.34 Musser, Hannah SO      4) r:0.06 Tomley, Temarie SO    
    r:+0.63  24.72        52.15 (27.43)
        1:16.16 (24.01)     1:38.74 (22.58)
 22 Boise St                      1:37.63    1:39.46        
     1) Wicks, Sam SR                 2) r:0.24 Chard, Emma SO        
     3) r:0.34 Aoyama, Brittany SR    4) r:0.20 Martin, Katelyn JR    
    r:+0.62  24.81        53.54 (28.73)
        1:17.40 (23.86)     1:39.46 (22.06)
 -- Auburn                        1:37.09         DQ        
      Early take-off swimmer #2
     1) Vitarius, Jillian SR          2) r:-0.07 Lloyd, Natasha JR    
     3) r:0.37 Tetzloff, Alyssa FR    4) r:0.32 Ellzey, Ashton SO     
    r:+0.77  24.87        51.88 (27.01)
        1:15.87 (23.99)          DQ (22.16)

Women’s three-meter diving

Florida’s Kahlia Warner had another strong prelim session, picking up the top seed with 381.20 points.  One-meter winner, Sharae Zheng of Nevada, qualified second with 367.10 points.  UCLA’s Maria Polyakova picked up third with 347.40 points.

                     === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Warner, Kahlia   SR Florida                NP     381.20 q      
  2 Zheng, Sharae    FR Nevada                 NP     367.10 q      
  3 Polyakova, Mari  SO UCLA                   NP     347.40 q      
  4 Lin, Pei         JR Miami (OH)             NP     344.35 q      
  5 Zhou, Yu         JR Minnesota              NP     337.35 q      
  6 Houser, Lacey    SR Indiana                NP     333.70 q      
  7 Leydon-Mahoney,  SO Stanford               NP     328.70 q      
  8 Dunnichay, Mary  SR Purdue                 NP     321.85 q      
  9 Dawson, Elisa    SO UNC                    NP     321.40 q      
 10 Ball, Olivia     SO Georgia                NP     318.80 q      
 11 Hamperian, Rebe  JR Kentucky               NP     317.90 q      
 12 Black, Alyssa    JR Rutgers                NP     317.05 q      
 13 Cui, Lizzie      FR LSU                    NP     316.00 q      
 14 Belanger, Elois  FR UCLA                   NP     312.15 q      
 15 Sharp, Meme      SO Pittsburgh             NP     309.80 q      
 16 Layland, Wally   SO Miami (FL)             NP     308.15 q      
 17 Weil, Cassie     SR LSU                    NP     306.95        
 18 Peters, Ashlynn  FR VT                     NP     305.85        
 19 Witt, Madison    FR USC                    NP     300.90        
 20 Hudkins, Madiso  JR Tex AM                 NP     299.85        
 21 O'Brien, Meghan  FR Texas                  NP     299.25        
 22 Corbett, Rebecc  SR Virginia               NP     298.60        
 23 Walkowiak, Addy  SO Rutgers                NP     296.00        
 24 Murphy, Ali      JR Michigan               NP     295.30        
 25 Gillis, Nicole   SO Arkansas               NP     293.10        
 26 Vincent, Julia   JR S. Carolina            NP     292.95        
 27 Hottensmith, Al  SR Akron                  NP     291.65        
 28 Kamstra, Sarah   SR Michigan               NP     291.30        
 29 Gaboury, Emma    SR Notre Dame             NP     290.70        
 30 Rubadue, Rachel  FR Tennessee              NP     290.50        
 31 Houston, Meghan  SR Texas                  NP     289.50        
 32 Allen, Haley     FR Ohio St                NP     289.20        
 33 Acquista, Andre  JR Louisville             NP     288.40        
 34 Tenenbaum, Lexi  JR Minnesota              NP     285.30        
 35 Harrison, Aimee  JR Hawaii                 NP     284.00        
 36 Clay, Alex       SR Stanford               NP     283.00        
 37 McCormack, Kara  SR Miami (FL)             NP     282.75        
 38 Hinrichs, Lilly  SR Stanford               NP     278.65        
 39 Lamendola, Laur  SR S. Carolina            NP     276.40        
 40 Johnson, Corey   SO Virginia               NP     275.75        
 41 Hackett, Sally   JR Arizona                NP     274.85        
 42 Chewning, Sarah  SR Tennessee              NP     274.15        
 43 Crea, Annie      SO Notre Dame             NP     273.80        
 44 Casillas, Amand  JR Utah                   NP     261.50        
 45 Palmer, Krysta   SR Nevada                 NP     256.20        
 46 Butera, Alli     JR Connecticut            NP     254.70        
 47 Bower, Michal    JR Indiana                NP     246.30        
 47 Filipcic, Anna   JR Nebraska               NP     246.30        
 49 Lehman, Olivia   JR James Madison          NP     245.85        
 50 Towbin, Kylie    FR Virginia               NP     238.95        
 51 Kastler, Anne    SR California             NP     214.10        
 -- Quesnel, Becca   SO Fla Int'l              NP        SCR

SCHEDULED EVENTS

  • 400 IM
  • 100 fly
  • 200 free
  • 100 breast
  • 100 back
  • 200 medley relay
  • three-meter diving

2016 NCAA Division I Women's Championships Up/Downs for March 18

TeamA FinalsB FinalsTotal
Georgia5510
California639
Stanford819
Texas A&M527
Indiana527
Virginia415
Missouri415
Tennessee145
NC State145
Louisville44
Southern California44
Minnesota213
North Carolina123
UCLA123
Texas33
Purdue22
Michigan112
Ohio State112
Arizona112
Auburn22
Kentucky22
Kansas11
Florida11
Nevada11
Miami (Ohio)11
Denver11
Alabama11
SMU11
Penn State11
Iowa11
UMBC11
Eastern Michigan11
Alabama11
FGCU11
Wisconsin11
Rutgers11
LSU11
Pittsburgh11
Miami (Fla)11
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