2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

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Georgia and Stanford are set to do battle for the team title on the last night at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.  Finals start at 6 p.m. ET.  Hit refresh for the latest coverage.

                   Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 21                     
 
  1. Georgia                           414   2. Stanford                          395
  3. California                        358   4. Texas A&M                         309
  5. Virginia                          264   6. Southern Cali                   244.5
  7. Indiana                           228   8. Louisville                        220
  9. NC State                          155  10. Michigan                          150
 11. Missouri                          139  12. Arizona                           120
 13. Tennessee                         111  14. Ohio St                            84
 15. Texas                              79  16. Minnesota                          70
 17. UCLA                               68  18. UNC                                66
 19. Florida                          63.5  20. Nevada                             56
 21. Wisconsin                          49  22. Kentucky                           40
 23. Purdue                             35  24. Miami University (Ohio)            33
 25. Virginia Tech                      23  25. Penn St                            23
 27. Lsu                                21  28. Alabama                            20
 29. South Carolina                     18  29. Umbc (W)                           18
 31. Arizona St                         16  32. Northwestern University            15
 33. Auburn                             14  34. Harvard                            11
 34. Kansas                             11  34. Air Force (W)                      11
 37. Denver                             10  38. Iowa                                9
 39. University of Nebraska-Lincoln      7  40. Miami (Fl)                          6
 40. Smu                                 6  42. Pittsburgh                          4
 42. University of Hawaii (W)            4  44. Wyoming (W)                         3
 44. Eastern Mich                        3  46. Cincinnati                          2
 47. Florida Gulf                        1  47. Rutgers                             1

Women’s 1650 free

Virginia’s Leah Smith raced away from Georgia’s Brittany MacLean to defend her women’s 1650-yard freestyle title at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.

While Smith wasn’t able to challenge her NCAA record time of 15:25.30, she did pick up the victory with a time of 15:32.72 to complete the 500-1650 free double.  That’s the ninth fastest time ever.

All Time 1650 Free Top 10:

1 15:13.30 Katie Ledecky, NCAP, 12/6/14
2 15:15.17 Katie Ledecky, NCAP, 12/5/13
3 15:24.35 Katie Hoff NBAC Annapolis, Md. 3/2/08
4 15:25.30 Leah Smith, Virginia, ACCs 2/20/16
5 15:27.84 Brittany MacLean, Georgia, 3/22/14
6 15:28.36 Katie Ledecky NCAP 11/29/12
7 15:29.15 Kate Ziegler The Fish Fairfax, Va. 12/6/07
8 15:30.84 Lotte Friis, NBAC, 3/7/15
9 15:32.72 Leah Smith, Virginia, 3/19/16
10 15:34.46 Leah Smith, Virginia, TAMU, 3/21/15

Smith became the ninth swimmer to win a pair of 1650 NCAA titles, joining fellow Cavalier Cara Lane, who went back-to-back in 2000 and 2001.

Previous Multiple Winners:

3 – Tami Bruce, Florida
3 – Marybeth Linzmeier, Stanford
3 – Mimosa McNerney, Florida
3 – Flavia Rigamonti, SMU
3 – Wendy Trott, Georgia
2 – Janet Evans, Stanford
2 – Trina Jackson, Arizona
2 – Cara Lane, Virginia
2 – Hayley Peirsol, Auburn

Georgia’s Brittany MacLean collected a huge second-place finish for the Bulldogs with a 15:39.29.  That swim kept Georgia on pace for a close win against Stanford at the end of the night.

Michigan’s Rose Bi placed third in 15:45.26 with NC State’s Hannah Moore earning fourth in 15:47.20.

Indiana’s Haley Lips moved up to fifth with a 15:50.54 from the earlier heats, while Ohio State’s Lindsey Clary (15:50.66), Wisconsin’s Danielle Valley (16:00.43) and Minnesota’s Brooke Zeiger (16:00.64) closed out the top eight.

 1 Smith, Leah      JR Virginia         15:25.30   15:32.72P        20  
                 25.66        52.98 (27.32)
        1:20.69 (27.71)     1:48.91 (28.22)
        2:17.01 (28.10)     2:45.40 (28.39)
        3:13.72 (28.32)     3:42.03 (28.31)
        4:10.52 (28.49)     4:39.03 (28.51)
        5:07.46 (28.43)     5:35.94 (28.48)
        6:04.57 (28.63)     6:32.98 (28.41)
        7:01.39 (28.41)     7:29.88 (28.49)
        7:58.19 (28.31)     8:26.78 (28.59)
        8:55.29 (28.51)     9:23.87 (28.58)
        9:52.29 (28.42)    10:20.70 (28.41)
       10:49.02 (28.32)    11:17.47 (28.45)
       11:46.01 (28.54)    12:14.55 (28.54)
       12:43.18 (28.63)    13:11.70 (28.52)
       13:40.30 (28.60)    14:08.77 (28.47)
       14:37.28 (28.51)    15:05.47 (28.19)    15:32.72 (27.25)
  2 MacLean, Britta  SR Georgia          15:36.52   15:39.29P        17  
                 26.29        54.12 (27.83)
        1:22.02 (27.90)     1:50.30 (28.28)
        2:18.74 (28.44)     2:47.17 (28.43)
        3:15.75 (28.58)     3:44.08 (28.33)
        4:12.36 (28.28)     4:40.79 (28.43)
        5:09.17 (28.38)     5:37.77 (28.60)
        6:06.02 (28.25)     6:34.27 (28.25)
        7:02.72 (28.45)     7:31.20 (28.48)
        7:59.95 (28.75)     8:28.46 (28.51)
        8:56.97 (28.51)     9:25.76 (28.79)
        9:54.52 (28.76)    10:23.30 (28.78)
       10:52.09 (28.79)    11:21.01 (28.92)
       11:49.66 (28.65)    12:18.39 (28.73)
       12:47.25 (28.86)    13:16.03 (28.78)
       13:44.83 (28.80)    14:13.65 (28.82)
       14:42.36 (28.71)    15:11.47 (29.11)    15:39.29 (27.82)
  3 Bi, Rose         FR Michigan         15:50.56   15:45.26P        16  
                 26.73        55.25 (28.52)
        1:23.56 (28.31)     1:52.21 (28.65)
        2:21.09 (28.88)     2:50.33 (29.24)
        3:19.47 (29.14)     3:48.62 (29.15)
        4:17.60 (28.98)     4:46.74 (29.14)
        5:15.70 (28.96)     5:44.69 (28.99)
        6:13.37 (28.68)     6:42.14 (28.77)
        7:10.79 (28.65)     7:39.31 (28.52)
        8:07.98 (28.67)     8:36.68 (28.70)
        9:05.23 (28.55)     9:34.32 (29.09)
       10:02.83 (28.51)    10:31.49 (28.66)
       11:00.39 (28.90)    11:29.28 (28.89)
       11:58.08 (28.80)    12:26.75 (28.67)
       12:55.35 (28.60)    13:23.87 (28.52)
       13:52.80 (28.93)    14:21.71 (28.91)
       14:49.95 (28.24)    15:18.25 (28.30)    15:45.26 (27.01)
  4 Moore, Hannah    SO NC State         15:50.46   15:47.20P        15  
                 26.35        54.66 (28.31)
        1:23.13 (28.47)     1:51.88 (28.75)
        2:20.72 (28.84)     2:49.57 (28.85)
        3:18.48 (28.91)     3:47.51 (29.03)
        4:16.50 (28.99)     4:45.51 (29.01)
        5:14.71 (29.20)     5:43.72 (29.01)
        6:12.86 (29.14)     6:41.79 (28.93)
        7:10.76 (28.97)     7:39.73 (28.97)
        8:08.66 (28.93)     8:37.64 (28.98)
        9:06.32 (28.68)     9:35.05 (28.73)
       10:04.01 (28.96)    10:32.75 (28.74)
       11:01.40 (28.65)    11:30.25 (28.85)
       11:58.91 (28.66)    12:27.71 (28.80)
       12:56.53 (28.82)    13:25.18 (28.65)
       13:53.77 (28.59)    14:22.37 (28.60)
       14:51.04 (28.67)    15:19.49 (28.45)    15:47.20 (27.71)
  5 Lips, Haley      SR Indiana          16:01.67   15:50.54P        14  
                 26.58        54.88 (28.30)
        1:23.86 (28.98)     1:53.14 (29.28)
        2:22.17 (29.03)     2:51.44 (29.27)
        3:20.61 (29.17)     3:49.80 (29.19)
        4:18.95 (29.15)     4:47.94 (28.99)
        5:16.92 (28.98)     5:45.93 (29.01)
        6:15.08 (29.15)     6:43.96 (28.88)
        7:12.77 (28.81)     7:41.39 (28.62)
        8:10.13 (28.74)     8:38.78 (28.65)
        9:07.45 (28.67)     9:36.18 (28.73)
       10:05.05 (28.87)    10:34.07 (29.02)
       11:03.02 (28.95)    11:31.79 (28.77)
       12:00.68 (28.89)    12:29.79 (29.11)
       12:58.85 (29.06)    13:27.94 (29.09)
       13:56.97 (29.03)    14:25.69 (28.72)
       14:54.52 (28.83)    15:22.75 (28.23)    15:50.54 (27.79)
  6 Clary, Lindsey   JR Ohio St          15:49.98   15:50.66P        13  
                 27.19        55.68 (28.49)
        1:24.57 (28.89)     1:53.36 (28.79)
        2:22.02 (28.66)     2:50.77 (28.75)
        3:19.76 (28.99)     3:48.51 (28.75)
        4:17.43 (28.92)     4:46.47 (29.04)
        5:15.46 (28.99)     5:44.35 (28.89)
        6:13.31 (28.96)     6:42.41 (29.10)
        7:11.30 (28.89)     7:40.27 (28.97)
        8:09.32 (29.05)     8:38.18 (28.86)
        9:07.27 (29.09)     9:36.26 (28.99)
       10:05.31 (29.05)    10:34.33 (29.02)
       11:03.20 (28.87)    11:31.91 (28.71)
       12:00.78 (28.87)    12:29.82 (29.04)
       12:58.75 (28.93)    13:27.67 (28.92)
       13:56.65 (28.98)    14:25.62 (28.97)
       14:54.68 (29.06)    15:23.04 (28.36)    15:50.66 (27.62)
  7 Valley, Daniell  JR Wisconsin        16:04.18   16:00.43         12  
                 26.92        55.50 (28.58)
        1:24.43 (28.93)     1:53.58 (29.15)
        2:22.82 (29.24)     2:51.95 (29.13)
        3:21.06 (29.11)     3:50.21 (29.15)
        4:19.39 (29.18)     4:48.32 (28.93)
        5:17.44 (29.12)     5:46.45 (29.01)
        6:15.58 (29.13)     6:44.73 (29.15)
        7:13.94 (29.21)     7:43.37 (29.43)
        8:12.51 (29.14)     8:42.05 (29.54)
        9:11.36 (29.31)     9:40.75 (29.39)
       10:10.15 (29.40)    10:39.48 (29.33)
       11:08.82 (29.34)    11:38.11 (29.29)
       12:07.52 (29.41)    12:36.75 (29.23)
       13:06.28 (29.53)    13:35.43 (29.15)
       14:04.70 (29.27)    14:33.90 (29.20)
       15:03.18 (29.28)    15:32.23 (29.05)    16:00.43 (28.20)
  8 Zeiger, Brooke   SO Minnesota        16:09.83   16:00.64         11  
                 27.06        56.18 (29.12)
        1:25.46 (29.28)     1:54.87 (29.41)
        2:24.19 (29.32)     2:53.47 (29.28)
        3:22.67 (29.20)     3:51.85 (29.18)
        4:20.99 (29.14)     4:50.29 (29.30)
        5:19.43 (29.14)     5:48.64 (29.21)
        6:17.75 (29.11)     6:47.04 (29.29)
        7:16.20 (29.16)     7:45.01 (28.81)
        8:13.96 (28.95)     8:42.84 (28.88)
        9:11.78 (28.94)     9:40.69 (28.91)
       10:09.57 (28.88)    10:38.47 (28.90)
       11:07.83 (29.36)    11:37.27 (29.44)
       12:06.74 (29.47)    12:35.79 (29.05)
       13:05.17 (29.38)    13:34.51 (29.34)
       14:03.94 (29.43)    14:33.49 (29.55)
       15:02.94 (29.45)    15:32.12 (29.18)    16:00.64 (28.52)
  9 Ryan, Gillian    SO Michigan         15:58.54   16:01.45          9  
                 26.79        55.99 (29.20)
        1:25.27 (29.28)     1:53.97 (28.70)
        2:23.19 (29.22)     2:52.75 (29.56)
        3:22.02 (29.27)     3:51.56 (29.54)
        4:20.98 (29.42)     4:50.66 (29.68)
        5:19.93 (29.27)     5:49.45 (29.52)
        6:18.92 (29.47)     6:48.20 (29.28)
        7:17.83 (29.63)     7:47.71 (29.88)
        8:17.42 (29.71)     8:47.00 (29.58)
        9:16.10 (29.10)     9:45.56 (29.46)
       10:14.63 (29.07)    10:43.68 (29.05)
       11:12.83 (29.15)    11:42.02 (29.19)
       12:11.24 (29.22)    12:40.53 (29.29)
       13:09.79 (29.26)    13:39.13 (29.34)
       14:08.64 (29.51)    14:37.42 (28.78)
       15:06.15 (28.73)    15:34.89 (28.74)    16:01.45 (26.56)
 10 Miller, Genevie  JR Air Force        16:01.39   16:02.74          7  
                 26.60        55.21 (28.61)
        1:24.19 (28.98)     1:53.58 (29.39)
        2:23.11 (29.53)     2:52.64 (29.53)
        3:22.13 (29.49)     3:51.50 (29.37)
        4:21.09 (29.59)     4:50.55 (29.46)
        5:20.00 (29.45)     5:49.36 (29.36)
        6:18.80 (29.44)     6:48.21 (29.41)
        7:17.62 (29.41)     7:47.23 (29.61)
        8:16.78 (29.55)     8:46.33 (29.55)
        9:15.78 (29.45)     9:45.10 (29.32)
       10:14.51 (29.41)    10:43.94 (29.43)
       11:13.33 (29.39)    11:42.55 (29.22)
       12:11.86 (29.31)    12:41.05 (29.19)
       13:10.20 (29.15)    13:39.47 (29.27)
       14:08.48 (29.01)    14:37.41 (28.93)
       15:06.44 (29.03)    15:35.10 (28.66)    16:02.74 (27.64)
 11 Thielmann, Jess  SR Florida          15:56.32   16:03.11          6  
                 26.75        55.33 (28.58)
        1:23.86 (28.53)     1:52.56 (28.70)
        2:21.43 (28.87)     2:50.35 (28.92)
        3:19.37 (29.02)     3:48.43 (29.06)
        4:17.47 (29.04)     4:46.58 (29.11)
        5:15.86 (29.28)     5:44.88 (29.02)
        6:14.12 (29.24)     6:43.40 (29.28)
        7:12.68 (29.28)     7:41.97 (29.29)
        8:11.18 (29.21)     8:40.55 (29.37)
        9:09.69 (29.14)     9:39.27 (29.58)
       10:08.60 (29.33)    10:37.96 (29.36)
       11:07.64 (29.68)    11:36.92 (29.28)
       12:06.39 (29.47)    12:35.81 (29.42)
       13:05.51 (29.70)    13:35.17 (29.66)
       14:04.87 (29.70)    14:34.60 (29.73)
       15:04.52 (29.92)    15:34.32 (29.80)    16:03.11 (28.79)
 12 Muller, Rachel   JR NC State         16:02.15   16:04.95          5  
                 26.49        55.37 (28.88)
        1:24.37 (29.00)     1:53.61 (29.24)
        2:23.08 (29.47)     2:52.54 (29.46)
        3:22.03 (29.49)     3:51.64 (29.61)
        4:21.14 (29.50)     4:50.71 (29.57)
        5:20.15 (29.44)     5:49.66 (29.51)
        6:19.06 (29.40)     6:48.39 (29.33)
        7:17.84 (29.45)     7:47.34 (29.50)
        8:16.90 (29.56)     8:46.41 (29.51)
        9:15.69 (29.28)     9:45.07 (29.38)
       10:14.58 (29.51)    10:43.91 (29.33)
       11:13.25 (29.34)    11:42.69 (29.44)
       12:12.26 (29.57)    12:41.71 (29.45)
       13:11.21 (29.50)    13:40.76 (29.55)
       14:10.15 (29.39)    14:39.40 (29.25)
       15:08.48 (29.08)    15:37.27 (28.79)    16:04.95 (27.68)
 13 Stinson, Elizab  FR USC              15:59.13   16:06.60          4  
                 27.03        55.90 (28.87)
        1:24.95 (29.05)     1:54.08 (29.13)
        2:23.26 (29.18)     2:52.53 (29.27)
        3:21.77 (29.24)     3:51.27 (29.50)
        4:20.67 (29.40)     4:50.08 (29.41)
        5:19.32 (29.24)     5:48.75 (29.43)
        6:18.18 (29.43)     6:47.54 (29.36)
        7:17.08 (29.54)     7:46.46 (29.38)
        8:15.77 (29.31)     8:45.02 (29.25)
        9:14.32 (29.30)     9:43.70 (29.38)
       10:13.25 (29.55)    10:42.64 (29.39)
       11:12.14 (29.50)    11:41.36 (29.22)
       12:10.94 (29.58)    12:40.50 (29.56)
       13:09.89 (29.39)    13:39.49 (29.60)
       14:09.10 (29.61)    14:38.68 (29.58)
       15:08.12 (29.44)    15:37.71 (29.59)    16:06.60 (28.89)
 14 Zilinskas, Rach  JR Georgia          16:15.81   16:06.74          3  
                 27.94        57.52 (29.58)
        1:27.29 (29.77)     1:57.21 (29.92)
        2:27.06 (29.85)     2:56.75 (29.69)
        3:26.41 (29.66)     3:56.23 (29.82)
        4:26.00 (29.77)     4:55.64 (29.64)
        5:25.23 (29.59)     5:54.81 (29.58)
        6:24.44 (29.63)     6:53.80 (29.36)
        7:23.32 (29.52)     7:52.91 (29.59)
        8:22.33 (29.42)     8:51.70 (29.37)
        9:21.06 (29.36)     9:50.27 (29.21)
       10:19.35 (29.08)    10:48.54 (29.19)
       11:17.72 (29.18)    11:46.78 (29.06)
       12:16.02 (29.24)    12:44.95 (28.93)
       13:14.19 (29.24)    13:43.22 (29.03)
       14:12.43 (29.21)    14:41.66 (29.23)
       15:10.68 (29.02)    15:39.29 (28.61)    16:06.74 (27.45)
 15 Marchuk, Stepha  JR Indiana          16:13.55   16:06.96          2  
                 27.96        57.24 (29.28)
        1:27.11 (29.87)     1:56.98 (29.87)
        2:26.67 (29.69)     2:56.33 (29.66)
        3:25.97 (29.64)     3:55.76 (29.79)
        4:25.38 (29.62)     4:55.03 (29.65)
        5:24.51 (29.48)     5:53.93 (29.42)
        6:23.16 (29.23)     6:52.44 (29.28)
        7:21.69 (29.25)     7:50.91 (29.22)
        8:20.12 (29.21)     8:49.21 (29.09)
        9:18.32 (29.11)     9:47.18 (28.86)
       10:16.06 (28.88)    10:45.04 (28.98)
       11:13.92 (28.88)    11:43.12 (29.20)
       12:12.39 (29.27)    12:41.56 (29.17)
       13:10.92 (29.36)    13:40.21 (29.29)
       14:09.62 (29.41)    14:39.22 (29.60)
       15:08.93 (29.71)    15:38.50 (29.57)    16:06.96 (28.46)
 16 Holtzen, Jenny   SR Wisconsin        16:16.26   16:06.98          1  
                 27.69        57.01 (29.32)
        1:26.67 (29.66)     1:56.48 (29.81)
        2:26.01 (29.53)     2:55.51 (29.50)
        3:25.00 (29.49)     3:54.44 (29.44)
        4:23.78 (29.34)     4:53.05 (29.27)
        5:22.45 (29.40)     5:51.75 (29.30)
        6:21.05 (29.30)     6:50.39 (29.34)
        7:19.86 (29.47)     7:49.18 (29.32)
        8:18.44 (29.26)     8:47.63 (29.19)
        9:16.98 (29.35)     9:46.29 (29.31)
       10:15.69 (29.40)    10:45.03 (29.34)
       11:14.44 (29.41)    11:43.72 (29.28)
       12:12.99 (29.27)    12:42.24 (29.25)
       13:11.55 (29.31)    13:41.01 (29.46)
       14:10.55 (29.54)    14:40.07 (29.52)
       15:09.86 (29.79)    15:39.27 (29.41)    16:06.98 (27.71)
               Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 15                 
 
  1. Georgia                           305   2. California                      267.5
  3. Stanford                          265   4. Virginia                          216
  5. Texas A&M                       201.5   6. Louisville                        176
  7. Indiana                           169   8. Southern Cali                   160.5
  9. NC State                          115  10. Arizona                           106
 10. Missouri                          106  12. Michigan                           99
 13. Ohio St                            82  14. Tennessee                          79
 15. UCLA                               66  16. Texas                              53
 17. Nevada                             49  18. UNC                                47
 19. Wisconsin                          46  20. Minnesota                          44
 21. Florida                          41.5  22. Miami University (Ohio)            33
 23. Purdue                             32  24. Alabama                            20
 24. Kentucky                           20  26. South Carolina                     17
 27. Penn St                            13  28. Air Force (W)                      11
 28. Kansas                             11  30. Denver                             10
 30. Auburn                             10  32. Iowa                                9
 33. University of Nebraska-Lincoln      7  34. Miami (Fl)                          6
 34. Smu                                 6  34. Virginia Tech                       6
 37. University of Hawaii (W)            4  37. Pittsburgh                          4
 39. Lsu                                 3  39. Eastern Mich                        3
 41. Umbc (W)                            2  42. Rutgers                             1
 42. Florida Gulf                        1

Women’s 200 back

Kentucky’s Danielle Galyer, the Elite 90 winner for the highest GPA of any competitor here at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships, delivered her team’s first swimming title with an epic victory in the women’s 200-yard back.

Galyer raced her way to victory in a time of 1:49.71.  That moved her up to sixth in the all time rankings.

All Time Top 10 200 Back

1 1:47.84 Elizabeth Pelton California 3/21/13
2 1:47.91 Missy Franklin, California, 3/21/15
3 1:48.34 Gemma Spofforth Florida Auburn, Ala. 2/21/09
4 1:49.35 Courtney Bartholomew, Virginia 3/21/15
5 1:49.52 Natalie Coughlin California Austin, 3/23/03
6 1:49.71 Danielle Galyer Kentucky 3/19/16
7 1:49.82 Elizabeth Beisel Florida Knoxville, Tenn. 2/15/12
8 1:49.85 Kylie Stewart, Dynamo, 3/18/14
9 1:49.90 Amy Bilquist, California 2/27/16
10 1:49.92 Kate Fesenko Indiana 3/18/10

The Wildcats’ lone NCAA victory before was a 10-meter diving title from Taryn Ignacio back in 2006.

Virginia’s Courtney Bartholomew finished a close second in 1:50.29.  She was unable to replicate her fourth-ranked lifetime best of 1:49.35 to win the title.

Indiana’s Kennedy Goss finished third in 1:50.37, while Texas A&M’s Lisa Bratton placed fourth in 1:50.80.

California’s Amy Bilquist (1:50.88), Michigan’s Clara Smiddy (1:51.01), NC State’s Alexia Zevnik (1:51.06) and Georgia’s Kylie Stewart (1:51.20) closed out the top eight.

American and NCAA record holder Elizabeth Pelton surprisingly finished 12th overall with a 1:52.26.

                           === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Galyer, Daniell  JR Kentucky          1:50.04    1:49.71P        20  
                 25.89        53.49 (27.60)
        1:21.61 (28.12)     1:49.71 (28.10)
  2 Bartholomew, Co  SR Virginia          1:51.01    1:50.29         17  
                 25.82        53.46 (27.64)
        1:21.61 (28.15)     1:50.29 (28.68)
  3 Goss, Kennedy    SO Indiana           1:50.85    1:50.37         16  
                 26.49        54.63 (28.14)
        1:22.60 (27.97)     1:50.37 (27.77)
  4 Bratton, Lisa    SO Tex AM            1:51.90    1:50.80         15  
                 26.76        54.97 (28.21)
        1:23.06 (28.09)     1:50.80 (27.74)
  5 Bilquist, Amy    FR California        1:51.52    1:50.88         14  
                 26.35        54.67 (28.32)
        1:23.02 (28.35)     1:50.88 (27.86)
  6 Smiddy, Clara    SO Michigan          1:51.58    1:51.01         13  
                 26.48        54.56 (28.08)
        1:22.68 (28.12)     1:51.01 (28.33)
  7 Zevnik, Alexia   JR NC State          1:51.22    1:51.06         12  
                 26.34        54.44 (28.10)
        1:22.93 (28.49)     1:51.06 (28.13)
  8 Stewart, Kylie   SO Georgia           1:51.32    1:51.20         11  
                 26.18        53.98 (27.80)
        1:22.59 (28.61)     1:51.20 (28.61)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Karosas, Tasija  JR Texas             1:52.42    1:50.89          9  
                 25.97        54.08 (28.11)
        1:22.49 (28.41)     1:50.89 (28.40)
 10 Hu, Janet        SO Stanford          1:52.24    1:52.22          7  
                 26.44        55.32 (28.88)
        1:23.92 (28.60)     1:52.22 (28.30)
 11 Moroney, Megan   FR Virginia          1:52.02    1:52.23          6  
                 26.73        55.04 (28.31)
        1:23.44 (28.40)     1:52.23 (28.79)
 12 Pelton, Elizabe  SR California        1:52.27    1:52.26          5  
                 26.84        55.57 (28.73)
        1:24.29 (28.72)     1:52.26 (27.97)
 13 Baker, Kathleen  FR California        1:52.15    1:52.27          4  
                 26.12        54.67 (28.55)
        1:23.64 (28.97)     1:52.27 (28.63)
 14 Marrkand, Jen    SO Virginia          1:52.72    1:52.41          3  
                 26.77        55.13 (28.36)
        1:23.51 (28.38)     1:52.41 (28.90)
 15 Howe, Ally       SO Stanford          1:52.28    1:52.59          2  
                 26.39        54.86 (28.47)
        1:23.88 (29.02)     1:52.59 (28.71)
 16 Laemmler, Nadin  JR Missouri          1:52.39    1:52.94          1  
                 26.79        55.57 (28.78)
        1:24.60 (29.03)     1:52.94 (28.34)
                Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 16                 
 
  1. Georgia                           316   2. California                      290.5
  3. Stanford                          274   4. Virginia                          242
  5. Texas A&M                       216.5   6. Indiana                           185
  7. Louisville                        176   8. Southern Cali                   160.5
  9. NC State                          127  10. Michigan                          112
 11. Missouri                          107  12. Arizona                           106
 13. Ohio St                            82  14. Tennessee                          79
 15. UCLA                               66  16. Texas                              62
 17. Nevada                             49  18. UNC                                47
 19. Wisconsin                          46  20. Minnesota                          44
 21. Florida                          41.5  22. Kentucky                           40
 23. Miami University (Ohio)            33  24. Purdue                             32
 25. Alabama                            20  26. South Carolina                     17
 27. Penn St                            13  28. Air Force (W)                      11
 28. Kansas                             11  30. Denver                             10
 30. Auburn                             10  32. Iowa                                9
 33. University of Nebraska-Lincoln      7  34. Miami (Fl)                          6
 34. Smu                                 6  34. Virginia Tech                       6
 37. University of Hawaii (W)            4  37. Pittsburgh                          4
 39. Lsu                                 3  39. Eastern Mich                        3
 41. Umbc (W)                            2  42. Rutgers                             1
 42. Florida Gulf                        1

Women’s 100 free

Georgia’s Olivia Smoliga swept the sprint freestyle events with a win in the women’s 100-yard free at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.

Smoliga, who won the 50 free earlier in the meet, raced her way to the 100 free title in 46.70.  That moved her up to fifth all time in the event’s history.

All Time 100 Free Top 10:

1 46.09 Simone Manuel, Stanford, TAMU, 3/21/15
2 46.29r Abbey Weitzeil, Canyons 12/14/14
3 46.61 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Auburn 2/15/12
4 46.66r Missy Franklin, California, TAMU, 3/21/15
5 46.70 Olivia Smoliga Georgia 3/19/16
6 46.84 Natalie Coughlin California Athens, Ga. 12/4/11
7 46.84r Lia Neal, Stanford, TAMU, 3/21/15
8 46.86r Margo Geer, Arizona 3/22/14
9 47.01 Megan Romano Georgia 3/15/12
10 47.15 Amanda Weir SwimAtlanta Atlanta, Ga., 12/4/08

Smoliga pushed Georgia’s win tally in the event to eight to tie Stanford for the most wins by a program.

Previous Georgia Winners:

2000 Courtney Shealy, Georgia, 53.99 *
2002 Maritza Correia, Georgia, 47.56
2003 Maritza Correia, Georgia, 47.29
2004 Kara Lynn Joyce, Georgia, 53.15 *
2005 Kara Lynn Joyce, Georgia, 47.50
2006 Kara Lynn Joyce, Georgia, 47.41
2007 Kara Lynn Joyce, Georgia, 47.24

Stanford’s Lia Neal, the seventh-ranked swimmer all time, placed second in 47.00.  USC’s Kasia Wilk earned third overall in 47.35.

Texas A&M’s Beryl Gastaldello (47.38), Michigan’s Ali Deloof (47.54), Florida’s Natalie Hinds (47.59), California’s Farida Osman (47.63) and USC’s Anika Apostalon (47.72) also competed in the championship heat.

                           === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Smoliga, Olivia  JR Georgia             47.20      46.70P        20  
                 22.40        46.70 (24.30)
  2 Neal, Lia        JR Stanford            47.23      47.00         17  
                 22.45        47.00 (24.55)
  3 Wilk, Kasia      FR USC                 47.44      47.35         16  
                 22.63        47.35 (24.72)
  4 Gastaldello, Be  SO Tex AM              47.83      47.38         15  
                 22.74        47.38 (24.64)
  5 Deloof, Ali      SR Michigan            48.02      47.54         14  
                 22.63        47.54 (24.91)
  6 Hinds, Natalie   SR Florida             47.51      47.59         13  
                 22.58        47.59 (25.01)
  7 Osman, Farida    JR California          47.95      47.63         12  
                 22.80        47.63 (24.83)
  8 Apostalon, Anik  JR USC                 47.65      47.72         11  
                 22.87        47.72 (24.85)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Millard, Rebecc  SO Texas               48.03      48.03          9  
                 23.15        48.03 (24.88)
 10 Toussaint, Kira  JR Tennessee           48.31      48.06          7  
                 23.29        48.06 (24.77)
 11 Haughey, Siobha  FR Michigan            48.30      48.26          6  
                 23.36        48.26 (24.90)
 12 Bootsma, Rachel  SR California          48.28      48.36          5  
                 23.39        48.36 (24.97)
 13 Troskot, Leah    JR LSU                 48.41      48.37          4  
                 23.01        48.37 (25.36)
 14 Kinney, Chase    JR Wisconsin           48.36      48.45          3  
                 23.01        48.45 (25.44)
 15 Keire, Jacqueli  JR Cincinnati          48.32      48.60          2  
                 23.28        48.60 (25.32)
 16 Bruens, Harper   SR Tennessee           48.38      48.91          1  
                 23.50        48.91 (25.41)
               Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 17                 
 
  1. Georgia                           336   2. California                      307.5
  3. Stanford                          291   4. Virginia                          242
  5. Texas A&M                       231.5   6. Southern Cali                   187.5
  7. Indiana                           185   8. Louisville                        176
  9. Michigan                          132  10. NC State                          127
 11. Missouri                          107  12. Arizona                           106
 13. Tennessee                          87  14. Ohio St                            82
 15. Texas                              71  16. UCLA                               66
 17. Florida                          54.5  18. Wisconsin                          49
 18. Nevada                             49  20. UNC                                47
 21. Minnesota                          44  22. Kentucky                           40
 23. Miami University (Ohio)            33  24. Purdue                             32
 25. Alabama                            20  26. South Carolina                     17
 27. Penn St                            13  28. Air Force (W)                      11
 28. Kansas                             11  30. Denver                             10
 30. Auburn                             10  32. Iowa                                9
 33. University of Nebraska-Lincoln      7  33. Lsu                                 7
 35. Virginia Tech                       6  35. Smu                                 6
 35. Miami (Fl)                          6  38. University of Hawaii (W)            4
 38. Pittsburgh                          4  40. Eastern Mich                        3
 41. Cincinnati                          2  41. Umbc (W)                            2
 43. Florida Gulf                        1  43. Rutgers                             1

Women’s 200 breast

Indiana’s Lilly King destroyed another barrier as she broke through 2:04 to win the women’s 200-yard breast at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.

After already being the first swimmer in history to break 57 seconds in the 100-yard breast, King chopped half-a-second off the 2:04 barrier in the 200-yard event with a 2:03.59.

That time blasted the previous NCAA, U.S. Open and American record of 2:04.06 set by Notre Dame’s Emma Reaney back in 2014 for the Irish’s first NCAA title.

Comparative Splits:

King: 27.23, 59.04 (31.81), 1:31.24 (32.20), 2:03.59 (32.35)
Reaney: 27.87, 59.35 (31.48), 1:31.36 (32.01), 2:04.06 (32.70)

King made history by becoming Indiana’s first multiple event and multiple NCAA titlist. IU has had several individual champions, but none have won more than a single title or won them in different events.

King downed her roommate and teammate Miranda Tucker (2:06.27) by 2.68 seconds for a dominant victory, but that’s not the biggest margin of victory in an NCAA 200 breast.  Jeanne Childs of Hawaii (2:13.35) downed Kathy Treible of Florida (2:16.62) by 3.27 seconds in 1983.

UMBC’s Emily Escobedo made history for her team as the first top-eight finisher in school history with a 2:06.43 for third.

Stanford’s Sarah Haase (2:06.50), Texas A&M’s Bethany Galat (2:07.18), Georgia’s Annie Zhu (2:08.18), Texas A&M’s Esther Gonzalez Medina (2:08.49) and USC’s Kirsten Vose (2:10.42) also competed in the historic finale.

                          === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 King, Lilly      FR Indiana           2:06.43    2:03.59N        20  
                 27.23        59.04 (31.81)
        1:31.24 (32.20)     2:03.59 (32.35)
  2 Tucker, Miranda  FR Indiana           2:06.82    2:06.27P        17  
                 28.46      1:00.09 (31.63)
        1:32.66 (32.57)     2:06.27 (33.61)
  3 Escobedo, Emily  JR UMBC              2:06.82    2:06.43P        16  
                 29.01      1:01.02 (32.01)
        1:33.57 (32.55)     2:06.43 (32.86)
  4 Haase, Sarah     SR Stanford          2:07.15    2:06.50         15  
                 28.95      1:00.78 (31.83)
        1:33.04 (32.26)     2:06.50 (33.46)
  5 Galat, Bethany   SO Tex AM            2:07.79    2:07.18         14  
                 29.12      1:01.37 (32.25)
        1:34.08 (32.71)     2:07.18 (33.10)
  6 Zhu, Annie       SR Georgia           2:08.14    2:08.18         13  
                 29.33      1:01.71 (32.38)
        1:34.79 (33.08)     2:08.18 (33.39)
  7 Gonzalez Medina  SO Tex AM            2:07.93    2:08.49         12  
                 29.67      1:02.28 (32.61)
        1:35.22 (32.94)     2:08.49 (33.27)
  8 Vose, Kirsten    FR USC               2:07.63    2:10.42         11  
                 28.87      1:01.59 (32.72)
        1:35.68 (34.09)     2:10.42 (34.74)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Ross, Katharine  JR Missouri          2:08.70    2:07.24          9  
                 29.21      1:01.32 (32.11)
        1:34.04 (32.72)     2:07.24 (33.20)
 10 Duncan, Abby     SR Missouri          2:08.78    2:07.49          7  
                 28.65      1:00.83 (32.18)
        1:33.39 (32.56)     2:07.49 (34.10)
 11 Rodriguez, Meli  SR Penn St           2:08.33    2:07.80          6  
                 29.15      1:01.96 (32.81)
        1:34.75 (32.79)     2:07.80 (33.05)
 12 Paluszek, Weron  SR VT                2:08.28    2:08.03          5  
                 29.46      1:02.27 (32.81)
        1:34.84 (32.57)     2:08.03 (33.19)
 13 Lazor, Annie     SR Auburn            2:08.47    2:08.35          4  
                 29.16      1:01.81 (32.65)
        1:34.81 (33.00)     2:08.35 (33.54)
 14 Fogle, Emily     SR Purdue            2:08.24    2:08.47          3  
                 28.98      1:01.45 (32.47)
        1:34.70 (33.25)     2:08.47 (33.77)
 15 Schoettmer, Emm  SR Arizona           2:08.74    2:08.72          2  
                 29.09      1:01.39 (32.30)
        1:34.94 (33.55)     2:08.72 (33.78)
 16 Simon, Laura     JR Virginia          2:08.91    2:10.45          1  
                 29.69      1:02.15 (32.46)
        1:36.08 (33.93)     2:10.45 (34.37)
                Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 18                 
 
  1. Georgia                           349   2. California                      307.5
  3. Stanford                          306   4. Texas A&M                       257.5
  5. Virginia                          243   6. Indiana                           222
  7. Southern Cali                   198.5   8. Louisville                        176
  9. Michigan                          132  10. NC State                          127
 11. Missouri                          123  12. Arizona                           108
 13. Tennessee                          87  14. Ohio St                            82
 15. Texas                              71  16. UCLA                               66
 17. Florida                          54.5  18. Wisconsin                          49
 18. Nevada                             49  20. UNC                                47
 21. Minnesota                          44  22. Kentucky                           40
 23. Purdue                             35  24. Miami University (Ohio)            33
 25. Alabama                            20  26. Penn St                            19
 27. Umbc (W)                           18  28. South Carolina                     17
 29. Auburn                             14  30. Air Force (W)                      11
 30. Virginia Tech                      11  30. Kansas                             11
 33. Denver                             10  34. Iowa                                9
 35. University of Nebraska-Lincoln      7  35. Lsu                                 7
 37. Miami (Fl)                          6  37. Smu                                 6
 39. University of Hawaii (W)            4  39. Pittsburgh                          4
 41. Eastern Mich                        3  42. Cincinnati                          2
 43. Florida Gulf                        1  43. Rutgers                             1

Women’s 200 fly

It was definitely a case of fly-and-die for Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell, but she had enough in the tank to pick up the women’s 200-yard fly at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.

Worrell raced her way to a 1:50.96 to sweep the butterfly events, and defend her title from last year.

Worrell, out well under American and NCAA record page at the 150, nearly let Stanford’s Ella Eastin ahead of her before closing out the win.  Eastin came scorching home to take second in 1:51.04.  That’s the seventh-fastest time ever.

Worrell was so exhausted following the swim, she had to take several minutes to collect herself before taking part in the standard post-race television interview as her team looked after her. Worrell admitted that she might have blacked out at the end of the swim.

All Time 200 Fly Top 10:

1 1:49.92 Elaine Breeden Stanford 2/28/09
2 1:50.61p Kelsi Worrell Louisville 3/19/216
3 1:50.96 Kelsi Worrell Louisville 3/19/16
4 1:50.98 Elaine Breeden Stanford TAMU 3/21/09
5 1:51.02 Katinka Hosszu USC 12/2/10
6 1:51.03 Katinka Hosszu USC Austin, Texas 12/1/11
7 1:51.04 Ella Eastin Stanford 3/19/16
8 1:51.11 Kelsi Worrell Louisville 3/21/15
9 1:51.18 Kathleen Hersey Texas TAMU 3/21/09
10 1:51.28 Mary DeScenza Bulldog Long Beach, Calif. 1/17/09

Worrell, who defended her title, became part of a long list of swimmers to win the 200 fly more than once.

Multiple Winners:

4 – Mary DeScenza, Georgia
4 – Mary T. Meagher, California
3 – Elaine Breeden, Stanford
2 – Tracy Caulkins, Florida
2 – Julie Gorman, Florida
2 – Katinka Hosszu, USC
2 – Misty Hyman, Stanford
2 – Janel Jorgensen, Stanford
2 – Limin Liu, Nevada
2 – Berit Puggaard, SMU
2 – Summer Sanders, Stanford
2 – Cammile Adams, Texas A&M

Georgia’s Megan Kingsley (1:53.10), Georgia’s Hali Flickinger (1:53.32), Texas A&M’s Sarah Gibson (1:53.55), California’s Kelly Naze (1:53.55), Virginia Tech’s Klaudia Nazieblo (1:53.77) and California’s Noemie Thomas (1:54.84) finished third through eighth.

                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Worrell, Kelsi   SR Louisville        1:50.61    1:50.96         20  
                 24.45        52.34 (27.89)
        1:20.64 (28.30)     1:50.96 (30.32)
  2 Eastin, Ella     FR Stanford          1:52.30    1:51.04         17  
                 25.15        53.40 (28.25)
        1:22.00 (28.60)     1:51.04 (29.04)
  3 Kingsley, Megan  SO Georgia           1:53.61    1:53.10         16  
                 25.86        54.77 (28.91)
        1:24.07 (29.30)     1:53.10 (29.03)
  4 Flickinger, Hal  SR Georgia           1:53.51    1:53.32         15  
                 25.95        54.25 (28.30)
        1:23.36 (29.11)     1:53.32 (29.96)
  5 Gibson, Sarah    JR Tex AM            1:53.43    1:53.55         13.5
                 25.88        55.47 (29.59)
        1:24.12 (28.65)     1:53.55 (29.43)
  5 Naze, Kelly      SR California        1:53.46    1:53.55         13.5
                 25.18        54.17 (28.99)
        1:23.67 (29.50)     1:53.55 (29.88)
  7 Nazieblo, Klaud  SO VT                1:53.91    1:53.77         12  
                 25.87        54.71 (28.84)
        1:23.72 (29.01)     1:53.77 (30.05)
  8 Thomas, Noemie   SO California        1:54.53    1:54.84         11  
                 25.68        54.57 (28.89)
        1:24.11 (29.54)     1:54.84 (30.73)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Engel, Lindsey   SO Stanford          1:55.40    1:54.13          9  
                 25.75        54.80 (29.05)
        1:24.04 (29.24)     1:54.13 (30.09)
 10 Jones, Kaitlyn   JR Virginia          1:54.75    1:54.36          7  
                 25.57        54.47 (28.90)
        1:23.99 (29.52)     1:54.36 (30.37)
 11 Chenault, Chels  JR USC               1:55.27    1:54.96          6  
                 25.89        55.11 (29.22)
        1:24.72 (29.61)     1:54.96 (30.24)
 12 Dalesandro, Gia  JR Indiana           1:54.90    1:55.02          5  
                 25.81        55.17 (29.36)
        1:25.00 (29.83)     1:55.02 (30.02)
 13 Brady, Sharli    SO Missouri          1:55.85    1:56.43          4  
                 26.00        55.56 (29.56)
        1:25.51 (29.95)     1:56.43 (30.92)
 14 Katz, Taylor     JR Florida           1:55.55    1:56.54          3  
                 26.67        56.04 (29.37)
        1:26.24 (30.20)     1:56.54 (30.30)
 15 Tegner, Maddy    JR Tennessee         1:55.87    1:57.36          2  
                 26.54        56.68 (30.14)
        1:26.95 (30.27)     1:57.36 (30.41)
 16 Pressey, Bailey  JR Indiana           1:55.85    1:57.43          1  
                 26.65        56.49 (29.84)
        1:26.77 (30.28)     1:57.43 (30.66)
                Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 19                 
 
  1. Georgia                           380   2. Stanford                          332
  2. California                        332   4. Texas A&M                         271
  5. Virginia                          250   6. Indiana                           228
  7. Southern Cali                   204.5   8. Louisville                        196
  9. Michigan                          132  10. NC State                          127
 10. Missouri                          127  12. Arizona                           108
 13. Tennessee                          89  14. Ohio St                            82
 15. Texas                              71  16. UCLA                               66
 17. Florida                          57.5  18. Wisconsin                          49
 18. Nevada                             49  20. UNC                                47
 21. Minnesota                          44  22. Kentucky                           40
 23. Purdue                             35  24. Miami University (Ohio)            33
 25. Virginia Tech                      23  26. Alabama                            20
 27. Penn St                            19  28. Umbc (W)                           18
 29. South Carolina                     17  30. Auburn                             14
 31. Kansas                             11  31. Air Force (W)                      11
 33. Denver                             10  34. Iowa                                9
 35. University of Nebraska-Lincoln      7  35. Lsu                                 7
 37. Miami (Fl)                          6  37. Smu                                 6
 39. University of Hawaii (W)            4  39. Pittsburgh                          4
 41. Eastern Mich                        3  42. Cincinnati                          2
 43. Florida Gulf                        1  43. Rutgers                             1

Women’s platform diving

Stanford’s Gracia Leydon-Mahoney held off Minnesota’s Zhou Yu to win the women’s platform diving event at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.

Needing a huge finish in the team battle, Leydon-Mahoney gave Stanford the win with 346.15 points.  That made her just the third platform winner from Stanford as she broke a tie with Texas for the most NCAA wins in the event with five.

Stanford, however, has not won the event since 2001.

Previous Stanford Winners:

1992 Eileen Richetelli, Stanford, 582.90
1993 Eileen Richetelli, Stanford, 530.95
1995 Eileen Richetelli, Stanford, 630.10
2001 Erin Sones, Stanford, 463.05

Zhou took second for Minnesota with 331.80 points, while Arizona State’s Mara Aiacoboae placed third with 289.10 points.

Northwestern’s Olivia Rosendahl (285.15), LSU’s Cassie Weil (284.45), Stanford’s Lilly Hinrichs (275.10), Missouri’s Madeline McKernan (262.95) and Harvard’s Jing Leung (226.60) also competed in the finale.

                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Leydon-Mahoney,  SO Stanford           300.55     346.15         20  
  2 Zhou, Yu         JR Minnesota          328.50     331.80         17  
  3 Aiacoboae, Mara  SO Arizona St         286.60     289.10         16  
  4 Rosendahl, Oliv  FR Northwestern       275.35     285.15         15  
  5 Weil, Cassie     SR LSU                283.40     284.45         14  
  6 Hinrichs, Lilly  SR Stanford           291.15     275.10         13  
  7 McKernan, Madel  SO Missouri           280.30     262.95         12  
  8 Leung, Jing      SO Harvard            278.50     226.60         11  
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Dawson, Elisa    SO UNC                273.05     299.90          9  
 10 Palmer, Krysta   SR Nevada             252.00     275.05          7  
 11 Kalonji, Alais   FR Tex AM             271.25     255.40          6  
 12 Ramberg, Jessic  SR Minnesota          268.60     242.80          5  
 13 Tenenbaum, Lexi  JR Minnesota          265.50     239.80          4  
 14 Campbell, Kari   SR Wyoming            252.15     229.25          3  
 15 Belanger, Elois  FR UCLA               251.70     209.85          2  
 16 Nied, Allyson    FR S. Carolina        254.85     175.60          1
                Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 20                 
 
  1. Georgia                           380   2. Stanford                          365
  3. California                        332   4. Texas A&M                         277
  5. Virginia                          250   6. Indiana                           228
  7. Southern Cali                   204.5   8. Louisville                        196
  9. Missouri                          139  10. Michigan                          132
 11. NC State                          127  12. Arizona                           108
 13. Tennessee                          89  14. Ohio St                            82
 15. Texas                              71  16. Minnesota                          70
 17. UCLA                               68  18. Florida                          57.5
 19. Nevada                             56  19. UNC                                56
 21. Wisconsin                          49  22. Kentucky                           40
 23. Purdue                             35  24. Miami University (Ohio)            33
 25. Virginia Tech                      23  26. Lsu                                21
 27. Alabama                            20  28. Penn St                            19
 29. South Carolina                     18  29. Umbc (W)                           18
 31. Arizona St                         16  32. Northwestern University            15
 33. Auburn                             14  34. Harvard                            11
 34. Kansas                             11  34. Air Force (W)                      11
 37. Denver                             10  38. Iowa                                9
 39. University of Nebraska-Lincoln      7  40. Miami (Fl)                          6
 40. Smu                                 6  42. Pittsburgh                          4
 42. University of Hawaii (W)            4  44. Wyoming (W)                         3
 44. Eastern Mich                        3  46. Cincinnati                          2
 47. Florida Gulf                        1  47. Rutgers                             1

Women’s 400 free relay

USC raced its way to the program’s second NCAA relay title ever, while Georgia delivered Jack Bauerle his seventh NCAA team title with a second-place finish at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.

USC’s Kasia Wilk, Kirsten Vose, Chelsea Chenault and Anika Apostalon back-loaded their relay en route to winning in 3:09.69.

That’s USC’s second NCAA relay title ever, and first since USC’s 1994 800-yard free relay won in 7:11.89:

1994 Southern California (Jennifer Stephen, Kristine Quance, Ulrika Reinholdt, Ayako Nakano), 7:11.89

Georgia’s Olivia Smoliga, Brittany MacLean, Meaghan Raab and Hali Flickinger finished second in 3:10.82 as they did what they needed to do to hold off a final-day charge from Stanford to win Georgia’s seventh NCAA title.  That’s Jack Bauerle’s seventh in 37 years at the helm of the Bulldogs, tying him with Richard Quick for the most titles at a single school. Quick won a total of 12 women’s NCAA titles, but did so between Stanford (7) and Texas (5).

Texas A&M’s Beryl Gastaldello, Kristin Malone, Claire Rasmus and Sarah Gibson took third in 3:11.91.

Stanford, needing to win the event and have Georgia finish seventh or worse to win the NCAA title, finished fourth with a 3:12.08.

                             === A - Final ===                                 
 
  1 USC                           3:10.97    3:09.69P        40  
     1) Wilk, Kasia FR                2) Vose, Kirsten FR             
     3) Chenault, Chelsea JR          4) Apostalon, Anika JR          
                 22.89        47.60 (47.60)
        1:10.24 (22.64)     1:35.05 (47.45)
        1:57.99 (22.94)     2:22.92 (47.87)
        2:44.97 (22.05)     3:09.69 (46.77)
  2 Georgia                       3:12.38    3:10.82P        34  
     1) Smoliga, Olivia JR            2) MacLean, Brittany SR         
     3) Raab, Meaghan SO              4) Flickinger, Hali SR          
                 22.35        46.87 (46.87)
        1:09.83 (22.96)     1:34.51 (47.64)
        1:57.57 (23.06)     2:22.51 (48.00)
        2:45.54 (23.03)     3:10.82 (48.31)
  3 Tex AM                        3:13.57    3:11.91         32  
     1) Gastaldello, Beryl SO         2) Malone, Kristin SO           
     3) Rasmus, Claire FR             4) Gibson, Sarah JR             
                 22.61        47.19 (47.19)
        1:10.24 (23.05)     1:35.43 (48.24)
        1:58.87 (23.44)     2:24.20 (48.77)
        2:46.95 (22.75)     3:11.91 (47.71)
  4 Stanford                      3:12.21    3:12.08         30  
     1) Hu, Janet SO                  2) Eastin, Ella FR              
     3) Engel, Lindsey SO             4) Neal, Lia JR                 
                 23.03        48.31 (48.31)
        1:11.60 (23.29)     1:36.37 (48.06)
        1:59.22 (22.85)     2:24.91 (48.54)
        2:47.53 (22.62)     3:12.08 (47.17)
  5 NC State                      3:14.07    3:12.61         28  
     1) Zevnik, Alexia JR             2) Bonnema, Riki SR             
     3) Duffield, Krista SO           4) Caldwell, Courtney FR        
                 23.25        47.91 (47.91)
        1:10.72 (22.81)     1:36.49 (48.58)
        1:59.36 (22.87)     2:25.08 (48.59)
        2:47.75 (22.67)     3:12.61 (47.53)
  6 California                    3:12.39    3:12.84         26  
     1) Bilquist, Amy FR              2) Bootsma, Rachel SR           
     3) Baker, Kathleen FR            4) Osman, Farida JR             
                 23.25        48.61 (48.61)
        1:11.34 (22.73)     1:36.44 (47.83)
        1:59.63 (23.19)     2:25.31 (48.87)
        2:47.84 (22.53)     3:12.84 (47.53)
  7 Louisville                    3:13.37    3:13.21         24  
     1) Worrell, Kelsi SR             2) Kneppers, Andrea SR          
     3) Comerford, Mallory FR         4) Sellers, Alex JR             
                 22.80        47.33 (47.33)
        1:10.60 (23.27)     1:36.21 (48.88)
        1:59.10 (22.89)     2:23.97 (47.76)
        2:47.21 (23.24)     3:13.21 (49.24)
  8 Tennessee                     3:12.84    3:13.42         22  
     1) Toussaint, Kira JR            2) Bruens, Harper SR            
     3) Bohon, Micah SO               4) Johnson, Faith SR            
                 22.97        48.28 (48.28)
        1:11.07 (22.79)     1:36.65 (48.37)
        1:59.69 (23.04)     2:25.56 (48.91)
        2:48.44 (22.88)     3:13.42 (47.86)
 
                                === B - Final ===                                 
 
  9 Michigan                      3:15.66    3:12.98         18  
     1) Haughey, Siobhan FR           2) Postoll, Becca FR            
     3) Deloof, Ali SR                4) Deloof, Gabby SO             
                 23.31        48.10 (48.10)
        1:10.95 (22.85)     1:36.66 (48.56)
        1:59.04 (22.38)     2:24.00 (47.34)
        2:47.17 (23.17)     3:12.98 (48.98)
 10 Virginia                      3:14.08    3:13.79         14  
     1) Moroney, Megan FR             2) Thomas, Ellen JR             
     3) Cooper, Caitlin SO            4) Eddy, Eryn FR                
                 23.42        48.69 (48.69)
        1:11.63 (22.94)     1:36.61 (47.92)
        1:59.48 (22.87)     2:25.18 (48.57)
        2:48.19 (23.01)     3:13.79 (48.61)
 11 Arizona                       3:14.21    3:14.13         12  
     1) Konopka, Katrina FR           2) Ochitwa, Annie FR            
     3) Kremer, Paige SO              4) Schick, Taylor SR            
                 23.07        48.56 (48.56)
        1:11.37 (22.81)     1:36.86 (48.30)
        2:00.23 (23.37)     2:26.19 (49.33)
        2:48.98 (22.79)     3:14.13 (47.94)
 12 UNC                           3:14.75    3:14.42         10  
     1) Hardesty, Allyn SR            2) Baldwin, Caroline SO         
     3) Hitchens, Sarah JR            4) Earp, Lauren SR              
                 23.30        48.83 (48.83)
        1:11.53 (22.70)     1:37.50 (48.67)
        2:00.32 (22.82)     2:25.92 (48.42)
        2:49.16 (23.24)     3:14.42 (48.50)
 13 Texas                         3:15.21    3:14.84          8  
     1) Millard, Rebecca SO           2) Hansen, Brooke FR            
     3) Schneider, Mimi SO            4) Karosas, Tasija JR           
                 22.98        48.05 (48.05)
        1:11.33 (23.28)     1:36.90 (48.85)
        2:00.15 (23.25)     2:26.09 (49.19)
        2:49.33 (23.24)     3:14.84 (48.75)
 14 Florida                       3:15.34    3:15.07          6  
     1) Maughan, Amelia SO            2) Hinds, Natalie SR            
     3) Linn, Ashlee SR               4) McKnight, Lindsey SR         
                 23.85        49.43 (49.43)
        1:11.72 (22.29)     1:36.38 (46.95)
        1:59.69 (23.31)     2:25.49 (49.11)
        2:48.94 (23.45)     3:15.07 (49.58)
 15 Penn St                       3:15.45    3:15.87          4  
     1) Ackman, Alyson SR             2) Price, Niki SO               
     3) Sinatro, Haley SR             4) Jones, Kaitlin SR            
                 23.44        48.59 (48.59)
        1:11.90 (23.31)     1:37.43 (48.84)
        2:00.58 (23.15)     2:26.75 (49.32)
        2:50.15 (23.40)     3:15.87 (49.12)
 16 Ohio St                       3:15.69    3:16.22          2  
     1) Li, Liz SO                    2) Jongekrijg, Annie SR         
     3) Dzierzak, Rachael SR          4) McNichols, Macie SO          
                 22.74        48.05 (48.05)
        1:11.11 (23.06)     1:37.15 (49.10)
        2:00.49 (23.34)     2:26.79 (49.64)
        2:50.40 (23.61)     3:16.22 (49.43)
                   Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 21                     
 
  1. Georgia                           414   2. Stanford                          395
  3. California                        358   4. Texas A&M                         309
  5. Virginia                          264   6. Southern Cali                   244.5
  7. Indiana                           228   8. Louisville                        220
  9. NC State                          155  10. Michigan                          150
 11. Missouri                          139  12. Arizona                           120
 13. Tennessee                         111  14. Ohio St                            84
 15. Texas                              79  16. Minnesota                          70
 17. UCLA                               68  18. UNC                                66
 19. Florida                          63.5  20. Nevada                             56
 21. Wisconsin                          49  22. Kentucky                           40
 23. Purdue                             35  24. Miami University (Ohio)            33
 25. Virginia Tech                      23  25. Penn St                            23
 27. Lsu                                21  28. Alabama                            20
 29. South Carolina                     18  29. Umbc (W)                           18
 31. Arizona St                         16  32. Northwestern University            15
 33. Auburn                             14  34. Harvard                            11
 34. Kansas                             11  34. Air Force (W)                      11
 37. Denver                             10  38. Iowa                                9
 39. University of Nebraska-Lincoln      7  40. Miami (Fl)                          6
 40. Smu                                 6  42. Pittsburgh                          4
 42. University of Hawaii (W)            4  44. Wyoming (W)                         3
 44. Eastern Mich                        3  46. Cincinnati                          2
 47. Florida Gulf                        1  47. Rutgers                             1

SCHEDULED EVENTS

  • Women’s 1650 free
  • Women’s 200 back
  • Women’s 100 free
  • Women’s 200 breast
  • Women’s 200 fly
  • Women’s Platform Diving
  • Women’s 400 free relay
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