Emily Seebohm Breaks 8 Year Old 100 Back Meet Record in Santa Clara

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The 2015 World Champion, and current world leader, Emily Seebohm turned in a 59.26 to take the top seed in the 100 backstroke at this morning’s Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara. That time was less than a half second off her top ranked 58.73 and set a new meet record. Natalie Coughlin held the old mark of 59.44, swum in 2008.

Madison Wilson finished second this morning in 1:00.34. Maya DiRado was the third fastest prelims swimmer in 1:00.51, ahead of Minna Atherton in 1:00.68.

Amy Bilquist finished fifth in 1:01.20, just ahead of Cal teammate Rachel Bootsma in 1:01.90. Hilary Caldwell (1:02.00), Elizabeth Pelton (1:02.17) and Ally Howe (1:02.43) complete the A final.

Event 13  Women 100 LC Meter Backstroke
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    Name                  Age Team                 Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Seebohm, Emily         23 Brisbane Grammar    58.96      59.26  
                 28.90        59.26 (30.36)
  2 Wilson, Madison        22 St Peters Wester    58.75    1:00.34  
                 29.42      1:00.34 (30.92)
  3 DiRado, Maya           23 Stanford Swimmin  1:00.71    1:00.51  
                 29.46      1:00.51 (31.05)
  4 Atherton, Minna        16 Brisbane Grammar    59.59    1:00.68  
                 29.56      1:00.68 (31.12)
  5 Bilquist, Amy          18 California Aquat  1:01.00    1:01.21  
                 29.92      1:01.21 (31.29)
  6 Bootsma, Rachel        22 California Aquat  1:00.25    1:01.90  
                 29.93      1:01.90 (31.97)
  7 Caldwell, Hilary       25 Island Swimming-  1:00.21    1:02.00  
                 30.41      1:02.00 (31.59)
  8 Pelton, Elizabeth      22 California Aquat  1:00.31    1:02.17  
                 30.32      1:02.17 (31.85)
  9 Howe, Ally             20 UN-25-PC-         1:00.73    1:02.43  
                 30.30      1:02.43 (32.13)
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 10 Mack, Linnea           20 UN-CA-            1:02.44    1:02.72  
                 30.48      1:02.72 (32.24)
 11 Klaren, Melanie        23 California Aquat  1:01.79    1:02.79  
                 30.49      1:02.79 (32.30)
 12 White, Madison         21 UN-CA-            1:01.74    1:02.91  
                 30.91      1:02.91 (32.00)
 13 Ladd, Catherine        19 Santa Clara Swim  1:04.86    1:04.23  
                 31.05      1:04.23 (33.18)
 14 Garcia, Gianna         17 Crow Canyon Coun  1:04.61    1:04.29  
                 31.00      1:04.29 (33.29)
 15 Couillard, Marie-Pier  24 Team QuÃ©bec-US-  1:01.34    1:04.30  
                 30.70      1:04.30 (33.60)
 16 Isleta, Chloe          18 Palo Alto Stanfo  1:03.86    1:04.63  
                 31.48      1:04.63 (33.15)
 16 McCoy, Taylor          16 Gold Medal Swim-  1:04.04    1:04.63  
                 31.43      1:04.63 (33.20)
 18 Schanz, Emma           18 UN-CA-            1:01.95    1:04.73  
                 30.94      1:04.73 (33.79)
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 19 Metzsch, Sara          18 Tualatin Hills S  1:02.78    1:04.74  
                 31.31      1:04.74 (33.43)
 20 Minnes, Asia           13 Swim Neptune-AZ-    56.36Y   1:04.75  
                 31.38      1:04.75 (33.37)
 21 Goldman, Leah          20 Palo Alto Stanfo  1:03.87    1:04.96  
                 31.61      1:04.96 (33.35)
 22 Olson, Loree           21 California Capit  1:04.15    1:04.97  
                 31.78      1:04.97 (33.19)
 23 Oliva, Nicole          14 Santa Clara Swim  1:04.12    1:05.03  
                 32.11      1:05.03 (32.92)
 24 Krivokapic-Zhou, Soph  16 Santa Clara Swim  1:02.97    1:05.10  
                 31.71      1:05.10 (33.39)
 25 Chong, Christie        17 Pleasanton Seaha  1:03.07    1:05.18  
                 31.95      1:05.18 (33.23)
 26 Friedrich, Anna        16 Livermore Aqua C  1:04.99    1:05.27  
                 31.74      1:05.27 (33.53)
 27 Cosgrove, Zoe          15 Davis Arden Raci  1:05.55    1:05.37  
                 31.54      1:05.37 (33.83)
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 28 Helak, Alyssa          16 Victor Swim Club  1:04.65    1:05.51  
                 31.86      1:05.51 (33.65)
 29 Dahlke, Miki           18 North Bay Aquati  1:04.84    1:05.68  
                 31.76      1:05.68 (33.92)
 30 Engel, Lindsey         19 UN-25-PC-         1:03.64    1:05.72  
                 32.02      1:05.72 (33.70)
 31 Bentley, Sara          19 Una OZ-WI-          54.79Y   1:05.91  
                 31.31      1:05.91 (34.60)
 32 Neuhaus, Helene        24 Swim Seventy-CT-  1:03.93    1:05.93  
                 32.10      1:05.93 (33.83)
 33 Miller, Abby           18 Crow Canyon Coun  1:05.47    1:05.95  
                 31.62      1:05.95 (34.33)
 34 Patel, Maana           16 Una Ssc-IL-       1:04.29    1:05.98  
                 31.37      1:05.98 (34.61)
 35 Lawless, Emma          16 Northern Sierra-    55.97Y   1:06.22  
                 32.59      1:06.22 (33.63)
 36 Varisco, Madison       20 Golden West Swim  1:05.05    1:06.71  
                 32.09      1:06.71 (34.62)
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 37 Griffith, Kaitlyn      16 Woodmoor Waves-C  1:05.59    1:06.72  
                 32.40      1:06.72 (34.32)
 38 Wang, Vivian           15 Peak Swimming-PC    55.72Y   1:06.81  
                 32.03      1:06.81 (34.78)
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 39 Boles, Catherine       17 Crow Canyon Coun    55.50Y   1:06.94  
                 31.81      1:06.94 (35.13)
 40 Cottrill, Emma         17 Diablo Aquatics-  1:07.95    1:07.35  
                 32.39      1:07.35 (34.96)
 41 Anderson, Gabrielle    16 Palo Alto Stanfo    56.31Y   1:07.66  
                 32.99      1:07.66 (34.67)
 42 Phillips, Kyndal       20 Unattached-CA-      55.15Y   1:07.78  
                 33.13      1:07.78 (34.65)
 43 Johnson, Maddie        17 Sun Valley 5 B-S  1:06.98    1:07.84  
                 33.14      1:07.84 (34.70)
 44 Soe, Sandra            18 UN Scsc-PC-       1:04.83    1:07.85  
                 33.54      1:07.85 (34.31)
 45 Maynard, Paige         18 Davis Arden Raci  1:04.70    1:08.07  
                 33.08      1:08.07 (34.99)
 46 Schaffer, Brooke       14 Palo Alto Stanfo  1:08.50    1:08.24  
                 33.43      1:08.24 (34.81)
 47 Hilde-Jones, Milan     15 Palo Alto Stanfo  1:05.40    1:08.28  
                 32.74      1:08.28 (35.54)
 48 McKenna, Mai           14 Osprey Aquatics-    56.51Y   1:08.70  
                 33.31      1:08.70 (35.39)
 49 Middleton, Tara        18 Walnut Creek Aqu    56.22Y   1:09.37  
                 33.00      1:09.37 (36.37)
 50 Nabeta, Kailee         16 Davis Arden Raci    55.84Y   1:09.86  
                 34.06      1:09.86 (35.80)
 51 Balmaceda, Sophia      15 Palo Alto Stanfo  1:08.27    1:10.45  
                 34.03      1:10.45 (36.42)
 52 Lin, Claire            16 Palo Alto Stanfo  1:10.95    1:14.14  
                 35.19      1:14.14 (38.95)
 -- Vereb, Joelle          16 757 Swim-VA-        55.40Y        DQ  
                 32.38           DQ (34.16)
 -- Lathrop, Jennifer      17 Sierra Marlins S    55.29Y        DQ  
                 31.16           DQ (32.93)
 -- Auva'A, Lani           17 Neptune Swimming  1:07.96        DFS  
 -- Howard, Abriana        16 Crow Canyon Coun    56.41Y        NS  
 -- Ashby, Mary            19 Columbia-MR-        54.82Y        NS  
 -- Vredeveld, Kristen     20 California Aquat  1:05.00         NS  
 -- Coughlin, Natalie      33 California Aquat    59.05         NS  
 -- Seltenreich-Hodgson,   21 Greater Ottawa-U  1:05.75         NS  
 -- Panopio, Kaitlyn       14 The Olympic Club    56.04Y        NS  
 -- Lee, Felicia           24 Stanford Swimmin  1:01.98         NS

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