Regan Smith Sets 200 Back Pool Record in 1:50.72 as Stanford Stops Cal

Regan Smith; Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Regan Smith Sets 200 Back Pool Record in 1:50.72 as Stanford Stops Cal

Regan Smith went 1:50.72 in the 200 backstroke on Saturday, setting a Spieker Aquatics Center record and leading Stanford to a 167-133 record over rival California.

The win for the fifth-ranked Cardinal seals a 7-0 record on the season, including 6-0 in Pac-12 dual meets. It’s also the sixth win in the last seven meetings between the Bay Area rivals.

Results

Smith set the tone by leading the Cardinal 200 medley relay to victory. She split 23.96 off the front, leading the quartet of Allie Raab, Emma Wheal and Anya Goeders to victory in 1:36.82.

The three-time Olympic medalist and world-record holder dominated the 200 butterfly, winning in 1:54.41, a margin of just under 2.5 seconds over the field. She returned after the diving break for the 200 back win, another margin of two-plus seconds.

Pac-12 Swimming News

Smith’s wins helped check Cal’s early strength, with the eight-ranked Golden Bears winning three of the first four individual events. Torri Huske won the 50 free in 22.28 seconds in a 1-2 with Wheal. She returned to win the 100 fly in 51.92, with Wheal third. Huske anchored the 400 free relay to a win in 3:16.13, with Wheal leading off ahead of Taylor Ruck and Amy Tang.

Brooke Forde won the 1,000 free in 9:53.64. he was also second in the 200 breaststroke. Morgan Tankersley won the 500 free in 4:49.47 in a 1-2 with Lillie Nordmann. Nordmann did a little of everything, finishing third in the 100 back and 200 fly.

Stanford also dominated diving, with Daria Lenz winning 1-meter with a score of 309.30 and Maria Papworth augmenting the runner-up finishing in 1-meter with a 3-meter win with 421.73 points.

Cal started fast but couldn’t sustain it. Isabel Ivey won the 200 free in 1:44.40, well ahead of Ruck. Isabelle Stadden earned a decisive victory in the 100 back in 52.42. Ema Rajic followed by winning the 100 breast in 1:01.78.

But the wins dried up. Ivey returned to claim the 100 free in 48.39, a 1-2 finish with Eloise Riley. Stadden was second in the 200 back and Leah Polonsky got to the wall first in the 200 breast in 2:13.33. Rajic, who with Ivey was among six seniors honored on Senior Day, was third in the longer breaststroke race. But that wasn’t enough to claw back the deficit.

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