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The Stanford Cardinal broke the NCAA Record to start off Thursday night at the 2018 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships with a 1:25.43 in the 200 free relay. They held off a formidable challenge from Cal who swam a 1:25.50 for second. Both teams were under the NCAA record that Cal set last year.
Janet Hu (21.65), Simone Manuel (20.89), Lauren Pitzer (21.62) and Ally Howe (21.27) swam for Stanford as they re-broke the American Record they set this morning at 1:25.68.
Cal was second with Maddie Murphy (21.94), Amy Bilquist (21.08), Katie McLaughlin (21.47) and Abbey Weitzeil (21.01) swimming for the Golden Bears.
Tennessee (1:27.10), Virginia (1:27.13), Louisville (1:27.19), Michigan (1:27.78), Ohio State (1:28.17) and Texas (1:28.41) also swam in the championship final.
Stanford broke Cal’s three year winning streak in the event as they captured their first NCAA title in the 200 free relay since 2014. It is also their eighth title overall in the relay.
Event 2 Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA: N 1:25.59 3/16/2017 California
A Weitzeil, M Murphy, A Bilquist, F Osman
American: A 1:25.68 3/15/2018 Stanford, Stanford-PC
J Hu, S Manuel, L Pitzer, A Howe
U.S. Open: O 1:25.59 3/16/2017 California
A Weitzeil, M Murphy, A Bilquist, F Osman
Meet: C 1:25.59 3/16/2017 California
A Weitzeil, M Murphy, A Bilquist, F Osman
Pool: P 1:26.90 3/16/2008 Arizona
L Jackson, Lacey Nymeyer, A Turner, T Baughman
1:28.71 AUTO NCAA A Standard
1:29.57 CONS NCAA B Standard
School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Stanford 1:25.68 1:25.43N 40
1) Janet Hu SR 2) r:0.27 Simone Manuel SR
3) r:0.22 Lauren Pitzer FR 4) r:0.24 Ally Howe SR
r:+0.58 10.50 21.65 (21.65)
31.58 (9.93) 42.54 (20.89)
52.87 (10.33) 1:04.16 (21.62)
1:14.39 (10.23) 1:25.43 (21.27)
2 California 1:26.93 1:25.50N 34
1) Maddie Murphy SO 2) r:0.19 Amy Bilquist JR
3) r:0.33 Katie McLaughlin JR 4) r:0.15 Abbey Weitzeil SO
r:+0.65 10.59 21.94 (21.94)
31.92 (9.98) 43.02 (21.08)
53.33 (10.31) 1:04.49 (21.47)
1:14.43 (9.94) 1:25.50 (21.01)
3 Tennessee 1:26.85 1:27.10 32
1) Erika Brown SO 2) r:0.30 Maddie Banic JR
3) r:0.13 Stanzi Moseley SO 4) r:0.23 Bailey Grinter FR
r:+0.71 10.63 21.61 (21.61)
32.00 (10.39) 43.47 (21.86)
53.76 (10.29) 1:05.21 (21.74)
1:15.72 (10.51) 1:27.10 (21.89)
4 Virginia 1:27.60 1:27.13 30
1) Morgan Hill SO 2) r:0.24 Anna Pang FR
3) r:0.23 Laine Reed SR 4) r:0.26 Caitlin Cooper SR
r:+0.66 10.85 22.22 (22.22)
32.73 (10.51) 44.30 (22.08)
54.68 (10.38) 1:05.86 (21.56)
1:16.02 (10.16) 1:27.13 (21.27)
5 Louisville 1:27.11 1:27.19 28
1) Lainey Visscher SO 2) r:0.07 Mallory Comerford JR
3) r:0.31 Avery Braunecker SO 4) r:0.21 Casey Fanz SO
r:+0.68 10.83 22.28 (22.28)
32.24 (9.96) 43.32 (21.04)
53.83 (10.51) 1:05.50 (22.18)
1:15.71 (10.21) 1:27.19 (21.69)
6 Michigan 1:27.87 1:27.78 26
1) Catie Deloof JR 2) r:0.27 Gabby Deloof SR
3) r:0.30 *Siobhan Haughey JR 4) r:0.20 Daria Pyshnenko FR
r:+0.65 10.89 22.48 (22.48)
32.87 (10.39) 44.21 (21.73)
54.67 (10.46) 1:05.95 (21.74)
1:16.24 (10.29) 1:27.78 (21.83)
7 OSU 1:27.38 1:28.17 24
1) *Liz Li SR 2) r:0.27 *Freya Rayner FR
3) r:0.29 Macie McNichols SR 4) r:0.30 Maria Coy JR
r:+0.71 10.39 21.61 (21.61)
32.02 (10.41) 43.61 (22.00)
54.31 (10.70) 1:06.00 (22.39)
1:16.41 (10.41) 1:28.17 (22.17)
8 Texas 1:28.03 1:28.41 22
1) Rebecca Millard SR 2) r:0.32 Claire Adams SO
3) r:0.16 Brooke Hansen JR 4) r:0.21 Remedy Rule JR
r:+0.70 10.79 22.07 (22.07)
32.52 (10.45) 44.11 (22.04)
54.67 (10.56) 1:06.40 (22.29)
1:16.77 (10.37) 1:28.41 (22.01)
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 2 1. Stanford 80 2. California 66 3. Tennessee 62 4. Michigan 60 5. Virginia 54 5. Louisville 54 7. Texas 50 8. Georgia 32 9. Ohio St 24 10. Minnesota 22 11. Southern Cal 20 12. Texas A&M 18 13. UNC 14 14. Kentucky 12 14. Arizona 12 16. Missouri 10 17. Wisconsin 8 18. UCLA 6 18. NC State 6 20. Alabama 4 20. Auburn 4 22. Indiana 2
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Rainey so fast
Wow
Nicely done!
Man, that’s fast!!!!
David Carius… ???
My gawd
Olympic Champion Simone Manuel swam 50m in 20.89, everyone was blazing.
Wasn’t meters. Short course yards.
Correction facts do matter. 200 Yard freestyle relay. Thank you Dale.
Mary Armstrong…wow!!!
Wow!! That’s awesomeness!!
Wow!!!! Fast!!
With one of the slowest reaction times in the field too!
Kaitlin Bayliss dayum
LIGHTNING!
Karen Berkes Graeber 20.89 50 free WOW!!
whoa that is no breaths lol
Ridiculous! So so fast.
?Melanie Rebechi
Jim Gee, this is the girl I was talking about from First Colony.
I took my 11 year old daughter to see the meet tonight. So fun to watch! Really psyched her up for her championship meet! Inspiring the next generation.
Murron Roff
Darn, she swims fast
Cal Arnold good god