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The last night of the 2018 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships was a historic one for the Stanford Cardinal as they grabbed their second straight team title with 593 points over second place Cal.
Ella Eastin was named swimmer of the meet and Greg Meehan was coach of the meet. Northwestern’s Olivia Rosendahl was diver of the meet while her coach Alik Sarkisian was diving coach of the year.
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Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 21 1. Stanford 593 2. California 373 3. Texas A&M 299 4. Michigan 267 5. Louisville 232 6. Texas 221.5 7. Tennessee 180.5 8. Indiana 169 9. Virginia 161 10. Minnesota 157 11. Georgia 135 12. Southern Cal 127 13. Ohio St 123 14. Kentucky 97 15. Missouri 86 16. Auburn 82.5 17. Wisconsin 78 18. NC State 70 19. Purdue 51 20. Arizona 46 20. South Carolina 46 22. Northwestern 40 23. Arizona St 34 24. University of Nevada 33 25. UNC 32 26. UCLA 31 27. Arkansas 30 28. Hawaii 29.5 29. Penn St 26 30. Alabama 23 31. Denver 20 32. Eastern Mich 18 33. Virginia Tech 14 33. Miami University 14 35. Nebraska 11 35. Florida 11 37. Wyoming 9 38. Louisiana State University 8 39. Akron 6 39. Rutgers 6 41. Notre Dame 4 42. Duke 3 42. Florida St 3 44. West Virginia 2 44. University of Miami 2
1650 Free
Katie Ledecky went out fast. At one point she was four seconds under American Record pace. Could she hold on? The fans at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion held their collective breath as she went lap by lap.
The magical 15 minute barrier has seemed untouchable by a woman, but with Katie, anything is possible.
As the race went on, she fell off pace, but ended up winning the final in a 15:07.57, a little off her American Record of 15:03.31 that she set earlier this season.
Ledecky was well ahead of second place Ally McHugh of Penn State who swam a 15:36.27, good for eighth all-time.
NC State senior Hannah Moore finished third at 15:40.68 as she is just outside the top 15 all-time performers in the event. Flavia Rigamonti sits 15th all-time with a 15:40.41 from 2003.
Stanford’s Megan Byrnes (15:43.68), Stanford’s Leah Stevens (15:49.07), Michigan’s G Ryan (15:50.95), Ohio State’s Molly Kowal (15:52.80) and NC State’s Tamila Holub (15:54.44) also placed in the top eight.
Ledecky successfully defends her title she won last year in this event. This is Stanford’s seventh NCAA title in the 1650 as they now have the most titles of any school. Ledecky joins Marybeth Linzemeier (1982-1984) and Janet Evans (1990, 1991) as winners for the Cardinal
Event 15 Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 15:03.31 11/18/2017Katie Ledecky, Stanford
American: A 15:03.31 11/18/2017Katie Ledecky, Stanford
U.S. Open: O 15:03.31 11/18/2017Katie Ledecky, Stanford
Meet: C 15:07.70 3/17/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford
Pool: P 15:03.92 11/20/2016Katie Ledecky, Stanford
15:53.50 AUTO NCAA A Standard
16:30.59 CONS NCAA B Standard
Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Katie Ledecky SO Stanford 15:03.31 15:07.57C 20
r:+0.67 25.27 52.19 (26.92)
1:19.62 (27.43) 1:47.02 (27.40)
2:14.49 (27.47) 2:41.95 (27.46)
3:09.44 (27.49) 3:36.98 (27.54)
4:04.50 (27.52) 4:31.87 (27.37)
4:59.12 (27.25) 5:26.44 (27.32)
5:53.80 (27.36) 6:21.10 (27.30)
6:48.52 (27.42) 7:15.89 (27.37)
7:43.38 (27.49) 8:10.90 (27.52)
8:38.27 (27.37) 9:05.89 (27.62)
9:33.33 (27.44) 10:00.82 (27.49)
10:28.31 (27.49) 10:56.10 (27.79)
11:23.74 (27.64) 11:51.60 (27.86)
12:19.68 (28.08) 12:47.93 (28.25)
13:16.15 (28.22) 13:44.25 (28.10)
14:12.48 (28.23) 14:40.60 (28.12) 15:07.57 (26.97)
2 Ally McHugh JR Penn St 15:43.34 15:36.27 17
r:+0.75 26.75 55.30 (28.55)
1:24.14 (28.84) 1:53.11 (28.97)
2:22.05 (28.94) 2:51.02 (28.97)
3:19.93 (28.91) 3:48.92 (28.99)
4:17.76 (28.84) 4:46.49 (28.73)
5:14.66 (28.17) 5:42.97 (28.31)
6:11.28 (28.31) 6:39.59 (28.31)
7:07.79 (28.20) 7:36.08 (28.29)
8:04.51 (28.43) 8:33.16 (28.65)
9:01.69 (28.53) 9:30.09 (28.40)
9:58.13 (28.04) 10:26.41 (28.28)
10:54.90 (28.49) 11:23.46 (28.56)
11:51.90 (28.44) 12:20.24 (28.34)
12:48.59 (28.35) 13:16.71 (28.12)
13:44.76 (28.05) 14:12.84 (28.08)
14:41.16 (28.32) 15:09.25 (28.09) 15:36.27 (27.02)
3 Hannah Moore SR NC State 15:48.37 15:40.68 16
r:+0.69 26.22 54.63 (28.41)
1:23.15 (28.52) 1:51.99 (28.84)
2:20.78 (28.79) 2:49.64 (28.86)
3:18.47 (28.83) 3:47.20 (28.73)
4:15.98 (28.78) 4:44.81 (28.83)
5:13.53 (28.72) 5:42.24 (28.71)
6:10.89 (28.65) 6:39.65 (28.76)
7:08.21 (28.56) 7:36.74 (28.53)
8:05.33 (28.59) 8:33.86 (28.53)
9:02.32 (28.46) 9:30.98 (28.66)
9:59.51 (28.53) 10:28.07 (28.56)
10:56.53 (28.46) 11:25.02 (28.49)
11:53.31 (28.29) 12:21.78 (28.47)
12:50.10 (28.32) 13:18.54 (28.44)
13:47.07 (28.53) 14:15.78 (28.71)
14:44.61 (28.83) 15:13.26 (28.65) 15:40.68 (27.42)
4 Megan Byrnes SO Stanford 15:49.38 15:43.68 15
r:+0.76 27.14 55.92 (28.78)
1:24.75 (28.83) 1:53.78 (29.03)
2:22.74 (28.96) 2:51.65 (28.91)
3:20.57 (28.92) 3:49.45 (28.88)
4:18.27 (28.82) 4:47.11 (28.84)
5:15.69 (28.58) 5:44.35 (28.66)
6:12.95 (28.60) 6:41.63 (28.68)
7:10.23 (28.60) 7:38.78 (28.55)
8:07.51 (28.73) 8:36.13 (28.62)
9:04.63 (28.50) 9:33.26 (28.63)
10:01.83 (28.57) 10:30.52 (28.69)
10:59.31 (28.79) 11:27.86 (28.55)
11:56.42 (28.56) 12:24.99 (28.57)
12:53.66 (28.67) 13:22.23 (28.57)
13:50.89 (28.66) 14:19.42 (28.53)
14:47.95 (28.53) 15:16.34 (28.39) 15:43.68 (27.34)
5 Leah Stevens JR Stanford 15:52.54 15:49.07 14
r:+0.66 26.80 55.94 (29.14)
1:25.20 (29.26) 1:54.25 (29.05)
2:23.46 (29.21) 2:52.40 (28.94)
3:21.39 (28.99) 3:50.33 (28.94)
4:19.25 (28.92) 4:48.36 (29.11)
5:17.22 (28.86) 5:46.07 (28.85)
6:14.97 (28.90) 6:43.68 (28.71)
7:12.45 (28.77) 7:41.28 (28.83)
8:10.30 (29.02) 8:39.23 (28.93)
9:08.35 (29.12) 9:37.52 (29.17)
10:06.22 (28.70) 10:34.86 (28.64)
11:03.42 (28.56) 11:32.04 (28.62)
12:00.63 (28.59) 12:29.37 (28.74)
12:58.00 (28.63) 13:26.85 (28.85)
13:55.49 (28.64) 14:24.09 (28.60)
14:52.57 (28.48) 15:21.02 (28.45) 15:49.07 (28.05)
6 G Ryan SR Michigan 15:59.72 15:50.95 13
r:+0.71 27.34 56.69 (29.35)
1:26.31 (29.62) 1:55.72 (29.41)
2:25.11 (29.39) 2:54.33 (29.22)
3:23.84 (29.51) 3:53.15 (29.31)
4:22.47 (29.32) 4:51.60 (29.13)
5:20.50 (28.90) 5:49.57 (29.07)
6:18.57 (29.00) 6:47.43 (28.86)
7:16.32 (28.89) 7:45.04 (28.72)
8:13.93 (28.89) 8:42.79 (28.86)
9:11.65 (28.86) 9:40.56 (28.91)
10:08.97 (28.41) 10:37.39 (28.42)
11:05.97 (28.58) 11:34.70 (28.73)
12:03.32 (28.62) 12:31.76 (28.44)
13:00.38 (28.62) 13:29.13 (28.75)
13:57.86 (28.73) 14:26.55 (28.69)
14:55.09 (28.54) 15:23.56 (28.47) 15:50.95 (27.39)
7 Molly Kowal SO Ohio State 15:53.11 15:52.80 12
r:+0.87 26.93 55.34 (28.41)
1:24.39 (29.05) 1:53.44 (29.05)
2:22.74 (29.30) 2:51.93 (29.19)
3:21.06 (29.13) 3:50.06 (29.00)
4:19.22 (29.16) 4:48.28 (29.06)
5:17.27 (28.99) 5:46.29 (29.02)
6:15.24 (28.95) 6:44.40 (29.16)
7:13.37 (28.97) 7:42.34 (28.97)
8:11.50 (29.16) 8:40.43 (28.93)
9:09.41 (28.98) 9:38.31 (28.90)
10:07.21 (28.90) 10:36.00 (28.79)
11:04.80 (28.80) 11:33.58 (28.78)
12:02.42 (28.84) 12:31.26 (28.84)
13:00.02 (28.76) 13:28.78 (28.76)
13:57.83 (29.05) 14:26.96 (29.13)
14:56.00 (29.04) 15:25.20 (29.20) 15:52.80 (27.60)
8 Tamila Holub FR NC State 16:00.14 15:54.44 11
r:+0.81 26.79 55.94 (29.15)
1:25.22 (29.28) 1:54.41 (29.19)
2:23.69 (29.28) 2:52.87 (29.18)
3:21.74 (28.87) 3:50.90 (29.16)
4:20.14 (29.24) 4:49.32 (29.18)
5:17.97 (28.65) 5:46.99 (29.02)
6:15.85 (28.86) 6:44.73 (28.88)
7:13.46 (28.73) 7:42.17 (28.71)
8:10.86 (28.69) 8:39.57 (28.71)
9:08.38 (28.81) 9:37.27 (28.89)
10:06.20 (28.93) 10:35.00 (28.80)
11:04.04 (29.04) 11:33.28 (29.24)
12:02.34 (29.06) 12:31.69 (29.35)
13:00.73 (29.04) 13:29.96 (29.23)
13:58.96 (29.00) 14:28.27 (29.31)
14:57.44 (29.17) 15:26.72 (29.28) 15:54.44 (27.72)
200 Back
It hasn’t been the best week for Cal junior Kathleen Baker. Last year she won three individual NCAA titles. This year, she had yet to win an individual title. What is the best way to exorcise those demons and end the frustration?
An American Record.
Baker and many others had knocked on the door of that 200 back record for many years. Elizabeth Pelton originally set the record at the 2013 NCAA’s at 1:47.84.
Baker finally broke through and swam a 1:47.30 in the event, moving from third to first all-time.
Baker swam away from Kentucky’s Asia Seidt (1:49.24) and Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson (1:49.27) who finished second and third.
Seidt and Nelson moved up to sixth and seventh all-time in the event.
Texas A&M’s Lisa Bratton (1:50.74), Michigan’s Clara Smiddy (1:50.80), Kentucky’s Ali Galyer (1:51.15), Georgia’s Kylie Stewart (1:51.75) and Stanford’s Janet Hu (1:52.76) also swam in the championship final.
Cal now has eight total titles in the 200 back, breaking the tie with Texas. Baker joins Natalie Coughlin (2001-2003), Helen Silver (2006), Elizabeth Pelton (2013), Missy Franklin (2015) and herself (2017) as winners in the event for the Golden Bears.
Event 16 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA: N 1:47.84 3/21/2013 Elizabeth Pelton, California
American: A 1:47.84 3/21/2013 Elizabeth Pelton, California
U.S. Open: O 1:47.84 3/21/2013 Elizabeth Pelton, California
Meet: C 1:47.84 3/21/2013 Elizabeth Pelton, California
Pool: P 1:49.33 3/17/2018 Beata Nelson, Wisconsin-WI
1:50.99 AUTO NCAA A Standard
1:59.19 CONS NCAA B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Kathleen Baker JR California 1:49.57 1:47.30N 20
r:+0.63 25.17 52.31 (27.14)
1:19.47 (27.16) 1:47.30 (27.83)
2 Asia Seidt SO Kentucky 1:49.64 1:49.24P 17
r:+0.65 25.90 53.68 (27.78)
1:21.56 (27.88) 1:49.24 (27.68)
3 Beata Nelson SO Wisconsin 1:49.33 1:49.27P 16
r:+0.67 25.56 53.20 (27.64)
1:21.13 (27.93) 1:49.27 (28.14)
4 Lisa Bratton SR Texas A&M 1:51.18 1:50.74 15
r:+0.73 26.50 54.42 (27.92)
1:22.55 (28.13) 1:50.74 (28.19)
5 Clara Smiddy SR Michigan 1:50.82 1:50.80 14
r:+0.62 26.20 53.98 (27.78)
1:22.31 (28.33) 1:50.80 (28.49)
6 Ali Galyer SO Kentucky 1:50.16 1:51.15 13
r:+0.63 26.16 54.07 (27.91)
1:22.54 (28.47) 1:51.15 (28.61)
7 Kylie Stewart SR Georgia 1:51.07 1:51.75 12
r:+0.65 26.18 54.36 (28.18)
1:23.18 (28.82) 1:51.75 (28.57)
8 Janet Hu SR Stanford 1:50.13 1:52.76 11
r:+0.56 26.06 54.59 (28.53)
1:23.53 (28.94) 1:52.76 (29.23)
100 Free
Stanford senior Simone Manuel swam the second fastest 100 free ever on Saturday night at the 2018 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships. Manuel swam a 45.65 to get just off her 45.56 American Record she set last year at NCAA’s.
Manuel is still the only swimmer to break 46 seconds in the event as Mallory Comerford of Louisville was second in the final at 46.20 and Cal junior Abbey Weitzeil was third at 46.74.
Comerford is now second all-time in the event as she moves ahead of Weitzeil in the all-time rankings. Siobhan Haughey of Michigan was fourth in the race and is now tenth all-time with a 46.91. Texas A&M senior Beryl Gastaldello became the eleventh swimmer to break 47 seconds in the event as she was fifth at 46.98.
Tennessee’s Erika Brown (47.08), Auburn’s Aly Tetzloff (47.58) and Cal’s Amy Bilquist (47.82) also competed in the championship final.
Stanford now has ten titles in the 100 free. Manuel joins Jenna Johnson (1986, 1987), Jenny Thompson (1992-1995), Claudia Franco (1996) and herself (2015, 2017) as winners in the event.
Manuel also is the third swimmer to win the event three times, joining Texas’ Leigh Ann Fetter (1989-1991) and SMU’s Martina Moravcova (1997-1999) as three-time winners. Georgia’s Kara Lynn Joyce (2004-2007) and Thompson also won the event four times.
Event 17 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 45.56 3/18/2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
American: A 45.56 3/18/2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
U.S. Open: O 45.56 3/18/2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
Meet: C 45.56 3/18/2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
Pool: P 45.65 3/17/2018 Simone Manuel, Stanford-PC
47.53 AUTO NCAA A Standard
49.99 CONS NCAA B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Simone Manuel SR Stanford 47.08 45.65P 20
r:+0.67 21.76 45.65 (23.89)
2 Mallory Comerfo JR Louisville 46.88 46.20 17
r:+0.65 22.44 46.20 (23.76)
3 Abbey Weitzeil SO California 47.28 46.74 16
r:+0.65 22.31 46.74 (24.43)
4 Siobhan Haughey JR Michigan 47.28 46.91 15
r:+0.70 22.63 46.91 (24.28)
5 Beryl Gastaldel SR Texas A&M 47.36 46.98 14
r:+0.61 22.61 46.98 (24.37)
6 Erika Brown SO Tennessee 47.29 47.08 13
r:+0.69 22.68 47.08 (24.40)
7 Alyssa Tetzloff JR Auburn 47.17 47.58 12
r:+0.61 22.51 47.58 (25.07)
8 Amy Bilquist JR California 47.45 47.82 11
r:+0.67 22.76 47.82 (25.06)
200 Breast
Last night, she said she was sick of seeing a 2:03.
Tonight, she didn’t see a 2:03. Indiana junior Lilly King roared through the 200 breast final with a 2:02.60. She was the first to break 2:04, and now she is the first to break 2:03.
Texas A&M senior and fellow Indiana native Bethany Galat almost joined her in the 2:02 club as she was second at 2:03.26. She also moves to second all-time in the event.
Texas A&M’s four finalists fared well with Galat getting second, Sydney Pickrem (2:05.79) getting third, Anna Belousova (2:07.26) getting sixth and Esther Gonzalez Medina (2:08.20) getting eighth.
Michigan’s Miranda Tucker (2:06.73), Kentucky’s Bailey Bonnett (2:07.22) and Minnesota’s Lindsey Kozelsky (2:07.69) also swam in the championship final.
King has now won three NCAA titles in the 200 breast as she joins Kristine Quance (1994, 1996, 1997) of USC, Kristy Kowal (1998-2000) of Georgia, Tara Kirk (2002-2004) of Stanford, and Rebecca Soni (2006-2009) of USC as winners of three.
Event 18 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA: N 2:03.18 3/18/2017 Lilly King, Indiana
American: A 2:03.18 3/18/2017 Lilly King, Indiana
U.S. Open: O 2:03.18 3/18/2017 Lilly King, Indiana
Meet: C 2:03.18 3/18/2017 Lilly King, Indiana
Pool: P 2:04.68 2/17/2018 Lillia King, Indiana
2:07.18 AUTO NCAA A Standard
2:15.99 CONS NCAA B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Lilly King JR Indiana 2:05.49 2:02.60N 20
r:+0.65 26.96 58.39 (31.43)
1:30.56 (32.17) 2:02.60 (32.04)
2 Bethany Galat SR Texas A&M 2:07.10 2:03.26P 17
r:+0.60 28.63 1:00.09 (31.46)
1:31.58 (31.49) 2:03.26 (31.68)
3 Sydney Pickrem JR Texas A&M 2:06.61 2:05.79 16
r:+0.71 28.79 1:00.76 (31.97)
1:33.07 (32.31) 2:05.79 (32.72)
4 Miranda Tucker SO Michigan 2:07.85 2:06.73 15
r:+0.65 28.87 1:01.20 (32.33)
1:33.64 (32.44) 2:06.73 (33.09)
5 Bailey Bonnett FR Kentucky 2:07.68 2:07.22 14
r:+0.70 29.00 1:01.21 (32.21)
1:34.19 (32.98) 2:07.22 (33.03)
6 Anna Belousova SO Texas A&M 2:07.99 2:07.26 13
r:+0.64 29.37 1:01.53 (32.16)
1:34.51 (32.98) 2:07.26 (32.75)
7 Lindsey Kozelsk SO Minnesota 2:07.75 2:07.69 12
r:+0.68 28.22 1:00.73 (32.51)
1:33.96 (33.23) 2:07.69 (33.73)
8 Esther Gonzalez SR Texas A&M 2:08.01 2:08.20 11
r:+0.70 29.73 1:02.18 (32.45)
1:34.96 (32.78) 2:08.20 (33.24)
200 Fly
Stanford junior Ella Eastin has had herself quite an NCAA Championships. Eastin broke two American Records in the IM races, and added a third individual title with a win in the 200 fly on Saturday night at Ohio State.
Eastin swam a 1:50.01 which was a little off her 1:49.51 NCAA record from Pac-12’s last month. Eastin went 1-2 with Stanford teammate Katie Drabot, who has quietly had a phenomenal meet. Drabot was second in the final at 1:51.73, as she stays eighth all-time in the event.
Early leader Louise Hansson of USC was out blazing the first 100 but faded to third with a 1:52.25.
Cal’s Katie McLaughlin (1:52.64), Georgia’s Megan Kinglsey (1:52.66), USC’s Maddie Wright (1:53.40), Louisville’s Grace Oglesby (1:53.46) and Michigan’s Vanessa Krause (1:54.08) also competed in the championship final.
This is Stanford’s 12th overall 200 fly NCAA title as Eastin joins Janel Jorgensen (1990, 1993), Summer Sanders (1991, 1992), Misty Hyman (1998, 2001), Shelly Ripple (2002) and Elaine Breeden (2007, 2009, 2010) as winners for the Cardinal. This is Eastin’s second straight win in the event.
Event 19 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA: N 1:49.51 2/24/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
American: A 1:49.51 2/24/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
U.S. Open: O 1:49.51 2/24/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
Meet: C 1:50.61 3/19/2016 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville
Pool: P 1:51.02 12/4/2010 Katinka Hosszu, Southern Cali
1:53.80 AUTO NCAA A Standard
1:59.59 CONS NCAA B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Ella Eastin JR Stanford 1:51.76 1:50.01C 20
r:+0.70 25.21 53.32 (28.11)
1:21.50 (28.18) 1:50.01 (28.51)
2 Katie Drabot SO Stanford 1:52.23 1:51.73 17
r:+0.72 25.05 53.50 (28.45)
1:22.36 (28.86) 1:51.73 (29.37)
3 Louise Hansson SO USC 1:53.28 1:52.25 16
r:+0.72 24.52 52.54 (28.02)
1:21.62 (29.08) 1:52.25 (30.63)
4 Katie McLaughli JR California 1:53.16 1:52.64 15
r:+0.70 25.38 53.68 (28.30)
1:22.59 (28.91) 1:52.64 (30.05)
5 Megan Kingsley SR Georgia 1:53.14 1:52.66 14
r:+0.64 25.20 53.88 (28.68)
1:22.84 (28.96) 1:52.66 (29.82)
6 Maddie Wright JR USC 1:53.17 1:53.40 13
r:+0.74 25.71 54.63 (28.92)
1:24.09 (29.46) 1:53.40 (29.31)
7 Grace Oglesby SO Louisville 1:53.16 1:53.46 12
r:+0.65 25.76 54.62 (28.86)
1:23.61 (28.99) 1:53.46 (29.85)
8 Vanessa Krause SO Michigan 1:53.31 1:54.08 11
r:+0.64 25.90 54.70 (28.80)
1:24.28 (29.58) 1:54.08 (29.80)
Platform Diving
Northwestern junior Olivia Rosendahl won the platform diving title for the second year in a row with 346.15 points. Rosendahl’s win last year was the first ever for Northwestern Women’s Swimming and Diving, and she successfully defended her title in 2018 ahead of Texas’ Samantha Bromberg (335.30).
The impressive part? Northwestern doesn’t have a tower at their home pool.
That is like a swimmer winning an Olympic gold medal without having a 50m pool to train in.
UCLA’s Eloise Belanger (300.65), Purdue’s Lexi Vincent (297.90), Ohio State’s Lara Tarvit (296.80), Hawaii’s Madison Sthamann (292.60), Indiana’s Jessica Parratto (291.35) and Nebraska’s Abigail Knapton (286.15) also competed in the top eight championship final.
Event 20 Women Platform Diving
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Meet: C 396.75 3/23/2013 Haley Ishimatsu, Southern Cal
225.00 AUTO NCAA A Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Olivia Rosendahl JR Northwestern 293.60 346.15 20
2 Samantha Brombe JR Texas 327.15 335.30 17
3 Eloise Belanger JR UCLA 263.95 300.65 16
4 Alexis Vincent JR Purdue 261.80 297.90 15
5 Lara Tarvit SO Ohio State 276.40 296.80 14
6 Madison Sthaman SR Hawaii 265.35 292.60 13
7 Jessica Parratto JR Indiana 353.30 291.35 12
8 Abigail Knapton SO Nebraska 300.10 286.15 11
400 Free Relay
The Stanford Cardinal had history on the line as they had a chance to become only the third team to win all five relays at an NCAA Championships, as well as become the third school to win 13 total titles in a single NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
Stanford joins 2005 Georgia and 2008 Arizona as winners of all five relays, and joins Florida (1982-1988) and Stanford (1993) to win 13 total titles in a single meet.
The Stanford Cardinal capped off the historic meet with a 3:07.94 and a 45.47 anchor from Simone Manuel. They were a little off the record they set last year at 3:07.61. Janet Hu (47.49), Ella Eastin (47.13), Katie Drabot (47.85) and Manuel (45.47) swam for the Cardinal.
It wasn’t easy though as Cal gave them everything they could handle as they were second at 3:08.05.
Amy Bilquist (47.59), Abbey Weitzeil (46.37), Kathleen Baker (47.21) and Katie McLaughlin (46.88) swam for the Golden Bears.
There was a big race for third in the relay that eventually went to Virginia at 3:10.50. They out-touched Louisville (3:10.53) and Michigan (3:10.73) in the end.
Tennessee (3:11.89), Texas (3:12.50) and Texas A&M (3:13.10) also swam in the championship final.
The fastest splits in the field came from Manuel, Weitzeil, McLaughlin and Mallory Comerford (46.67).
Stanford now has thirteen total 400 free relay titles. The Cardinal previously won the relay in 1982, 1987, 1992, 1994-1997, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2017.
Event 21 Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA: N 3:07.61 3/18/2017 Stanford
S Manuel, K Ledecky, J Hu, L Neal
American: A 3:07.61 3/18/2017 Stanford
S Manuel, K Ledecky, J Hu, L Neal
U.S. Open: O 3:07.61 3/18/2017 Stanford
S Manuel, K Ledecky, J Hu, L Neal
Meet: C 3:07.61 3/17/2017 Stanford
S Manuel, K Ledecky, J Hu, L Neal
Pool: P 3:10.96 2/17/2018 Michigan
C Deloof, S Haughey, D Pyshnenko, G Deloof
3:15.43 AUTO NCAA A Standard
3:16.93 CONS NCAA B Standard
School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Stanford 3:11.15 3:07.94P 40
1) Janet Hu SR 2) r:0.12 Ella Eastin JR
3) r:0.27 Katie Drabot SO 4) r:0.39 Simone Manuel SR
r:+0.57 22.75 47.49 (47.49)
1:10.14 (22.65) 1:34.62 (47.13)
1:57.57 (22.95) 2:22.47 (47.85)
2:44.09 (21.62) 3:07.94 (45.47)
2 California 3:11.23 3:08.05P 34
1) Amy Bilquist JR 2) r:0.26 Abbey Weitzeil SO
3) r:0.25 Kathleen Baker JR 4) r:0.26 Katie McLaughlin JR
r:+0.67 22.68 47.59 (47.59)
1:09.09 (21.50) 1:33.96 (46.37)
1:56.32 (22.36) 2:21.17 (47.21)
2:43.23 (22.06) 3:08.05 (46.88)
3 Virginia 3:12.41 3:10.50P 32
1) Morgan Hill SO 2) r:0.42 Laine Reed SR
3) r:0.15 Kyla Valls FR 4) r:0.02 Caitlin Cooper SR
r:+0.65 23.23 48.23 (48.23)
1:11.00 (22.77) 1:35.63 (47.40)
1:58.08 (22.45) 2:23.10 (47.47)
2:45.30 (22.20) 3:10.50 (47.40)
4 Louisville 3:11.51 3:10.53P 30
1) Mallory Comerford JR 2) r:0.11 Lainey Visscher SO
3) r:0.10 Arina Openysheva FR 4) r:0.33 Casey Fanz SO
r:+0.65 22.53 46.67 (46.67)
1:09.15 (22.48) 1:34.81 (48.14)
1:57.38 (22.57) 2:22.60 (47.79)
2:45.38 (22.78) 3:10.53 (47.93)
5 Michigan 3:11.88 3:10.73P 28
1) Gabby Deloof SR 2) r:0.30 Catie Deloof JR
3) r:0.44 Siobhan Haughey JR 4) r:0.34 Daria Pyshnenko FR
r:+0.70 23.01 47.91 (47.91)
1:10.74 (22.83) 1:35.66 (47.75)
1:58.30 (22.64) 2:22.72 (47.06)
2:45.27 (22.55) 3:10.73 (48.01)
6 Tennessee 3:12.46 3:11.89 26
1) Erika Brown SO 2) r:0.28 Meghan Small SO
3) r:0.30 Bailey Grinter FR 4) r:0.37 Stanzi Moseley SO
r:+0.68 22.85 47.79 (47.79)
1:10.44 (22.65) 1:35.61 (47.82)
1:58.73 (23.12) 2:23.99 (48.38)
2:46.99 (23.00) 3:11.89 (47.90)
7 Texas 3:12.63 3:12.50 24
1) Claire Adams SO 2) r:0.14 Rebecca Millard SR
3) r:0.24 Brooke Hansen JR 4) r:0.32 Anelise Diener JR
r:+0.74 23.00 47.67 (47.67)
1:10.05 (22.38) 1:35.36 (47.69)
1:58.45 (23.09) 2:23.99 (48.63)
2:46.80 (22.81) 3:12.50 (48.51)
8 Texas A&M 3:12.66 3:13.10 22
1) Beryl Gastaldello SR 2) r:0.26 Claire Rasmus JR
3) r:0.42 Katie Portz SO 4) r:0.26 Kristin Malone SR
r:+0.64 22.80 47.11 (47.11)
1:10.43 (23.32) 1:35.42 (48.31)
1:59.01 (23.59) 2:24.49 (49.07)
2:47.36 (22.87) 3:13.10 (48.61)
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