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The final morning of the 2018 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships featured heats of the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly and the 400 free relay. Stanford set itself up to potentially win all five relays, as only two other schools in history have done so at the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.
Ella Eastin and Lilly King also set themselves up for history as King is going for her sixth individual title in her career and Eastin is going for her third win of the meet and potentially her third American Record.
Mallory Comerford is searching for her third individual title in her career while Simone Manuel is searching for her sixth. Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson is searching for her first in the 200 back.
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Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 14 1. Stanford 414 2. California 268 3. Texas A&M 186 4. Texas 171 5. Louisville 168 6. Michigan 150 7. Tennessee 137.5 8. Minnesota 134 9. Indiana 124 10. Virginia 106
Ups, Downs
Texas A&M had the most A-finalists with seven total as they put four in the top heat in the 200 breast. Stanford, Cal and Michigan both had five A-finalists. The race for fourth place will heat up after Texas only had Claire Adams make it back individually. Michigan and Louisville will be nipping at their heels tonight as the heats of the 1650 and platform diving will take place later today.
The teams are in order of team scores after last night.
- Stanford, 5, 4
- Cal, 5, 2
- Texas A&M, 7, 1
- Texas, 1, 1
- Louisville, 3, 1
- Michigan, 5, 1
- Tennessee, 2, 3
- Minnesota, 1, 0
- Indiana, 1, 0
- Virginia, 1, 4
- USC, 2, 2
- Georgia, 2, 2
- Ohio State, 0, 1
- Missouri, 0, 2
- Wisconsin, 1, 0
- Auburn, 1, 3
- South Carolina, 0, 1
- Kentucky, 3, 2
- NC State, 0, 2
- Arizona State, 0, 1
- North Carolina, 0, 1
- Alabama, 0, 1
- Eastern Michigan, 0, 1
- Virginia Tech, 0, 1
- Notre Dame, 0, 1
- Akron, 0, 1
- West Virginia, 0, 1
200 Back
Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson had the fastest 200 back of the morning as she came in with a 1:49.33 on Saturday morning at the 2018 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships. Nelson is ahead of Cal’s Kathleen Baker (1:49.57) and Kentucky’s Asia Seidt (1:49.64) as they were the only three under 1:50 in the morning heats.
Stanford’s Janet Hu (1:50.13), Kentucky’s Ali Galyer (1:50.16), Michigan’s Clara Smiddy (1:50.82), Georgia’s Kylie Stewart (1:51.07) and Texas A&M’s Lisa Bratton (1:51.18) also placed in the top eight.
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 1:50.55 11/24/2013Courtney Bartholomew, Virginia
1:50.99 AUTO NCAA A Standard
1:59.19 CONS NCAA B Standard
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Beata Nelson SO Wisconsin 1:49.59 1:49.33Pq
r:+0.69 25.62 53.40 (27.78)
1:21.29 (27.89) 1:49.33 (28.04)
2 Kathleen Baker JR California 1:48.27 1:49.57Pq
r:+0.70 25.44 52.88 (27.44)
1:21.18 (28.30) 1:49.57 (28.39)
3 Asia Seidt SO Kentucky 1:49.65 1:49.64Pq
r:+0.73 26.12 53.76 (27.64)
1:21.65 (27.89) 1:49.64 (27.99)
4 Janet Hu SR Stanford 1:49.49 1:50.13Pq
r:+0.57 25.38 53.01 (27.63)
1:21.35 (28.34) 1:50.13 (28.78)
5 Ali Galyer SO Kentucky 1:50.63 1:50.16Pq
r:+0.66 26.30 53.96 (27.66)
1:22.00 (28.04) 1:50.16 (28.16)
6 Clara Smiddy SR Michigan 1:50.63 1:50.82 q
r:+0.64 26.32 54.12 (27.80)
1:22.50 (28.38) 1:50.82 (28.32)
7 Kylie Stewart SR Georgia 1:51.32 1:51.07 q
r:+0.69 26.49 54.32 (27.83)
1:22.34 (28.02) 1:51.07 (28.73)
8 Lisa Bratton SR Texas A&M 1:49.83 1:51.18 q
r:+0.71 26.53 54.54 (28.01)
1:22.94 (28.40) 1:51.18 (28.24)
100 Free
Louisville junior Mallory Comerford was the only swimmer to break 47 seconds in the heats of the 100 free as she swam a 46.88 in the prelims to take the top seed. She is coming off a strong 200 free last night where she became the second swimmer ever to break 1:40 in the event.
Comerford will have her hands full with 2015 and 2017 champion Simone Manuel who is the second seed at 47.08.
Auburn’s Aly Tetzloff (47.17), Michigan’s Siobhan Haughey (47.28), Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil (47.28), Tennessee’s Erika Brown (47.29), Texas A&M’s Beryl Gastaldello (47.36) and Cal’s Amy Bilquist (47.45) will also swim in the championship final.
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 46.70 12/2/2017 Mallory Comerford, Louisville
47.53 AUTO NCAA A Standard
49.99 CONS NCAA B Standard
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Mallory Comerfo JR Louisville 46.65 46.88 q
r:+0.66 22.77 46.88 (24.11)
2 Simone Manuel SR Stanford 46.43 47.08 q
r:+0.70 22.43 47.08 (24.65)
3 Alyssa Tetzloff JR Auburn 47.39 47.17 q
r:+0.64 22.41 47.17 (24.76)
4 Siobhan Haughey JR Michigan 47.20 47.28 q
r:+0.70 22.69 47.28 (24.59)
4 Abbey Weitzeil SO California 46.63 47.28 q
r:+0.65 22.52 47.28 (24.76)
6 Erika Brown SO Tennessee 47.17 47.29 q
r:+0.68 22.86 47.29 (24.43)
7 Beryl Gastaldel SR Texas A&M 47.77 47.36 q
r:+0.62 22.76 47.36 (24.60)
8 Amy Bilquist JR California 47.79 47.45 q
r:+0.67 22.66 47.45 (24.79)
200 Breast
Indiana junior Lilly King cruised to the top seed in the 200 breast as she was the only one to break 2:06 in the event with a comfortable 2:05.49.
Half of the field in the A-final will be Texas A&M Aggies as Sydney Pickrem (2:06.61), Bethany Galat (2:07.10), Anna Belousova (2:07.99) and Esther Gonzalez Medina (2:08.01) all finished in the top eight this morning. No school, not even Stanford, has had four score in the top eight at this meet.
Kentucky’s Bailey Bonnett (2:07.68), Minnesota’s Lindsey Kozelsky (2:07.75) and Michigan’s Miranda Tucker (2:07.85) will also swim in the championship final.
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 Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Lilly King JR Indiana 2:04.68 2:05.49 q
r:+0.68 27.59 59.76 (32.17)
1:32.61 (32.85) 2:05.49 (32.88)
2 Sydney Pickrem JR Texas A&M 2:04.62 2:06.61 q
r:+0.70 29.37 1:01.36 (31.99)
1:34.00 (32.64) 2:06.61 (32.61)
3 Bethany Galat SR Texas A&M 2:06.52 2:07.10 q
r:+0.61 29.27 1:01.13 (31.86)
1:33.68 (32.55) 2:07.10 (33.42)
4 Bailey Bonnett FR Kentucky 2:07.17 2:07.68 q
r:+0.67 29.20 1:01.47 (32.27)
1:34.44 (32.97) 2:07.68 (33.24)
5 Lindsey Kozelsk SO Minnesota 2:07.37 2:07.75 q
r:+0.67 28.12 1:00.40 (32.28)
1:33.63 (33.23) 2:07.75 (34.12)
6 Miranda Tucker SO Michigan 2:06.59 2:07.85 q
r:+0.63 28.17 1:00.85 (32.68)
1:34.27 (33.42) 2:07.85 (33.58)
7 Anna Belousova SO Texas A&M 2:05.08 2:07.99 q
r:+0.65 29.77 1:02.19 (32.42)
1:35.65 (33.46) 2:07.99 (32.34)
8 Esther Gonzalez SR Texas A&M 2:07.15 2:08.01 q
r:+0.74 29.87 1:02.21 (32.34)
1:35.02 (32.81) 2:08.01 (32.99)
200 Fly
Stanford junior Ella Eastin has been on fire at the NCAA Championships as she has broken the American Record in both the 200 and 400 IM already at this meet. She swam a 1:51.76 in the heats of the 200 fly as she is the top seed ahead of Stanford sophomore Katie Drabot (1:52.23).
Eastin broke the NCAA and American Record last month at the Pac-12 Championships so she could re-break it tonight in the final after the week she has had.
Georgia’s Megan Kingsley (1:53.14), Louisville’s Grace Oglesby (1:53.16), Cal’s Katie McLaughlin (1:53.16), USC’s Maddie Wright (1:53.17), USC’s Louise Hansson (1:53.28) and Michigan’s Vanessa Krause (1:53.31) also placed in the top eight.
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 Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Ella Eastin JR Stanford 1:49.51 1:51.76 q
r:+0.70 25.45 53.91 (28.46)
1:22.63 (28.72) 1:51.76 (29.13)
2 Katie Drabot SO Stanford 1:51.74 1:52.23 q
r:+0.75 25.35 53.94 (28.59)
1:23.04 (29.10) 1:52.23 (29.19)
3 Megan Kingsley SR Georgia 1:52.62 1:53.14 q
r:+0.64 25.50 53.88 (28.38)
1:23.12 (29.24) 1:53.14 (30.02)
4 Grace Oglesby SO Louisville 1:53.87 1:53.16 q
r:+0.66 25.76 54.45 (28.69)
1:23.47 (29.02) 1:53.16 (29.69)
4 Katie McLaughli JR California 1:54.97 1:53.16 q
r:+0.69 25.19 53.71 (28.52)
1:22.81 (29.10) 1:53.16 (30.35)
6 Maddie Wright JR USC 1:53.38 1:53.17 q
r:+0.72 25.71 54.19 (28.48)
1:23.18 (28.99) 1:53.17 (29.99)
7 Louise Hansson SO USC 1:51.13 1:53.28 q
r:+0.75 24.78 52.95 (28.17)
1:22.40 (29.45) 1:53.28 (30.88)
8 Vanessa Krause SO Michigan 1:53.44 1:53.31 q
r:+0.64 25.99 54.73 (28.74)
1:24.01 (29.28) 1:53.31 (29.30)
400 Free Relay
Stanford and Cal took the top two seeds after the 400 free relay heats as Stanford has the top spot at 3:11.15 and Cal is second at 3:11.23. Janet Hu (48.24), Lauren Pitzer (48.15), Katie Drabot (47.62) and Simone Manuel (47.14) swam for the Cardinal as they have a lot left in the tank for tonight.
Stanford has the potential to be only the third school to win all five relays at the NCAA Championships. Georgia in 2005 and Arizona in 2008 were the other schools to do so.
Louisville (3:11.51), Michigan (3:11.88), Virginia (3:12.41), Tennessee (3:12.46), Texas (3:12.63) and Texas A&M (3:12.66) will also swim in the championship final. The race for fourth place could come down to the last relay and it could be won in the final heat.
The fastest splits came from Mallory Comerford (46.58), Manuel (47.14), Stanzi Moseley (47.29) and Claire Adams (47.37).
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 Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Stanford 3:09.76 3:11.15 q
1) Janet Hu SR 2) r:0.23 Lauren Pitzer FR
3) r:0.26 Katie Drabot SO 4) r:0.39 Simone Manuel SR
r:+0.59 23.15 48.24 (48.24)
1:11.30 (23.06) 1:36.39 (48.15)
1:59.28 (22.89) 2:24.01 (47.62)
2:47.04 (23.03) 3:11.15 (47.14)
2 California 3:09.04 3:11.23 q
1) Robin Neumann FR 2) r:0.21 Abbey Weitzeil SO
3) r:0.28 Maddie Murphy SO 4) r:0.32 Amy Bilquist JR
r:+0.68 23.42 48.32 (48.32)
1:10.74 (22.42) 1:35.67 (47.35)
1:58.39 (22.72) 2:23.78 (48.11)
2:46.35 (22.57) 3:11.23 (47.45)
3 Louisville 3:10.73 3:11.51 q
1) Lainey Visscher SO 2) r:0.22 Mallory Comerford JR
3) r:0.17 Arina Openysheva FR 4) r:0.27 Casey Fanz SO
r:+0.64 23.33 48.42 (48.42)
1:10.70 (22.28) 1:35.00 (46.58)
1:57.99 (22.99) 2:23.17 (48.17)
2:46.13 (22.96) 3:11.51 (48.34)
4 Michigan 3:10.96 3:11.88 q
1) Gabby Deloof SR 2) r:0.27 Catie Deloof JR
3) r:0.33 Siobhan Haughey JR 4) r:0.41 Daria Pyshnenko FR
r:+0.71 23.03 48.01 (48.01)
1:10.57 (22.56) 1:36.40 (48.39)
1:59.25 (22.85) 2:23.80 (47.40)
2:46.59 (22.79) 3:11.88 (48.08)
5 Virginia 3:09.45 3:12.41 q
1) Morgan Hill SO 2) r:0.14 Caitlin Cooper SR
3) r:0.35 Eryn Eddy JR 4) r:0.18 Laine Reed SR
r:+0.69 23.41 48.53 (48.53)
1:10.93 (22.40) 1:36.42 (47.89)
1:59.47 (23.05) 2:24.71 (48.29)
2:47.53 (22.82) 3:12.41 (47.70)
6 Tennessee 3:12.76 3:12.46 q
1) Erika Brown SO 2) r:0.38 Micah Bohon SR
3) r:0.48 Bailey Grinter FR 4) r:0.31 Stanzi Moseley SO
r:+0.68 23.16 47.96 (47.96)
1:11.34 (23.38) 1:36.89 (48.93)
2:00.18 (23.29) 2:25.17 (48.28)
2:47.94 (22.77) 3:12.46 (47.29)
7 Texas 3:11.72 3:12.63 q
1) Rebecca Millard SR 2) r:0.32 Claire Adams SO
3) r:0.11 Brooke Hansen JR 4) r:0.27 Anelise Diener JR
r:+0.71 23.22 48.13 (48.13)
1:10.76 (22.63) 1:35.50 (47.37)
1:58.48 (22.98) 2:24.17 (48.67)
2:47.06 (22.89) 3:12.63 (48.46)
8 Texas A&M 3:13.19 3:12.66 q
1) Beryl Gastaldello SR 2) r:0.17 Claire Rasmus JR
3) r:0.33 Katie Portz SO 4) r:0.22 Kristin Malone SR
r:+0.61 23.17 47.46 (47.46)
1:10.82 (23.36) 1:35.72 (48.26)
1:59.18 (23.46) 2:24.67 (48.95)
2:47.51 (22.84) 3:12.66 (47.99)
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