Virginia’s Leah Smith Dominates 1650 Free To Defend NCAA Title

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Virginia’s Leah Smith raced away from Georgia’s Brittany MacLean to defend her women’s 1650-yard freestyle title at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.

While Smith wasn’t able to challenge her NCAA record time of 15:25.30, she did pick up the victory with a time of 15:32.72 to complete the 500-1650 free double.  That’s the ninth fastest time ever.

All Time 1650 Free Top 10:

1 15:13.30 Katie Ledecky, NCAP, 12/6/14
2 15:15.17 Katie Ledecky, NCAP, 12/5/13
3 15:24.35 Katie Hoff NBAC Annapolis, Md. 3/2/08
4 15:25.30 Leah Smith, Virginia, ACCs 2/20/16
5 15:27.84 Brittany MacLean, Georgia, 3/22/14
6 15:28.36 Katie Ledecky NCAP 11/29/12
7 15:29.15 Kate Ziegler The Fish Fairfax, Va. 12/6/07
8 15:30.84 Lotte Friis, NBAC, 3/7/15
9 15:32.72 Leah Smith, Virginia, 3/19/16
10 15:34.46 Leah Smith, Virginia, TAMU, 3/21/15

Smith became the ninth swimmer to win a pair of 1650 NCAA titles, joining fellow Cavalier Cara Lane, who went back-to-back in 2000 and 2001.

Previous Multiple Winners:

3 – Tami Bruce, Florida
3 – Marybeth Linzmeier, Stanford
3 – Mimosa McNerney, Florida
3 – Flavia Rigamonti, SMU
3 – Wendy Trott, Georgia
2 – Janet Evans, Stanford
2 – Trina Jackson, Arizona
2 – Cara Lane, Virginia
2 – Hayley Peirsol, Auburn

Georgia’s Brittany MacLean collected a huge second-place finish for the Bulldogs with a 15:39.29.  That swim kept Georgia on pace for a close win against Stanford at the end of the night.

Michigan’s Rose Bi placed third in 15:45.26 with NC State’s Hannah Moore earning fourth in 15:47.20.

Indiana’s Haley Lips moved up to fifth with a 15:50.54 from the earlier heats, while Ohio State’s Lindsey Clary (15:50.66), Wisconsin’s Danielle Valley (16:00.43) and Minnesota’s Brooke Zeiger (16:00.64) closed out the top eight.

 1 Smith, Leah      JR Virginia         15:25.30   15:32.72P        20  
                 25.66        52.98 (27.32)
        1:20.69 (27.71)     1:48.91 (28.22)
        2:17.01 (28.10)     2:45.40 (28.39)
        3:13.72 (28.32)     3:42.03 (28.31)
        4:10.52 (28.49)     4:39.03 (28.51)
        5:07.46 (28.43)     5:35.94 (28.48)
        6:04.57 (28.63)     6:32.98 (28.41)
        7:01.39 (28.41)     7:29.88 (28.49)
        7:58.19 (28.31)     8:26.78 (28.59)
        8:55.29 (28.51)     9:23.87 (28.58)
        9:52.29 (28.42)    10:20.70 (28.41)
       10:49.02 (28.32)    11:17.47 (28.45)
       11:46.01 (28.54)    12:14.55 (28.54)
       12:43.18 (28.63)    13:11.70 (28.52)
       13:40.30 (28.60)    14:08.77 (28.47)
       14:37.28 (28.51)    15:05.47 (28.19)    15:32.72 (27.25)
  2 MacLean, Britta  SR Georgia          15:36.52   15:39.29P        17  
                 26.29        54.12 (27.83)
        1:22.02 (27.90)     1:50.30 (28.28)
        2:18.74 (28.44)     2:47.17 (28.43)
        3:15.75 (28.58)     3:44.08 (28.33)
        4:12.36 (28.28)     4:40.79 (28.43)
        5:09.17 (28.38)     5:37.77 (28.60)
        6:06.02 (28.25)     6:34.27 (28.25)
        7:02.72 (28.45)     7:31.20 (28.48)
        7:59.95 (28.75)     8:28.46 (28.51)
        8:56.97 (28.51)     9:25.76 (28.79)
        9:54.52 (28.76)    10:23.30 (28.78)
       10:52.09 (28.79)    11:21.01 (28.92)
       11:49.66 (28.65)    12:18.39 (28.73)
       12:47.25 (28.86)    13:16.03 (28.78)
       13:44.83 (28.80)    14:13.65 (28.82)
       14:42.36 (28.71)    15:11.47 (29.11)    15:39.29 (27.82)
  3 Bi, Rose         FR Michigan         15:50.56   15:45.26P        16  
                 26.73        55.25 (28.52)
        1:23.56 (28.31)     1:52.21 (28.65)
        2:21.09 (28.88)     2:50.33 (29.24)
        3:19.47 (29.14)     3:48.62 (29.15)
        4:17.60 (28.98)     4:46.74 (29.14)
        5:15.70 (28.96)     5:44.69 (28.99)
        6:13.37 (28.68)     6:42.14 (28.77)
        7:10.79 (28.65)     7:39.31 (28.52)
        8:07.98 (28.67)     8:36.68 (28.70)
        9:05.23 (28.55)     9:34.32 (29.09)
       10:02.83 (28.51)    10:31.49 (28.66)
       11:00.39 (28.90)    11:29.28 (28.89)
       11:58.08 (28.80)    12:26.75 (28.67)
       12:55.35 (28.60)    13:23.87 (28.52)
       13:52.80 (28.93)    14:21.71 (28.91)
       14:49.95 (28.24)    15:18.25 (28.30)    15:45.26 (27.01)
  4 Moore, Hannah    SO NC State         15:50.46   15:47.20P        15  
                 26.35        54.66 (28.31)
        1:23.13 (28.47)     1:51.88 (28.75)
        2:20.72 (28.84)     2:49.57 (28.85)
        3:18.48 (28.91)     3:47.51 (29.03)
        4:16.50 (28.99)     4:45.51 (29.01)
        5:14.71 (29.20)     5:43.72 (29.01)
        6:12.86 (29.14)     6:41.79 (28.93)
        7:10.76 (28.97)     7:39.73 (28.97)
        8:08.66 (28.93)     8:37.64 (28.98)
        9:06.32 (28.68)     9:35.05 (28.73)
       10:04.01 (28.96)    10:32.75 (28.74)
       11:01.40 (28.65)    11:30.25 (28.85)
       11:58.91 (28.66)    12:27.71 (28.80)
       12:56.53 (28.82)    13:25.18 (28.65)
       13:53.77 (28.59)    14:22.37 (28.60)
       14:51.04 (28.67)    15:19.49 (28.45)    15:47.20 (27.71)
  5 Lips, Haley      SR Indiana          16:01.67   15:50.54P        14  
                 26.58        54.88 (28.30)
        1:23.86 (28.98)     1:53.14 (29.28)
        2:22.17 (29.03)     2:51.44 (29.27)
        3:20.61 (29.17)     3:49.80 (29.19)
        4:18.95 (29.15)     4:47.94 (28.99)
        5:16.92 (28.98)     5:45.93 (29.01)
        6:15.08 (29.15)     6:43.96 (28.88)
        7:12.77 (28.81)     7:41.39 (28.62)
        8:10.13 (28.74)     8:38.78 (28.65)
        9:07.45 (28.67)     9:36.18 (28.73)
       10:05.05 (28.87)    10:34.07 (29.02)
       11:03.02 (28.95)    11:31.79 (28.77)
       12:00.68 (28.89)    12:29.79 (29.11)
       12:58.85 (29.06)    13:27.94 (29.09)
       13:56.97 (29.03)    14:25.69 (28.72)
       14:54.52 (28.83)    15:22.75 (28.23)    15:50.54 (27.79)
  6 Clary, Lindsey   JR Ohio St          15:49.98   15:50.66P        13  
                 27.19        55.68 (28.49)
        1:24.57 (28.89)     1:53.36 (28.79)
        2:22.02 (28.66)     2:50.77 (28.75)
        3:19.76 (28.99)     3:48.51 (28.75)
        4:17.43 (28.92)     4:46.47 (29.04)
        5:15.46 (28.99)     5:44.35 (28.89)
        6:13.31 (28.96)     6:42.41 (29.10)
        7:11.30 (28.89)     7:40.27 (28.97)
        8:09.32 (29.05)     8:38.18 (28.86)
        9:07.27 (29.09)     9:36.26 (28.99)
       10:05.31 (29.05)    10:34.33 (29.02)
       11:03.20 (28.87)    11:31.91 (28.71)
       12:00.78 (28.87)    12:29.82 (29.04)
       12:58.75 (28.93)    13:27.67 (28.92)
       13:56.65 (28.98)    14:25.62 (28.97)
       14:54.68 (29.06)    15:23.04 (28.36)    15:50.66 (27.62)
  7 Valley, Daniell  JR Wisconsin        16:04.18   16:00.43         12  
                 26.92        55.50 (28.58)
        1:24.43 (28.93)     1:53.58 (29.15)
        2:22.82 (29.24)     2:51.95 (29.13)
        3:21.06 (29.11)     3:50.21 (29.15)
        4:19.39 (29.18)     4:48.32 (28.93)
        5:17.44 (29.12)     5:46.45 (29.01)
        6:15.58 (29.13)     6:44.73 (29.15)
        7:13.94 (29.21)     7:43.37 (29.43)
        8:12.51 (29.14)     8:42.05 (29.54)
        9:11.36 (29.31)     9:40.75 (29.39)
       10:10.15 (29.40)    10:39.48 (29.33)
       11:08.82 (29.34)    11:38.11 (29.29)
       12:07.52 (29.41)    12:36.75 (29.23)
       13:06.28 (29.53)    13:35.43 (29.15)
       14:04.70 (29.27)    14:33.90 (29.20)
       15:03.18 (29.28)    15:32.23 (29.05)    16:00.43 (28.20)
  8 Zeiger, Brooke   SO Minnesota        16:09.83   16:00.64         11  
                 27.06        56.18 (29.12)
        1:25.46 (29.28)     1:54.87 (29.41)
        2:24.19 (29.32)     2:53.47 (29.28)
        3:22.67 (29.20)     3:51.85 (29.18)
        4:20.99 (29.14)     4:50.29 (29.30)
        5:19.43 (29.14)     5:48.64 (29.21)
        6:17.75 (29.11)     6:47.04 (29.29)
        7:16.20 (29.16)     7:45.01 (28.81)
        8:13.96 (28.95)     8:42.84 (28.88)
        9:11.78 (28.94)     9:40.69 (28.91)
       10:09.57 (28.88)    10:38.47 (28.90)
       11:07.83 (29.36)    11:37.27 (29.44)
       12:06.74 (29.47)    12:35.79 (29.05)
       13:05.17 (29.38)    13:34.51 (29.34)
       14:03.94 (29.43)    14:33.49 (29.55)
       15:02.94 (29.45)    15:32.12 (29.18)    16:00.64 (28.52)
  9 Ryan, Gillian    SO Michigan         15:58.54   16:01.45          9  
                 26.79        55.99 (29.20)
        1:25.27 (29.28)     1:53.97 (28.70)
        2:23.19 (29.22)     2:52.75 (29.56)
        3:22.02 (29.27)     3:51.56 (29.54)
        4:20.98 (29.42)     4:50.66 (29.68)
        5:19.93 (29.27)     5:49.45 (29.52)
        6:18.92 (29.47)     6:48.20 (29.28)
        7:17.83 (29.63)     7:47.71 (29.88)
        8:17.42 (29.71)     8:47.00 (29.58)
        9:16.10 (29.10)     9:45.56 (29.46)
       10:14.63 (29.07)    10:43.68 (29.05)
       11:12.83 (29.15)    11:42.02 (29.19)
       12:11.24 (29.22)    12:40.53 (29.29)
       13:09.79 (29.26)    13:39.13 (29.34)
       14:08.64 (29.51)    14:37.42 (28.78)
       15:06.15 (28.73)    15:34.89 (28.74)    16:01.45 (26.56)
 10 Miller, Genevie  JR Air Force        16:01.39   16:02.74          7  
                 26.60        55.21 (28.61)
        1:24.19 (28.98)     1:53.58 (29.39)
        2:23.11 (29.53)     2:52.64 (29.53)
        3:22.13 (29.49)     3:51.50 (29.37)
        4:21.09 (29.59)     4:50.55 (29.46)
        5:20.00 (29.45)     5:49.36 (29.36)
        6:18.80 (29.44)     6:48.21 (29.41)
        7:17.62 (29.41)     7:47.23 (29.61)
        8:16.78 (29.55)     8:46.33 (29.55)
        9:15.78 (29.45)     9:45.10 (29.32)
       10:14.51 (29.41)    10:43.94 (29.43)
       11:13.33 (29.39)    11:42.55 (29.22)
       12:11.86 (29.31)    12:41.05 (29.19)
       13:10.20 (29.15)    13:39.47 (29.27)
       14:08.48 (29.01)    14:37.41 (28.93)
       15:06.44 (29.03)    15:35.10 (28.66)    16:02.74 (27.64)
 11 Thielmann, Jess  SR Florida          15:56.32   16:03.11          6  
                 26.75        55.33 (28.58)
        1:23.86 (28.53)     1:52.56 (28.70)
        2:21.43 (28.87)     2:50.35 (28.92)
        3:19.37 (29.02)     3:48.43 (29.06)
        4:17.47 (29.04)     4:46.58 (29.11)
        5:15.86 (29.28)     5:44.88 (29.02)
        6:14.12 (29.24)     6:43.40 (29.28)
        7:12.68 (29.28)     7:41.97 (29.29)
        8:11.18 (29.21)     8:40.55 (29.37)
        9:09.69 (29.14)     9:39.27 (29.58)
       10:08.60 (29.33)    10:37.96 (29.36)
       11:07.64 (29.68)    11:36.92 (29.28)
       12:06.39 (29.47)    12:35.81 (29.42)
       13:05.51 (29.70)    13:35.17 (29.66)
       14:04.87 (29.70)    14:34.60 (29.73)
       15:04.52 (29.92)    15:34.32 (29.80)    16:03.11 (28.79)
 12 Muller, Rachel   JR NC State         16:02.15   16:04.95          5  
                 26.49        55.37 (28.88)
        1:24.37 (29.00)     1:53.61 (29.24)
        2:23.08 (29.47)     2:52.54 (29.46)
        3:22.03 (29.49)     3:51.64 (29.61)
        4:21.14 (29.50)     4:50.71 (29.57)
        5:20.15 (29.44)     5:49.66 (29.51)
        6:19.06 (29.40)     6:48.39 (29.33)
        7:17.84 (29.45)     7:47.34 (29.50)
        8:16.90 (29.56)     8:46.41 (29.51)
        9:15.69 (29.28)     9:45.07 (29.38)
       10:14.58 (29.51)    10:43.91 (29.33)
       11:13.25 (29.34)    11:42.69 (29.44)
       12:12.26 (29.57)    12:41.71 (29.45)
       13:11.21 (29.50)    13:40.76 (29.55)
       14:10.15 (29.39)    14:39.40 (29.25)
       15:08.48 (29.08)    15:37.27 (28.79)    16:04.95 (27.68)
 13 Stinson, Elizab  FR USC              15:59.13   16:06.60          4  
                 27.03        55.90 (28.87)
        1:24.95 (29.05)     1:54.08 (29.13)
        2:23.26 (29.18)     2:52.53 (29.27)
        3:21.77 (29.24)     3:51.27 (29.50)
        4:20.67 (29.40)     4:50.08 (29.41)
        5:19.32 (29.24)     5:48.75 (29.43)
        6:18.18 (29.43)     6:47.54 (29.36)
        7:17.08 (29.54)     7:46.46 (29.38)
        8:15.77 (29.31)     8:45.02 (29.25)
        9:14.32 (29.30)     9:43.70 (29.38)
       10:13.25 (29.55)    10:42.64 (29.39)
       11:12.14 (29.50)    11:41.36 (29.22)
       12:10.94 (29.58)    12:40.50 (29.56)
       13:09.89 (29.39)    13:39.49 (29.60)
       14:09.10 (29.61)    14:38.68 (29.58)
       15:08.12 (29.44)    15:37.71 (29.59)    16:06.60 (28.89)
 14 Zilinskas, Rach  JR Georgia          16:15.81   16:06.74          3  
                 27.94        57.52 (29.58)
        1:27.29 (29.77)     1:57.21 (29.92)
        2:27.06 (29.85)     2:56.75 (29.69)
        3:26.41 (29.66)     3:56.23 (29.82)
        4:26.00 (29.77)     4:55.64 (29.64)
        5:25.23 (29.59)     5:54.81 (29.58)
        6:24.44 (29.63)     6:53.80 (29.36)
        7:23.32 (29.52)     7:52.91 (29.59)
        8:22.33 (29.42)     8:51.70 (29.37)
        9:21.06 (29.36)     9:50.27 (29.21)
       10:19.35 (29.08)    10:48.54 (29.19)
       11:17.72 (29.18)    11:46.78 (29.06)
       12:16.02 (29.24)    12:44.95 (28.93)
       13:14.19 (29.24)    13:43.22 (29.03)
       14:12.43 (29.21)    14:41.66 (29.23)
       15:10.68 (29.02)    15:39.29 (28.61)    16:06.74 (27.45)
 15 Marchuk, Stepha  JR Indiana          16:13.55   16:06.96          2  
                 27.96        57.24 (29.28)
        1:27.11 (29.87)     1:56.98 (29.87)
        2:26.67 (29.69)     2:56.33 (29.66)
        3:25.97 (29.64)     3:55.76 (29.79)
        4:25.38 (29.62)     4:55.03 (29.65)
        5:24.51 (29.48)     5:53.93 (29.42)
        6:23.16 (29.23)     6:52.44 (29.28)
        7:21.69 (29.25)     7:50.91 (29.22)
        8:20.12 (29.21)     8:49.21 (29.09)
        9:18.32 (29.11)     9:47.18 (28.86)
       10:16.06 (28.88)    10:45.04 (28.98)
       11:13.92 (28.88)    11:43.12 (29.20)
       12:12.39 (29.27)    12:41.56 (29.17)
       13:10.92 (29.36)    13:40.21 (29.29)
       14:09.62 (29.41)    14:39.22 (29.60)
       15:08.93 (29.71)    15:38.50 (29.57)    16:06.96 (28.46)
 16 Holtzen, Jenny   SR Wisconsin        16:16.26   16:06.98          1  
                 27.69        57.01 (29.32)
        1:26.67 (29.66)     1:56.48 (29.81)
        2:26.01 (29.53)     2:55.51 (29.50)
        3:25.00 (29.49)     3:54.44 (29.44)
        4:23.78 (29.34)     4:53.05 (29.27)
        5:22.45 (29.40)     5:51.75 (29.30)
        6:21.05 (29.30)     6:50.39 (29.34)
        7:19.86 (29.47)     7:49.18 (29.32)
        8:18.44 (29.26)     8:47.63 (29.19)
        9:16.98 (29.35)     9:46.29 (29.31)
       10:15.69 (29.40)    10:45.03 (29.34)
       11:14.44 (29.41)    11:43.72 (29.28)
       12:12.99 (29.27)    12:42.24 (29.25)
       13:11.55 (29.31)    13:41.01 (29.46)
       14:10.55 (29.54)    14:40.07 (29.52)
       15:09.86 (29.79)    15:39.27 (29.41)    16:06.98 (27.71)
               Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 15                 
 
  1. Georgia                           305   2. California                      267.5
  3. Stanford                          265   4. Virginia                          216
  5. Texas A&M                       201.5   6. Louisville                        176
  7. Indiana                           169   8. Southern Cali                   160.5
  9. NC State                          115  10. Arizona                           106
 10. Missouri                          106  12. Michigan                           99
 13. Ohio St                            82  14. Tennessee                          79
 15. UCLA                               66  16. Texas                              53
 17. Nevada                             49  18. UNC                                47
 19. Wisconsin                          46  20. Minnesota                          44
 21. Florida                          41.5  22. Miami University (Ohio)            33
 23. Purdue                             32  24. Alabama                            20
 24. Kentucky                           20  26. South Carolina                     17
 27. Penn St                            13  28. Air Force (W)                      11
 28. Kansas                             11  30. Denver                             10
 30. Auburn                             10  32. Iowa                                9
 33. University of Nebraska-Lincoln      7  34. Miami (Fl)                          6
 34. Smu                                 6  34. Virginia Tech                       6
 37. University of Hawaii (W)            4  37. Pittsburgh                          4
 39. Lsu                                 3  39. Eastern Mich                        3
 41. Umbc (W)                            2  42. Rutgers                             1
 42. Florida Gulf                        1
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