﻿{"id":241867,"date":"2017-02-21T08:15:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T15:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=241867"},"modified":"2018-02-01T17:32:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T00:32:02","slug":"janet-hu-ally-howe-lead-stanford-into-pac-12-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/janet-hu-ally-howe-lead-stanford-into-pac-12-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Janet Hu, Ally Howe Lead Stanford into Pac-12 Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Dan D\u2019Addona.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Janet Hu<\/strong> and <strong>Ally Howe<\/strong> were forever linked long before they ever set foot on Stanford\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n<p>It started on Dec. 7, 1995, where on opposite sided of the country, they were born on the same day \u2014\u00a0Hu in Virginia and Howe in California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe even share the same birthday,\u201d Hu said. \u201cI remember when (coach) <strong>Greg (Meehan)<\/strong> emailed us our senior year in high school and told us. And we swim the same events. We celebrated our 21st birthdays together. We definitely bond over a lot of stuff. It is pretty cool to have her in my class and share a lot of things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As high school swimmers, their birthday was the icebreaker when they first met.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is how we first talked to each other,\u201d Howe said. \u201cWe had heard of each other in high school but we first talked to each other when we found out we had the same birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The similarities continued. They are listed one after the other alphabetically on the roster and both swim the same strokes. Both have combined to win multiple national titles on relays.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the juniors are in the same position heading into the Pac-12 and NCAA Championships: Under-the-radar stars that will determine the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>The Stanford women\u2019s swim team is loaded with talent, including some household names.<\/p>\n<p>But, while Olympians <strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong>,<strong> Simone Manuel<\/strong>,<strong> Lia Neal<\/strong> and <strong>Kassidy Cook<\/strong> (not to mention NCAA champion <strong>Ella Eastin<\/strong>) will score major points for the Cardinal at the Pac-12 and NCAA Championships, they won\u2019t be the deciding factor.<\/p>\n<p>Hu and Howe will be.<\/p>\n<p>After racing and training together for nearly three years, they have pushed each other to greatness.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_241862\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241862\" data-attachment-id=\"241862\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/janet-hu-ally-howe-lead-stanford-into-pac-12-championships\/ally-howe_hgm_1-27-2017_102\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ally-Howe_HGM_1-27-2017_102.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1586\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1485530301&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;158&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ally Howe_HGM_1-27-2017_102\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ally Howe_HGM_1-27-2017_102&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Stanford Athletics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ally-Howe_HGM_1-27-2017_102-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ally-Howe_HGM_1-27-2017_102-1024x677.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-241862\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ally-Howe_HGM_1-27-2017_102.jpg\" alt=\"Ally Howe_HGM_1-27-2017_102\" width=\"700\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ally-Howe_HGM_1-27-2017_102.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ally-Howe_HGM_1-27-2017_102-533x352.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ally-Howe_HGM_1-27-2017_102-280x185.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ally-Howe_HGM_1-27-2017_102-1024x677.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-241862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Stanford Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cJanet and I have the ideal competitive swimmer teammate relationship,\u201d Howe said. \u201cWe swim a lot of the same events and train together every day. We want to do the best we can in the sport, which makes us competitive. We definitely push each other to be the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And their best came in the biggest meet of the season as Howe and Hu led the No. 1 Cardinal past No. 2 Cal in an epic showdown.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_241864\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241864\" data-attachment-id=\"241864\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/janet-hu-ally-howe-lead-stanford-into-pac-12-championships\/janet-hu-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Janet-Hu-WD-11-12-16-122-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Bill Dally\\\/Stanford Athletics&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Stanford, CA; Saturday November 12, 2016;  Woman&#039;s Swimming vs Texas&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1478953190&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Bill Dally\\\/Stanford Athletics&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Janet Hu&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Janet Hu\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2\/23\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\nStanford, CA; Saturday November 12, 2016; Woman&#8217;s Swimming vs Texas Avery Aquatic Center, Janet Hu, Stanford Women&#8217;s Swimming, Stanford vs Texas&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Bill Dally\/Stanford Athletics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Janet-Hu-WD-11-12-16-122-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Janet-Hu-WD-11-12-16-122-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-241864\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Janet-Hu-WD-11-12-16-122-1.jpg\" alt=\"Stanford, CA; Saturday November 12, 2016; Woman's Swimming vs Texas\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Janet-Hu-WD-11-12-16-122-1.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Janet-Hu-WD-11-12-16-122-1-533x355.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Janet-Hu-WD-11-12-16-122-1-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Janet-Hu-WD-11-12-16-122-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-241864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Bill Dally\/Stanford Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hu won the 100-yard backstroke in 51.61 seconds, breaking Cal\u2019s pool record and finishing ahead of Cal\u2019s <strong>Amy Bilquist<\/strong>, who has the fastest dual-meet time in the event in the country, and <strong>Kathleen Baker<\/strong>, an Olympic medalist in the event. She also won the 100 butterfly in 51.93.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously it was very exciting. No. 1 vs. No. 2,\u201d Hu said. \u201cWe went in knowing every race was going to be a close matchup. We were able to come away with a win in the majority of the events. The score was misleading in the fact that it seemed like we won by a lot, but every race was really close. Knowing who was in the race with me. In the 100 back, Amy and Kathleen and Ally and in the fly, <strong>Farida Osman<\/strong> and <strong>Noemie Thomas<\/strong>. Knowing the meet will be close definitely pumped me up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Howe won the 200 backstroke in 1:53.98, finishing ahead of Bilquist and Baker. Howe also took third in the 100 backstroke (52.58) to finish between Bilquist and Baker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Cal meet always falls at an interesting part of the year because it is that last bit of hard training. Both teams are pretty beat up and it is just about racing. We go into it with the mindset of focusing on the details. It is definitely a lot of fun. You get to race some fast people. It is a friendly competitive vibe. We respect them a lot, so it is definitely a good rivalry,\u201d Howe said. \u201cThe Cal meet for me was definitely a surprise. I don\u2019t think of myself as a bad dual meet swimmer, but I do definitely do better at the end of the season. It was a good confidence builder to pop some fast times in a dual meet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And it was just the beginning. Stanford and Cal will go head-to-head for the Pac-12 Championships this week in Federal Way, Wash., and then be the top two teams heading into the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are not going away,\u201d Howe said of Cal.<\/p>\n<p>Neither is Georgia, the defending champion. And there will be plenty brought to the table by Texas, USC, Michigan, N.C. State and Texas A&amp;M \u2014 among others.<\/p>\n<p>With that much talent in the water, the Cardinal know \u2014\u00a0better than most teams \u2014 how big a slip up can be. Stanford was disqualified in a relay last year and ended up being edged for the title by Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the beginning of the season, our goals have been pretty clear that our focus is NCAAs. The bigger picture is NCAAs but when we are at Pac-12s, that is where the focus in the moment. (But knowing how we missed out last year) is definitely a motivating factor \u2014 especially with the group we have with a very legitimate shot at winning,\u201d Hu said. \u201cFrom the get-go, we all had that goal in the back of our minds. It is what has been motivating us all year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/womens-pac-12-psych-sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to view the psych sheet for the women&#8217;s Pac-12 championships.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dan D\u2019Addona. Janet Hu and Ally Howe were forever linked long before they ever set foot on Stanford\u2019s campus. 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