{"id":359261,"date":"2019-03-20T14:50:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T21:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=359261"},"modified":"2019-03-20T16:20:47","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T23:20:47","slug":"2019-ncaa-division-i-womens-swimming-and-diving-championships-800-free-relay-live-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2019-ncaa-division-i-womens-swimming-and-diving-championships-800-free-relay-live-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships: Stanford Stomps on 800 Free Relay Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first night of the 2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships only featured the 800 free relay as the Stanford Cardinal dominated the field by getting within a second and a half of the NCAA record. The Cardinal swam a 6:47.22 with\u00a0Katie Drabot\u00a0<\/strong>(1:43.99), Ella Eastin <\/strong>(1:41.03),\u00a0Taylor Ruck<\/strong> (1:39.83) and Brooke Forde<\/strong> (1:42.37) on the team this year. The 6:45.91 record of Manuel, Neal, Eastin and Ledecky will survive for another year.<\/p>\n

Cal (6:50.22) and USC (6:54.35) finished in second and third for a Pac-12 sweep of the top three. Interestingly enough, the team that has won the 800 free relay the last four years has gone on to win the NCAA title. There was little breathing room between Stanford and Cal on the psych sheet and the Cardinal proved they mean business in terms of getting the third straight team title in 2019.<\/p>\n