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Stanford’s Ella Eastin picked up her second title of the meet after setting the NCAA and American record in the 200-yard IM as she crushed the field in the women’s 400-yard IM at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.
Eastin vaulted to sixth in the all time performers rankings with a 3:58.40. That’s the sixth-fastest time ever in the event’s history. Eastin was able to take a run at the NCAA and American records through 200 yards, but did not quite have the back half to match the top two swimmers of Katinka Hosszu and Caitlin Leverenz.
All Time 400 IM Performers:
1 3:56.54 Katinka Hosszu USC 3/15/12
2 3:57.89 Caitlin Leverenz California 3/15/12
3 3:58.12 Maya DiRado Stanford 3/20/14
4 3:58.23 Julia Smit Stanford Long Beach 2/26/10
5 3:58.35 Elizabeth Beisel Florida Knoxville. 2/15/12
6 3:58.40 Ella Eastin Stanford 3/18/16
7 3:59.85 Melanie Margalis Georgia 2/18/14
8 4:00.62 Dagny Knutson Minot Atlanta, Ga. 12/5/08
9 4:00.66 Katie Hoff NBAC Annapolis, Md. 12/8/07
10 4:01.41 Allysa Vavra Indiana 2/15/12
Eastin absolutely dominated the event, winning by 5.21 seconds. While that’s impressive, it didn’t come close to the NCAA record in the event set by former Stanford swimmer Summer Sanders in 1992. Sanders beat Erika Hansen of Texas by 8.32 seconds (4:02.28-4:10.60) that year.
Eastin pushed Stanford’s NCAA-record wins in the event to nine.
Previous Stanford Winners:
1989 Michelle Griglione, Stanford, 4:12.29
1990 Janet Evans, Stanford, 4:07.59
1991 Summer Sanders, Stanford, 4:05.19
1992 Summer Sanders, Stanford, 4:02.28
2008 Julia Smit, Stanford, 4:02.41
2009 Julia Smit, Stanford, 4:00.56
2010 Julia Smit, Stanford, 4:00.90
2014 Maya DiRado, Stanford 3:58.12
Ohio State’s Lindsey Clary powered her way to second overall with a time of 4:03.61, while Georgia’s Emily Cameron took third in 4:03.66.
Texas A&M’s Sydney Pickrem (4:04.26), Texas A&M’s Bethany Galat (4:05.17), Minnesota’s Brooke Zeiger (4:05.38), Texas A&M’s Lisa Bratton (4:07.93) and Kansas’ Chelsie Miller (4:08.69) also swam in the finale.
=== A - Final ===
1 Eastin, Ella FR Stanford 4:03.28 3:58.40P 20
r:+0.72 25.71 54.84 (29.13)
1:25.07 (30.23) 1:54.95 (29.88)
2:28.88 (33.93) 3:03.14 (34.26)
3:31.38 (28.24) 3:58.40 (27.02)
2 Clary, Lindsey JR Ohio St 4:05.71 4:03.61 17
r:+0.79 27.13 57.58 (30.45)
1:28.88 (31.30) 1:58.98 (30.10)
2:33.52 (34.54) 3:08.24 (34.72)
3:36.39 (28.15) 4:03.61 (27.22)
3 Cameron, Emily JR Georgia 4:07.22 4:03.66 16
r:+0.70 26.47 56.46 (29.99)
1:28.69 (32.23) 2:00.17 (31.48)
2:34.28 (34.11) 3:08.27 (33.99)
3:36.58 (28.31) 4:03.66 (27.08)
4 Pickrem, Sydney FR Tex AM 4:05.61 4:04.26 15
r:+0.75 27.00 57.32 (30.32)
1:28.45 (31.13) 1:58.89 (30.44)
2:33.56 (34.67) 3:08.16 (34.60)
3:37.09 (28.93) 4:04.26 (27.17)
5 Galat, Bethany SO Tex AM 4:05.41 4:05.17 14
r:+0.58 26.04 55.95 (29.91)
1:28.42 (32.47) 1:59.67 (31.25)
2:33.65 (33.98) 3:07.80 (34.15)
3:36.98 (29.18) 4:05.17 (28.19)
6 Zeiger, Brooke SO Minnesota 4:05.74 4:05.38 13
r:+0.79 27.51 57.94 (30.43)
1:28.49 (30.55) 1:58.51 (30.02)
2:33.24 (34.73) 3:08.46 (35.22)
3:37.52 (29.06) 4:05.38 (27.86)
7 Bratton, Lisa SO Tex AM 4:07.50 4:07.93 12
r:+0.73 26.98 57.45 (30.47)
1:28.40 (30.95) 1:58.83 (30.43)
2:34.33 (35.50) 3:10.21 (35.88)
3:39.52 (29.31) 4:07.93 (28.41)
8 Miller, Chelsie SR Kansas 4:07.60 4:08.69 11
r:+0.72 26.34 56.26 (29.92)
1:28.17 (31.91) 1:59.70 (31.53)
2:35.16 (35.46) 3:10.95 (35.79)
3:40.29 (29.34) 4:08.69 (28.40)
=== B - Final ===
9 Cox, Madisyn JR Texas 4:07.84 4:05.78 9
r:+0.79 26.05 55.98 (29.93)
1:27.36 (31.38) 1:58.07 (30.71)
2:32.62 (34.55) 3:08.15 (35.53)
3:37.27 (29.12) 4:05.78 (28.51)
10 Andison, Bailey FR Denver 4:08.02 4:06.91 7
r:+0.81 26.23 56.52 (30.29)
1:29.20 (32.68) 2:01.16 (31.96)
2:35.95 (34.79) 3:11.10 (35.15)
3:40.24 (29.14) 4:06.91 (26.67)
11 Naze, Kelly SR California 4:07.71 4:07.29 6
r:+0.84 25.37 54.89 (29.52)
1:26.93 (32.04) 1:57.52 (30.59)
2:33.54 (36.02) 3:10.15 (36.61)
3:39.33 (29.18) 4:07.29 (27.96)
12 Nonnenberg, Mia SO Alabama 4:08.20 4:08.02 5
r:+0.68 26.49 56.39 (29.90)
1:27.44 (31.05) 1:57.48 (30.04)
2:33.93 (36.45) 3:10.46 (36.53)
3:39.41 (28.95) 4:08.02 (28.61)
13 Carner, Amanda SR Tennessee 4:08.79 4:08.24 4
r:+0.76 27.01 57.77 (30.76)
1:29.28 (31.51) 2:00.24 (30.96)
2:35.96 (35.72) 3:12.02 (36.06)
3:40.79 (28.77) 4:08.24 (27.45)
14 Zhu, Annie SR Georgia 4:09.16 4:08.48 3
r:+0.77 26.48 56.46 (29.98)
1:28.71 (32.25) 2:00.62 (31.91)
2:35.59 (34.97) 3:10.54 (34.95)
3:40.34 (29.80) 4:08.48 (28.14)
15 Driscoll, Laure SR Tennessee 4:08.05 4:08.68 2
r:+0.80 27.16 57.83 (30.67)
1:29.53 (31.70) 2:00.40 (30.87)
2:36.16 (35.76) 3:12.15 (35.99)
3:41.15 (29.00) 4:08.68 (27.53)
16 Moore, Hannah SO NC State 4:08.87 4:08.78 1
r:+0.77 27.04 57.29 (30.25)
1:28.54 (31.25) 1:59.23 (30.69)
2:35.75 (36.52) 3:12.52 (36.77)
3:41.39 (28.87) 4:08.78 (27.39)
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 8 1. Georgia 193 2. Texas A&M 151.5 3. California 150.5 4. Stanford 130 5. Southern Cali 121.5 6. Virginia 118 7. Louisville 94 8. Arizona 71 9. NC State 67 10. Indiana 66 11. Tennessee 60 12. Ohio St 59 13. Michigan 54 14. Texas 48 15. Missouri 40 16. UCLA 37 17. Nevada 29 18. Wisconsin 25 19. UNC 22 20. Florida 19.5 21. South Carolina 17 22. Miami University (Ohio) 16 23. Minnesota 15 24. Alabama 13 25. Kansas 11 26. Kentucky 10 26. Denver 10 28. Purdue 8 29. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 7 30. Penn St 6 30. Virginia Tech 6 32. University of Hawaii (W) 4 32. Air Force (W) 4
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Clary? That name sure sounds familiar. Wasn’t there a “Clary” who did something @. the London Olympics?. Can’t for the life of me remember what it was but I think that guy swam collegiately for Michigan St. or Eastern Michigan or some such school (Michigan?) but this Clary’s a Buckeye so I am sure they are not related.
They are brother and sister.