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There was a lot of hype over how fast Katie Ledecky could go in the 1650 Saturday night. After her stellar 4:24 in the 500 on Thursday night, there was talk Ledecky could break 15 minutes, there were even rumors she could qualify for the men’s NCAA’s with a 14:56. After gunning the first 500 at 4:32, a time that would have placed third in the 500, Ledecky fell off the pace over the back half and slipped to a 15:07.70, still the second fastest 1650 in history.
Leah Smith of Virginia was the only swimmer to not get lapped by Ledecky in the race as she finished second at 15:28.89. Stanford picked up some huge points in that even with freshman Megan Byrnes placing third at 15:50.87 and sophomore Leah Stevens was fourth from the earlier heats at 15:52.36. NC State’s Hannah Moore, Wisconsin’s Danielle Valley, Texas’ Joanna Evans and Auburn’s Ashley Neidigh finished in the top eight.
Watch Leah Smith’s interview after the session
The win gave Stanford its sixth NCAA title in the 1650. Ledecky joins Janet Evans (1991, 1990) and Marybeth Linzmeier (1982-1984) as winners for the Cardinal. Stanford extended its lead over Cal and Texas A&M. Texas is now 10 points ahead of Georgia for fifth.
Event 15 Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 15:03.92 11/20/2016Katie Ledecky, Stanford
Meet: C 15:27.84 3/22/2014 Brittany MacLean, Georgia
American: A 15:03.92 11/20/2016Katie Ledecky, Stanford
U.S. Open: O 15:03.92 11/20/2016Katie Ledecky, Stanford
Pool: P 15:45.98 Haley Anderson, Souther Cal
Name Year School Seed Finals NISCA Points
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1 Katie Ledecky FR Stanford 15:03.92 15:07.70C 20
r:+0.66 25.24 52.23 (26.99)
1:19.49 (27.26) 1:47.10 (27.61)
2:14.50 (27.40) 2:42.06 (27.56)
3:09.66 (27.60) 3:37.14 (27.48)
4:04.69 (27.55) 4:32.10 (27.41)
4:59.35 (27.25) 5:26.59 (27.24)
5:53.90 (27.31) 6:21.21 (27.31)
6:48.69 (27.48) 7:16.25 (27.56)
7:43.82 (27.57) 8:11.32 (27.50)
8:38.99 (27.67) 9:06.90 (27.91)
9:34.70 (27.80) 10:02.45 (27.75)
10:30.62 (28.17) 10:58.72 (28.10)
11:26.71 (27.99) 11:54.80 (28.09)
12:22.72 (27.92) 12:50.89 (28.17)
13:18.63 (27.74) 13:46.45 (27.82)
14:14.23 (27.78) 14:41.82 (27.59) 15:07.70 (25.88)
2 Leah Smith SR Virginia 15:31.49 15:28.89P 17
r:+0.73 25.76 53.54 (27.78)
1:21.56 (28.02) 1:49.81 (28.25)
2:18.10 (28.29) 2:46.44 (28.34)
3:14.60 (28.16) 3:42.86 (28.26)
4:11.04 (28.18) 4:39.31 (28.27)
5:07.35 (28.04) 5:35.57 (28.22)
6:03.75 (28.18) 6:32.00 (28.25)
7:00.38 (28.38) 7:28.83 (28.45)
7:57.16 (28.33) 8:25.50 (28.34)
8:53.93 (28.43) 9:22.48 (28.55)
9:50.91 (28.43) 10:19.32 (28.41)
10:47.76 (28.44) 11:16.13 (28.37)
11:44.57 (28.44) 12:13.15 (28.58)
12:41.68 (28.53) 13:10.31 (28.63)
13:38.79 (28.48) 14:07.13 (28.34)
14:35.01 (27.88) 15:02.02 (27.01) 15:28.89 (26.87)
3 Megan Byrnes FR Stanford 15:47.62 15:50.87 16
r:+0.75 27.27 56.02 (28.75)
1:24.99 (28.97) 1:54.01 (29.02)
2:22.98 (28.97) 2:52.13 (29.15)
3:21.12 (28.99) 3:50.11 (28.99)
4:19.10 (28.99) 4:48.25 (29.15)
5:17.22 (28.97) 5:46.10 (28.88)
6:15.14 (29.04) 6:44.15 (29.01)
7:13.01 (28.86) 7:41.90 (28.89)
8:10.97 (29.07) 8:39.68 (28.71)
9:08.76 (29.08) 9:37.89 (29.13)
10:06.66 (28.77) 10:35.49 (28.83)
11:04.42 (28.93) 11:33.14 (28.72)
12:01.97 (28.83) 12:30.81 (28.84)
12:59.80 (28.99) 13:28.63 (28.83)
13:57.42 (28.79) 14:26.27 (28.85)
14:54.96 (28.69) 15:23.43 (28.47) 15:50.87 (27.44)
4 Leah Stevens SO Stanford 15:57.87 15:52.36 15
r:+0.66 26.67 55.84 (29.17)
1:25.44 (29.60) 1:54.92 (29.48)
2:24.31 (29.39) 2:53.77 (29.46)
3:23.02 (29.25) 3:52.35 (29.33)
4:21.70 (29.35) 4:50.83 (29.13)
5:19.79 (28.96) 5:48.85 (29.06)
6:17.85 (29.00) 6:46.77 (28.92)
7:15.63 (28.86) 7:44.66 (29.03)
8:13.50 (28.84) 8:42.36 (28.86)
9:11.00 (28.64) 9:39.73 (28.73)
10:08.31 (28.58) 10:37.22 (28.91)
11:06.05 (28.83) 11:34.85 (28.80)
12:03.90 (29.05) 12:32.92 (29.02)
13:01.61 (28.69) 13:30.22 (28.61)
13:58.86 (28.64) 14:27.34 (28.48)
14:55.75 (28.41) 15:23.86 (28.11) 15:52.36 (28.50)
5 Hannah Moore JR NC STATE 16:00.23 15:52.75 14
r:+0.70 26.59 55.26 (28.67)
1:24.19 (28.93) 1:53.33 (29.14)
2:22.43 (29.10) 2:51.55 (29.12)
3:20.79 (29.24) 3:49.91 (29.12)
4:19.05 (29.14) 4:48.07 (29.02)
5:17.12 (29.05) 5:46.14 (29.02)
6:15.15 (29.01) 6:44.14 (28.99)
7:13.06 (28.92) 7:42.20 (29.14)
8:11.27 (29.07) 8:40.33 (29.06)
9:09.39 (29.06) 9:38.49 (29.10)
10:07.72 (29.23) 10:36.86 (29.14)
11:06.00 (29.14) 11:35.10 (29.10)
12:04.06 (28.96) 12:33.06 (29.00)
13:02.05 (28.99) 13:30.71 (28.66)
13:59.64 (28.93) 14:28.50 (28.86)
14:57.12 (28.62) 15:25.45 (28.33) 15:52.75 (27.30)
6 Danielle Valley SR Wisconsin 15:53.16 15:53.22 13
r:+0.75 26.88 55.39 (28.51)
1:24.25 (28.86) 1:52.94 (28.69)
2:21.91 (28.97) 2:51.16 (29.25)
3:20.28 (29.12) 3:49.23 (28.95)
4:18.11 (28.88) 4:46.89 (28.78)
5:15.88 (28.99) 5:44.95 (29.07)
6:14.03 (29.08) 6:43.24 (29.21)
7:12.34 (29.10) 7:41.31 (28.97)
8:10.44 (29.13) 8:39.54 (29.10)
9:08.52 (28.98) 9:37.47 (28.95)
10:06.64 (29.17) 10:35.91 (29.27)
11:04.95 (29.04) 11:34.27 (29.32)
12:03.36 (29.09) 12:32.39 (29.03)
13:01.37 (28.98) 13:30.39 (29.02)
13:59.32 (28.93) 14:28.41 (29.09)
14:57.57 (29.16) 15:26.02 (28.45) 15:53.22 (27.20)
7 Joanna Evans SO Texas 16:05.11 15:54.46 12
r:+0.75 26.34 55.16 (28.82)
1:24.28 (29.12) 1:53.63 (29.35)
2:22.85 (29.22) 2:52.21 (29.36)
3:21.18 (28.97) 3:50.28 (29.10)
4:19.57 (29.29) 4:48.69 (29.12)
5:17.49 (28.80) 5:46.88 (29.39)
6:15.83 (28.95) 6:44.98 (29.15)
7:14.04 (29.06) 7:43.11 (29.07)
8:12.06 (28.95) 8:41.03 (28.97)
9:09.76 (28.73) 9:38.33 (28.57)
10:06.96 (28.63) 10:35.60 (28.64)
11:04.17 (28.57) 11:32.84 (28.67)
12:01.57 (28.73) 12:30.59 (29.02)
13:00.00 (29.41) 13:29.71 (29.71)
13:59.29 (29.58) 14:28.30 (29.01)
14:57.61 (29.31) 15:26.55 (28.94) 15:54.46 (27.91)
8 Ashley Neidigh SR Auburn 15:56.95 15:54.88 11
r:+0.81 26.91 55.64 (28.73)
1:24.59 (28.95) 1:53.66 (29.07)
2:22.68 (29.02) 2:51.52 (28.84)
3:20.52 (29.00) 3:49.53 (29.01)
4:18.52 (28.99) 4:47.58 (29.06)
5:16.49 (28.91) 5:45.58 (29.09)
6:14.65 (29.07) 6:43.59 (28.94)
7:12.51 (28.92) 7:41.41 (28.90)
8:10.24 (28.83) 8:39.17 (28.93)
9:08.22 (29.05) 9:37.44 (29.22)
10:06.44 (29.00) 10:35.32 (28.88)
11:04.49 (29.17) 11:33.60 (29.11)
12:02.68 (29.08) 12:31.87 (29.19)
13:00.99 (29.12) 13:30.09 (29.10)
13:59.07 (28.98) 14:28.13 (29.06)
14:57.20 (29.07) 15:26.34 (29.14) 15:54.88 (28.54)
Combined Team Scores - Through Event 15 1. Stanford 425.5 2. California 255 3. Texas A&M 209 4. Texas 180 5. Georgia 170 6. Louisville 141.5 7. Minnesota 134 8. NC State 131 9. Indiana 130 10. Michigan 117 10. Southern Cali 117 12. Missouri 116 13. Virginia 105 14. Arizona 84.5 15. Wisconsin 72 16. Kentucky 61 17. UNC 53 18. Ohio St 52 19. Auburn 49 20. UCLA 36 21. Miami (Oh) 29 22. Tennessee 27 23. Nevada 25 24. Florida St 21 25. Northwestern 20 26. Denver 18 27. Virginia Tech 17 28. Umbc (W) 14 28. Lsu 14 30. Iowa 13 31. Cincinnati 12 32. Penn St 10 32. Boise St 10 34. Purdue 7 35. Arizona St 6 36. Miami (Fl) 5 36. Air Force (W) 5 38. Florida Gulf 4 38. South Carolina 4 38. Pittsburgh 4 41. Alabama 3.5 42. San Diego State University 2 42. Notre Dame 2 42. Massachusetts 2 45. Drexel 1 45. Rutgers 1
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I see ledecky had 3 50’s at 28 if she kept at 27 consistently she could of went sub 15 minutes.
Well if she went 27’s on the28 50’s she would have done around 15;05 or so. It is not so easy to do, much easier to take about sub 15. Basically it is dropping a 1/2 second per 100 for the entire race, and that is a tough go at her speed. I look forward to the day it happens though, bit on each turn could do it. But improving turns is also no easy feat, especially that many..
Remember I told you she is my Dr Hagan’s niece.?
She’s a complete beast.
Amazing???
Incredible
Rose Beltran my friend from my college swim teams daughter is Mallory Comerford, who tied Ledecky yesterday!
Awesome! I saw the video and her interview- what a talented young lady! Loved watching that race!