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Stanford’s Simone Manuel delivered another NCAA and American record with a scorching anchor during the 400-yard free relay at the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.
Manuel threw down a 45.79 anchor as Lia Neal, Janet Hu, Lindsey Engel and Manuel turned in a stunning time of 3:08.54 for the NCAA and American record and the title.
That swim crushed the NCAA record of 3:09.40 set by Georgia in 2013 as well as the American record of 3:10.63 set by Arizona also in 2013.
That’s Stanford’s NCAA record 11th victory in the 400 free relay:
1982 Stanford (Marybeth Linzmeier, Isabel Reuss, Kelly Asplund, Barb Major), 3:20.98
1987 Stanford (Jenna Johnson, Laurie McLean, Susie Rapp, Aimee Berzins), 3:17.69
1992 Stanford (Mary Edwards, Summer Sanders, Janel Jorgensen, Jenny Thompson), 3:16.41
1994 Stanford (Michelle Jesperson, Mary Edwards, Jessica Tong, Jenny Thompson), 3:15.80
1995 Stanford (Claudia Franco, Becky Bicknell, Jessica Tong, Jenny Thompson), 3:17.17
1996 Stanford (Jessica Tong, Elin Austevoll, Lisa Jacob, Claudia Franco), 3:18.28
1997 Stanford (Gabrielle Rose, Jessica Amey, Claudia Franco, Catherine Fox), 3:16.72
2010 Stanford (Kate Dwelley, Samantha Woodward, Elizabeth Webb, Julia Smit), 3:12.32
2012 Stanford (Samantha Woodward, Madeline Schaefer, Andrea Murez, Elizabeth Webb) 3:10.77
2014 Stanford (Maddy Schaefer, Felicia Lee, Maya DiRado, Lia Neal) 3:10.83
California, with Missy Franklin swimming her final time collegiately, leadoff Cal with a 46.66 as Franklin, Rachel Bootsma, Camille Cheng and Farida Osman took second in 3:09.76.
Georgia’s Madeline Locus, Olivia Smoliga, Lauren Harrington and Chantal Van Landeghem placed third in 3:12.08.
1 Stanford-PC 'A' 3:11.96 3:08.54ND1-A 40
1) Neal, Lia SO 2) r:0.23 Hu, Janet FR
3) r:0.12 Engel, Lindsey FR 4) r:0.35 Manuel, Simone FR
r:+0.72 22.62 46.84 (46.84)
1:09.44 (22.60) 1:34.82 (47.98)
1:57.29 (22.47) 2:22.75 (47.93)
2:44.50 (21.75) 3:08.54 (45.79)
2 California-PC 'A' 3:12.98 3:09.76PD1-A 34
1) Franklin, Missy SO 2) r:0.29 Bootsma, Rachel JR
3) r:0.17 Cheng, Camille SR 4) r:0.21 Osman, Farida SO
r:+0.78 22.66 46.66 (46.66)
1:09.00 (22.34) 1:34.05 (47.39)
1:56.73 (22.68) 2:22.26 (48.21)
2:44.66 (22.40) 3:09.76 (47.50)
3 Georgia-GA 'A' 3:12.76 3:12.08 D1-A 32
1) Locus, Madeline SR 2) r:0.34 Smoliga, Olivia SO
3) r:0.43 Harrington, Lauren SR 4) r:0.17 Van Landeghem, ntal JR
r:+0.74 23.08 48.23 (48.23)
1:10.86 (22.63) 1:35.89 (47.66)
1:59.06 (23.17) 2:24.24 (48.35)
2:46.81 (22.57) 3:12.08 (47.84)
4 Texas A&M-GU 'A' 3:14.41 3:13.20 D1-A 30
1) Gastaldello, Beryl FR 2) r:0.42 Ibanez, Lili SR
3) r:0.29 Malone, Kristin FR 4) r:0.09 Bosma, Sammie SR
r:+2.67 23.44 48.25 (48.25)
1:11.59 (23.34) 1:36.73 (48.48)
1:59.90 (23.17) 2:25.20 (48.47)
2:47.78 (22.58) 3:13.20 (48.00)
5 NC State-NC 'A' 3:13.87 3:13.21 D1-A 28
1) Zevnik, Alexia SO 2) r:0.42 Bonnema, Riki JR
3) r:0.37 Labonge, Natalie SO 4) r:0.24 Duffield, Krista FR
r:+0.73 23.28 48.14 (48.14)
1:10.69 (22.55) 1:36.19 (48.05)
1:59.57 (23.38) 2:24.89 (48.70)
2:47.60 (22.71) 3:13.21 (48.32)
6 Wisconsin-WI 'A' 3:13.00 3:13.84 D1-A 26
1) Martin, Ivy SR 2) r:0.20 Kinney, Chase SO
3) r:0.26 Van Hout, Aja SR 4) r:0.28 Tamblyn, Anne JR
r:+2.47 22.58 47.89 (47.89)
1:10.68 (22.79) 1:36.16 (48.27)
1:59.02 (22.86) 2:24.53 (48.37)
2:47.88 (23.35) 3:13.84 (49.31)
7 Florida-FL 'A' 3:13.53 3:14.27 D1-A 24
1) Maughan, Amelia FR 2) r:0.27 Hinds, Natalie JR
3) r:0.31 Linn, Ashlee JR 4) r:0.33 McKnight, Lindsey JR
r:+0.76 23.85 49.69 (49.69)
1:11.70 (22.01) 1:36.63 (46.94)
1:59.82 (23.19) 2:25.45 (48.82)
2:48.43 (22.98) 3:14.27 (48.82)
8 Auburn-SE 'A' 3:15.56 3:15.49 D1-A 22
1) Purcell, Allyx SO 2) r:0.20 Fonteno, Megan SR
3) r:0.42 Merritt, Alexandria JR 4) r:0.31 Hull, Valerie FR
r:+0.72 23.16 48.98 (48.98)
1:11.84 (22.86) 1:37.72 (48.74)
2:01.14 (23.42) 2:26.63 (48.91)
2:49.60 (22.97) 3:15.49 (48.86)
1. California 513 2. Georgia 452 3. Stanford 363 4. Texas A&M 231 5. Virginia 229 6. Louisville 197 7. Texas 164 8. Southern California 163 9. Florida 129 10. Indiana 126 11. Tennessee 125 12. Minnesota 118 13. Wisconsin 103 14. Missouri 100 15. Arizona 99.5 16. Kentucky 95 17. NC State 79 18. Auburn 66 19. UNC 56.5 20. Penn State 56 21. Notre Dame 55 22. Michigan 49 23. UCLA 47 24. Florida State 45 25. University of Miami (Florida) 42 26. Florida Gulf Coast 37.5 27. Virginia Tech 36 28. Denver 33 29. Alabama 31 30. Purdue 29 31. So. Methodist 27 32. Miami University (Ohio) 24 33. Nevada 16 34. Lsu 15 34. Arizona St 15 36. Oregon State 12 36. Illinois State University 12 38. Iowa 10 39. San Diego State 9 40. Ohio State 5 41. Kansas 4 41. Hawaii (W) 4 43. Umbc (W) 2.5 44. Arkansas 2 44. Pittsburgh 2 46. Cincinnati 1
2015 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, Day Three Results – Results