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Stanford’s Simone Manuel become the second-fastest swimmer all time in the 50-yard free at the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.
Manuel crushed the rest of the finale with a time of 21.32. That swim pushed her to second behind only Arizona’s Lara Jackson, who clocked an NCAA and American record time of 21.27 in 2009.
All Time 50 Free
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lara Jackson | 21.27pr |
| 2 | Simone Manuel | 21.32 |
| 3 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | 21.34 |
| 4 | Natalie Coughlin | 21.46 |
| 5 | Liv Jensen | 21.48 |
Simone Manuel, Stanford
On being a national champion
I’m pretty excited. 50 free, first individual event at NCAAs, so I’m really excited for the rest of the week.On what she was feeling before and after the race
I was a little nervous. I made a couple mistakes on my relay swim, so I just tried to focus on some of the things my coach was telling me. At the same time, you don’t want to think too much because you might mess up something else. So I really just tried to go out there and have as much fun as I could.
The win put Stanford ahead of Georgia for most 50 free wins as a program with nine. But it is Stanford’s first win since three-straight from Catherine Fox in 1997-99.
Former Stanford Cardinal wins:
1984 Krissie Bush, Stanford, 22.98
1986 Jenna Johnson, Stanford, 22.46
1987 Jenna Johnson, Stanford, 22.57
1992 Jenny Thompson, Stanford, 22.14
1993 Jenny Thompson, Stanford, 22.16
1997 Catherine Fox, Stanford, 22.01
1998 Catherine Fox, Stanford, 22.21
1999 Catherine Fox, Stanford, 22.13
Incidentally, although she’s likely well past worrying about them, Manuel’s effort beat the 17-18 U.S. National Age Group record of 21.49 set by Abbey Weitzeil last year.
Wisconsin’s Ivy Martin clinched second tonight in 21.61 with Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell placing third overall in 21.62. Martin just missed her prelim personal best of 21.57, while Worrell moved up to a tie for 10th all time in the event’s history with Amanda Weir.
Georgia had another huge freestyle with three A finalists to take a 150-130 lead heading into diving.
1 Manuel, Simone FR Stanford-PC 21.54 21.32PD1-A 20
r:+0.68 10.50 21.32 (10.82)
2 Martin, Ivy SR Wisconsin-WI 21.57 21.61 D1-A 17
r:+0.69 10.43 21.61 (11.18)
3 Worrell, Kelsi JR Louisville-KY 21.70 21.62 D1-A 16
r:+0.66 10.38 21.62 (11.24)
4 Osman, Farida SO California-PC 21.63 21.68 D1-A 15
r:+0.72 10.79 21.68 (10.89)
5 Locus, Madeline SR Georgia-GA 21.92 21.80 D1-A 14
r:+0.69 10.55 21.80 (11.25)
6 Van Landeghem, JR Georgia-GA 21.78 21.97 D1-B 13
r:+0.72 10.76 21.97 (11.21)
7 Bonnema, Riki JR NC State-NC 21.97 22.03 D1-B 12
r:+0.76 10.70 22.03 (11.33)
8 Smoliga, Olivia SO Georgia-GA 21.96 22.09 D1-B 11
r:+0.79 10.78 22.09 (11.31)
1. Georgia 150 2. California 130 3. Texas A&M 70.5 4. Stanford 54 5. Wisconsin 52 6. Louisville 50 7. Virginia 42 8. NC State 36 9. Auburn 26 10. Texas 24 10. Tennessee 24 12. Southern California 21 13. Penn State 19 14. Notre Dame 15 15. Florida 14 15. Arizona 14 17. UNC 10 18. Florida Gulf Coast 4.5 19. Iowa 4 19. San Diego State 4 21. Indiana 3 21. Michigan 3 21. Minnesota 3 24. Ohio State 2
2015 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming & Diving, Live Results – Results
Not dissing Jackson’s great record but let’s not forget what kind of suit she was wearing vs. what Manuel swam in.
Put Simone in one of those full body outfits and she’ll go sub- 21.0.