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One year ago at this meet, Stanford left the 400 free relay in dismay. The team finished in fourth place, not gaining enough points to overtake Georgia. They sat and watched as the Bulldogs celebrated their national title. This time around in 2017, Stanford is the one celebrating with a national title as they won the 400 free relay in a new American, NCAA and US Open record with a 3:07.61. Simone Manuel (46.02), Katie Ledecky (47.59), Janet Hu (47.63) and Lia Neal (46.37) swam on the relay that broke their own record from the Pac-12 Championships last month. Stanford has won its first national title in women’s swimming and diving since 1998.
Georgia swam to second place in the relay at 3:08.97 with Olivia Smoliga (46.70), Veronica Burchill (47.42), Meaghan Raab (48.12) and Chantal Van Landeghem (46.73), solidifying their fourth place position by a half point over Texas. The Longhorns ended up winning the B-final and needed Georgia to place third or worse if they were going to finish in the top four overall for the first time since 2001. But alas, Georgia ended up second and the Bulldogs have place in the top four for seven straight years now.
California finished in third with a valiant 3:09.08. NC State, Louisville, Wisconsin and Texas A&M also placed in the top eight. Texas A&M placed third in the meet overall for the highest finish in school history.
This is the 12th time Stanford has won the 400 free relay. The Cardinal joined the teams from 2015, 2014, 2012, 2010, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1992, 1987 and 1982 as champions in that relay.
Event 21 Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA: N 3:08.51 2/25/2017 Stanford
S Manuel, K Ledecky, J Hu, L Neal
Meet: C 3:08.54 3/21/2015 Stanford
L Neal, J Hu, L Engel, S Manuel
American: A 3:08.51 2/25/2017 Stanford
S Manuel, K Ledecky, J Hu, L Neal
U.S. Open: O 3:08.51 2/25/2017 Stanford
S Manuel, K Ledecky, J Hu, L Neal
Pool: P 3:09.40 Georgia
School Prelims Finals NISCA Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Stanford 3:10.83 3:07.61N 600 40
1) Simone Manuel SO 2) r:0.35 Katie Ledecky FR
3) r:0.27 Janet Hu JR 4) r:0.31 Lia Neal SR
r:+0.69 22.18 46.02 (46.02)
1:08.89 (22.87) 1:33.61 (47.59)
1:56.21 (22.60) 2:21.24 (47.63)
2:43.44 (22.20) 3:07.61 (46.37)
2 Georgia 3:10.54 3:08.97P 588 34
1) Olivia Smoliga SR 2) r:0.19 Veronica Burchill FR
3) r:0.29 Meaghan Raab JR 4) r:0.26 Chantal Van Langhem SR
r:+0.72 22.22 46.70 (46.70)
1:09.06 (22.36) 1:34.12 (47.42)
1:57.14 (23.02) 2:22.24 (48.12)
2:44.54 (22.30) 3:08.97 (46.73)
3 California 3:11.75 3:09.08P 588 32
1) Amy Bilquist SO 2) r:0.48 Kathleen Baker SO
3) r:0.25 Abbey Weitzeil FR 4) r:0.27 Farida Osman SR
r:+0.72 22.72 47.55 (47.55)
1:10.33 (22.78) 1:35.27 (47.72)
1:57.45 (22.18) 2:22.20 (46.93)
2:44.38 (22.18) 3:09.08 (46.88)
4 Southern Cali 3:11.28 3:10.07 579 30
1) Louise Hansson FR 2) r:0.23 Kirsten Vose SO
3) r:0.11 Stanzi Moseley FR 4) r:0.17 Anika Apostalon SR
r:+0.73 22.65 47.07 (47.07)
1:09.65 (22.58) 1:34.79 (47.72)
1:57.30 (22.51) 2:22.90 (48.11)
2:44.95 (22.05) 3:10.07 (47.17)
5 NC STATE 3:11.56 3:10.31 579 28
1) Alexia Zevnik SR 2) r:0.21 Ky-lee Perry FR
3) r:0.18 Lotta Nevalainen SR 4) r:0.29 Courtney Caldwell SO
r:+0.71 23.28 47.79 (47.79)
1:09.91 (22.12) 1:35.25 (47.46)
1:57.89 (22.64) 2:23.17 (47.92)
2:45.65 (22.48) 3:10.31 (47.14)
6 Louisville 3:12.61 3:11.97 564 26
1) Lainey Visscher FR 2) r:0.30 Mallory Comerford SO
3) r:0.26 Casey Fanz FR 4) r:0.31 Nastja Govejsek FR
r:+0.62 23.07 48.24 (48.24)
1:10.38 (22.14) 1:34.62 (46.38)
1:57.68 (23.06) 2:23.13 (48.51)
2:46.16 (23.03) 3:11.97 (48.84)
7 Wisconsin 3:12.91 3:12.94 555 24
1) Chase Kinney SR 2) r:0.03 Emmy Sehmann SO
3) r:0.32 Marissa Berg JR 4) r:0.19 Cierra Runge SO
r:+0.71 23.00 48.48 (48.48)
1:10.85 (22.37) 1:36.20 (47.72)
1:59.59 (23.39) 2:24.96 (48.76)
2:48.08 (23.12) 3:12.94 (47.98)
8 TAMU 3:12.43 3:13.32 552 22
1) Beryl Gastaldello JR 2) r:0.37 Kristin Malone JR
3) r:0.44 Claire Rasmus SO 4) r:0.31 Sarah Gibson SR
r:+0.64 22.99 47.83 (47.83)
1:10.87 (23.04) 1:36.26 (48.43)
2:00.08 (23.82) 2:25.44 (49.18)
2:48.35 (22.91) 3:13.32 (47.88)
Combined Team Scores - Through Event 21 1. Stanford 526.5 2. California 366 3. Texas A&M 292.5 4. Georgia 252.5 5. Texas 252 6. Louisville 194.5 7. NC State 194 8. Indiana 185 9. Southern Cali 176 10. Minnesota 168 11. Michigan 159 12. Virginia 149 13. Missouri 135 14. Kentucky 106 15. Wisconsin 98 16. Arizona 89.5 17. UNC 73 18. Auburn 55 19. Ohio St 52 20. UCLA 48 21. Northwestern 40 22. Tennessee 35 23. Purdue 33 24. Umbc (W) 30 25. Miami (Oh) 29 26. Iowa 26 27. Nevada 25 28. Florida St 24 29. Arizona St 22 30. Denver 20 31. Virginia Tech 18 32. Florida Int'l 16 33. Nebraska 15 34. Lsu 14 35. Cincinnati 12 36. Boise St 10 36. Penn St 10 38. South Carolina 8 39. Miami (Fl) 5 39. Air Force (W) 5 41. Pittsburgh 4 41. Florida Gulf 4 43. Alabama 3.5 44. Notre Dame 2 44. San Diego State University 2 44. Massachusetts 2 47. Duke 1 47. Drexel 1 47. Rutgers 1
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ok…great for STANFORD….who won….but can someone please..PLEASE..explain to me how they VOTE for ncaa swimmer of the year…..because KATIE LEDECKY got ROBBED…oh will they give her freshman swimmer of the year….seriously..is swimmer of the YEAR based on the YEAR..or the meet…either way i wanna puke with this award going to BAKER….shes good but SWIMMER of the YEAR..no
Lia crying as she ended her career was sweet and heartbreaking.
Hope she reconsiders?
yes it was the best moment all meet…