The 2018 women’s NCAA championships wrapped up a couple weekends ago with Stanford defending their title by a wide point margin over California. Current photo via Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com
The 2018 women’s NCAA championships wrapped up a couple weekends ago with Stanford defending their title by a wide point margin over California. Since we’ve already analyzed the scoring of this year’s meet to death, it’s time to start looking ahead to next year. The best metric for projecting a team’s success the next season without looking at recruiting classes is returning individual points.
Basic returning points numbers were already covered in my original scoring wrap up post, but those don’t paint a full picture. Some events like the 50 free where 7 seniors scored will look very different next year. Other events such as the 200 IM where 4 seniors scored have the potential to look pretty similar next year. We can account for this by re scoring the meet with the seniors and Katie Ledecky (who is going pro) removed and seeing who has the most points (i.e. I re scored the results using only freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. People who will be back next year. Someone’s no-seniors points are what they scored in this hypothetical meet). This method ignores all of the new freshmen that will fill in some of the gaps next year, but freshmen score a smaller share of points at this meet than upperclassmen. Adding freshmen isn’t a direct replacement for subtracting seniors, so there is should be some merit to this methodology.
In the original post meet article, Stanford was listed with the most returning individual points with 234; however, we have since learned that Ledecky won’t be back, so their actual individual returning points total is 177, trailing Cal’s 185. In the re scored-without-seniors format Stanford (247 points) have a slight advantage over their Cal rivals (240). Texas jump from 94.5 real returning points to 159.5 no-senior returning points, 3rd most of any team. Complete data is in the tables below.
Texas picked up so many points because they had a lost of events that finished in the 5-20 range that benefit heavily from the removal of highly ranked seniors. A similar thing happened to Stanford, the team that benefited most from the removal of the seniors. Lauren Pitzer went from the 1 point she scored at this year’s meet to 15. Ally Szekely went from 3 points to 17. Each jumped from the fringe of the top 16 into the back 8 in several events
With Cal and Stanford returning such similar point totals , its worth asking who the favorite is next year. It’s far too early to make any sort of definitive prediction about next year’s meet, but without Ledecky in the mix, there’s a chance we see at least a competitive meet between Stanford and Cal and possibly even a Cal victory. A pretty strong contrast to Stanford’s historic dominance this season.
Returning points aren’t everything. Plenty of other variables will affect the outcome of next year’s meet. There are factors that favor each team next year.
Favoring Cal: relays. Cal look like a potential relay powerhouse next year. They were top 3 in every relay this year and are only losing 2 of their 20 relay legs to graduation. They have three of the top 5 returning swimmers in the 50 free, Abbey Weitzeil (#2 returner), Amy Bilquist (#4), and Maddie Murphy (#5). Cal also have balance with the #2 returner in the 100 back, Kathleen Baker and the #3 returner in the 100 fly, Katie McLaughlin.
Stanford have some pretty big relay question marks next year. 12 of their 20 relay legs from this year are gone, and 3 of the 8 returning are from the 800 free relay. Stanford return 12 swimmers that participated in nationals this year, but 7 of them swam the 500. Most relays require sprinters. Only one returning swimmer, Lauren Green, swam the 50, and she was 47th. Stanford’s top returner in a 100 of stroke is Grace Zhao, the #10 returning 100 breast. This year breast was considered the weak leg on Stanford’s relays. Their top returner in the 100 free is probably IM and fly specialist Ella Eastin (47.1 relay split) over #22 returning 100 freestyler Lauren Pitzer. Their top ranked returning 100 fly is #27 Lauren Green (Eastin or Katie Drabot may also be helpful here). They aren’t returning anyone who swam the 100 back, though incoming freshman Taylor Ruck might help. With all those miss matched pieces, it’s hard to pick them over Cal in any sprint relay. It turns out having the Olympic champion in the 100 free on your team is helpful.
Even in Stanford’s strongest relay, the 800 free, they don’t look like a lock to win. They only have to replace one leg, but it’s Katie Ledecky’s. Replacing her 1:39.8 split with a 1:42 brings Cal’s relay (which returns all 4 legs of a 6:50.8) within a second and a half.
Will any of this prove decisive? I don’t know. It’s too early and there’s too much we don’t know about these teams yet. If you’d asked me to predict this year’s meet a year ago, I’d have said ‘Stanford by a lot.’ ‘I don’t know’ is way more fun.
Data
Here are the complete returning points numbers for the top teams. Below that is a breakdown for every non senior at the meet. Update: I added returning relay legs
REAL RETURNING POINTS
RETURNING POINTS NO SENIORS
Relay Legs Returning
Stanford
177
247
8
California
185
240
18
Texas A&M
93
111
9
Michigan
112
147
15
Louisville
90
141.5
20
Texas
94.5
159.5
15
Tennessee
84.5
123.5
18
Indiana
87
116
11
Virginia
24
63
14
Minnesota
81
105.5
15
Georgia
23
46.5
9
USC
67
93
17
Ohio State
35
59
13
Kentucky
72
98
10
Missouri
15
34.5
12
Auburn
37.5
82.5
13
Wisconsin
46
53
13
NC State
30
58.5
12
Purdue
27
39
3
Arizona
34
63
16
South Carolina
13
25
2
Northwestern
40
47
No relays
Arizona St
31
36
12
Individual Returning Points
Break down swimmer by swimmer of returning points. Points is the number the swimmer actually scored. No SR Points is how much they scored in the hypothetical meet rescored without seniors. Place is their real place at the meet. No SR Place is their place in they got in the hypothetical no seniors meet. Teams are ordered by their finishing order at this year’s meet.
Stanford
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Ella Eastin
JR
60
60
200 IM
1
1:50.67
1
400 IM
1
3:54.6
1
200 Fly
1
1:50.01
1
Katie Drabot
SO
49
53
500 Free
2
4:34.86
1
200 Free
4
1:43.20
3
200 Fly
2
1:51.73
2
Brooke Forde
FR
21
29
500 Free
11
4:37.53
6
400 IM
4
3:59.34
3
200 Breast
23
2:09.78
17
Megan Byrnes
SO
15
22
500 Free
17
4:38.87
12
1650 Free
4
15:43.68
2
Leah Stevens
JR
14
17
500 Free
22
4:40.36
17
400 IM
21
4:08.98
16
1650 Free
5
15:49.07
3
Erin Voss
SO
6
13
500 Free
26
4:41.19
21
200 Free
25
1:45.38
19
200 Back
11
1:51.92
6
Grace Zhao
FR
5
11
100 Breast
13
59.73
10
200 Breast
16
2:09.48
13
Allie Szekely
SO
3
17
200 IM
20
1:56.73
14
400 IM
14
4:06.73
9
200 Back
20
1:53.07
12
Kim Williams
JR
3
7
200 IM
23
1:57.01
17
100 Breast
14
59.8
11
200 Breast
19
2:09.3
16
Lauren Pitzer
FR
1
15
500 Free
16
4:42.25
11
200 Free
18
1:44.78
12
100 Free
18
48.2
13
Hannah Kukurugy
FR
0
3
500 Free
38
4:43.2
30
400 IM
24
4:09.84
19
200 Fly
21
1:55.73
14
Lauren Green
FR
0
0
50 Free
47
22.7
34
100 Fly
39
53.27
27
200 Fly
36
1:58.22
23
Haley Farnswort
SO
0
0
1 mtr Diving
29
268.7
20
3 mtr Diving
31
293.35
24
California
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Kathleen Baker
JR
53
54
200 IM
2
1:51.25
2
100 Back
3
50.18
2
200 Back
1
1:47.30
1
Katie McLaughlin
JR
39
43
100 Fly
6
51.2
3
200 Free
8
1:44.32
7
200 Fly
4
1:52.64
4
Abbey Weitzeil
SO
31
34
50 Free
4
21.67
2
100 Free
3
46.74
2
Amy Bilquist
JR
27
41
50 Free
9
21.88
4
100 Back
10
51.51
6
100 Free
8
47.82
6
Robin Neumann
FR
16
22
500 Free
24
4:40.98
19
200 Free
5
1:43.54
4
100 Free
15
48.4
10
Sarah Darcel
FR
12
20
200 IM
16
1:56.15
12
400 IM
8
4:04.44
4
200 Fly
29
1:56.89
17
Maddie Murphy
SO
7.0
21.0
50 Free
10
22.07
5
100 Fly
20
52.31
10
100 Free
31
48.79
22
Ali Harrison
FR
0
0
100 Breast
24
1:00.22
17
200 Breast
26
2:10.21
20
Keaton Blovad
SO
0
5
200 IM
35
1:58.04
25
100 Back
19
52.36
12
200 Back
31
1:54.42
20
Phoebe Lamay
JR
0
0
1 mtr Diving
42
251.1
32
Texas A&M
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Sydney Pickrem
JR
48
50
200 IM
3
1:52.35
3
400 IM
3
3:59.05
2
200 Breast
3
2:05.79
2
Anna Belousova
SO
27
28
200 IM
26
1:57.48
19
100 Breast
5
58.97
5
200 Breast
6
2:07.26
5
Claire Rasmus
JR
13
17
500 Free
19
4:39.24
14
200 Free
6
1:43.65
5
100 Free
26
48.65
18
Taylor Pike
FR
5
12
100 Fly
26
52.59
16
200 Fly
12
1:54.4
8
Katie Portz
SO
0
3
500 Free
32
4:42.23
24
200 Free
20
1:44.96
14
100 Free
39
49.12
30
Monika Gonzalez
JR
0
0
200 IM
59
2:00.50
44
400 IM
31
4:12.37
26
200 Breast
54
2:15.11
42
Alais Kalonji
JR
0
0
Platform Diving
37
219.8
31
Jing Quah
FR
0
0
100 Fly
33
52.99
22
Haley Yelle
FR
0
1
500 Free
33
4:42.26
25
200 Free
51
1:48.39
40
1650 Free
21
16:08.04
16
Mckenna Debever
JR
0
0
200 IM
24
1:57.18
18
200 Free
49
1:47.88
38
100 Free
50
49.92
39
Victoria Roubiq
SO
0
0
100 Breast
42
1:01.07
33
200 Breast
51
2:13.61
39
Michigan
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Siobhan Haughey
JR
41
44
200 IM
9
1:53.53
8
200 Free
2
1:40.69
2
100 Free
4
46.91
3
Miranda Tucker
SO
32
33
200 IM
31
1:57.83
22
100 Breast
2
57.98
2
200 Breast
4
2:06.73
3
Vanessa Krause
SO
11
12
50 Free
56
23.04
41
100 Fly
34
53.01
23
200 Fly
8
1:54.08
7
Sierra Schmidt
FR
9
21
500 Free
14
4:39.71
9
1650 Free
11
15:58.12
7
Christy Cutshaw
FR
7
9
Platform Diving
10
264.25
9
Catie Deloof
JR
6.0
11.0
50 Free
41
22.59
29
200 Free
11
1:44.33
8
Rose Bi
JR
6
17
500 Free
13
4:39.16
8
1650 Free
15
16:00.73
11
Nikki Canale
FR
0
0
3 mtr Diving
39
276.6
29
Taylor Garcia
JR
0.0
0.0
50 Free
58
23.18
42
100 Back
30
52.94
20
200 Back
32
1:54.71
21
Becca Postoll
JR
0
0
500 Free
36
4:43.17
28
200 Free
43
1:47.20
33
200 Back
48
1:57.23
33
Louisville
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Mallory Comerfo
JR
37
40
500 Free
27
4:41.24
22
200 Free
1
1:39.8
1
100 Free
2
46.2
1
Grace Oglesby
SO
24
28
100 Fly
7
51.25
4
200 Fly
7
1:53.46
6
Mariia Astashki
FR
12
18
100 Breast
10
59.29
9
200 Breast
12
2:08.11
9
Lainey Visscher
SO
6
14
50 Free
11
22.14
6
100 Back
41
53.57
29
100 Free
24
48.49
16
Sophie Cattermo
JR
5
16
500 Free
12
4:39.06
7
200 Free
21
1:44.98
15
1650 Free
19
16:05.8
15
Rachael Bradfor
JR
4
7
200 IM
13
1:55.67
10
400 IM
26
4:11.56
21
200 Breast
32
2:10.87
24
Alina Kendzior
JR
2
9
100 Back
15
52.16
9
200 Back
36
1:54.96
24
Ashlyn Schoof
FR
0
0
100 Back
33
53.14
23
200 Back
42
1:55.75
29
Molly Fears
SO
0
2
1 mtr Diving
37
257.85
27
3 mtr Diving
20
309.95
15
Platform Diving
47
176.05
36
Avery Braunecke
SO
0.0
0.0
50 Free
33
22.49
21
100 Breast
48
1:02.72
37
100 Free
45
49.74
34
Morgan Friesen
FR
0.0
2.0
100 Breast
38
1:00.9
29
200 Breast
18
2:09.22
15
Casey Fanz
SO
0.0
5.5
50 Free
23
22.37
13
100 Free
22
48.43
15
Texas
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Samantha Brombe
JR
30
35
1 mtr Diving
24
275.1
16
3 mtr Diving
6
334.8
2
Platform Diving
2
335.3
2
Evie Pfeifer
FR
23.5
38.0
500 Free
6
4:36.96
3
400 IM
11
4:05.32
7
1650 Free
12
15:58.72
8
Alison Gibson
SO
21
29
1 mtr Diving
4
320.65
2
3 mtr Diving
11
324.75
7
Claire Adams
SO
17
26
100 Back
7
51.38
4
100 Free
12
47.88
8
Quinn Carrozza
JR
3
13
500 Free
46
4:44.72
37
200 Free
14
1:44.70
10
200 Back
19
1:52.73
11
Sofia Rauzi
JR
0.0
0.0
1 mtr Diving
46
245.05
35
Platform Diving
27
233.25
23
Lauren Case
SO
0
6
100 Fly
28
52.75
18
200 Fly
17
1:55.41
11
Meghan Obrien
JR
0
5
1 mtr Diving
17
283.9
12
3 mtr Diving
25
302.7
18
Brooke Hansen
JR
0
0
200 IM
30
1:57.79
21
100 Breast
47
1:02.06
36
Kennedy Lohman
SO
0
3
100 Breast
20
1:00.05
14
200 Breast
50
2:13.12
38
Remedy Rule
JR
0.0
4.5
50 Free
36
22.52
24
100 Fly
27
52.68
17
200 Fly
18
1:55.49
12
Joanna Evans
JR
0
0
500 Free
35
4:42.98
27
200 Free
27
1:45.50
21
Tennessee
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Erika Brown
SO
47
52
50 Free
2
21.51
1
100 Fly
2
50.34
2
100 Free
6
47.08
4
Meghan Small
SO
15
22
200 IM
5
1:53.18
4
400 IM
23
4:09.63
18
200 Fly
16
1:54.80
10
Rachel Rubadue
JR
12
14
1 mtr Diving
7
302.3
5
3 mtr Diving
26
302.6
19
Platform Diving
21
239.8
17
Stanzi Moseley
SO
4.5
17.5
50 Free
13
22.34
7
200 Free
40
1:47.02
31
100 Free
16
48.7
11
Maddie Banic
JR
4.0
11.0
50 Free
29
22.46
17
100 Fly
13
51.81
8
100 Free
40
49.17
31
Tessa Cieplucha
SO
2
7
500 Free
63
4:48.94
50
400 IM
15
4:07.35
10
200 Breast
28
2:10.37
22
Tjasa Pintar
FR
0.0
0
200 IM
58
2:00.48
43
100 Breast
31
1:00.51
24
100 Free
43
49.47
32
Bailey Grinter
FR
0.0
0.0
50 Free
31
22.48
19
100 Back
48
54.12
36
100 Free
31
48.79
22
Indiana
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Lilly King
JR
43
46
200 IM
14
1:55.83
11
100 Breast
1
56.25
1
200 Breast
1
2:02.6
1
Jessica Parratt
JR
31
40
1 mtr Diving
10
308.8
8
3 mtr Diving
7
331.35
3
Platform Diving
7
291.35
6
Cassy Jernberg
SO
9
13
500 Free
28
4:41.25
23
1650 Free
9
15:55.1
6
Mya Kraeger
FR
4
5
Platform Diving
13
250.05
12
Grace Haskett
FR
0.0
0.0
50 Free
34
22.5
22
Shelby Koontz
SO
0
3
50 Free
54
22.92
39
100 Fly
24
52.48
14
Christie Jensen
JR
0
9
100 Fly
17
52.05
9
Virginia
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Megan Moroney
SO
19
27
200 Free
7
1:44.20
6
200 Back
10
1:51.58
5
Morgan Hill
SO
5
18
50 Free
16
22.41
9
200 Free
24
1:45.20
18
100 Free
13
48.04
9
Paige Madden
FR
0
7
500 Free
51
4:45.32
41
200 Free
26
1:45.45
20
200 Back
17
1:52.28
10
Kylie Towbin
JR
0
0
3 mtr Diving
47
229.35
34
Platform Diving
26
234.0
22
Abby Richter
FR
0
6
200 IM
17
1:56.18
13
200 Back
25
1:53.70
15
Eryn Eddy
JR
0.0
0.0
200 Free
37
1:46.35
29
Emma Seiberlich
FR
0
4
100 Back
42
53.59
30
200 Back
23
1:53.56
13
Kyla Valls
FR
0.0
0.0
50 Free
37
22.54
25
200 Free
23
1:45.15
17
100 Free
25
48.58
17
Erin Earley
FR
0
0
400 IM
38
4:15.74
30
200 Back
49
1:57.36
34
Sydney Dusel
SO
0
1
1 mtr Diving
36
261.95
26
3 mtr Diving
21
309.7
16
Platform Diving
24
234.5
20
Minnesota
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Sarah Bacon
SO
31
35
1 mtr Diving
1
343.5
1
3 mtr Diving
8
329.05
4
Lindsey Kozelsk
SO
28
29
100 Breast
3
58.18
3
200 Breast
7
2:07.69
6
Kristen Hayden
SO
11
18
1 mtr Diving
27
270.05
18
3 mtr Diving
12
320.85
8
Platform Diving
11
259.55
10
Mackenzie Padin
FR
5
9
500 Free
41
4:43.61
33
200 Free
12
1:44.37
9
100 Free
52
50.5
41
Morgan Justus
JR
5
6
Platform Diving
12
253.55
11
Tevyn Waddell
SO
1
7
100 Back
16
52.31
10
200 Back
33
1:54.77
22
Zoe Avestruz
JR
0.0
1.5
50 Free
26
22.43
15
Rachel Munson
JR
0
0
200 IM
63
2:01.73
47
100 Breast
25
1:00.28
18
200 Breast
34
2:11.05
25
Chantal Nack
JR
0
0
500 Free
23
4:40.47
18
200 Free
34
1:46.09
27
200 Back
28
1:54.1
17
Georgia
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Veronica Burchi
SO
16
25
100 Fly
10
51.48
6
100 Free
9
47.49
7
Courtney Harnis
FR
7.0
18.0
500 Free
10
4:36.91
5
200 Free
37
1:46.35
29
1650 Free
17
16:04.62
13
Caitin Casazza
JR
0
2
200 IM
34
1:57.95
24
100 Breast
37
1:00.87
28
200 Fly
23
1:55.94
15
Meryn McCann
SO
0
0
500 Free
54
4:45.68
44
200 Free
46
1:47.69
35
200 Back
41
1:55.68
28
Freida Lim
SO
0
0
Platform Diving
32
228.7
27
Olivia Anderson
FR
0
0
500 Free
60
4:48.07
48
1650 Free
24
16:11.45
18
Gabby Fa’amausi
FR
0.0
1.5
50 Free
26
22.43
15
Mckensi Austin
SO
0
0
3 mtr Diving
27
299.05
20
USC
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Louise Hansson
SO
36
36
100 Fly
1
49.8
1
200 Fly
3
1:52.25
3
Maddie Wright
JR
13
18
100 Fly
23
52.37
13
200 Fly
6
1:53.4
5
Maggie Aroesty
FR
9
16
100 Breast
19
59.97
13
200 Breast
9
2:07.06
7
Riley Scott
JR
9
14
200 IM
57
2:00.4
42
100 Breast
9
59.23
8
200 Breast
17
2:09.15
14
Becca Mann
SO
0
3
500 Free
40
4:43.57
32
400 IM
39
4:16.71
31
1650 Free
18
16:05.65
14
Catherine Sanch
SO
0
0
50 Free
53
22.9
38
100 Fly
37
53.13
26
Tatum Wade
SO
0.0
0.0
200 IM
51
1:59.75
38
200 Free
47
1:47.81
36
Madison Witt
JR
0
0
Platform Diving
34
223.15
28
Elizabeth Stins
JR
0
0
500 Free
58
4:46.36
47
1650 Free
22
16:08.44
17
Marta Ciesla
FR
0
6
50 Free
18
22.26
11
Caitlin Tycz
FR
0
0
100 Fly
40
53.28
28
200 Fly
33
1:57.6
20
Carly Souza
SO
0
0
Platform Diving
45
184.8
35
Ohio State
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Lara Tarvit
SO
14
14
1 mtr Diving
34
262.4
24
Platform Diving
5
296.8
5
Molly Kowal
SO
12
16
500 Free
21
4:40.26
16
1650 Free
7
15:52.8
4
Kristen Romano
FR
7
13
400 IM
10
4:04.56
6
Genevieve Ander
FR
2
8
3 mtr Diving
17
314.95
13
Platform Diving
15
246.25
13
Freya Rayner
FR
0
7
50 Free
17
22.22
10
Kathrin Demler
SO
0
0
400 IM
28
4:11.99
23
Hanna Gresser
FR
0
0
100 Breast
33
1:00.66
25
200 Breast
47
2:12.81
35
Rebekah Bradley
SO
0
1
100 Back
26
52.77
16
200 Back
45
1:56.76
31
Kentucky
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Asia Seidt
SO
38
44
200 IM
7
1:53.78
6
100 Back
9
51.06
5
200 Back
2
1:49.24
2
Bailey Bonnett
FR
14
15
200 IM
37
1:58.32
27
100 Breast
36
1:00.86
27
200 Breast
5
2:07.22
4
Ali Galyer
SO
13
15
500 Free
49
4:45.09
39
100 Back
27
52.87
17
200 Back
6
1:51.15
4
Madison Winstea
SO
7
13
200 IM
39
1:58.38
29
100 Breast
21
1:00.07
15
200 Breast
10
2:07.65
8
Paige Kelly
JR
0
0
500 Free
56
4:46.00
45
1650 Free
35
16:23.29
27
Courtney Clark
JR
0
1
Platform Diving
20
241.45
16
Kathryn Painter
JR
0
2
400 IM
20
4:08.74
15
1650 Free
26
16:13.82
19
Geena Freriks
JR
0.0
8.0
500 Free
18
4:39.1
13
200 Free
19
1:44.83
13
100 Free
31
48.79
22
Lauren Edelman
FR
0.0
0.0
200 IM
51
1:59.75
38
400 IM
30
4:12.32
25
200 Fly
38
1:58.93
25
Missouri
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Annie Ochitwa
JR
11.0
22.5
50 Free
23
22.37
13
100 Fly
8
51.35
5
100 Free
17
48.13
12
Haley Hynes
SO
4
12
100 Back
13
51.64
7
100 Free
51
50.17
40
Sarah Thompson
FR
0
0
50 Free
46
22.66
33
100 Back
45
53.71
33
100 Free
41
49.26
32
Kylie Dahlgren
JR
0
0
200 IM
28
1:57.70
20
100 Back
37
53.33
25
200 Back
30
1:54.29
19
Courtney Evense
JR
0
0
500 Free
53
4:45.54
43
200 Free
45
1:47.62
34
1650 Free
34
16:22.83
26
Auburn
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Alyssa Tetzloff
JR
30.5
41.5
50 Free
6
21.77
3
100 Fly
11
51.57
7
100 Free
7
47.58
5
Erin Falconer
JR
4.0
18
200 Free
28
1:45.55
21
100 Back
17
52.06
11
200 Back
13
1:52.43
7
Sonnele Oeztuer
FR
3
11
100 Back
32
53.04
22
200 Back
14
1:52.54
8
Alison Maillard
SO
0
4
1 mtr Diving
19
282.9
13
3 mtr Diving
44
250.75
31
Platform Diving
30
232.35
25
Carly Cummings
FR
0.0
0.0
100 Breast
40
1:00.97
31
200 Breast
44
2:12.59
33
Julie Meynen
SO
0.0
0.0
100 Free
27
48.72
19
Bailey Nero
JR
0
6
200 IM
43
1:58.6
32
100 Fly
22
52.36
12
200 Fly
26
1:56.34
16
Erin Norton
FR
0
2
Platform Diving
18
246.6
15
Wisconsin
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Beata Nelson
SO
46
50
200 IM
6
1:53.54
5
100 Back
2
49.92
1
200 Back
3
1:49.27
3
Katie Coughlin
JR
0
3
50 Free
55
22.95
40
100 Back
23
52.5
14
200 Back
51
1:58.81
36
Jess Unicomb
JR
0
0
100 Back
29
52.92
19
NC State
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Elise Haan
JR
16
25
100 Back
4
50.42
3
200 Back
16
1:53.09
9
Tamila Holub
FR
11
16
500 Free
20
4:40.22
15
1650 Free
8
15:54.44
5
Anna Jahns
JR
3
7
500 Free
25
4:40.99
20
1650 Free
14
16:00.37
10
Ky-lee Perry
SO
0
5
50 Free
21
22.34
12
Jessica Horoman
SO
0
0
200 IM
47
1:59.12
35
400 IM
34
4:13.31
28
200 Fly
37
1:58.87
24
Kate Moore
FR
0
4
500 Free
47
4:44.75
38
400 IM
19
4:08.59
14
200 Back
27
1:53.96
16
Madeline Kline
SO
0
0
Platform Diving
44
195.3
34
Julia Poole
FR
0.0
1.5
200 IM
21
1:56.84
15
400 IM
25
4:11.07
20
200 Breast
43
2:12.53
32
Purdue
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Alexis Vincent
JR
15
15
Platform Diving
4
297.9
4
Jinq En Phee
SO
11
12
100 Breast
8
59.99
7
200 Breast
53
2:14.73
41
Morgan Meixner
JR
1
9
1 mtr Diving
16
273.35
11
3 mtr Diving
19
310.85
14
Emily Meaney
SO
0.0
0.0
Platform Diving
27
233.25
23
Taite Kitchel
JR
0
0
200 IM
50
1:59.57
37
100 Fly
35
53.02
24
200 Fly
34
1:58.08
21
Emily Bretscher
FR
0
3
1 mtr Diving
39
255.6
29
Platform Diving
17
250.25
14
Arizona
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Kirsten Jacobse
SO
17
28
500 Free
3
4:35.04
2
200 Free
17
1:44.72
11
1650 Free
16
16:03.13
12
Delaney Schnell
FR
13
15
1 mtr Diving
6
307.3
4
Platform Diving
36
221.0
30
Katrina Konopka
JR
2.0
11.0
50 Free
15
22.37
8
100 Free
27
48.72
19
Hannah Cox
SO
2
7
500 Free
15
4:40.81
10
400 IM
37
4:14.94
29
1650 Free
29
16:15.37
22
Mackenzie Rumri
JR
0
2
100 Fly
25
52.49
15
200 Fly
30
1:57.15
18
Jamie Stone
FR
0.0
0.0
50 Free
51
22.81
37
100 Fly
50
54.91
35
Mallory Korenwi
SO
0.0
0.0
100 Breast
27
1:00.37
20
200 Breast
39
2:11.95
29
South Carolina
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Emma Barksdale
JR
11
20
200 IM
11
1:55.57
9
400 IM
12
4:05.72
8
200 Breast
25
2:10.16
19
Albury Higgs
SO
2
5
100 Breast
43
1:01.27
34
200 Breast
15
2:09.45
12
Mikaela Lujan
JR
0
0
1 mtr Diving
31
265.7
22
Platform Diving
25
234.4
21
Northwestern
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Olivia Rosendah
JR
40
47
1 mtr Diving
8
295.5
6
3 mtr Diving
9
375.7
5
Platform Diving
1
346.15
1
Calypso Sherida
FR
0
0
200 IM
44
1:58.74
33
400 IM
22
4:09.61
17
200 Breast
37
2:11.47
28
Arizona St
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Silja Kansakosk
SO
17
20
100 Breast
6
58.98
6
200 Breast
13
2:08.2
10
Frida Kaellgren
FR
14
16
1 mtr Diving
5
313.1
3
3 mtr Diving
37
281.55
28
Ashley McCool
FR
0
0
1 mtr Diving
26
274.75
17
3 mtr Diving
33
291.6
26
Chloe Kennedy I
SO
0
0
200 IM
45
1:58.80
34
400 IM
33
4:13.19
27
200 Back
43
1:55.98
30
Claire Fisch
SO
0.0
0.0
50 Free
43
22.6
31
100 Free
48
49.88
37
Marlies Ross
JR
0
0
200 IM
53
1:59.77
40
400 IM
41
4:17.34
33
Nevada
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Zoe Lei
JR
0
0
1 mtr Diving
38
257.45
28
Platform Diving
39
217.0
32
North Carolina
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Maria Lohman
JR
0
0
3 mtr Diving
29
295.6
22
Caroline Hauder
FR
0
0
200 IM
38
1:58.34
28
100 Breast
30
1:00.46
23
200 Breast
55
2:15.33
43
Brooke Perrotta
FR
0.0
0.0
200 IM
61
2:01.32
46
100 Breast
26
1:00.31
19
200 Breast
39
2:11.95
29
Zhada Fields
JR
0
1
500 Free
64
4:50.51
51
200 Free
22
1:45.14
16
100 Free
38
49.09
29
UCLA
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Eloise Belanger
JR
23
32
1 mtr Diving
20
280.8
14
3 mtr Diving
10
348.45
6
Platform Diving
3
300.65
3
Sandra Soe
JR
0
0
500 Free
50
4:45.13
40
1650 Free
31
16:17.27
24
Kenisha Liu
SO
0.0
0.0
200 IM
49
1:59.26
36
200 Free
40
1:47.02
31
100 Free
35
48.87
26
Emma Schanz
JR
0
0
200 IM
42
1:58.53
31
100 Back
43
53.64
31
200 Breast
24
2:09.82
18
Arkansas
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Brooke Schultz
FR
29
32
1 mtr Diving
9
311.8
7
3 mtr Diving
1
399.45
1
Maha Amer
FR
1
5
3 mtr Diving
16
280.05
12
Peyton Palsha
FR
0
0
500 Free
37
4:43.19
29
1650 Free
28
16:14.71
21
Hawaii
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Phoebe Hines
SO
4.5
10.0
500 Free
34
4:42.92
26
1650 Free
12
15:58.72
8
Penn St
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Ally McHugh
JR
26
40
500 Free
9
4:36.17
4
400 IM
17
4:07.52
12
1650 Free
2
15:36.27
1
Alabama
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Justine Macfarl
JR
1
5
100 Breast
16
1:00.12
12
200 Breast
31
2:10.64
23
Leonie Kullmann
FR
0
0
500 Free
42
4:43.9
34
200 Free
33
1:45.93
26
Flora Molnar
FR
0.0
0.0
50 Free
29
22.46
17
100 Fly
48
54.06
33
Denver
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Bailey Andison
JR
20
26
200 IM
8
1:55.22
7
400 IM
9
4:03.83
5
200 Breast
49
2:13.09
37
Eastern Michigan
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Delaney Duncan
JR
18
21
200 IM
66
2:03.08
50
100 Breast
4
58.36
4
200 Breast
14
2:08.8
11
Virginia Tech
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Reka Gyorgy
SO
1
6
200 IM
55
2:00.03
41
400 IM
16
4:12.02
11
Joelle Vereb
FR
0
1
100 Breast
22
1:00.14
16
Ashlynn Peters
JR
0
0
1 mtr Diving
30
265.95
21
3 mtr Diving
46
232.6
33
Platform Diving
23
236.7
19
Chloe Hicks
SO
0
0
100 Back
34
53.24
24
200 Back
38
1:55.33
26
Florida
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Brooke Madden
SO
8
16
1 mtr Diving
13
294.5
10
3 mtr Diving
13
317.1
9
Platform Diving
43
199.15
33
Sherridon Dress
SO
3.0
11.0
50 Free
31
22.48
19
100 Back
14
51.86
8
200 Back
29
1:54.19
18
Savanna Faulcon
SO
0
0
500 Free
45
4:44.56
36
400 IM
29
4:12.00
24
1650 Free
37
16:30.72
28
Emma Ball
SO
0
0
50 Free
60
23.39
43
100 Back
28
52.88
18
200 Back
50
1:58.64
35
Kelly Fertel
SO
0.0
5.5
200 IM
21
1:56.84
15
400 IM
18
4:07.89
13
200 Breast
48
2:12.96
36
Hannah Burns
JR
0
0
200 IM
36
1:58.17
26
400 IM
27
4:11.7
22
200 Fly
31
1:57.24
19
Sydney Sell
JR
0
0
200 IM
65
2:02.62
49
100 Back
47
54.01
35
200 Back
37
1:55.00
25
Taylor Ault
FR
0
0
500 Free
39
4:43.50
31
1650 Free
27
16:14.57
20
Nebraska
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Abigail Knapton
SO
11
12
3 mtr Diving
22
307.6
17
Platform Diving
8
286.15
7
Autumn Haebig
FR
0
0
500 Free
43
4:44.4
35
100 Back
40
53.55
28
Wyoming
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Karla Contreras
SO
9
11
1 mtr Diving
35
262.3
25
3 mtr Diving
28
296.3
21
Platform Diving
9
269.55
8
LSU
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Elizabeth Cui
JR
8
16
1 mtr Diving
12
295.6
9
3 mtr Diving
14
308.7
10
Akron
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Paulina Nogaj
FR
0
0
200 IM
64
2:01.89
48
100 Fly
30
52.94
19
200 Fly
42
2:00.98
29
Rutgers
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Rachel Byrne
JR
0
0
1 mtr Diving
40
254.15
30
Platform Diving
31
231.45
26
Sveva Schiazzan
FR
0
0
500 Free
61
4:48.24
49
1650 Free
30
16:16.51
23
Francesca Stopp
JR
0
0
100 Fly
49
54.32
34
200 Fly
39
1:59.00
26
Notre Dame
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Kelly Straub
FR
0
0
1 mtr Diving
44
249.3
34
Lindsay Stone
FR
0
0
500 Free
52
4:45.52
42
1650 Free
33
16:21.13
25
Erin Isola
SO
0
0
1 mtr Diving
43
249.35
33
3 mtr Diving
34
286.1
27
Abigail Dolan
SO
0.0
0.0
50 Free
39
22.56
27
200 Free
35
1:46.12
28
100 Free
34
48.83
25
Alice Treuth
JR
0
3
100 Back
39
53.53
27
200 Back
24
1:53.65
14
Carly Quast
FR
0.0
0.0
50 Free
44
22.61
32
100 Back
30
52.94
20
Florida St
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Molly Carlson
SO
2
6
3 mtr Diving
15
300.4
11
Ayla Bonniwell
SO
0
0
1 mtr Diving
41
251.75
31
3 mtr Diving
32
292.3
25
Madeline Cohen
FR
0
0
100 Back
44
53.66
32
200 Back
47
1:57.09
32
Elise Olsen
FR
0.0
0.0
50 Free
50
22.78
36
100 Fly
41
53.31
29
100 Free
45
49.74
34
Duke
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Kylie Jordan
SO
0.0
0.0
100 Fly
31
52.98
20
200 Fly
40
1:59.23
27
Maddie Hess
JR
0.0
3
50 Free
49
22.75
35
100 Back
24
52.67
14
Alyssa Marsh
SO
0.0
0.0
50 Free
39
22.56
27
100 Fly
36
53.03
25
Jaina Gaudette
SO
0
0
Platform Diving
22
239.2
18
West Virginia
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Morgan Bullock
SO
2
9
200 IM
40
1:58.44
30
100 Fly
44
53.53
31
200 Fly
15
1:54.77
9
Emma Harris
JR
0
0
100 Breast
45
1:01.62
35
200 Breast
27
2:10.32
21
Miami
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Carolyn Chaney
SO
0
0
1 mtr Diving
28
269.65
19
San Diego St
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Courtney Vincen
SO
0.0
0.0
100 Fly
31
52.98
20
Pittsburgh
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Lydia Rosenthal
FR
0
0
1 mtr Diving
33
262.85
23
3 mtr Diving
45
240.35
32
Utah
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Jordan Anderson
JR
0
0
400 IM
40
4:17.03
32
200 Fly
41
1:59.72
28
Harvard
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Miki Dahlke
SO
0.0
6.0
100 Fly
21
52.35
11
200 Free
50
1:48.00
39
100 Free
35
48.87
26
Iowa
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Hannah Burvill
SO
0
0
200 Free
31
1:45.70
24
100 Free
37
48.94
28
Jayah Mathews
FR
0
0
1 mtr Diving
47
244.0
36
Thelma Strandbe
SO
0
0
Platform Diving
35
221.9
29
Rice
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Marie-Claire Sc
JR
0.0
0.0
100 Breast
38
1:00.9
29
200 Breast
44
2:12.59
33
SMU
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Andrea Podmanik
FR
0.0
0.0
100 Breast
27
1:00.37
20
200 Breast
35
2:11.06
26
UNLV
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Sofia Carnevale
SO
0
0
100 Breast
34
1:00.74
26
200 Breast
52
2:14.05
40
UMASS
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Maja Boric
SO
0
0
1 mtr Diving
48
219.95
37
3 mtr Diving
41
270.15
30
Liberty Universi
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Alicia Finnigan
JR
0
4
100 Fly
42
53.37
30
200 Fly
20
1:55.58
13
Payton Keiner
FR
0
0
100 Back
46
53.75
34
200 Back
34
1:54.79
23
Houston
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Zarena Brown
SO
0.0
0.0
500 Free
57
4:46.26
46
200 Free
30
1:45.61
23
100 Free
48
49.88
37
Peyton Kondis
SO
0
0
200 IM
60
2:00.86
45
100 Breast
29
1:00.43
22
200 Breast
41
2:12.25
31
Northeastern Uni
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Megan Clark
SO
0.0
0.0
50 Free
34
22.5
22
200 Free
48
1:47.86
37
100 Free
30
48.78
21
Drexel
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Alexa Kutch
SO
0
4
100 Back
22
52.48
13
200 Back
39
1:55.54
27
Georgia Tech
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Iris Wang
JR
0.0
3.0
50 Free
37
22.54
25
200 Free
32
1:45.91
25
100 Free
19
48.21
14
U.S. Navy
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Lauren Barber
JR
0
0
200 IM
33
1:57.93
23
100 Breast
41
1:01.03
32
200 Breast
36
2:11.35
27
FGCU
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Tina Elmgreen
JR
0
0
100 Fly
46
53.86
32
200 Fly
35
1:58.17
22
Bowling Green
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Talisa Lemke
SO
0
2
1 mtr Diving
23
276.95
15
3 mtr Diving
30
293.5
23
FIU
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Naomi Ruele
JR
0.0
0.0
50 Free
41
22.59
29
100 Back
38
53.37
26
100 Free
47
49.78
36
PRIN
Year
Points
No SR Points
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Event
Place
Time
No SR Place
Sine Scribbick
FR
0
0
3 mtr Diving
48
222.55
35
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I-DA-HO
6 years ago
If Tennessee can land 2 or 3 Erika Brown type improvements out of rising sophomore class they will be fighting Stanford! Go Lady Vols! Lady Vol Coonskin Cap Power. Bookaaki!
Don’t you or nobody else doubt Lady Vol powers especially when fueled with coon shin caps. It is sorta like magic. Haters gotta hate but if the freshman will be able to see that investing in team as Erika did this year gets the results she got then those freshman can have improvements just like Erika did..maybe even better!
Old Swimmer
6 years ago
I think that Stanford will not have any problem winning NCAAs next year even if Cal might win some of relays. Stanford is deeper than Cal. However, Cal will give them a run for their money and quite possibly Georgia might also as they look to have a good recruiting class. I can see Virginia being up there for the 2019-2020 season.
Go See Cal
6 years ago
Now- could you do one with best times for all returnees and incoming freshmen?
Noflykick
6 years ago
At first glance the analysis suggests a highly competitive NCAA meet next year between Cal & Stanford for the win, until you realize that Stanford has an absurdly strong incoming freshman class.
PK Doesn't Like His Long Name
6 years ago
“It turns out having the Olympic champion in the 100 free on your team is helpful.”
Also turns out that having a pair of hyper-versatile underwater dolphin kickers makes your medleys better.
Hu & Howe have to be two of the most underappreciated swimmers on Stanford’s roster, particularly on relays. I feel like those two were always overshadowed by Manuel or Ledecky putting up some massive splits, but the only reason they’re even in the hunt is because of reliable, versatile legs from Hu & Howe.
dmswim
6 years ago
“Even in Stanford’s strongest relay, the 800 free, they don’t look like a lock to win. They only have to replace one leg, but it’s Katie Ledecky’s. Replacing her 1:39.8 split with a 1:42 brings Cal’s relay (which returns all 4 legs of a 6:50.8) within a second and a half.”
I’m pretty sure Taylor Ruck can fill that hole with at least a 1:42.
Much like we saw with Dressel and Florida, Stanford might have to leave Ruck off what in theory could be their best relay due to needing her to get them into finals in all the other relays.
With Howe and Hu now gone, they’ll need Ruck for the backstroke on the medley relays, and with Manuel gone along with Howe and Hu, they’ll really need her on the sprint relays. I think Stanford leaves Ruck off the 800 free relay. they’ve got plenty of options there
They have plenty of freshman who can fill in on the 200 free relay (Fackenthal, Nordmann, Goeders). The relay won’t win, but it won’t win with Ruck either. Ruck’s 50 free is solid, but her 200 free is much better so it makes more sense to put her on the 800 free relay where Stanford can beat Cal, as opposed to the 200 free relay where Cal beats them anyway.
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If Tennessee can land 2 or 3 Erika Brown type improvements out of rising sophomore class they will be fighting Stanford! Go Lady Vols! Lady Vol Coonskin Cap Power. Bookaaki!
You don’t just land 2-3 Erika Brown-type improvements.
Don’t you or nobody else doubt Lady Vol powers especially when fueled with coon shin caps. It is sorta like magic. Haters gotta hate but if the freshman will be able to see that investing in team as Erika did this year gets the results she got then those freshman can have improvements just like Erika did..maybe even better!
I think that Stanford will not have any problem winning NCAAs next year even if Cal might win some of relays. Stanford is deeper than Cal. However, Cal will give them a run for their money and quite possibly Georgia might also as they look to have a good recruiting class. I can see Virginia being up there for the 2019-2020 season.
Now- could you do one with best times for all returnees and incoming freshmen?
At first glance the analysis suggests a highly competitive NCAA meet next year between Cal & Stanford for the win, until you realize that Stanford has an absurdly strong incoming freshman class.
“It turns out having the Olympic champion in the 100 free on your team is helpful.”
Also turns out that having a pair of hyper-versatile underwater dolphin kickers makes your medleys better.
Hu & Howe have to be two of the most underappreciated swimmers on Stanford’s roster, particularly on relays. I feel like those two were always overshadowed by Manuel or Ledecky putting up some massive splits, but the only reason they’re even in the hunt is because of reliable, versatile legs from Hu & Howe.
“Even in Stanford’s strongest relay, the 800 free, they don’t look like a lock to win. They only have to replace one leg, but it’s Katie Ledecky’s. Replacing her 1:39.8 split with a 1:42 brings Cal’s relay (which returns all 4 legs of a 6:50.8) within a second and a half.”
I’m pretty sure Taylor Ruck can fill that hole with at least a 1:42.
Much like we saw with Dressel and Florida, Stanford might have to leave Ruck off what in theory could be their best relay due to needing her to get them into finals in all the other relays.
With Howe and Hu now gone, they’ll need Ruck for the backstroke on the medley relays, and with Manuel gone along with Howe and Hu, they’ll really need her on the sprint relays. I think Stanford leaves Ruck off the 800 free relay. they’ve got plenty of options there
What about Lucy Nordman ?
She’s a pretty good backstroker and freestyler.
They have plenty of freshman who can fill in on the 200 free relay (Fackenthal, Nordmann, Goeders). The relay won’t win, but it won’t win with Ruck either. Ruck’s 50 free is solid, but her 200 free is much better so it makes more sense to put her on the 800 free relay where Stanford can beat Cal, as opposed to the 200 free relay where Cal beats them anyway.