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Stanford's Katie Ledecky Crushes 1650 Free American, NCAA Record

Stanford's Katie Ledecky crushed her American record and Leah Smith's NCAA record in the women's 1650-yard freestyle at the Ohio State Invite today.

Ledecky cranked out a 15:03.92 in the event, blasting her American record of 15:13.30 set in 2014 in Greensboro. She also destroyed Smith's NCAA record of 15:25.30 set earlier this year at the ACC Championships. 

Ledecky also broke her NCAA record in the 1000-yard free of 9:10.49 set earlier this season with her 9:08.99 split.

More to come.

 Event 25  Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
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  Meet Record: @ 15:37.06  12/2/2012 Stephanie N Peacock, UNC
  Pool Record: # 15:37.06  12/2/2012 Stephanie N Peacock, UNC
                 15:53.50  A NCAA Division I
                 16:30.59  B NCAA Division I
    Name           Year School               Seed     Finals       Points 
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  1 Ledecky, Katie   FR Stanford-PC       9:10.49   15:03.92@A       20  
    r:+0.71  25.97        53.60 (27.63)
        1:21.64 (28.04)     1:49.51 (27.87)
        2:17.57 (28.06)     2:45.40 (27.83)
        3:13.14 (27.74)     3:40.75 (27.61)
        4:08.34 (27.59)     4:35.85 (27.51)
        5:03.10 (27.25)     5:30.59 (27.49)
        5:58.01 (27.42)     6:25.19 (27.18)
        6:52.71 (27.52)     7:20.00 (27.29)
        7:47.30 (27.30)     8:14.60 (27.30)
        8:41.77 (27.17)     9:08.94 (27.17)
        9:36.34 (27.40)    10:03.57 (27.23)
       10:31.08 (27.51)    10:58.36 (27.28)
       11:25.83 (27.47)    11:53.35 (27.52)
       12:20.94 (27.59)    12:48.72 (27.78)
       13:16.30 (27.58)    13:43.74 (27.44)
       14:10.87 (27.13)    14:37.96 (27.09)    15:03.92 (25.96)

Stanford Press Release

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Some record-setting performances led Stanford women's swimming to a first-place finish at the Ohio State Invitational over the weekend.

Freshman Katie Ledecky set three NCAA records and a pair of American records in the Fall finale for the Cardinal. The Bethesda, Md., native set the tone for Stanford with an NCAA record-setting swim in the first race of the meet. On Friday morning, Ledecky finished the 500-yard freestyle faster than any collegian in history with a time of 4:27.54. That record stood until later that night when she broke her own American record in the event with a finish of 4:26.46 in the final.

On Sunday, Ledecky broke the NCAA record in the 1,650 free by 21 seconds and her American record by 10 seconds. In that same race, her 1,000 split time of 9:08.99 topped the NCAA mark she had set in the 1,000 free at Avery Aquatic Center on Nov. 12. Ledecky's time of 15:03.92 was more than a minute faster than second place. 

The rest of the Cardinal followed suit -- including in each of those races. A pair of freshmen Megan Byrnes (4:41.25) and Katie Drabot (4:42.46) posted impressive third and fourth-place finishes, respectively, in the 500, while Byrnes (16:05.50) and Leah Smith (16:09.69) were third and fourth with NCAA B qualifying times in the 1,650.  

Sophomore Ella Eastin swept the individual medleys with a pair of meet records, and added another victory in the 200 butterfly. She set the invitational's new standard in the 200 IM at 1:54.06 on Friday, and followed with a winning time of 4:00.36 in the 400 IM on Saturday. She edged Ledecky in the 400 by 31-tenths of a second as both swimmers earned A qualifying times for the NCAA Championships. Freshman Allie Szekely was third in the event with a B standard qualifier of 4:05.63. In the 200 fly, Eastin won with a time of 1:52.62, while Lindsey Engel was third at 1:57.89. 

Junior Janet Hu followed with a meet record and A qualifying time in the 100 butterfly. She finished in 51.05, while classmate Lindsey Engel was third at 52.93. Hu was edged by another junior, Ally Howe, in the 100 backstroke as the duo finished with A qualifying times -- Howe won with a finish of 50.91 and Hu stopped the clock at 51.01. 

Hu, however, would get her second win of the meet in the 200 backstroke. She bested the field with a time of 1:50.69.

Stanford showed its depth in the freestyle sprints as well. The Cardinal claimed the top five spots in the preliminaries and finals of the 200 free. Simone Manuel (1:41.90), Ledecky (1:42.16), Drabot (1:44.93), Lia Neal (1:45.16) and Nicole Stafford (1:45.26) were the first to finish among the 10 swimmers in the A final and 94 swimmers overall. Meanwhile, Manuel (47.27), Neal (47.70) and Drabot (49.03) were first, second and fourth in the 100 free.

Stanford's divers were led by returning Olympian Kassidy Cook, who was the runner-up on the 1-meter with a score of 283.90, and freshman Haley Farnsworth's third-place showing of 293.70 on the 3-meter.  

Stanford also swept the relays. Neal, Manuel, Hu and Howe set a meet record in the 200 free relay (1:27.72), while Howe, Kim Williams, Hu and Manuel were tops in the 400 medley relay (3:29.63) on Friday. The following night, Howe, Heidi Poppe, Hu and Manuel won the 200 medley relay (1:36.53) and the foursome of Ledecky, Drabot, Manuel and Eastin set pool and meet records in the 800 free relay (6:55.54). In the final event of the meet, Hu, Ledecky, Manuel and Neal won the 400 free relay in 3:12.55.

Stanford totaled 1,017 team points to outpace second-place Kentucky, which finished with 615, and host Ohio State, which accumulated 517 points.

Penn State Press Release

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Shane Ryan and Casey Francis led the Penn State men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams, respectively, as Ryan won his third event in as many days and Francis reached an ‘A’ final on the final day of competition at the Ohio State Fall Invitational Sunday in McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. 
 
As a team, the Nittany Lion men placed fourth with 488.5 points and the women were eighth with 198.5 points. The host, 22nd-ranked Buckeyes won on the men’s side, while No. 1 Stanford won on the women’s side.
 
Ryan capped a strong weekend with a meet record in the 100 freestyle, touching first in 42.49 seconds. The time ranks as the second fastest in the NCAA so far this season. Ryan also won the 50 free and 100 back during the first two days of the meet.
 
Ryan also helped the 400 free relay team to a fourth place finish Sunday, as he and Matt Stasiunas, Tomer Zamir and JP Cervone teamed up to finish in 2:57.79. Stasiunas reached the ‘B’ final in the 100 free, as well, placing 18th in 45.26.
 
On the women’s side, Francis posted an NCAA B-cut in the mile, touching eighth in 16:28.16. Freshman Amber Glenn followed in 12th in 16:36.97.
 
Ryan and Francis were not the only ones to see success for the Blue and White on the weekend.
 
"We had a number of good things to build on,” said Penn State head coach Tim Murphy. “Our swims showed both our strengths and things we have to get better at. Liam (Veregin), Gunther (Cassell) and Kaelin (Freund), as well as Niki (Price) performed well today."
 
Niki Price posted a ‘B’ cut in the 200 backstroke, finishing in 1:57.40 to place 12th.
 
Freshman Liam Veregin saw success in the same event on the men’s side, placing seventh in 1:47.06. Classmate Kaelun Freund won the ‘B’ final of the 200 breaststroke in a B-cut time of 1:59.65, which would have placed him third overall had he qualified for the ‘A’ final. Gunther Cassell finished right behind him in 12th in 2:00.48.
 
Cervone concluded a strong weekend individually by placing 11th in the mile in 15:37.85, while Robbie Dickson followed in 15:47.01 to place 17th. The men also placed two in the ‘B’ final of the 200 fly, as Sterg Dikos was 14th in 1:49.10 and Matt DiNunzio was 15th in 1:50.96.
 
Additional highlights for the women included a trio in the B-final of the 100 free, led by Katie Saloky in 13th (50.61). She was followed by Siena Salvaggio in 17th in 50.90 seconds and Tommie Dillione in 18th in 50.95 seconds. Emily Harris (2:18.43) and Katelyn Sowinski (2:05.29) both placed 19th in the 200 breast and 200 fly, respectively.
 
The Penn State divers were pleased with their performances over the weekend. Hector Garcia Boissier and Jack Crow both competed in the platform dive Sunday, placing ninth (278.55) and 10th (261.55), respectively.
 
“The divers’ performances were strong against a field that included current Olympians and NCAA champions for both the 3-meter and platform events,” said diving coach Dennis Ceppa. “Walking away with three top-eight finishes amongst such strong competition is a true accomplishment for our diving squad. As a group we now have a good idea about where we stand and what needs to be done to continue progressing.”
 
Garcia led the Lions on the boards Saturday in the 3-meter, posting a finals score of 382.35 to place third.

Utah Press Release

COLUMBUS, OH- The University of Utah men’s swimming and diving team finished second at this weekend’s Ohio State Invitational with the women placing seventh.

For the men, the host Buckeyes took first with a total score of 1233. Following the Utes were Kentucky (629.5), Penn State (488.5) and Iowa (375.5). Pittsburgh took sixth (317) with Stanford (108) and Kenyon College (92) rounding it out

The women’s standings were topped by Stanford with 1080 points and Kentucky in second (615). Ohio State (609), Yale (385), Iowa (375) and Pittsburgh (342) followed. The Utes beat out Penn State (198.5), Washington State (147.5) and Kenyon College (15). 

Jack Burton took first in the 200 breast touching in at 1:56.67. He remains undefeated in this event as well the 100 breast this season. Stina Colleou took second for the women coming away with a time of 2:09.90. 

On the platform event for diving, Amanda Casillas took second tallying a total score of 238.10. Daniel Theriault was eighth (293.15). 

In the 100 free, Liam O’Haimhirgin finished in a tie for fourth. He came away with a time of 44.21. McKay King took ninth (45.10). For the women, Jenna Marsh finished 11th with a time of 50.59 and Sarah Lott was 15th (50.67). 

In the men’s 1,650 free, Matteo Sogne finished fifth with a time of 15:24.84 with Brody Lewis following in sixth (14:28.48). Freshman Rahiti De Vos took ninth in the event (15:37.04). For the women’s team, Jordan Anderson took 14th with a time of 16:41.44 and Kat Wickham was 18th (16:49.55). 

In the 200 fly, Ben Scott finished fifth with a time of 1:47.21. Chris Taber took seventh (1:48.46) with Luis Macias following in eighth (1:48.82). Isabella Kearns was 24th for the women (2:02.98). 

Paul Unger was ninth in the 200 back touching in at 1:47.14. Austin Phillips (1:46.97) and Cole Avery (1:48.78) finished in the top-15 for the event. On the other side, Maddie Peterson took 37th (2:04.76) and Christina Pick was 38th (2:05.57). 

A team of Unger, O’Haimhirgin, Colten Montgomery and King took sixth in the 400 free relay touching in at 3:00.01. The women’s team of Dorien Butter, Lott, Darby Wayner, Gillian St. John took ninth in the relay (3:23.69).
 
The women take a break from competition while the men are back in action on Dec. 3 where they will take on Wyoming in Laramie. 

Ohio State Press Release

Columbus, Ohio— It was a fantastic weekend of swimming and diving at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion for the 2016 Ohio State fall invitational, and the Buckeyes concluded the weekend in third place out of 10 teams.

Those in attendance on the final day were able to witness some swimming history. Stanford’s Katie Ledecky, who had broken the American record in the 500 freestyle on Friday evening, shattered the 1650 freestyle record with her time of 15:03.92. The Olympic gold medalist broke the record by almost 10 seconds and finished over a minute before the runner-up.

For Ohio State, freshman Molly Kowal finished sixth in that event with a time of 16:25.04, and NCAA B time for her. Also producing a good time in the 1650 free was Kathleen Cook, who finished in among the Top 15 with a mark of 16:37.64.

Other individual events held on Sunday were the 100 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly, and 200 breaststroke. Taylor Vargo swept the breaststroke events this weekend thanks to her victory in the 200 breaststroke today. She posted a time of 2:09.43, an NCAA B time, and closed out the last leg of the race nearly a full second faster than second place to pull ahead and win.

In two of those events- 200 fly and 100 free- Ohio State put two swimmers in the A finals. For the 200 fly it was Meg Bailey and Amanda McNulty who swam in the top heat for the Buckeyes; Bailey’s time of 1:56.65 was good for second place, while McNulty finished in eighth with a mark of 2:00.48. For the 100 free Liz Li (48.39) and Macie McNichols (49.86) swam NCAA B cut times in the A finals representing the Scarlet and Gray.

Zulal Zeren, no stranger to backstroke events, earned a spot in the A finals of the 200 yarder during prelims this morning and put up a time of 1:55.70.

The Ohio State divers ended the weekend on a high note; diving on platform rather than the springboards, Lara Tarvit and Haley Allen took two of the top three spots on the Invite’s final day. Tarvit placed first with a score of 266.30, while Allen came in third with her score of 234.60.

The 400 freestyle relay was the final race of the meet and the foursome of Maria Coy, McNichols, Cheyenne Meek, and Li placed second with their time of 3:18.54. They finished behind Stanford’s relay team featuring Ledecky and Simone Manuel, who touched the wall in 3:12.55, a pool record.

The Buckeyes’ next meet will be a January 4 affair with the University of Toledo at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.

Columbus, Ohio— The 2016 edition of the Ohio State fall invitational is complete and the hosts ended their weekend in first place out of the eight teams that competed. This marks the seventh time OSU has won its annual invitational.

The Buckeye divers continued their strong weekend all the way to the end, putting four finishers in the top seven on platform. Colin Zeng was as impressive as ever, putting up a score of 472.55 to lead all comers. Stephen Romanik (353.50) and Clay White (346.45) were fourth and fifth, respectively, and Aaron Daniels-Freeman finished seventh with a score of 294.20.

Sunday’s finals session started with the top heat in the 1650 freestyle, an event in which Brayden Seal finished second with a time of 15:00.32, 16 seconds faster than the man behind him. Austin Mortimer (15:44.54) also had a Top 15 time in the race.

The four individual events that were completed today- 100 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, and 200 butterfly- all had at least two Buckeyes finish in the Top 5, a good way to cap off a weekend of great performances from OSU.

Thomas Trace started by winning the 200 backstroke, his time of 1:43.72 comfortably ahead of the second place finisher. Andrew Appleby placed third in the 200 back with his mark of 1:45.98.

The 100 freestyle and 200 breaststroke had a similar ending: Ohio State swimmers took spots two through four. In the 100 free Josh Fleagle (43.02), Matt McHugh (43.97), and Mark Belanger (44.21) helped make the finish Scarlet and Gray, and their teammates Brandon Fronczak (1:59.34), Michael Eaton (1:59.94), and Andrew Lindstrom (2:00.79) did the same in the 200 breast.

The last individual race of the invitational was the 200 butterfly. Henrique Painhas and Ching Lim finished one after the other; Painhas placed third with a time of 1:46.11 and Lim came in right afterwards with a mark of 1:47.21. Noah Lense (1:46.56) and Michael Salazar (1:47.20) joined their teammates in posting NCAA provisional times.

Having dominated relays all weekend, it was fitting that Fleagle, Mark Belanger, Appleby, and McHugh won the final event- 400 freestyle relay- at 2:54.39, over two seconds faster than the next best team.

Next up for Ohio State: a quad meet with Cincinnati, Kenyon, and Oakland that is being hosted by the Bearcats. The four teams will meet on Jan. 13-14.

Washington State Press Release

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Washington State swim team concluded competition with another impressive day at the Ohio State Invitational at the McCorkle Aquatics Pavilion. The Cougars finished the weekend ninth with 147.5 points.
 
“We swam well today,” Washington State Head Coach Tom Jager said. “Much better in the finals. This team has a lot of pride and they raced well. We have some work to do in order to get better. But I like our chances for being great. Go Cougs!”
 
The Cougars started the Sunday finals with the 1650 free. Senior Kendra Griffin gathered two points for the Cougars with a 15th place finish in 16:43.29. Freshman Ryan Falk touched the wall 23rd at 17:03.84, the tenth-fastest time in school history. Senior Jessica Marston finished 26th after she clocked a time of 17:13.22, while senior Emma Elhoff placed 34th with a 17:38.64.
 
In the 200 back, sophomore Jasmine Margetts tallied one point for WSU after finishing 16th, clocking a 1:59.36, a season best. Senior Jessica Marston notched a 32nd place finish at 2:02.67, a career-best time.
 
In the 100 free, junior Hannah Bruggman added three and a half points, good for a two-way tie for 13th place after touching in 50.61, a season best. Senior Haley Rose Love garnered a 28th place finish touching in 51.87, a season best. Senior Anna Rosen clocked a 52.04 coming in 38th, a season-best time.
 
In the 200 breast, freshman Angela Mavrantza led the way for WSU, finishing 14th with a personal-best 2:15.29, the sixth-fastest time in school history and good for an NCAA B standard time. Senior Addisynn Bursch finished 25th with a time of 2:18.21, a season best. Sophomore Taylor Shewchuk notched a 39th place finish with a 2:23.41, a season-best time.
 
In the 200 fly, Locke picked up three points for the Cougars with a 14th place finish, clocking a 2:00.22, a season best. Griffin followed Locke with a 16th place finish, good for two points and a season-best time. Margetts logged a season-best 2:01.63 coming in 18th place. Freshman Luci Brock placed 34th touching the wall in 2:05.90.
 
Washington State closed the three-day invitational with the 400 free relay. The team Bruggman, Love, Rosen and Bursch tallied 12 points for the Cougars with a WSU season-best 3:24.17 to finish 11th in the event. The team of Rachel Thompson, Anna Brolin, Hailey Johnson and Ciera Kelly finished 20th (3:27.85).
 
The Cougars return to action Friday, January 20, against Pac-12 foe Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore., at 5 p.m.

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