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The Stanford women have broke a 2nd American, NCAA, and U.S. Open Record Record in a relay to close the 3rd day of the 2016 Pac-12 Swimming & Diving Championships.
This time, the 400 medley relay combo of Ally Howe, Sarah Haase, Janet Hu, and Lia Neal, the same combination that won the 200 medley relay earlier in the meet, combined for a 3:26.25. That broke the old trio of records that all belonged to Stanford’s winning relay from last year’s NCAA Championships. That relay had now-graduated Katie Olsen on the breaststroke leg and now-redshirted Simone Manuel on the freestyle leg.
Splits for the race were not available, but video highlights can be watched below courtesy of the Pac-12 Networks as Stanford crushed the field.
Update: Stanford Tweeted out splits: Ally Howe (51.05), Sarah Haase (57.73), Janet Hu (50.37), Lia Neal (47.10).
WATCH: @StanfordWSwim sets a new American record in the 400IM relay at the #Pac12Swim Championships!https://t.co/S2IGv0LmcO
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) February 27, 2016
Even more impressive is that they broke the AR despite Neal splitting 47.1 compared with Simone Manuel’s 45.4 from last year, so Howe, Haase, and Hu were almost 2 seconds ahead of the record going into the last leg.
And just think… Next year they’ll have Ledecky! The possibilities!!!!
So true Nona. The electronic work and updates have been bush league from pac 12s. Slow results, splits missing, iffy officials. Entire building saw it as a dq. Not called. Good for the Cardinal.
Anyway or anyone have the entire video of this incredible 400IM relay?
Who will swim the breaststroke leg next year when Sarah Hasse graduated? What happened to Heidi Poppe this year? She is 3 seconds slower than last year. Who did Stanford recruit to swim breaststroke next year?
Also where is Kaitlyn Abertoli?
The Stanford girls who qualified for NCAAs midseason (I.e. everyone on this relay) are not fully rested (they lifted on Monday) and are not shaved. Scary to think what they can do at NCAAs.
Splits not available is unacceptable for a meet of this caliber
Splits per @stanfordwswim
Ally Howe (51.05), Sarah Haase (57.73), Janet Hu (50.37) & Lia Neal (47.10) = US record
#GoStanford
Is it just me, or did Stanford’s backstroker go past 15 meters on the start?
It was close, but looked ok to me. Any part of the head needs to break surface by 15m, and that appeared to be the case. It was an excellent start.
Thanks for the clarification. I thought the furthest point (i.e. hands) would have to break before 15m. Looks like she got it about perfect.