Ally Howe

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“I chose Stanford because I loved everything about it from the swim team to the academics to the environment to the student body."

Freshmen Drabot, Sweetser Shine as Stanford Downs ASU

Freshman Katie Drabot had a standout performance on Friday night as the Stanford Cardinal beat Arizona State on the road.

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Top 16 Women in Each Event Through the NCAA Midseason Break

Now that the 2nd round of 2016 midseason invites for NCAA teams are in the books, we’ve put together a list of the top NCAA swimmers in each women’s event up to this point.

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The Top 10 Women in Each Event From the First Round of College Invites

While a few big invites are yet to come, namely the Georgia Fall Invite and Texas Invite, we’ve put together a list of the top 10 swimmers in each event from the invites that have been swum so far.

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2016 OSU Invite Day 2 Finals: Eastin Tops Ledecky as Both Go 4:00 400 IM

Ledecky came home like a train with a 52.2 freestyle split, but Eastin held on for the in in 4:00.36 to Ledecky’s 4:00.65.

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2016 Ohio State Invite: Eastin Clocks 1:54.0 200 IM in Day 1 Finals

Ella Eastin, a Stanford sophomore, raced to victory in the 200 IM, clocking a 1:54.06 to outpace Kentucky Freshman Asia Seidt, who finished 2nd in 1:55.33.

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Ledecky Shatters Janet Evans’ Pool Record as Stanford Beats Texas

Ledecky swam to a 9:10.49 to break the 26-year-old Pool Record of 9:30.69 set by Janet Evans. She then went on to break her own Pool Record in the 500 free, clocking a 4:33.94.

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Preview: Texas Women to Face Cal and Stanford This Weekend

The Texas women will take on a tough schedule this weekend, facing Cal and Stanford in a pair of back-to-back dual meets in northern California

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Stanford’s Star-Studded Women’s Team Delivers in Season-Opener

The depth of the Stanford women’s team was in full display as they swept half of the events in the meet lineup to win their season-opener against Oregon State.

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College Swimming Previews: Olympic Stars Shine For #2 Stanford Women

The Cardinal team is packed with stars this season, including Ella Eastin, Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel, and Lia Neal, who could make up a scary-good 800 free relay.

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2016 U.S Olympic Trials: Day Six Prelims Live Recap

2016 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS Sunday June 26th-Sunday July 3rd, 2016 Century Link Center – Omaha, Nebraska Friday-Sunday – Prelims – 11:00…

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Sun Yang Scratches from 400 Free Final in Santa Clara

This morning, Sun churned out a very strong 3:43.55, the 2nd-ranked time in the world this year.

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Greg Meehan: Stanford culture leads stud freshman to flourish (Video)

Greg absolutely knows what he’s doing, and has created a culture that his athletes have embraced 100% and now execute seamlessly

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2016 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Photo Vault

Tim Binning, SwimSwam’s chief photographer for NCAAs, snapped some quality shots from Friday’s prelims. Check out the pictures below for a glimpse of the action that occurred this morning, including Lilly King’s record-breaking performance and Kelsi Worrell’s scary close American Record swim (Ally Howe featured above).

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Stanford Women Close Day 2 With Fastest-Ever 400 Medley Relay

2016 WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, March 16 – Saturday, March 19 McAuley Aquatic Center – Atlanta, GA Prelims 10AM/Finals 6PM…

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Stanford Reverts to NCAA Record 400 Medley Relay Lineup for Finals

2016 WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, March 16 – Saturday, March 19 McAuley Aquatic Center – Atlanta, GA Prelims 10AM/Finals 6PM…

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