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."

2016 Women’s DI NCAA Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Leah Smith of Virginia enters a hotly contested 500 free final on the second of the 2016 NCAA Division I Championships, featured above.

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Stanford Touches First, But DQs in 200 Free Relay at NCAAs

The Stanford Cardinal got off to a frustrating start on Day 2 of the 2016 NCAA Championships.

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2016 Women’s DI NCAA Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The Georgia Bulldogs enter Day 2 of NCAAs with a slight lead after Hali Flickinger, Kylie Stewart, Meaghan Raab, and Brittany MacLean (featured above) posted a 6:51.80 in last night’s 800 free relay timed finals.

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2016 W. NCAA Picks: Cal 200 Free Relay to Make a Run at NCAA Record

This season, the Golden Bears have a good chance at repeating as champions in this event and making another run at the record. They’re the only team that’s been under 1:27 so far in 2016, entering the meet with their 1:26.77 from Pac-12s.

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2016 W. NCAA Picks: Stanford Looks to Fend off Loaded 400 Free Relay Field

Stanford enters the 2016 NCAA Championships as the defending champions in the 400 freestyle relay and the top seed with a 3:11.44. If they want to defend that title, they’ll have to fend off some tough competition from Cal, USC, and NC State.

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2016 W. NCAA Picks: National Records At Stake In 200 Medley Relay

The 200 medley relay is a fascinating mixture of storylines that should really center around a pair of rivalries from the Pac-12 and ACC.

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2016 W. NCAA Picks: Stanford Looks to Defend 400 Medley Relay Title

2016 WOMEN’S NCAA SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, March 16- Saturday, March 19 Georgia Institute of Technology- Atlanta, GA. Psych…

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NCAA Women’s 100 Back Preview: Bootsma, Bartholomew Chasing Coughlin’s Record

Last season, Bootsma and Bartholomew were the only 2 women under 51 seconds. This year, we’ve already seen 6 women under that mark in the lead up to NCAAs, led by newcomer Amy Bilquist.

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2016 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Recap

USC was successful in capturing their first Pac-12 Championship as a team this weekend. The Trojans finished 1st after a hard fought battle with the Stanford women, who were 2nd overall.

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2016 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Today is the final day of competition at the 2016 women’s Pac-12 Championships in Federal Way. With the team battles still extremely close, we’ll see each team looking to get their swimmers into finals of the 200 stroke events and the 100 freestyle.

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Stanford Women Sweep Medleys in Record-Breaking Fashion at Pac-12s

For the second time this week, Olympian Lia Neal anchored Stanford’s medley relay to new American and NCAA Records.

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Stanford Women Open Pac-12 Championships With NCAA Record

A 26.20 breaststroke split by Stanford senior Sarah Haase helped lift the Cardinal to the fastest time in history in the 200 medley relay.

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Stanford Women to Raise Money for Children’s Hospital at Cal Dual Meet

Senior Day against rival and third-ranked Cal will serve a larger purpose on Saturday as the No. 2 Stanford women’s swimming and diving team will raise funds for the Lucile Packard Stanford Children’s Hospital.

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Stanford Women Nearly Sweep Arizona State in Pac-12 Showdown

Ella Eastin was a double-winner in Stanford’s win yesterday over Arizona State

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College Swimming Previews: Neal, Haase, and Youth to Lead #3 Stanford

Lia Neal (above) will be hungry for a national title as the fastest returning 100 and 200 freestyler in the NCAA this year.

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