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 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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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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