Amy Bilquist

Stanford Scares American Record, Downs Meet Record in 200 FR Relay

In a nailbiter finish against Cal, the Cardinal closed day 2 finals with a new Meet Record of 1:26.44 in the 200 free relay, just out-touching the Bears by .05.

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2017 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

A highly anticipated showdown between Stanford’s Simone Manuel and Cal teammates Abbey Weitzeil and Farida Osman will take place in tonight’s 50 free final.

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2017 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

One of the big swims to watch today, of course, is Katie Ledecky’s 500 free. The Pac-12 Record currently stands at a 4:31.90, but we may see her take that down in the heats.

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2017 Pac-12 Women’s Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Tonight, we’ll get a first look at Stanford freshman Katie Ledecky in Pac-12 conference meet action, while fellow Cardinal standout Simone Manuel returns to conference action after redshirting last season.

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2017 Women’s Pac-12 Championships Fan Guide

USC return this year with a highly talented group, but they’ll be hard pressed to defend their title against Stanford and Cal.

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WATCH: Video Highlights From Stanford’s Win Over Cal Women

Ledecky won all 3 of her individual races with new Pool Records in all 3. Even more impressive, though, was the fact that 2 of her records came in back-to-back events.

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Ledecky Drops Back-to-Back Pool Records as Stanford Beats Cal

Ledecky started off with a back-to-back double, winning the 1000 free in 9:20.41. She returned to the pool immediately after for the 200 free, putting up a blistering 1:43.09 to outpace teammate Simone Manuel (1:44.04).

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Weitzeil Posts 21.5 Anchor Split on 200 Free Relay as Cal Defeats UCLA

CAL VS. UCLA Results  Friday, January 27th Hosted by Cal 25 yards Dual meet format FINAL TEAM SCORES CAL- 165 UCLA-…

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Cal Explosion Throwing Doubt On Once-Certain NCAA Title

This is a very longwinded way of saying what swimming fans (and sports fans in general) already know: nothing is certain. It’s the unpredictability of sports that keeps us continually on the edge of our seats. NCAA titles are never decided until March. And that fact could make the next three months an incredibly exciting roller coaster ride that none of us will want to sleep on.

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Cal’s 1:36 200 MR, Baker’s 1:53 200 BK Highlight Cal vs. USC

Sophomore Kathleen Baker set a pool record en route to the Bears’ victory.

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Murphy Breaks 200 Back Pool Record in Cal Victory Over ASU

Olympic backstroke champ Ryan Murphy downed a Pool Record in the 200 back on Saturday to help the Cal Bears defeat Pac-12 rival ASU.

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Gutierrez, Josa Make Season Debut as Cal Takes Down Arizona

Cal’s Long Gutierrez was back in action today in the Golden Bears’ first meet of 2017. Transfer Matt Josa also made his season debut, swimming in his first NCAA meet with Cal.

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2016 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 17-18

To see all of our 2016 Swammy Awards presented by TYR, click here 2016 Honorees: Katie Drabot and Michael Andrew…

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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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2016 Georgia Invite: Baker’s 1:49 Victory in 200 Back Highlights Day 3 Finals

Baker and Bilquist traded blows through the first portion of the race, with Baker taking the early lead at the 100, but Bilquist fighting back for the edge at the 150. In the end, Baker had a breakthrough, roaring to a 1:49.83 victory ahead of Bilquist’s 1:50.06.

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