Brooke Forde

2018 Women’s Pac-12s Day 1 Recap: Cal Just .03 Shy of 200 MR NCAA Record

Cal came within .03 of the NCAA Record, with Kathleen Baker on top of her game as she posted a 23.59 back split.

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2018 Pac-12 Women’s Champs Fan Guide: Stanford Poised to Dominate

The Stanford women are the heavy favorites to take the 2018 Pac-12 crown and successfully defend their 2017 title, which was their first since 2014.

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Stanford Women vs Everyone Else Combined: Actually Kind of Close

SwimSwam’s editor Braden Keith brought me the following hypothetical: what would happen in a dual meet of the Stanford women…

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Ledecky Posts 1:43.2 200 FR Immediately After 9:15.9 1000 FR at USC

Ledecky stepped up for the 200 free immediately after winning the 1000 free (9:15.96). Though she trailed USC’s Louise Hansson (1:46.21) through the front half, Ledecky powered through in the final 100 yards to build a 3-second lead, winning in 1:43.24.

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Stanford Freshman Brooke Forde Wins Triple Against UCLA

Freshman Brooke Forde was a major player in Stanford’s victory over UCLA last weekend, winning 3 individual events.

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NCAA ‘A’ Cuts Update: 173 Cuts Achieved Through Mid-Season Invites

Katie Ledecky and Mallory Comerford are tied for most NCAA ‘A’ cuts with 4 each.

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The Top 16 Women in Each Event at 2017-18 NCAA Midseason

We’re now through the second round of NCAA midseason invites and it’s time to take a look at where the division 1 teams stand. SwimSwam has put together a list of the top 16 times in each event up to this point. 

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NCAA ‘A’ Cuts Achieved Through the End of November

Through the first round of mid-season college invites, there has been 40 individual NCAA ‘A’ cuts achieved, as well as 41 relay ‘A’ cuts.

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Watch: Women’s Race Videos from the 2017 Art Adamson Invite

2017 ART ADAMSON INVITATIONAL Live Results Psych Sheets Meet Central Hosted by Texas A&M (College Station, Texas) 25 Yards Invite Format…

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A Day in the (Meet) Life: Stanford Women’s Swimming (Video Feature)

Overall, it would seem from the outside that the Stanford women found a very solid foundation for their team chemistry. 

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Brooke Forde: I Feel like I’m Fitting in Well with the Team (Video)

After a stellar weekend in College Station, it would appear Brooke Forde is adjusting well to her new home in Palo Alto.

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Drabot Scorches 1:51.7 200 Fly on Day 3 of Art Adamson Invite

Drabot turned heads earlier this month when she threw down a personal best 1:54.49 in a dual meet against NC State. She demolished that time today, taking down reigning NCAA champ Ella Eastin as she touched in 1:51.74 to Eastin’s 1:52.03.

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Eastin vs. Ledecky 400 IM Highlights Art Adamson Invite Day 2

One of the highlight swims of the session came in the 400 IM, where Ledecky battled reigning NCAA champ and teammate Ella Eastin.

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Pickrem Throws Down 1:53.3 200 IM on Day 1 of Art Adamson Invite

Pickrem took off on the breaststroke leg and continued to push ahead as she finished in 1:53.38. That was just 8 hundredths shy of her lifetime best.

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Teams from 11 Schools to Converge at Art Adamson Invitational

Bethany Galat is one of the Aggie stars to watch this weekend at the Art Adamson Invitational.

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