Ella Eastin

2019 Women’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Previews Index

As we tick down the days to the 2019 Women’s NCAA Championships, keep track of all our event-by-event previews and winner picks here.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Raw Speed vs. Endurance in 200 Fly

Hansson’s got the raw speed, but Eastin has the upper hand on the back half.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Forde & Pickrem to Battle for 2nd Place in 4IM

Ella Eastin’s 2018 400 IM performance at this meet last year was perhaps one of the most stunning in college swimming history – from breaking every record in the books by multiple seconds to handing Katie Ledecky what’s likely the biggest loss margin of her career.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Stanford’s Streak Threatened in 400 MR

The Cal Bears come in with the fastest time this season in the 400 medley relay, and they appear to be the favorites to put an end to Stanford’s winning streak in this event.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Eastin Aims for 200 IM Title No.3

In the 200 IM, Stanford’s Ella Eastin looks to have the clear advantage in defending her 2018 title and records.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Ruck & Nelson Nearly “Co-Favorites” in 200 Back

Stanford freshman Taylor Ruck has been 1:48.67 in the 200 yard backstroke this season, which would have been fast enough to win silver at last year’s NCAA Championships. But Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson has been faster still.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Cal, Texas Set for Fierce 400 FR Relay Battle

Stanford has won this event 4 of the last 5 years, but they do not appear to be a favorite to win this time around.

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Get The 2019 SwimSwam Swimsuit Issue

This 196 page issue will be the biggest of the year, and it is over one pound. Inside we feature Olympic Champion and world record holder Kathleen Baker, USRPT king Michael Andrew, and the top college coaches moving from assistant positions to helming large DI programs.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Stanford Reloads In 800 Free Relay

With Olympic champions Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel moving on to the pros, Stanford reloads in search of their third-straight 800 free relay title – and they’ve still got the stars to do it.

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2019 NCAA Women’s Division I Psych Sheets Posted

Lilly King enters the meet as the top seed in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, where she’ll have a chance at finishing off a career sweep.

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How To Get The 2019 SwimSwam Swimsuit Issue

Inside we feature Olympic Champion Kathleen Baker, USRPT king Michael Andrew, and the top college coaches moving from assistant positions to helming large DI programs. This 196 page issue is full of articles, data features and we name the top high school swimmers with a real shot at making the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team.

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Projecting the Cutline – 2019 NCAA Women’s D1 Championships

Like in 2018, the Stanford women again have 18 swimmers that will earn invites to NCAAs.

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Scoring Out The Women’s NCAA Division I Pre-Selection Psych Sheet

Scoring out the pre-cut women’s NCAA psych sheet shows a potentially narrow battle for the national title – perhaps closer than originally projected.

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NCAA Championship Women’s Pre-Selection Lists Are Posted

Ella Eastin, in spite of dabbling in the 200 back at Pac-12s (and winning a conference title), will shift back to her standard NCAA Championship schedule of 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 fly.

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2019 Pac 12 Women’s Championships Scoring Breakdown

The Stanford women won their third straight Pac 12 championship. Here are the details. Lots and lots of details.

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