Farida Osman

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“I started to fall in love with swimming right from the beginning. Just being in the water makes me feel really good.”

Louise Hansson Doesn’t Remember Much of 100 Fly Win (VIDEO)

Louise Hansson says that she swims best when she goes in “her own little bubble.”

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Abbey Weitzeil MIA in Pac-12 100 Free Prelims

Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil was slated to swim the 100 free on day 4 prelims at the 2017 Pac-12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, but she was missing in action when her heat stepped up to the blocks this morning.

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2017 Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Day 4 brings competiton in the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 1650 free, and platform diving.

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2017 Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

The Cardinal’s Janet Hu will headline a double, as she’s the top seed in the 100 fly and 100 back after setting Meet Records in both this morning.

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2017 Women’s Pac-12 Champs: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Simone Manuel went the fastest 50 free split of all time while Katie Ledecky went the fastest 500 free ever… they meet in the middle for the 200 free today.

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Janet Hu Busts Pac-12 Meet Record in 100 Fly with 50.38

Stanford’s Janet Hu continues to improve in her collegiate career, and this morning she dropped a very quick 50.38 in the 100 fly for the top time going into finals.

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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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Simone Manuel Blasts 21.2 50 Free for New Pac-12 Meet Record

Manuel came out on top of a star-studded 50 free field, throwing down a 21.29 to keep the Cardinal winning streak alive.

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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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Simone Manuel Splits Fastest 50 Yard Free in History to Open Pac-12s

2017 WOMEN’S PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, February 22 – Saturday, February 25 Federal Way, WA (Pacific Time Zone) Defending Champion: USC (results)…

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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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Indiana’s Gia Dalesandro Moves to 5th in All-Time 100 Fly Rankings

2017 B1G WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, February 15th to Saturday, February 18th | Prelims 11am | Finals 6:30pm Purdue University, West…

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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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