Kathleen Baker

2016 W. NCAA Picks: Experience, Youth Collide In 200 Back

Virginia’s Courtney Barthlomew (pictured) represents the established stars, Cal’s Amy Bilquist the rising young talent in a thick 200 backstroke field.

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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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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Ella Eastin Breaks Hoff’s 200y IM NAG

Ella Eastin’s 200 IM, one of her three National Age Group Records from this week’s Pac-12s, takes our Blueseventy Swim of the Week.

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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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2016 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Today is the final day of competition at the 2016 women’s Pac-12 Championships in Federal Way. With the team battles still extremely close, we’ll see each team looking to get their swimmers into finals of the 200 stroke events and the 100 freestyle.

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2016 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Tonight we’ll see a loaded field in the women’s 100 back led by Cal freshman Amy Bilquist, who set a new NAG and Pac-12 meet record with a blazing 50.50 this morning.

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In Battle for the Ages, Eastin and Baker Go Join Top 10 All-Time

Stanford freshman Ella Eastin (above) moved to 7th on the all-time rankings in the 200 yard IM on Thursday.

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Ella Eastin Ties Kathleen Hersey for 8th on All-Time 200 IM Rankings

Stanford’s Ella Eastin moved into the top-10 swimmers of all-time in the 200 IM on Wednesday.

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2016 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The women from Stanford blasted to a new NCAA and Pac-12 Record in the women’s 200 medley relay to get things started.

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2016 Women’s Pac-12 Championships Fan Guide: Young Stanford, Reloaded Cal or Red-Hot USC?

A number of stars have cleared out of the Pac-12 since last year, but Olympian Lia Neal leads a loaded Stanford crew looking to knock off defending NCAA champs Cal.

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Kathleen Baker Named Pac-12 Swimmer of the Month

CALIFORNIA freshman Kathleen Baker was named Pac-12 Women’s Swimmer of the Month and ARIZONA STATE sophomore Mara Aiacoboae was named Diver of the Month for January competition, the Conference office announced Wednesday.

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Women in Position for NCAA Qualifying Via LCM Conversions

Kelsi Worrell is one NCAA female swimmer who earned an NCAA “A” cut when a long course meters swim was converted to short course yards.

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California Men and Women Defeat Arizona at Home

California junior Ryan Murphy led the Bears with some very impressive in-season times, as California’s men’s and women’s teams defeated visiting Arizona at home.

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WATCH: All Races From Day Three Of Arena PSS Austin

Check out the action from the final day of competition at the Austin Arena Pro Swim Series.

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2016 Arena Pro Swim Series At Austin: Day 2 Prelims Recap

If anyone can take down Katie Ledecky after her record breaking 400 free yesterday, it’s the also record-breaking Sarah Sjostrom

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