Leah Smith

2017 W. NCAA Picks: How Fast Can Stanford Go in the 800 Free Relay?

After breaking the NCAA and American Records at the Pac-12 Championships, the Stanford Cardinal squad is the overwhelming favorite to win the 800 free relay at the 2017 Women’s NCAA Championships.

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2017 W. NCAA Picks: Ledecky, Manuel Headline 200 Free

Stanford’s Simone Manuel and Katie Ledecky are the heavy favorites, and both have already been 2 seconds faster than what it took to win the NCAA title last season.

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2017 W. NCAA 1650 Free Preview: Ledecky Could Crack 15:00

2017 WOMEN’S NCAA SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, March 15- Saturday, March 18 IUPUI Natatorium- Indianapolis, IN Defending Champions: Georgia…

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2017 W. NCAA Picks: Ledecky VS. The Clock in 500 Free

Katie Ledecky’s dominance in the distance freestyles is already unquestionable, but swimming fans may see her take it to a whole new level once she’s tapered for the NCAA Championships.

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2016-2017 Women’s NCAA Power Rankings – Final Edition

Women’s NCAA conference championships have wrapped up, meaning it’s time for our last Power Rankings of the season. Stanford is still the runaway #1 team in the land, but the rest of the top 20 has shuffled up pretty considerably as more teams start to show their cards in the hunt for NCAA invites.

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Ledecky Scorches NCAA, American Records with 4:25.15 500 Free

Ledecky obliterated the 500 free field, tearing through the water en route to a 4:25.15 victory.

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ACC Women Individual Scoring Breakdown

2017 ACC Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships Monday, February 13 – Thursday, February 16 Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, Atlanta, GA…

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Mallory Comerford Blasts 46.75 For New ACC Record in 100 Freestyle

University of Louisville’s Mallory Comerford reached yet another milestone in her amazing sophomore season last night by breaking the 47-second barrier in the 100 freestyle to clock a new ACC Championships and overall ACC record.

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2017 Women’s ACC Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

The final day of the ACC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships kicks off tonight and will settle a close fight for first between Virginia and NC State.

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2017 Women’s ACC Championships: NC State Setting Up Team Title

NC State’s Alexia Zevnik has been on fire this week, and is in line to pick up her third individual ACC title of the meet tonight

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2017 Women’s ACC Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

NC State’s Alexia Zevnik will be looking for her third individual win, which would likely sew up the conference’s Swimmer of the Year honor, as all the other candidates have already lost an individual race.

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Mallory Comerford Throws Down 1:41.7 200 Free for New ACC Record

Comerford won the race by over a second, clocking a 1:41.70 to break the former ACC Record of 1:42.51 set by Virginia’s Lauren Perdue in 2011.

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2017 Women’s ACC Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Middle distance freestylers Mallory Comerford (Louisville) and Leah Smith (Virginia) battle again in the individual 200 yard free on Day Three Finals of the 2017 Women’s ACC Championships.

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2017 Women’s ACC Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

NC State now has the lead in the team standings, but the defending champions from Virginia, who currently sit in 2nd, will look to battle back today.

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2017 Women’s ACC Championships: Day 3 Up/Down Report

Olympic gold medalist Leah Smith is one of four Cavaliers in the A-final of the 200 freestyle tonight, as the University of Virginia looks to close the gap on NC State.

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