Lia Neal

U.S. National Team qualifying may leave athletes requiring double taper meets

The United States will be sending different national teams to three international meets this summer, but selection procedures for the 2015-2016 National Team could leave many of those athletes in need of a second taper meet.

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2015 World University Games: Martins’ 50 fly highlights day 1 prelims

Henrique Martins hit a top-10 ranked world time to lead the 50 fly, highlighting the opening session of the 2015 World University Games.

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USA WUG Preview — Four Events with 2016 Implications

Cal Bear Elizabeth Pelton will be one of many Team USA swimmers competing at the World University Games next week who will also be in contention for spots on the USA Olympic Team next summer.

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RACE VIDEOS: Day 3 A-Finals from the 2015 Speedo Grand Challenge

Stanford’s Simone Manuel won the 100 free on day 3. Watch that race and the rest of the A finals here.

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Manuel touches out Neal, Cal backstrokers roll on closing day of 2015 Speedo Grand Challenge

Stanford teammates Simone Manuel (left) and Lia Neal (right) showed down in the 100 free while Cal teammates Ryan Murphy and Rachel Bootsma dominated the 100 back on the final day of the Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine.

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Zoe Skirboll Gets 2nd NAG: Ties Lia Neal’s 10&U Record in 50 Free at NASA Showcase

Zoe Skirboll (pictured above) has now broken two 10&Under NAGs at the NASA Showcase in Clearwater, Florida.

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Simone Manuel, Lia Neal to Appear on MSNBC on Wednesday Morning To Discuss NCAA Championships

Stanford teammates Simone Manuel, an American Record holder, and Lia Neal, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist, will appear on MSNBC’s NewsNation on…

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1st African American woman to win an Olympic medal relects on the historic 1-2-3 Minority Finish at Women’s NCAAs

Maritza McClendon: “A tear instantly came to my eyes, I couldn’t believe it… This is a true moment in history for minorities. I still can’t believe we had three women of color take 1,2, 3 in the 100 free at Division 1 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.”

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Top 5 Individual Swims From Women’s NCAAs That Will Go Down In History

Three individual American records were broken, and plenty of other historic marks were set at the Greensboro Aquatic Centre. Due to the historic nature of these championships, we’re counting down some of the swims we think will be remembered for a long time.

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PHOTO VAULT: Night 3 of the 2015 Women’s NCAA Championships

Saturday night’s action included Simone Manuel’s American record in the 100 free, plus repeat wins from Virginia’s Leah Smith, Cal’s Missy Franklin and Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell as well as a 200 breast that saw Minnesota’s Kierra Smith upset reigning American record-holder Emma Reaney for the title.

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Lia Neal and Simone Manuel breakdown 1-2 Finish in 100 free (Video Interview)

Video produced by Coleman Hodges.  Reported by Tony Carroll.  100 FREESTYLE – FINALS NCAA – 46.61 – Simone Manuel, Texas A&M –…

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2015 Women’s NCAAs Day 3 Pac-12 Roundup: Simone Manuel earns twin American records

Simone Manuel had a hand in not one, but two American records on the final night of 2015 Women’s NCAAs.

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Stanford Breaks American, US Open Records To Win 400 Freestyle Relay

Stanford won the 400 freestyle relay at the 2015 NCAA Championships, breaking the NCAA, US Open, and American records.

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2015 W. NCAA Picks: Manuel on 100 free American record hunt in huge event for Stanford

Simone Manuel’s American 100 free record was broken by high schooler Abbey Weitzeil in December. Will Manuel take it back at NCAAs?

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2015 W. NCAA Picks: Stanford Eyeing Yet Another American Record in the 400 Free Relay

Lia Neal, a 2012 Olympian, led off Stanford’s NCAA-leading 400 free relay in a 47.55, which is close to her life time best of 47.16 from the individual 100 free.

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