2019 Pac-12 Swimming & Diving Champs (Women's)

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CAL BREAKS NCAA RECORD WITH 3:07.41 400 FREE RELAY


What's kind of incredible here is that we pretty much know this relay has the ability to be faster. Stock photo via Mike Lewis/Ola Vista Photography


So, right off the bat, it's noticeable that Cal had a blistering fast last 300, with all 3 of their last splits 46.55 or faster. Comparing the splits on the last 300, Cal tonight was 3:19.24, compared to 2017 Stanford at 3:21.59. Of course, the difference that made Stanford an insanely fast relay, was Simone Manuel's insanely fast 46.02 lead-off, which was 2.15 second faster than Robin Neumann's tonight. One other notable part of this race was the the fastest Cal split did not belong to Abbey Weitzeil, it was Amy Bilquist, who threw down an absolutely incredible 46.30 on the 3rd leg.

What's kind of bizarre here is that we pretty much know this relay has the ability to be faster. Robin Neumann's lead-off was 48.17, but she had also swum a lifetime best 47.78 in the A final of the 100 free tonight. Abbey Weitzeil's split of 46.39 was actually slower flying than she was flat start in the 100 free tonight too (46.35). Those 2 splits combined could account for around 1 second of improvement if they both were to swim at their absolute best.


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Cal 400 Free Relay Crushes NCAA Record



It was a huge race for the Bears. The previous record was held by Stanford's team that had Olympians Katie Ledecky, Simone Manueland Lia Neal as well as national champion Janet Hu on it one of the most dominating relay squads ever assembled.

Now Cal's quartet has the fastest.
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swimmer19 said:

Abbey won Swimmer of the Meet!

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Terrific preformance by the Cal women's team. 5 relay wins, unbelievable. So we have 10 for sure in the NCAAs with a possible 11th with Cass right on the cusp. Takes probably 2 more than we projected to make the NCAA championship.
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Anyone with a guess about how rested the younger women are? We know the vets are tapered for NCAAs. But, wondering about Ivey and some of the others.
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12 bears should get invites pending a few time-trial results. Krivokapic-Zhou, Sophie is right on the cut line.

Bayer, Cassidy
Bilquist, Amy
Blovad, Keaton
Darcel, Sarah
Harrison, Ali
Ivey, Izzy
McLaughlin, Katie
Murphy, Maddie
Neumann, Robin
Rajic, Ema
Weitzeil, Abbey
Wilson, Alicia

Krivokapic-Zhou, Sophie (Currently ranked 40th after removing Louise Hanson and Ella Eatin)
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solobear said:

12 bears should get invites pending a few time-trial results. Krivokapic-Zhou, Sophie is right on the cut line.

Bayer, Cassidy
Bilquist, Amy
Blovad, Keaton
Darcel, Sarah
Harrison, Ali
Ivey, Izzy
McLaughlin, Katie
Murphy, Maddie
Neumann, Robin
Rajic, Ema
Weitzeil, Abbey
Wilson, Alicia

Krivokapic-Zhou, Sophie (Currently ranked 40th after removing Louise Hanson and Ella Eastin)
She's ranked 36th if you take away Taylor Ruck, who may swim the 200 free instead at NCAA's, Erika Brown (Tennessee - 50/100 free, 100 fly), as well as Northwestern's Calypso Sheridan (200/400 IM, 200 breast). What was the cut-off line last year?
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12 is not a bad number, but 13 is better.

Cut line by years
2018 - Top 36 + some 37th-ranked swimmers
2016 & 2017 - Top 39 + some 40th-ranked swimmers.
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sorry was trying to copy from excel showing scoring by race btw Cal and furds but table came out garbed.



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She's ranked 36th if you take away Taylor Ruck, who may swim the 200 free instead at NCAA's, Erika Brown (Tennessee - 50/100 free, 100 fly),
It will be interesting to see what events Ruck swim. Based on her 400fr lead off leg of 46.76 should would be competitive in the 100 too. So right would it be the 100bk, 200bk, and #3 ??
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bearz012 said:

solobear said:



Krivokapic-Zhou, Sophie (Currently ranked 40th after removing Louise Hanson and Ella Eastin)
She's ranked 36th if you take away Taylor Ruck, who may swim the 200 free instead at NCAA's, Erika Brown (Tennessee - 50/100 free, 100 fly), as well as Northwestern's Calypso Sheridan (200/400 IM, 200 breast). What was the cut-off line last year?
On the cal website it mentioned that today will be last chance meet. Wonder if Sophie will be participating to try to improve her seeding or base on our speculation she is already in.
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solobear said:

bearz012 said:

solobear said:

12 bears should get invites pending a few time-trial results. Krivokapic-Zhou, Sophie is right on the cut line.

Bayer, Cassidy
Bilquist, Amy
Blovad, Keaton
Darcel, Sarah
Harrison, Ali
Ivey, Izzy
McLaughlin, Katie
Murphy, Maddie
Neumann, Robin
Rajic, Ema
Weitzeil, Abbey
Wilson, Alicia

Krivokapic-Zhou, Sophie (Currently ranked 40th after removing Louise Hanson and Ella Eastin)
She's ranked 36th if you take away Taylor Ruck, who may swim the 200 free instead at NCAA's, Erika Brown (Tennessee - 50/100 free, 100 fly), as well as Northwestern's Calypso Sheridan (200/400 IM, 200 breast). What was the cut-off line last year?

12 is not a bad number, but 13 is better.

Cut line by years
2018 - Top 36 + some 37th-ranked swimmers
2016 & 2017 - Top 39 + some 40th-ranked swimmers.

I believe the 2018 NCAA cut line may have been @ #37 for the 100 Back (52.54)?

Sophie was the 2nd alternate, Chenoa 5th alt. back then.

10 Bears made it in last year (Thleen, Abbey, Nono, Sarah, Robin, Billy, McL, Madds, Keeks, Ali)
Teri added Val as a relay only entry, and Phoebe was our sole qualifying diver.

Think Trees had qualified 18 swimmers, left Katie G behind (actually brought along KG + all her non-qualifying furdette-mates as cheerleaders in the team area and to pose together for their team title celebrations), taking 2 divers instead. Recall that TAMU also had a pretty sizeable contingent, 16 swimmers?

As for 2017 NCAAs, I believe Bears numbered 13 qualifying swimmers, along with 2 divers?
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OBear073akaSMFan said:

bearz012 said:


She's ranked 36th if you take away Taylor Ruck, who may swim the 200 free instead at NCAA's, Erika Brown (Tennessee - 50/100 free, 100 fly),
It will be interesting to see what events Ruck swim. Based on her 400fr lead off leg of 46.76 should would be competitive in the 100 too. So right would it be the 100bk, 200bk, and #3 ??
imo she should attempt the 100 back/200 free double, plus 200 back. she's done doubles in the past, so it shouldn't be a problem, but that also decreases the chance that Sophie will be able to qualify in the 100 back for NCAA's.
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...the glass is half empty?

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Women's NCAA Swimming Preview Still Stanford


Er, just felt like replacing the original LSJU photo with this cuter one of Seli from the very same SW article


Stanford is favored to three-peat, but this year's women's NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships, to be held March 20-23 in Austin on the campus of the University of Texas, shouldn't be anywhere near as dominating as it was last year.

2018 runner-up Cal returns some big-time scoring power, as does Michigan, Texas, Louisville, Tennessee, USC and Indiana. Each of those schools has at least one superstar who will challenge for individual titles and lead her team's relays to top-eight finishes.

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Stanford Veterans Hope to Lead Team to NCAA Three-Peat

The Stanford women's swim team looks to repeat it's championship run at NCAAs, led by both the veterans and rookies alike.

On paper, and as seen at the Pac-12 Championships, Stanford appears to be the favorite.

Lead by seniors, Kim Williams, Stevens, and Ella Eastin, the Stanford team is focusing on assembling the strongest NCAA team in the country. Stanford coach Greg Meehan is counting on, in part, his "three incredible leaders."

"It's always a little nerve racking going to such a big meet with so many freshman and sophomores, but I'm really proud of the progress that they've made," Meehan said. "We're pretty reliant on our freshman and sophomores. Having only three seniors gives this year's team a very different feel. I appreciate how the freshman have taken some big steps this year in terms of their maturity within swimming and how they look at the sport. Our seniors and captains have really helped them through that process."

When asked about how Stanford was going to fend off the Cal team, particularly their stand out relays, Meehan said that he is working hard to fill the 13 of 20 relay spots open from last year that were vacated by graduating seniors or swimmers turning professional.

In addition to relays, Meehan is looking forward to his swimmers triumphing in their individual races and to swim even faster than they did at the Pac-12 Championships.

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Some comments from SwimSwam readers:

CraigH - "Just wait until they (Cal) all swim about the same time in three weeks and everyone talks about how they missed their taper."

CraigH - "Yea, most of the Stanford top swimmers trained right up until this meet started. You could see them getting better as the meet wore on and they started to get some rest."

Bob - "They (Stanford) should win the 800 relay I think. Cal edged them by a second here but I still favour them. Ruck led off in 1:42.8 here but got better as the meet went along I'd be very surprised if she couldn't be at least a second faster, Eastin should drop from her 1:42, Forde was 1:41, and Drabot was 1:44 so certainly room to drop there."

Frank - "Nice lead off from Ruck in that last relay. Her time would have broken up Cal's podium sweep in tonight's 100 Free."

TNP101 - "Amazing freshman campaign for Ruck. Hope she get some rest and can bring her speed to NCAA in 3 weeks."

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Or...the glass is half full?

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Cal Relays Build Toward NCAAs With Sweep at Pac-12 Championships


Photo Courtesy: McKenna Ehrmantraut

Stanford's overall Pac-12 victory was expected, but the sweep of not only the medley relays but of all the relays is the headline story of the meet as this sets Cal up for a potential upset at NCAAs, toppling Stanford's reign.



Cal's momentum is crucial as this is the year they could potentially win it all before they lose many of their strong seniors including Bilquist, McLaughlin and Jenna Campbell.

The seniors have been a leading force to the Cal team this year. "I think this relay was a great way to end my senior year at Pac-12s, and I just couldn't ask for a better group of ladies to be by my side on this relay," Bilquist said.



The team chemistry and focus on NCAAs has been a focal point.

"I think this relay shows what we've done as a team this week. We have come together and have really shown who Cal is and we're looking forward to NCAAs," Neumann said.

Weitzeil reiterated that the entire Cal team really stepped up to the blocks this week which bodes well for a possible Cal upset in a few weeks.

The hard work is paying off for the Bears, but McLaughlin might have the secret to their continued success when she talked about what has fueled them on this week: "The best thing we've done this week is to have fun as a team. So, we're going to keep rolling with that, having fun and enjoying each other throughout the next few weeks."



If Cal's enthusiasm and relay dominance continues, it could lead the Bears to an NCAA Championship.

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OBear073akaSMFan said:

sorry was trying to copy from excel showing scoring by race btw Cal and furds but table came out garbed.

Cheers for your valiant attempt!

SwimSwam may have saved you the trouble lol - tons of data here to digest & discuss over, I actually won't have the time to look at the details until later...

2019 PAC 12 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS SCORING BREAKDOWN
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Alright, finally got to take a look at that SS article, and here are a few stats from the scoring for the individual events which may partly account for LSJU's massive 425 pts advantage over us, in spite of Bears having swept all 5 relays:

a) 26 Bears @ Pac-12s

-> 22 swimmers (23 on Cal's roster, but Chloe = blueshirt) + 4 divers (Jackie Im no longer on roster)

...50 to 96 points -> 9 Bears (9 swimmers)
...20 to 49 points -> 7 Bears (5 swimmers + 2 divers)
...19 pts or less -> 10 Bears (8 swimmers + 2 divers)

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b) 24 Furdettes @ Pac-12s

-> 21 swimmers (22 on LSJU's roster, but Green didn't swim @ Pac-12s) + 3 divers (5 on roster, but Farnsworth & Gardner didn't dive @ Pac-12s)

...50 to 96 points -> 16 Trees (13 swimmers + 3 divers)
...20 to 49 points ---> 6 Trees (6 swimmers + 0 diver)
...19 pts or less ----> 2 Trees (2 swimmers + 0 diver)
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After today last chance result, 12 bears including Bayer (ranked 34th) should get invite, and all have the potential to score at ncaa.

Otoh, Sophie Krivokapic-Zhou has a little less chance although she's still within range.
She's ranked 44th, and after removing Hansson, Brown, Eastin, & Sheridan, she'd be 40th.


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solobear said:


Otoh, Sophie Krivokapic-Zhou has a little less chance although she's still within range.
She's ranked 44th, and after removing Hansson, Brown, Eastin, & Sheridan, she'd be 40th.

Is this including Mizzou and tOSU Last Chance meets?
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The ranking for Harrison (32nd) and Bayer (34th) is listed after all last chance meets, so that's 12 bears.

Krivokapic-Zhou's ranking (44th) is also listed after all meets. Once they publish the coaches' pre-selection lists on 100 Back, we'll know if we'll get the 13th bear.

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Led by Abby Weitzeil (50, 100, 200 Free winner), Cal W. Swim wins 9 Pac-12 titles including all 5 relays

Bears finished 2nd to Stanford for the team title, but is in a good position heading into the NCAA.

By Ruey Yen@YRueyYen Mar 4, 2019, 5:00am PST



While the lack of diving depth meant that the California Golden Bears women's swimming and diving could only finish 2nd at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships this past week, the meet turned out as optimally as possible for the Cal Bears. Head coach Teri McKeever's squad brought home 9 Pac-12 titles (out of 21 events), including all 5 relays.

Bears goes 5 for 5 in relays

Big meet for Abby Weitzeil

Seniors Amy Bilquist and Katie McLaughlin goes out on top

Impact Underclassmen: Freshmen Ema Rajic and Izzy Ivey and Sophomores Robin Neumann and Sarah Darcel


Stanford collected a lot of diving points including 3 A-Finalist in 1-meter diving (3rd, 5th, 7th), 3 A-Finalists in 3-meter diving (2nd, 5th, 8th), and a win in platform diving (1st, 3rd, 7th). That's already a difference of 230+ points. Stanford also has a 4th diver scoring points just outside the top 4. Cal's senior Phoebe LaMay and sophomore Briana Thai could only earn points in the B-Finals.

Of course, without diving, Stanford would have narrowly edged the Golden Bears thanks to their dominance in 500 Free (4 A-Finalists), 1650 Free (3 A-Finalists), 400 IM (5 A-Finalists), and 200 Back (5 A-Finalists, including 1-2-3 finish).

Good thing for the Bears is that for the NCAA, there is expected to be more competitions to dilute the events where the Cardinal has dominated (although the same can probably said about Cal), especially in diving.

The NCAA Championships to be raced during March 20th to 23rd from Austin, Texas should be an exciting event that may come down to a relay or two...IF that's the margin, it's a great confidence boost to the Bears to have won all 5 this past week.

ROLL ON YOU BEARS!

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Bears take home silver at Pac-12 Championships despite 9 wins



The Bears will travel to Austin for the conclusion of their season the 2019 NCAA championships from March 20 to 23. There, they will face the nation's best in Texas, Texas A&M and Michigan not to mention their familiar rivals in Stanford. Yet again, Cal will be projected to play second fiddle to their Bay Area neighbors, but the Bears will give everything they have left to upstage the Cardinal and make a statement at the national championships this year.

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ZUMO Performance of the Week: Cal Surprises With NCAA Record In 400 Free Relay



Swimming on the final night of the Pac-12 Championships, the four Cal Bears touched the wall in 3:07.41 to take down the NCAA record by exactly two-tenths. Neumann led off in a 48.17 and was followed by three impressive splits of 46.5 or better from McLaughlin (46.55), Bilquist (46.30), and Weitzeil (46.39).

And while the record itself may have been somewhat unexpected, what may be more amazing is that these four have the opportunity to take the record even lower at NCAA's later this month. Weitzeil's split (46.39) was actually a few hundredths slower than her flat start win earlier in the evening (46.35), as was Neumann's lead-off leg (48.17 vs. 47.78 earlier in the evening).

This foursome's win also made Cal 5-for-5 on relay wins during at Pac-12's, something that Weitzeil identified as their goal heading into the race after the meet.

Stanford won all five relays at NCAA's last season en route to their second straight NCAA Team Championship, and the record that fell this weekend belonged to a star-studded Stanford relay of Simone Manuel, Katie Ledecky, Janet Hu, and Lia Neal that helped secure the Cardinal's first NCAA Championship title since 1998 in 2017.

But while repeating all five relays again may be a goal for the Bears in a few weeks, it doesn't seem to be their sole focus.

"The best thing we've done this week is to have fun as a team," added senior Katie McLaughlin. "So, we're going to keep rolling with that, having fun and enjoying each other throughout the next few weeks."
Congratulations to Robin Neuman, Katie McLaughlin, Amy Bilquist, and Abbey Weitzeil on earning ZUMO's Performance of the Week!

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