1650 FREESTYLE

NCAA Record: 15:03.92 (Katie Ledecky - Stanford, 2016)
American Record: 15:03.92 (Katie Ledecky - Stanford, 2016)
Pac-12 Meet Record: 15:40.17 (Cierra Runge - California, 2015)
NCAA 'A' cut: 15:53.50

Although the absence of teammate Katie Ledecky was notable, Stanford's Megan Byrnes (15:47.62) still took the first spot on the podium at the Pac-12 Women's Swimming and Diving Championship in Federal Way, Washington, on Saturday alongside fellow Cardinal Leah Stevens (15.57.87), who finished in second. The third-place finish went to Tjasa Oder from Arizona with a 15:59.47. Cal's Chenoa Devine scored fourth from the second to last heat. To put this in perspective: when Ledecky swims this race at NCAAs she could break the 15-minute barrier, which is a significant barrier for the ​men​ to break and would qualify for the ​men's NCAA Championships.

1.) Megan Byrnes (Stanford): 15:47.62 (NCAA 'A')
2.) Leah Stevens (Stanford): 15:57.87
3.) Tjasa Oder (Arizona): 15:59.47 
4.) Rebecca Mann (USC): 16:08.10
5.) Chenoa Devine (Cal): 16:08.16 
6.) Allie Wooden (USC): 16:11.28
7.) Kendall Dawson (ASU): 16:15.09
8.) Hannah Cox (Arizona):16:17.50

​200 BACKSTROKE

NCAA Record: 1:47.84 (Elizabeth Pelton - California, 2013) 
American Record: 1:47.84 (Elizabeth Pelton - California, 2013)
Pac-12 Meet Record: 1:48.39 (Elizabeth Pelton - California, 2013) 1:48.33 (Kathleen Baker - California, 2017)
NCAA 'A' cut: 1:51.95

Rio Olympian Kathleen Baker ​threw down another phenomenal swim by dropping 1.78 seconds from prelims. She touched first with a 1:48.33 to break Elizabeth Pelton's meet record but fell short of her NCAA and American record time. We are officially putting this one on high alert, as Baker could crush it at NCAAs. Stanford teammates Janet Hu and Ally Howe finished second and third in 1:49.36 and 1:51.16, respectively. Amy Bilquist picked up fourth place (1:51.22), breaking up what could've been second- through fifth-place Stanford sweep. 

1.) Kathleen Baker (Cal): 1:48.33 (PAC-12 MEET RECORD)
2.) Janet Hu (Stanford): 1:49.36 (NCAA 'A')
3.) Ally Howe (Stanford): 1:51.16 (NCAA 'A')
4.) Amy Bilquist (Cal): 1:51.22 (NCAA 'A')
5.) Allie Szekely (Stanford): 1:51.76 (NCAA 'A')
6.) Erin Voss (Stanford): 1:53.25
7.) Madison White (UCLA): 1:53.75
8.) Keaton Blovad (Cal): 1:54.03

100 FREESTYLE

NCAA Record: 46.09 (Simone Manuel - Stanford, 2015)
American Record: 46.09 (Simone Manuel - Stanford, 2015)
Pac-12 Meet Record: 46.70 (Simone Manuel - Stanford, 2015) 46.36 (Simone Manuel - Stanford, 2017)
NCAA 'A' cut: 47.69

As expected, Simone Manuel captured the win here, breaking her own Pac-12 meet record with a 46.36. Could we see a 45-second swim from the Cardinal junior at NCAAs? Stay tuned. ​Lia Neal​ of Stanford threw down a great swim as well, touching second in 46.97. Farida Osman of Cal tied Louise Hansson of USC, finishing third with a 47.36. USC had some solid finishes in this heat as the Trojans try to battle Arizona in the team standings.

1.) Simone Manuel (Stanford): 46.36 (PAC-12 MEET RECORD)
2.) Lia Neal (Stanford): 46.97 (NCAA 'A')
3.) Farida Osman (Cal): 47.36 (NCAA 'A')
3.) Louise Hansson (USC): 47.36 (NCAA 'A')
5.) Linea Mack (UCLA): 47.78
6.) Anika Apostalon (USC): 47.80
7.) Kristen Vredeveld (Cal): 48.14 
8.) Stanzi Moseley (USC): 48.22

​200 BREASTSTROKE

NCAA Record: 2:03.59 (Lilly King - Indiana, 2016)
American Record: 2:03.59 (Lilly King - Indiana, 2016)
Pac-12 Meet Record: 2:04.75 (Rebecca Soni - USC, 2009)
​NCAA 'A' cut: 2:07.33

Riley Scott from USC took first in the 200 breaststroke with a swift time of 2:06.20. Silja Kansakoski​, Saturday night's champion in the 100 breast, was the only other swimmer under the NCAA A cut, touching just behind in 2:06.41. Kirsten Vose of USC rounded out the podium with a 2:07.65. The Trojans picked up big points after finishing first and third.

1.) Riley Scott (USC): 2:06.20 (NCAA 'A')
2.) Silja Kansakoski (ASU): 2:06.41 (NCAA 'A')
3.) Kirsten Vose (USC): 2:07.65
4.) Marina Garcia (Cal): 2:08.42
5.) Kim Williams (Stanford): 2:09.95
6.) Genevieve Robertson (Utah): 2:10.33
7.) Emma Schanz (UCLA): 2:10.35
8.) Stina Colleou (Utah): 2:10.74

200 BUTTERFLY

NCAA Record: 1:49.92 (Elaine Breeden - Stanford, 2009)
American Record: 1:49.92 (Elaine Breeden - Stanford, 2009)
Pac-12 Meet Record: 1:49.92 (Elaine Breeden - Stanford, 2009)
NCAA 'A' cut: 1:54.01

Ella Eastin of Stanford uses a strong back half to finish almost a full second clear of the field with a blazing 1:51.85, the fastest time in the country this season by a good margin. Touching second was Madison Wright of USC with a 1:52.67. Cal's Katie McLaughlin picked up third place in 1:53.29. Interestingly, no two swimmers' times ended up having the same ones digit: The top eight went 1:51-1:58 with one swimmer occupying each second. 

1. Ella Eastin (Stanford): 1:51.85 (NCAA 'A')
2. Madison Wright (USC): 1:52.67 (NCAA 'A')
3. Katie McLaughlin (Cal): 1:53.29 (NCAA 'A')
4. Noemie Thomas (Cal): 1:54.50
5. Lindsey Engel (Stanford): 1:55.16
6. Katie Grover (UCLA): 1:56.02
7. Catherine Sanchez (USC): 1:57.97
8. Tatum Wade (USC): 1:58.05

400 FREESTYLE RELAY

NCAA Record: 3:08.54 (Stanford, 2015) 3:08.51 (Stanford, 2017)
American Record: 3:08.54 (Stanford, 2015) 3:08.51 (Stanford, 2017)
Pac-12 Meet Record: 3:10.69 (Stanford, 2015) 3:08.51 (Stanford, 2017)
NCAA 'A' cut: 3:15.78

The Stanford Cardinal blitzed a new NCAA, American, and Pac-12 meet record on Saturday in the final event at women's Pac 12s. Finishing with a 3:08.51,  Manuel lead a strong foursome with a 46.47 leadoff split. Ledecky (48.10), Hu (47.49) and Neal (46.45) brought home the relay to complete a clean sweep of all five relays. USC's team of Hansson, Vose, Moseley, and Apostolon swam four consistent, fast splits to take second place over Cal's Vredeveld, Bilquist, Baker, and Osman.

1.) Stanford: 3:08.51
2.) USC: 3:09.57
3.) Cal: 3:10.15
4.) UCLA: 3:15.89
5.) Arizona: 3:16.17
6.) ASU: 3:16.61
7.) Utah: 3:21.10
8.) WSU: 3:31.38

FINAL TEAM SCORES

1.) Stanford - 1587.5
2.) California - 1392
3.) USC - 1260.5
4.) Arizona - 1075.5
5.) UCLA - 1002
6.) Arizona State - 709.5
7.) Utah - 484
8.) Washington State - 334
9.) Oregon State - 237