Ally Howe Breaks 100 Back NCAA, American Record In 49.69

Ally Howe of Stanford breaks Natalie Coughlin's NCAA and American record in the 100 backstroke with a 49.69 at the 2017 Women's Pac-12 Swimming and Diving Championship.

Feb 25, 2017 by Maclin Simpson

Ally Howe Breaks 100 Back NCAA, American Record In 49.69

100 BACKSTROKE

NCAA Record: ~~49.97 (Natalie Coughlin - California, 2002)~~ 49.69 (Ally Howe - Stanford, 2017)
American Record: ~~49.97 (Natalie Coughlin - California, 2002)~~ 49.69 (Ally Howe - Stanford, 2017)
Pac-12 Meet Record: ~~50.64 (Rachel Bootsma - California, 2013)~~ 49.69 (Ally Howe - Stanford, 2017)
NCAA 'A' cut: 51.45

ANOTHER ONE! Step aside Natalie Coughlin. We have a new American, NCAA, and US Open record swimmer in town. Ally Howe of Stanford shatters the record with a 49.69, lowering Coughlin's 49.97 from 2002. Howe split this race beautifully with a 24.12 to the feet on the first 50 and 25.52 on the second 50. Kathleen Baker, the Olympic silver medalist in the 100m version of this race, finished second in a great swim with a 50.27 and Linnea Mack of UCLA grabs the bronze in a 50.56. This was a loaded field as the top five swimmers all locked up NCAA 'A' automatic qualifying standards.

1.) Ally Howe (Stanford): 49.69 (NCAA, AMERICAN RECORD)
2.) Kathleen Baker (Cal): 50.27 (NCAA 'A')
3.) Linnea Mack (UCLA): 50.56 (NCAA 'A')
4.) Janet Hu (Stanford): 50.70 (NCAA 'A')
5.) Amy Bilquist (Cal): 51.29 (NCAA 'A')
6.) Keaton Blovad (Cal): 52.41
7.) Hannah Leach (USC): 52.56
8.) Lindsey Engel (Stanford): 53.54