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A couple of other articles from swimming sites:
http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/240725-2/
Nice article on the meet, including

Ledecky is preparing to swim the 1,650 at NCAAs, so the distance of the quick double is not unbelievable, but it was the mental toughness to end a race, quickly breathe, refocus — then go out and beat teammate Simone Manuel, another Olympic gold medalist, in the 200. Manuel is also one of the greatest swimmers in the world, and to beat her and set the 200 pool record after just swimming the 1,000 is beyond remarkable. She went on to win the 500 freestyle in a pool record of 4:35.89, leading Stanford to a 177-123 victory to cap an unbeaten regular season.
...How are these races going to go in the postseason? Who knows? That is the best part about swimming. Everyone tapers differently and everyone of those swimmers can beat the rest of the field, which should make for a spectacular finish in the sprints and the backstroke events at NCAAs.

https://swimswam.com/ledecky-drops-back-...beats-cal/
  Less original material, but has both Stanford & Cal press releases on the meet.

I knew that our winning both the 100 (Hu) and the 200 (Howe) Back was impressive, but I missed that Hu's swim was also a pool record, in the pool where Cal has had so many great backstrokers.  These events added insult to injury to Cal's strength:
Recent Cal backstroke finishes at NCAAs:  2016: 100:1; 2015: 100&200:1; 2014: 100&200:2nd in both; 2013: 100&200: 1; 2012: 100:1; 2011: 100:1
Cal swimmers hold the NCAA & American records (100 49.97 Natalie Coughlin (2002!), 200 1:47.84 Pelton (2013)).  Moreover, Cal women hold 8 of the top 10 swims in history in the 200 Back (short course yards), and 7 of the top 10 in the 100 scy Back.  Impressive!  But they now don't have their own 100 Back pool record.

To have 5 new pool records (50, 200, 500, 1000Fr, 100Bk) with "Stanford" beside them has to smart.  Did Stanford just poke the Be.ar?

The NCAAs will be a very interesting meet with some very strong races.  And this isn't just for PAC-12 pride.  Most of these ladies will be the core of US swimming for the near future.

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A couple of other articles from swimming sites:
http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/240725-2/
Nice article on the meet, including

Ledecky is preparing to swim the 1,650 at NCAAs, so the distance of the quick double is not unbelievable, but it was the mental toughness to end a race, quickly breathe, refocus — then go out and beat teammate Simone Manuel, another Olympic gold medalist, in the 200. Manuel is also one of the greatest swimmers in the world, and to beat her and set the 200 pool record after just swimming the 1,000 is beyond remarkable. She went on to win the 500 freestyle in a pool record of 4:35.89, leading Stanford to a 177-123 victory to cap an unbeaten regular season.
...How are these races going to go in the postseason? Who knows? That is the best part about swimming. Everyone tapers differently and everyone of those swimmers can beat the rest of the field, which should make for a spectacular finish in the sprints and the backstroke events at NCAAs.

https://swimswam.com/ledecky-drops-back-...beats-cal/
  Less original material, but has both Stanford & Cal press releases on the meet.

I knew that our winning both the 100 (Hu) and the 200 (Howe) Back was impressive, but I missed that Hu's swim was also a pool record, in the pool where Cal has had so many great backstrokers.  These events added insult to injury to Cal's strength:
Recent Cal backstroke finishes at NCAAs:  2016: 100:1; 2015: 100&200:1; 2014: 100&200:2nd in both; 2013: 100&200: 1; 2012: 100:1; 2011: 100:1
Cal swimmers hold the NCAA & American records (100 49.97 Natalie Coughlin (2002!), 200 1:47.84 Pelton (2013)).  Moreover, Cal women hold 8 of the top 10 swims in history in the 200 Back (short course yards), and 7 of the top 10 in the 100 scy Back.  Impressive!  But they now don't have their own 100 Back pool record.

To have 5 new pool records (50, 200, 500, 1000Fr, 100Bk) with "Stanford" beside them has to smart.  Did Stanford just poke the Be.ar?

The NCAAs will be a very interesting meet with some very strong races.  And this isn't just for PAC-12 pride.  Most of these ladies will be the core of US swimming for the near future.