03-21-2019, 09:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-21-2019, 10:32 AM by ColoradoTree.)
In the prelims so far this morning:
* Stanford qualified fourth for the 200 (4x50) freestyle relay (we won it last year in NCAA record time). We had the 8th-fastest seed time coming in, so that's a nice improvement (they were 0.02 behind Tennessee for 3rd, but also just 0.01 ahead of Michigan, so it'll be extremely tight tonight).
* In the 500 free, Brooke Forde qualified second and Lauren Pitzer qualified sixth. Pitzer was the top seed coming into the event, while Forde was 20th--Forde swam 2.5 seconds faster in this event than she's ever swum in competition before (she seems to be hitting her taper!). Not sure what to think about Pitzer's swim, but it wasn't as fast of a heat, so hopefully she turns it on for finals. Morgan Tankersley came in 8th on the psych sheet but swam the 11th-fastest time, so she'll be in the B final. So will Katie Drabot, 39th on the psych sheet but with the 15th-fastest prelim time.
* In the 200 IM, Ella Eastin qualified in the top spot. She was 8th on the psych sheet coming in, but she's also the record holder, so there's a reason she's the favorite! She's also the only Stanford swimmer in either the A or B final, so we need that win for points.
* In the 50 freestyle, no Stanford swimmers qualified for the A final, but freshman Anya Goeders qualified for the B final.
* In the 400 medley relay, we did just enough to get into the A final, finishing 8th (we were 11th on the psych sheet, though I don't really know how we're expected to do beyond that).
* 1m diving prelims, too, but I don't know when exactly those will be.
* Stanford qualified fourth for the 200 (4x50) freestyle relay (we won it last year in NCAA record time). We had the 8th-fastest seed time coming in, so that's a nice improvement (they were 0.02 behind Tennessee for 3rd, but also just 0.01 ahead of Michigan, so it'll be extremely tight tonight).
* In the 500 free, Brooke Forde qualified second and Lauren Pitzer qualified sixth. Pitzer was the top seed coming into the event, while Forde was 20th--Forde swam 2.5 seconds faster in this event than she's ever swum in competition before (she seems to be hitting her taper!). Not sure what to think about Pitzer's swim, but it wasn't as fast of a heat, so hopefully she turns it on for finals. Morgan Tankersley came in 8th on the psych sheet but swam the 11th-fastest time, so she'll be in the B final. So will Katie Drabot, 39th on the psych sheet but with the 15th-fastest prelim time.
* In the 200 IM, Ella Eastin qualified in the top spot. She was 8th on the psych sheet coming in, but she's also the record holder, so there's a reason she's the favorite! She's also the only Stanford swimmer in either the A or B final, so we need that win for points.
* In the 50 freestyle, no Stanford swimmers qualified for the A final, but freshman Anya Goeders qualified for the B final.
* In the 400 medley relay, we did just enough to get into the A final, finishing 8th (we were 11th on the psych sheet, though I don't really know how we're expected to do beyond that).
* 1m diving prelims, too, but I don't know when exactly those will be.