Impressive Day Three

OMAHA, Neb. – Another Cardinal swimmer is Tokyo Bound.

Incoming freshman Regan Smith held off a late charge in the final 15 meters to claim victory in the 100m back at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Tuesday at the CHI Health Center.

Smith – who signed with Stanford in 2020 but deferred enrollment for a year after the postponement of the Olympics – swam 58.35 to make her first Olympic team.

The day after making her third Olympic team, Katie Ledecky advanced to the finals in both the 200m free (1:57.58 / 1:55.83) and 1500m free (15:43.10) after she posted the fastest time in both events. Ledecky will be joined in the finals of the 200m free by senior Brooke Forde who used a late charge in the final 20 meters to finish second in her heat of the semifinals, 1:57.82.

Torri Huske also advanced to the final of the 200 IM with a sixth-place showing in the semifinals (2:11.42).

Stanford continues the Olympic Trials tomorrow with the prelims and semifinals of the 200m fly, and the finals of the 200m free, 200m IM and 1500m free.

Stanford Results

Prelims
200m Free: 2. Katie Ledecky- 1:57.58 (Q), 7. Brooke Forde- 1:58.72 (Q), 12. Torri Huske- 1:59.48 (Q), 17. Morgan Tankersley- 2:00.27 (R), 24. Lillie Nordmann- 2:00.78, 49. Isabel Gormley- 2:04.22
200m IM: 8. Torri Huske- 2:12.51 (Q), 51. Zoe Bartel- 2:23.20,
1500m Free: 1. Katie Ledecky- 15:43.10

Semifinals
200m Free: 1. Katie Ledecky- 1:55.83 (Q), 5. Brooke Forde- 1:57.82 (Q), 11. Torri Huske- 1:59.27, 16. Morgan Tankersley- 2:00.85
200m IM: 6. Torri Huske- 2:11.42 (Q)

Finals
100m Back: 1. Regan Smith- 58.35 (Q)