STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford earned a 149-99 victory over Washington State on Thursday afternoon in front of an energetic home crowd at Avery Aquatic Center.
The Cardinal (2-0, 2-0 Pac-12) posted the top time in all 14 events and finished 1-2 in nearly every race while showcasing a roster loaded with Olympians, All-Americans and national champions.
The first of four highly-anticipated home meets produced three Avery Aquatic Center records, two by freshman Katie Ledecky and another by junior Simone Manuel.
Ledecky set the facility standard in the 200-yard freestyle at 1:44.18 to eclipse Manuel's mark of 1:44.34 from 2015. Manuel, however, found another spot in the facility record book as she finished the 100-yard freestyle in 48.00, and topped the 48.47-mark set by Lia Neal last year.
Not long after, Ledecky stopped the clock at 4:36.43 in the 500-yard freestyle. In her first home meet, she displaced an eight-year-old record set by two-time Olympian Julia Smit -- by more than five seconds. Smit had held the standard at 4:41.74 since 2008. Ledecky's finish is the second-fastest all-time at Stanford, trailing only distance superstar Janet Evans, who set the school record 26 years ago at 4:34.49.
Ledecky (4:36.43) sets another Avery pool record, this time in the 500 free. Previous record: 4:41.74 (Julia Smit, 2008). #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/0ljJ4YGOL2
— Stanford W Swim/Dive (@stanfordwswim) October 20, 2016
Stanford, which has won nine straight dual meets and eight in a row at home, began the meet with the top three times in the 200-yard medley relay. Ally Howe, Ella Eastin, Lindsey Engel and Ledecky were first for the Cardinal at 1:42.09.
That relay also excelled individually. Howe was the first to touch the wall in the 100-yard butterfly (53.93) and 200 fly (1:58.27), Eastin was tops in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.29), and Engel won the 100-yard backstroke (55.30).
Junior Janet Hu won a pair of events. She secured the top spot in the 50-yard freestyle at 22.69, and then bested the field in the 200-yard backstroke at 1:54.81.
Sophomore Kim Williams once again was first in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:16.61), and freshman Katie Drabot was impressive in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a winning time of 10:03.04.
Following its annual Alumni Meet on Friday afternoon, Stanford returns to action on Nov. 12, hosting Texas at noon at Avery Aquatic Center. There is free admission, and the meet will be live streamed at GoStanford.com.
.@simone_manuel (48.00) sets an Avery Aquatics Center pool record in the 100 free! #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/5PATRq4pdq
— Stanford W Swim/Dive (@stanfordwswim) October 20, 2016