No. 1 Stanford
at Utah | Fri. • 1 p.m. PT
vs. USA Swimming | Sat. • 6 p.m. PT | Sun. • 11 a.m. PT
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STANFORD, Calif. - Not your typical season-opening weekend for the Stanford Swimming and Diving team. The team will be split between a Pac-12 meet at Utah, and the Pac-12 vs. USA Swimming Challenge.
The Cardinal will be in Salt Lake City to take on the Utes on Friday at 1 p.m. PT., while five other swimmers -- Katie Drabot, Katie Ledecky, Brooke Forde, Janet Hu and Ella Eastin -- will head to Los Angeles to represent the Pac-12 against Team USA. Paul A. Violich Director of Women's Swimming Greg Meehan will serve as co-head coach for the Pac-12. Simone Manuel was slated to compete, but is rehabbing from a mild injury, and will be unable to participate.
Watch» Pac-12 Network will broadcast the College Swimming Challenge between the Pac-12 and USA Swimming.
» Tickets can be found here: https://www.usaswimming.org/utility/college-challenge-tickets
Previous MatchupsIn their last head-to-head matchup, Stanford defeated Utah, 177-122, on Oct. 16, 2015 at the Avery Aquatic Center. The Cardinal won 12 events and had the top time in three other exhibition swims. A year earlier, in Salt Lake City, Stanford won 11 events, including eight by freshmen, to start the 2014-15 campaign with a 174-124 win at Utah. Newcomers Janet Hu (3), Simone Manuel (2), Gracia Leydon-Mahoney (2) and Ally Howe (1) produced victories for the freshman class.
StreaksStanford has won 15 straight dual meets. The Cardinal's last defeat in a dual was 158-142 to No. 3 Cal on Feb. 14, 2015 – which also marks a string of 14 straight Pac-12 dual meet victories since that loss. The Cardinal has also won 11 straight dual meets at home dating back to Oct. 30, 2014 against Texas (156-144).
A Look Back at 2016-17» Stanford won its first NCAA title since 1998, and its 10th national championship overall (most in the nation).
» The Cardinal had 13 different All-Americans combine for 47 All-America honors, seven individual national championships and three relay titles during the four-day NCAA championship meet inside IUPUI Natatorium.
» Stanford's 526.5 points at the NCAA Championships were the most for the program since the Cardinal totaled 649.5 in 1993. Cal was second with 366 points. It is the largest margin of victory at the NCAA Championships since 2003 (Auburn defeated Georgia, 536-373). The Cardinal also earned its 37th straight top-eight finish (every year the NCAA has sponsored a championship meet).
» Stanford finished the regular season unbeaten (8-0, 7-0 Pac-12) and won the 2017 Pac-12 Championship.
» Final NCAA recap and full list of individual national champions and All-Americans.
A Look AheadStanford hosts Pac-12 foe Oregon State (Nov. 2) and defending ACC champion N.C. State (Nov. 3) at Avery Aquatic Center.
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