STANFORD, Calif. - No. 3 Stanford women's swimming & diving celebrated the start of 2026 with a commanding victory, winning 11 of 13 events to defeat UCLA, 156-87.
Gigi Johnson had the highlight of the afternoon in her race win in the 100 fly, clocking a 50.51 to set a new lifetime-best and climb to No. 5 in the "Stanford Top-10" in the event. It is Johnson's second time posting a new personal best in the event this season, after clocking a 50.96 at the Texas Swim Invitational in November.
Lucy Thomas was the lone Cardinal swimmer to win multiple events on Friday, as the Brookfield, Wis., native paced the field with a 48.70 in the 100 free, before touching the wall first with a 59.33 swim in the 100 breast later in the day.
Annam Olasewere sprinted to a 50 free win with a 21.73 effort, while Caroline Bricker tallied a 200 free race win with a 1:43.98 effort. Emily Thompson completed the freestyle sweep for Stanford with a 4:48.91 time in the 500 free, while Torri Huske rounded out the individual race winners with a 52.56 mark in the 100 IM.
Alana Berlin, Lucy Bell, Johnson, and Olasewere led off the meet with a 3:28.62 race-winning time in the 400 medley relay, while Huske, Johnson, Kayla Wilson, and Jamie Brennan closed out the afternoon with a 3:14:00 in the 400 free relay.
Molly Gray was twice victorious at the diving boards, winning both the 1-meter (291.98) and 3-meter (325.13) event titles.
Stanford will now head across town for its second meet of the weekend, taking on No. 11 USC tomorrow at 11 a.m. PT on B1G+.
Event Winners (in order of competition)
400 Medley Relay - Berlin, Bell, Johnson, Olasewere (STAN) - 3:28.62
200 Free - Caroline Bricker (STAN) - 1:43.98
50 Free - Annam Olasewere (STAN) - 21.73
400 IM - Rosie Murphy (UCLA) - 4:06.83
1M Dive - Molly Gray (STAN) - 291.98
100 Fly - Gigi Johnson (STAN) - 50.51
100 Free - Lucy Thomas (STAN) - 48.70
100 Back - Claudia Yovanovich (UCLA) - 52.17
500 Free - Emily Thompson (STAN) - 4:48.84
100 IM - Torri Huske (STAN) - 52.56
3M Dive - Molly Gray (STAN) - 325.13
100 Breast - Lucy Thomas (STAN) - 59.33
400 Free Relay - Huske, Johnson, Wilson, Brennan (STAN) - 3:14.00