Lucy Bell Swims Nation’s Fastest 200 Breaststroke as Stanford Women Defeat Cal
The Stanford women have Olympic gold medalist Torri Huske returning to the roster this championship season, but they will head to Federal Way, Wash., for the NCAA Championships with multiple contenders for individual titles thanks to the improvement of Lucy Bell. The junior has never raced breaststroke on the national level, but she swam the fastest time in the country in the 200 breaststroke Saturday as Stanford earned a 180-119 victory over their primary rival, Cal.
Bell came in at 2:05.10 to win the 200 breast, the top time in the country ahead of the 2:05.71 from Duke’s Kaelyn Gridley. Bell previously ranked No. 2 in the country (2:05.92), and she also broke the Stanford school record of 2:05.88 set by Katie Olsen 11 years ago. Bell also won the 100 breast in 58.30, jumping into the national top-10 in the event.
Bell has previously excelled on the national level in the individual medley events, finishing third (400 IM) and fourth (200 IM) at last year’s NCAA Championships, but her improvement in breaststroke this season has been astounding considering Bell began October with a 200-yard best time of 2:14.68 in the event.
Huske posted three individual wins on the day, highlighted by a best time in the 50 free at 21.30. Huske moved into a three-way tie for No. 13 all-time in the event alongside Kasia Wasick and Gabi Albiero, and she moved up to No. 2 nationally behind Gretchen Walsh. Huske later clocked 47.78 for the win in the 100 free before winning the 100 butterfly in 50.72.
Meanwhile, Lillie Nordmann improved to No. 2 in the country in the national standings in the 200 fly, finishing in 1:51.85. That mark sits behind only Emma Sticklen in the national rankings.
Also performing well for Stanford was sophomore Caroline Bricker, who earned wins in the 200 freestyle and 200 IM. Bricker clocked 1:42.56 in the 200 free, jumping to No. 7 in the country. While she will likely stick with the 400 IM at the national level, Bricker could combine with Huske, Aurora Roghair and Kayla Wilson to threaten for a national title in the 800 free relay.
Bricker also won the 200 IM at the end of the day, clocking 1:54.46, while Roghair had wins in the 1000 free (9:24.78) and 500 free (4:36.97). The Cardinal also swept diving, with Maria Papworth finishing first in 1-meter diving (294.45) while Lauren Burch was the best performer on 3-meter (303.38).
Stanford was mostly dominant in individual events, with Isabelle Stadden the only Cal swimmer to record an individual win. Stadden topped both backstroke events, clocking 50.38 over 100 yards and 1:52.33 in the 200.
Cal also won both relays: Stadden, Leah Polonsky, McKenna Stone and Mary-Ambre Moluh placed first the 200 medley relay in 1:34.24 to begin the meet, and the same foursome was responsible for clocking 3:12.49 to win the 400 free relay.
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