DIVISION I WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK 2015 Championship 2 History 5 All-Time Results 19 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS California takes its fourth title in the past seven years: Consistency is everything. One national championship is nice, but can be written off as a fluke if if the success is not sustained or predicated. To be in the conversation year in and year out, as Cal women’s swimming and diving head coach Teri McKeever puts it, is the key. For years, McKeever worked to find that success. It came gradually. She was in her seventh year with the Golden Bears before the squad was able to crack the top five in the NCAA Division I national championship meet. It got better, a lot better in fact. Approximately $10 million in donor funds over the year built facilities and scholarship funds suitable for a championship-caliber program. Only once the 2005-06 season has Cal finished as low as fifth in the nationals. And since winning its first national championship in 2009, the Golden Bears have finished no worse than third. “We started to have some success, and I think quality people attract quality people,” McKeever said. “I am very proud of the consistency of the program. To me, that’s the sign of a program ... a philosophy ... a belief ... that a group of women can come in and be their best year after year.” This year’s national crown is Cal’s fourth in the past seven seasons. Consistency? McKeever and the Golden Bears have it all right. Cal won going away this year, besting rival Georgia 513 to 452 in team points. Stanford, Texas A&M and Virginia rounded out the top five. Afterward, McKeever took questions from a group of reporters gathered for the event. She appeared drained -- satisfied, obviously, but drained. “I’m happy, relieved,” McKeever said. “I don’t think it’s sunk in. I mean ... it has, but it hasn’t. As a coach, it’s just wonderful to see how much it means to the girls. It’s pretty awesome.” Every championship is different, she added, just because of the personalities involved and the day-to-day struggles it took to get there. Each and every one has its own unique flair. There were members of past title teams and from squads twenty-five years in the past here this week. McKeever’s predecessor, Karen Moe Thornton, was here, too. The Golden Bears stood second to Georgia on Thursday, the first day of competition, but came roaring back Friday to take a commanding advantage. They couldn’t exactly put it on cruise control here Saturday, but it was close. At what point did she feel comfortable that the victory was in the bag? “When we got second in the relay,” McKeever said of the meet’s final event. “Tonight, there were definitely some highlights, but definitely, a few people were running on fumes. So just making sure we didn’t get too confident ... that would be a little embarrassing.” Georgia managed to take the runnerup spot in the meet, despite not winning a single event during the week. “We lost to a great team,” said Jack Bauerle, Georgia’s head coach. “They were a complete team. We swam really well. Sometimes, you swim what you can do. We swam above our seeds, but that just shows you how good Cal is.” 2015 TEAM RESULTS 16. Kentucky 95 33. Nevada 16 17. North Carolina St. 79 34. LSU 15 1. California 513 18. Auburn 66 Arizona St. 15 2. Georgia 452 19. North Carolina 56½ 36. Oregon St. 12 3. Stanford 363 20. Penn St. 56 Illinois St. 12 4. Texas A&M 231 21. Notre Dame 55 38. Iowa 10 5. Virginia 229 22. Michigan 49 39. San Diego St. 9 6. Louisville 197 23. UCLA 47 40. Ohio St. 5 7. Texas 164 24. Florida St. 45 41. Kansas 4 8. Southern California 163 25. Miami (FL) 42 Hawaii 4 9. Florida 129 26. FGCU 37½ 43. UMBC 2½ 10. Indiana 126 27. Virginia Tech 36 44. Arkansas 2 11. Tennessee 125 28. Denver 33 Pittsburgh 2 12. Minnesota 118 29. Alabama 31 46. Cincinnati 1 13. Wisconsin 103 30. Purdue 29 14. Missouri 100 31. SMU 27 15. Arizona 99½ 32. Miami (OH) 24 2015 Championship 2 6. Hali Flickinger, Georgia, 4:37.40 100-YARD BREASTSTROKE 2015 INDIVIDUAL 7. Brittany MacLean, Georgia, 4:38.05 RESULTS 8. Rachel Zilinskas, Georgia, 4:39.22 Final Consolation 1. Sarah Haase, Stanford, 58.32 9. Jordan Mattern, Georgia, 4:36.49 2. Kaylin Burchell, Alabama, 58.38 50-YARD FREESTYLE 10. Chelsea Chenault, Southern California, 3. Emma Reaney, Notre Dame, 58.43 4:37.55 4. Laura Simon, Virginia, 58.53 Final 11. Danielle Siverling, North Carolina, 4:38.53 5. Molly Hannis, Tennessee, 58.77 1. Simone Manuel, Stanford, 21.32 12. Danielle Valley, Wisconsin, 4:39.22 6. Gretchen Jaques, Texas, 58.81 2. Ivy Martin, Wisconsin, 21.61 13. Becky Stoughton, Iowa, 4:39.76 7. Kierra Smith, Minnesota, 59.02 3. Kelsi Worrell, Louisville, 21.62 14. Kennedy Goss, Indiana, 4:40.02 8. Rachel Nicol, SMU, 59.89 4. Farida Osman, California, 21.68 15. Bonnie Brandon, Arizona, 4:41.36 Consolation 5. Madeline Locus, Georgia, 21.80 16. Melanie Klaren, California, 4:42.09 6. Chantal Van Landeghem, Georgia, 21.97 9. Katie Olsen, Stanford, 59.28 10. Bethany Galat, Texas A&M, 59.44 7. Riki Bonnema, North Carolina St., 22.03 1,650-YARD FREESTYLE 8. Olivia Smoliga, Georgia, 22.09 11. Andee Cottrell, Louisville, 59.45 12. Tara-Lynn Nicholas, SMU, 59.46 Consolation Final 13. Abby Duncan, Missouri, 59.71 9. Carolyn Fittin, Penn St., 22.07 1. Leah Smith, Virginia, 15:34.46 14. Katharine Ross, Missouri, 1:00.34 10. Beryl Gastaldello, Texas A&M, 22.09 2. Cierra Runge, California, 15:46.46 15. Nikki Daniels, Arkansas, 1:00.45 11. Faith Johnson, Tennessee, 22.11 3. Jessica Thielmann, Florida, 15:46.68 16. Allison Wine, UCLA, 1:00.54 12. (tie) Emma Svensson, FGCU; Sammie 4. Sarah Henry, Texas A&M, 15:46.83 Bosma, Texas A&M, 22.12 5. Amber McDermott, Georgia, 15:53.19 200-YARD BREASTSTROKE 14. Becca Weiland, Minnesota, 22.21 6. Rachel Zilinskas, Georgia, 15:55.22 15. Anika Apostalon, San Diego St., 22.22 7. Sammy Harrison, Oregon St., 15:56.01 Final 16. Zhesi Li, Ohio St., 22.62 8. Bonnie Brandon, Arizona, 15:56.60 1. Kierra Smith, Minnesota, 2:04.56 9. Brittany MacLean, Georgia, 15:59.12 2. Laura Simon, Virginia, 2:06.65 100-YARD FREESTYLE 10. Gillian Ryan, Michigan, 15:59.31 3. Katie Olsen, Stanford, 2:07.06 11. Becky Stoughton, Iowa, 15:59.39 4. Emma Reaney, Notre Dame, 2:07.10 Final 12. Kaitlin Pawlowicz, Texas, 16:00.22 5. Kaylin Burchell, Alabama, 2:07.75 1. Simone Manuel, Stanford, 46.09 13. Katy Campbell, UCLA, 16:02.73 6. Molly Hannis, Tennessee, 2:07.90 2. Lia Neal, Stanford, 47.13 14. Danielle Valley, Wisconsin, 16:02.82 7. Ashley McGregor, Texas A&M, 2:08.67 3. Natalie Hinds, Florida, 47.19 15. Kaleigh Ritter, Pittsburgh, 16:05.86 8. Weronika Paluszek, Virginia Tech, 2:08.95 4. Ivy Martin, Wisconsin, 47.24 16. Tjasa Oder, Arizona, 16:06.08 5. Chantal Van Landeghem, Georgia, 47.48 Consolation 6. Beryl Gastaldello, Texas A&M, 47.73 100-YARD BACKSTROKE 9. Emily Kopas, Michigan, 2:07.88 7. (tie) Madeline Locus, Georgia; Farida Osman, 10. Annie Lazor, Auburn, 2:08.41 California, 47.88 Final 11. Abby Duncan, Missouri, 2:08.74 1. Rachel Bootsma, California, 50.03 12. Madisyn Cox, Texas, 2:08.98 Consolation 2. Courtney Bartholomew, Virginia, 50.51 13. Annie Zhu, Georgia, 2:09.17 9. Olivia Smolgia, Georgia, 48.23 3. Melanie Klaren, California, 51.31 14. (tie) Emily Escobedo, UMBC; Emma 10. Kasia Wilk, Southern California, 48.24 4. Brooklynn Snodgrass, Indiana, 41.39 Schoettmer, Arizona, 2:09.32 11. Alyson Ackman, Penn St., 48.27 5. (tie) Olivia Smoliga, Georgia; Elizabeth Pelton, 16. Marina Garcia, California, 2:09.74 12. Anika Apostalon, San Diego St., 48.31 California, 51.67 13. Kaitlyn Dressel, Florida St., 48.33 7. Ally Howe, Stanford, 51.69 100-YARD BUTTERFLY 14. Kaylin Bing, California, 48.35 8. Kira Toussaint, FGCU, 52.92 15. (tie) Sammie Bosma, Texas A&M; Isabella Final Arcila, SMU, 48.38 Consolation 1. Kelsi Worrell, Louisville, 49.81 9. Hannah Weiss, Southern California, 51.60 2. Sam Corea, Denver, 50.86 200-YARD FREESTYLE 10. Tasija Karosas, Texas, 51.76 3. Kendyl Stewart, Southern California, 50.92 11. Danielle Galyer, Kentucky, 51.83 4. Farida Osman, California, 50.94 Final 12. Justine Ress, Indiana, 52.01 5. Natalie Hinds, Florida, 51.30 1. Missy Franklin, California, 1:39.10 13. Clara Smiddy, Michigan, 52.10 6. Christina Bechtel, Kentucky, 51.68 2. Simone Manuel, Stanford, 1:41.45 14. Hannah Stevens, Missouri, 52.37 7. Dani Barbiea, Missouri, 51.73 3. Lia Neal, Stanford, 1:42.65 15. Kylie Stewart, Georgia, 52.41 8. Chelsea Britt, Florida St., 52.49 4. Cierra Runge, California, 1:43.23 16. Sarah Denninghoff, Texas, 52.72 5. Kennedy Goss, Indiana, 1:43.52 Consolation 6. Chelsea Chenault, Southern California, 1:43.90 200-YARD BACKSTROKE 9. Rachel Bootsman, California, 51.53 7. Leah Smith, Virginia, 1:44.00 10. Lauren Harrington, Georgia, 51.79 8. Caroline Piehl, California, 1:44.30 Final 11.