Among the more noteworthy scratches is Stanford’s Julia Anderson, who dropped out of the individual 500 free, leaving her with just the 200 free (where she’s the 37th seed in 1:45.93) at this meet. Anderson placed 24th in the 500 at last year’s NCAA Championship meet as a sophomore.
Cal’s Marina Garcia has also dropped the 500. She’s best known as Cal’s primary breaststroke specialist, but is also a very good distance swimmer. She was seeded just 58th in this 500. She didn’t swim this race at NCAA’s as a freshman last year either.
Texas’ Kelsey Leaneave also dropped this 500. At her best, she’s within range of points in the 500, but her best race is Friday’s 200 free, where she was 16th at last year’s NCAA Championship meet.
In the 200 IM, NC State’s Alexia Zevnik scratched as the 36th seed. Her focus at this meet is scoring potential in the 100 back (18th seed – 52.18) and 200 back (15th seed – 1:52.78).
There were no scratches out of the top 24 seeds, the circle-seeded heats, in any events.
500 free
Claudia Goswell Michigan
Kelsey Leneave texas
Julia Anderson Stanford
Susan Marquess Western Kentucky
Andrea Kneppers Louisville
Jessica Plant Minnesota
Marina Garcia Cal
Abbey Chin Louisville
200 IM
Alexia Zevnik NC State
Kaylin Burchell Alabama
Danielle Galyer Kentucky
Courtney Weaver Georgia
Laura Simon Virginia
Rachel Nicol SMU
Silvia Scalia Florida-int
Tasija Karosas Tex
Annie Lazor Auburn
Johana Roas Denver
50 Free
Lauren Votava Minn.
Aliena Schmidtke -Oh State
Tara-Lynn Nicholas SMU
Rachael Dzierzak – Ohio St
Hannah Stevens – Missouri