Torri Huske Makes Rare Appearance in 200 Breaststroke as Stanford Tops UCLA
Over the past four years, Torri Huske has become one of the world’s premier 100 butterflyers, a journey which culminated in Olympic gold in Paris. Huske also excels in sprint freestyle, having won Olympic silver in the 100-meter free in Paris, and she has experienced success in the 200 IM on the national and collegiate levels.
But her versatility extends further, as evidenced by Huske’s performance in the 200 breaststroke Friday as Stanford hosted UCLA. Huske clocked a time of 2:08.82, holding off a late surge by Cardinal teammate Lucy Thomas, who came in at 2:08.96. Both swimmers now rank among the top-20 in the country this season, an especially significant achievement for Huske given breaststroke is probably her weakest stroke.
Huske also led off Stanford’s 200 free relay in the team’s 188-111 win over the Bruins. Teammates Lillie Nordmann, Natalie Mannion and Sophie Duncan also swam on that relay. Huske also ventured into backstroke while leading off Stanford’s 200 medley relay, splitting 24.36 in a second-place effort.
The individual star of the day was sophomore Caroline Bricker, who posted three top-notch performances, all resulting in individual wins. She won the 200 butterfly in 1:52.21, making her the second-fastest swimmer in the country this season behind Texas’ Emma Sticklen. Bricker then won the 200 back (1:54.32), and she concluded the day with a 200 IM win in 1:54.19. Bricker’s time was just two hundredths off her season-best, which ranks sixth nationally.
Also making an impression on the national rankings was Aurora Roghair, who moved up to No. 8 in the country in the 200 free with her time of 1:43.13. Thomas was the winner of the 50 free (22.34), and Nordmann took first in the 100 fly (52.11). Stanford’s Bailey O’Regan won the 1000 free (9:41.59), and Gigi Johnson (100 free, 48.25) and Kayla Wilson (500 free, 4:44.17) were the team’s other winners in swimming. Maria Papworth placed first in 1-meter diving (298.65).
For UCLA, the team of Fay Lustria, Eva Carlson, Emma Harvey and Ana Jih-Schiff edged out Stanford to win the 200 medley relay in 1:36.36. Harvey took first in the 100 back (52.72), followed by Karolina Piechowicz taking the 100 breast (59.30). Eden Cheng placed first on the 3-meter board (314.50).
