Simone Manuel, Katie Ledecky anchor Stanford to NCAA record in women's 800 freestyle relay

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Sugar Land's Simone Manuel swam the first leg of the women's 800 freestyle relay in 1:41.41 to jump-start the Stanford Cardinal en route to an American and NCAA record 6:45.91 at the NCAA Championships on Wednesday in Indianapolis.

Manuel, Katie Ledecky, Ella Eastin and Lia Neal delivered Stanford's first NCAA title in the women's 800 freestyle since 1999 and ninth overall. The Cardinal previously owned the American and NCAA record of 6:49.42, which they set in February with Ledecky, Neal, Eastin and Katie Drabot.

The members of the relay team own a highly touted resume.

Manuel became the first African-American woman to win a gold medal in an individual swimming event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She took home two gold and two silver medals from Rio.

Neal is a freestyle specialist who has won two Olympic medals in the 400-meter freestyle relay, one in London in 2012 (bronze) and one from Rio (silver). She finished the second leg on Wednesday in 1:42.15.

Eastin is a sophomore who was a two-time national champion and Pac-12 Swimmer and Newcomer of the Year in her freshman season. She garnered two silver medals at the 2016 World Championships in Windsor, Ontario. She finished the third leg in 1:41.89.

Ledecky is a five-time Olympic gold medalist and has broken 13 world records in her young, yet already storied career. Ledecky has 19 gold medals through major international competitions. She was named Swimming World's Swimmer of the Year the last four years in a row.

Ledecky sealed Stanford's win with a last leg of 1:40.46.