Richard Quick won his last title with the Cardinal by leading the 1998 squad to its eighth national championship (seventh with Quick) and first since the program won five straight from 1992-96. Misty Hyman and Catherine Fox each earned seven All-American honors, with Hyman earning NCAA Swimmer of the Year honors. Hyman won the 100- and 200-yard butterfly -- setting an NCAA record in the 100 fly (51.34) -- the 200 backstroke and was part of the winning 200 and 400 medley relay teams in Minneapolis, Minn. Fox won titles in the 50 freestyle and 100 back, setting American and NCAA records in the 100 back, and also was a member of both winning relays, which set NCAA records. Earlier, Stanford won its 12th consecutive Pac-10 title.

Stanford won its fifth consecutive national title, earning an 81-point victory over SMU in Ann Arbor, Mich. Stanford was led by seven-time NCAA Champion Jessica Tong, five-time champion Claudia Franco, and three-time champion Lisa Jacob. All would be Olympians at the Atlanta Games later that year, with Jacob and alumnae Jenny Thompson and Catherine Fox winning gold medals for Stanford and Olympic coach Richard Quick.The Cardinal captured five titles, setting an NCAA record in each one.

Behind the strength of its sprinters and divers, the Cardinal overcame a 15-point deficit on the final day to beat Michigan 497.5 to 478.5 for the team's fourth consecutive title, in Austin, Texas. Jenny Thompson in her final NCAA meet, captured five titles and led the senior class to a career dual-meet record of 27-0 and four NCAA titles. Thompson won the 100-yard freestyle for the fourth consecutive year, defeating world-record holder Allison Wagner in the process. Thompson finished her career with 18 NCAA titles and was a 26-time All-American. Stanford's divers were not to be outdone, as they accounted for 64 points including those from Eileen Richetelli's victory on the platform.

Stanford captured the third of a five-year string of titles by scoring 512 points to beat Texas' 421 in the championship meet in Indianapolis, Ind. For the third consecutive year, Jenny Thompson (47.74) did captured the 100-yard freestyle, and Lea Loveless (53.51) repeated as 100 backstroke champion. Thompson (51.81) also won the 100 butterfly title and was a member of two winning relays -- the 200 freestyle (Jessica Tong, Mary Edwards, Kerry O'Hanlon, Thompson) and the 400 freestyle (Michelle Jesperson, Edwards, Tong, Thompson).

The defending champions dominated Florida, 649.5-421, to win the NCAA title in Minneapolis, Minn. Stanford won 13 out of 21 events, an NCAA record-tying feat. For the second consecutive year, Jenny Thompson (22.16 and 47.61,) won the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events. Lea Loveless (52.98) defended her 100 backstroke title and added a first place in the 200 backstroke (1:53.67) title. Janel Jorgensen (53.19 and 1:57.43) won the 100 and 200 butterfly, and Lisa Jacob (4:45.79) won the 500 free. Five relay teams won championships: the 200 free, 400 free, 800 free, 200 medley, and 400 medley. Eileen Richetelli was named NCAA Diver of the Year after winning titles in the 3-meter springboard and platform for the second consecutive year, and Rich Schavone was name the NCAA Diving Coach of the Year for the second time. Fifth-year coach Richard Quick won his consecutive Pac-10 title and third national crown.

Stanford and Texas finished among the top two for the fourth consecutive year and continued a streak of titles between the two schools that would reach 14. But in 1992, Stanford regained the championship after two consecutive runner-up finishes to the Longhorns, winning 735.5-651 in Austin, Texas. Jenny Thompson (22.14 and 47.61) won individual titles in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle, and Lea Loveless (52.82) won the 100 backstroke, but the team was led by two-time NCAA Swimmer of the Year Summer Sanders, who won three individual titles for the second consecutive year -- the 200 butterfly (1:53.42), 200 individual medley (1:55.54), and 400 IM (4:02.28). Stanford won four relays: 400 freestyle 800 freestyle, 200 medley, and 400 medley. NCAA Diver of the Year Eileen Richetelli won the 3-meter springboard and the platform competitions under NCAA Diving Coach of the Year Rich Schavone. During the 1992 Olympics, (L-R) Angie Wester-Krieg, Lea Loveless, Summer Sanders, Jenny Thompson, Richard Quick were part of Team USA, all from Stanford (pictured above).

Stanford ended Texas' five-year stranglehold on the NCAA Championships, beating the Longhorns, 610.5-547, in Indianapolis, Ind., despite winning only two races. Senior co-captain Jenna Johnson (53.24) won the 100-yard butterfly, a feat she accomplished in 1986, and sophomore Michelle Griglione won the 400 individual medley. Stanford earned most of its points with third-, fourth-, and fifth-place finishes. This was the first year for head coach Richard Quick, the architect of the Texas dynasty. Quick was named both NCAA and Pac-10 Coach of the Year for leading the Cardinal to its third consecutive Pac-10 crown and its second national title. Katie Connors was the Cardinal's first national-caliber diver, capturing six Pac-10 titles and earning nine All-America honors in her career and was a finalist in all three events in 1989, becoming the second-ever to compete in all three finals.

After taking a commanding 65-point lead over defending champion Florida on the second day of the three-day meet, the Cardinal held on to beat the Gators, 418.5-389.5, in Lincoln, Neb. Marybeth Linzmeier, a member of the 1980 U.S. national team, won the 500- and 1,650-yard freestyle races and placed second in the 200 free. Linzmeier was the only swimmer to win an NCAA title, but the team's depth proved instrumental.

By edging Texas, 629-623, Stanford won its first national title in women's swimming, capturing the AIAW crown. Janet Buchan (81) and Kim Carlisle (80) combined for 161 points while Linda Jezek won two more events and placed second in another to help the Cardinal to the title. Needing to place in the top five in the 400 freestyle relay to clinch the title, Carlisle, Carol Proctor, Barb Major and Kelly Asplund finished third. Carlisle also won the 50 back and scored in six other events, and Buchan set a national record in the 400 individual medley.