2024 Pac-12 Championship (Girls’s Fan Information)
- Dates: Wednesday, February 28 – Saturday, March 2
- Location: Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Middle, Federal Approach, WA
- Defending champions: Stanford (2x)
- Dwell Outcomes
- Dwell Video
- Championship Central
- Girls swimming & diving groups: Arizona, Arizona State, California, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington State
SCHEDULE
Wednesday (2/28)
- 200 medley relay
- 800 free relay
Thursday (2/29)
- 500 free
- 200 IM
- 50 free
- 1-meter diving
- 200 free relay
Friday (3/1)
- 400 IM
- 100 fly
- 200 free
- 100 breast
- 100 again
- 3-meter diving
- 400 medley relay
Saturday (3/2)
- 1650 free
- 200 again
- 100 free
- 200 breast
- 200 fly
- platform diving
- 400 free relay
2023 REVIEW
FINAL STANDINGS
- Stanford – 1725.5
- USC – 1267.5
- Cal – 1260.5
- UCLA – 1030.5
- Arizona State – 837
- Arizona – 607
- Utah – 594
- Washington State – 420
Stanford earned their 2nd-straight ladies’s Pac-12 title final season, profitable by a large margin. USC managed to bump out Cal, which was having a fairly down yr, for 2nd by 7 factors. UCLA additionally cracked 1000 factors for 4th.
We noticed a ton of roster turnover from final yr’s groups, particularly in relation to Stanford. The Cardinal graduated a vastly impactful senior class from final yr, together with such swimmers as Morgan Tankersley, Taylor Ruck, and Lucie Nordmann. Moreover, Torri Huske, who received all 3 of her particular person occasions eventually yr’s Pac-12s, took an Olympic redshirt this season, and fellow standout Claire Curzan transferred. The 9 members of Stanford’s crew final yr who aren’t on the roster this season accounted for a shocking 570 factors eventually yr’s meet, to not point out the huge relay worth lots of them offered.
Mix Stanford’s losses with a Cal crew that’s actually starting to hit their stride of their 2nd yr beneath Dave Durden, a USC crew that has been on hearth all season, and a instantly surging Arizona State, we ought to be in for a really enjoyable Pac-12 Championships.
In fact, earlier than we go any additional, we must always level out that this can even be the final Pac-12 Championships. After this season, the totally different groups the at the moment make up the Pac-12 will likely be heading to plenty of totally different conferences from totally different areas of the nation. That being mentioned, no matter what occurs at this meet, will probably be historic in nature.
SWIMMERS TO WATCH
ARIZONA: Kelsey Wasikowski (freshman breast/IM), Julia Heimstead (senior free/fly), Paige Armstrong (sophomore again), Emma Kinsey (freshman fly)
Arizona has some promising underclassmen on their roster this season, which might be superb for this yr however positively bodes nicely for the long run. The Wildcats are led, nevertheless, by senior Julia Heimstead, who’s a high flyer within the convention. Heading into this meet, Heimstead is the #3 100 flyer within the Pac-12 this season, having gone 51.61, which can be her profession greatest, on the Minnesota Invite. She’s traditionally been a greater 200 flyer than 100 flyer, although that seems to have presumably flipped this yr. Within the 200 fly, Heimstead holds a season better of 1:55.14, which is sweet for eighth within the convention. She’s additionally a really sturdy 200 freestyler, having been 1:44.73 within the occasion already this season.
Moreover, Heimstead is Arizona’s quickest sprinter on the roster this yr. She leads the Wildcats within the 50 free (22.41) and 100 free (48.54) this season.
Freshman Emma Kinsey ought to present some nice depth within the fly occasions. Within the 200 fly, Kinsey has been 1:57.51 this season, which is the Thirteenth-fastest time within the Pac-12. She’s additionally put up a really strong 53.50 within the 100 fly this yr. Arizona has Maddy Burt, who holds a season better of 52.94, within the 100 fly as nicely.
Freshman Kelsey Wasikowski leads the Arizona breaststroke group into this meet. In her first yr with the Wildcats, Wasikowski leads the roster within the 100 breast, having clocked a 1:00.14 up to now this season. She’s additionally the highest 200 breaststroker on Arizona up to now this season, holding a season excessive of two:12.18. Moreover, Wasikowski is Arizona’s high 200 IMer this season, having gone 1:59.33 within the occasion on the Minnesota Invite.
Sophomore Paige Armstrong is again to proceed main this backstroke group. Thus far this yr, Armstrong has been 53.39 within the 100 again, which cracks the highest 10 within the convention. She’s additionally Arizona’s high 200 backstroker this season, coming in with a season better of 1:56.97.
ARIZONA STATE: Lindsay Looney (senior fly/free), Erin Milligan (junior dash free), Ieva Maluka (sophomore free/IM), Deniz Ertan (sophomore distance free), Charli Brown (sophomore again)
The Arizona State ladies’s crew is at the moment having the most effective season I personally can keep in mind them having. The Solar Devils have loads of veteran management to attract on as they head into this last Pac-12 Championship, one which ought to be extraordinarily aggressive.
Senior Lindsay Looney is ready to guide ASU into this meet. Looney is a terrific 200 flyer, already having gone 1:52.61 this season, which is sweet for third within the convention and simply 0.28 seconds off the main time. Looney’s a superb freestyler as nicely. She holds a season better of 1:44.14 within the 200 free, whereas she’s additionally been 4:38.97 up to now this season within the 500 free.
Deniz Ertan is wanting unbelievable in her first season in Tempe after spending her freshman yr at Georgia Tech. The space freestyler has clocked a 4:40.32 within the 500 free already this season, although, the place she’s actually nice is the 1650. Ertan holds a season better of 15:53.23 within the mile, which is sweet for 2nd within the Pac-12 this yr and 4th within the NCAA (previous to the beginning of the convention championships). She’s additionally proven to be a robust 400 IMer, boasting a season excessive of 4:11.32 there, which ranks her tenth within the Pac-12 this season.
One other sophomore, Ieva Maluka, is having an awesome yr as nicely. Maluka has arguably been greatest within the 200 IM so far n the season. Within the 200 IM, she’s tied for the highest time within the convention with Cal’s Leah Polonsky. She’s additionally been very sturdy within the 100 and 200 free, holding season bests of 48.85 and 1:44.83. They’ll have to decide on whether or not Maluka does the 200 free or the 100 again on that day of the meet, as she additionally holds ASU’s high time within the 100 again this season with a 52.92.
Talking of the 100 free, junior Erin Milligan is ready to guide the ASU dash group into this meet. Milligan is the highest Solar Satan within the 100 free up to now this season, having been 48.71 within the occasion. She’s been superb within the 50 free as nicely, holding the team-leading time of twenty-two.34. Milligan is a very respectable 200 freestyler as nicely, coming into the meet with a season better of 1:46.61 there.
Sophomore Charli Brown has developed into an excellent backstroker for the Solar Devils. Brown has been 52.99 within the 100 again this season, which is ASU’s 2nd-fastest time and the Sixth-fastest time within the convention. She’s been simply nearly as good within the 200 again, the place she’s been 1:55.23 so far within the season and is ranked seventh within the Pac-12.
CALIFORNIA: Rachel Klinker (grad scholar free/fly), Isabelle Stadden (senior again), Eloise Riley (grad scholar free), Mia Motekaitis (grad scholar free/again), Hannah Brunzell (fifth yr breast), Leah Polonsky (junior IM)
This Cal crew is totally loaded with veterans. Lots of their high swimmers who will possible take advantage of impression at this meet are both upperclassmen or fifth years.
Rachel Klinker is a superb instance. Klinker is in grad faculty and utilizing her fifth yr of eligibility this season. She’s been a extremely impactful swimmer for the Golden Bears for the previous 4 years and he or she’s seemed unbelievable up to now this season. Klinker has already been 1:52.33 within the 200 fly this season, a time which leads the Pac-12. That point is simply off her profession better of 1:52.19. She’s additionally been 4:40.94 within the 500 this season, which is simply off her profession mark of 4:40.30.
Eloise Riley is one other grad scholar utilizing her fifth yr to remain at Cal. Riley has been a important sprinter for the Golden Bears all through her profession. She’s seemed actually good up to now this season, having been 22.19 within the 50 free already, which is 2nd on Cal’s crew solely to Stephanie Akakabota (22.11). Riley is the main Cal swimmer within the 100 free this season, holding a season excessive of 48.47 within the occasion, which is seventh within the Pac-12. She’s been strong within the 200 free as nicely, having gone 1:45.63 at Cal’s twin meet with Stanford.
Fifth yr Mia Motekaitis has returned to the Golden Bears as nicely, although, not like Klinker and Riley, she didn’t spend her whole school profession at Cal. Motekaitis spent her first two NCAA season at UC Davis, the place she was an MPSF Champion within the 500 free. She exploded after making the transfer to Cal, profitable Cal’s Most Improved Award in 2022.
This yr, Motekaitis has already been beneath 4:40 within the 500 free, having gone 4:39.33 on the Minnesota Invite. She’s been superb within the 200 free this season, holding a high mark of 1:42.89, which ranks third within the convention.
Hannah Brunzell is a fifth yr switch who got here to Cal from N0rthwestern, the place she was a standout for a couple of years. Brunzell has discovered plenty of success in her season with the Golden Bears, main the crew within the 200 breast with a 2:08.65. She’s additionally been 59.50 within the 100 breast. Brunzell holds profession bests of 58.50 and a pair of:06.60.
Senior Isabelle Stadden is as soon as once more one of many premier backstrokers within the NCAA. She leads the Pac-12 by a full half-second within the 100 again this season, having gone 50.26 on the Minnesota Invite. Stadden is even higher within the 200 again, the place she’s been 1:49.21 already this season. She’s the one swimmer who went beneath 1:50 within the occasion previous to the beginning of the convention championships this season.
Junior Leah Polonsky is a unbelievable IMer. Polonsky leads the Pac-12 this season within the 200 IM, having been 1:55.46. Extra particularly, she’s tied for 1st with Arizona State’s Ieva Maluka. She’s fifth within the convention within the 400 IM, the place she’s been 4:08.59 this season. Polonsky is a superb 200 flyer as nicely, rating fifth within the convention this season with a 1:53.89.
This crew has actually seen a turnaround this yr from final. After ending 2nd on the 2022 Pac-12 Championships with a rating of 1400.5, Cal’s program went via a interval of turbulence, amid the college’s investigation into the conduct of then-head-coach Teri McKeever, which noticed her suspended indefinitely and ultimately eliminated as the pinnacle coach. With longstanding Cal males’s coach Dave Durden performing as interim coach in McKeever’s absence and Cal formally combining the packages beneath Durden after transferring on from McKeever, The Golden Bears ladies’s crew was noticeably much less sharp than regular final yr.
Having received the Pac-12 title as just lately as 2021, the Golden Bears slipped all the way in which to third final season, down 140 factors from their efficiency in 2022. This season, nevertheless, Cal has seemed significantly better, placing them firmly inside rivalry to win this yr’s Pac-12 Championship.
STANFORD: Lucy Bell (sophomore fly/IM), Charlotte Hook (sophomore fly/IM), Caroline Bricker (freshman breast/IM), Lillie Nordmann (junior free/fly), Aurora Roghair (junior free)
Sophomore Charlotte Hook is Stanford’s high returning scorer from final yr’s Pac-12s. Final yr, Hook took 2nd within the 200 fly (1:52.90), Sixth within the 400 IM (4:10.22), and seventh within the 200 IM (1:57.49). Hook has put up sturdy swims already this season, having gone 1:53.96 within the 200 fly, 1:57.79 within the 200 IM, and 4:12.80 within the 400 IM.
Fellow sophomore Lucy Bell is having a terrific season up to now. Bell at the moment leads the Pac-12 within the 400 IM, holding a season better of 4:03.25, which she swam on the Texas Invite. To be clear, Bell is tied with USC’s Justina Kozan for the highest time within the convention. Bell has additionally been 1:55.67 within the 200 IM this season, which ranks 4th within the convention. She’s extremely ranked within the fly occasions as nicely. Bell has been 1:52.62 within the 200 fly this season, which places her 4th within the convention, whereas her 100 fly season better of 51.76 can be good for 4th within the rankings.
Junior Lillie Nordmann is one other Stanford flyer who has been on hearth this season. Nordmann is the #2 100 flyer within the convention this season, having gone 51.52 within the occasion on the Texas Invite. She’s additionally 2nd within the 200 fly, the place she’s been 1:52.41 this season.
Aurora Roghair, one other junior, is the highest 500 freestyler within the Pac-12 this season, holding a season better of 4:37.10. Roghair additionally leads the 1650 free within the convention this season, having gone a 15:52.83 on the Texas Invite. Within the 200 free, Roghair is at the moment ranked 2nd within the Pac-12 along with her season better of 1:42.44.
Freshman Caroline Bricker has been an enormous increase to Stanford within the breaststroke occasions this season. Bricker is at the moment the #2 200 breaststroker within the convention, having swum a 2:06.85 within the occasion on the Texas Invite. Bricker has additionally been good within the 100 breast, the place she holds a season better of 59.39.
UCLA: Rosie Murphy (sophomore again/IM), Paige MacEachern (junior fly/IM), Ana Jih-Schiff (junior breast), Maya Wilson (senior dash free)
Rosie Murphy is one among UCLA’s top-ranked swimmers within the convention this season. The sophomore has already gone 1:53.25 within the 200 again this yr, which ranks third within the Pac-12. A terrific IMer as nicely, Murphy holds a season better of 1:57.45 within the 200 IM, which is available in at seventh within the convention. Within the 400 IM, Murphy’s season better of 4:10.67 is sweet for eighth within the convention rankings.
Junior Paige MacEachern is the Bruins’ high IMer so far within the season and is ready to make some noise at this meet. She’s a terrific 400 IMer, having already put up a 4:06.15 within the 400 IM, which is sweet for 4th within the convention. Within the 200 IM, MacEachern holds a season better of 1:57.20, which ranks her Sixth within the Pac-12, simply forward of Murphy. MacEachern is a robust 200 flyer as nicely, main UCLA’s crew this season with a 1:57.08.
Ana Jih-Schiff returns to guide UCLA’s breaststroke group. Jih-Schiff has already been beneath 2:10 within the 200 breast this season, coming into the meet with a high time of two:09.81. She’s additionally an excellent 100 breaststroker, having posted a season better of 1:00.17. The Bruins have some good depth within the 100 breast, as Sarah Bennetts leads the crew this yr with a high time of 1:00.09.
Senior Maya Wilson ought to be huge for the Bruins individually and on relays. She leads the roster this season with a 48.84 within the 100 free. Wilson has additionally been 1:46.47 within the 200 free this season. Between she and Brooke Schaffer, UCLA’s dash group is in good fingers. Schaffer leads the roster within the 50 free this yr with a 22.60, whereas she’s additionally been 48.93 within the 100 free, and 1:47.04 within the 200.
USC: Kaitlyn Dobler (senior breast/dash free), Vasilissa Buinaia (grad scholar dash free), Minna Abraham (freshman free/IM), Justina Kozan (sophomore free/fly/IM), Macky Hodges (freshman free/again/IM)
This USC roster is far improved from final yr they usually’ve been acting on a complete new degree all season in head coach Lea Maurer’s 2nd season on the helm. Senior Kaitlyn Dobler has been a mainstay for the Trojans for the previous 4 years and he or she’s as soon as once more one of many unquestioned high breaststrokers within the NCAA. Dobler has already been 56.99 within the 100 breast this season, which makes her one among two swimmers within the NCAA to have gone beneath 57 this season. Dobler is primarily a 100 breaststroker, nevertheless, she’s gone 2:06.28 within the 200 this season, which continues to be good for 4th within the NCAA this season, even with many of the ladies’s convention championships already having been accomplished. On high of that, Dobler has been near high kind within the 50 free this season, having gone 22.29. She holds a profession better of 21.91 within the occasion, which she swam on the 2021 NCAA Championships.
With Dobler simply a part of the equation, USC has constructed a really sturdy dash free group. Vasillisa Buinaia, a grad scholar from Russia who has beforehand been on the Russian Nationwide Workforce has been an enormous addition to the Trojans. Buinaia leads the Pac-12 within the 50 free this season, having been 21.95. She’s additionally notched the highest time within the 100 free with a 47.40. USC really has the highest two performers within the 50 and 100 free within the convention this season. Anicka Delgado is 2nd within the 50 free with a 22.05, whereas Minna Abraham is 2nd within the 100 free with a 47.90.
Abraham, a freshman, appears to be like like she is able to make a huge effect at Pac-12s and NCAAs within the subsequent few weeks. On high of her sturdy 100 free time, Abraham is without doubt one of the high 200 freestylers within the NCAA already, having clocked a 1:41.38 on the Texas Invite. Abraham is a strong 500 freestyler as nicely, holding a season better of 4:41.74. That being mentioned, she’s a bit of higher within the 200 IM, the place she’s been 1:55.78 up to now this season.
One other freshman, Macky Hodges, is an impactful addition within the free occasions amongst many others. Hodges has already been 1:45.06 within the 200 free this season, which really makes her solely the 4th-fastest on USC’s roster, however Thirteenth within the convention. Hodges has additionally been 4:43.76 within the 500 free and 1:58.07 within the 200 IM, so it might go both manner when it comes to which occasion she’ll race on that day. The place Hodges has been strongest this season is the 200 again, nevertheless, the place she’s been 1:53.75 this season, which leads the Trojans and is 4th within the Pac-12.
Sophomore Justina Kozan is a power to be reckoned with in plenty of occasions this season. The place she’s been greatest so far within the season is the 400 IM, an occasion wherein Kozan is tied for the highest time within the convention with a 4:03.25. Kozan is a superb 200 IMer as nicely, however she’ll be within the 500 free as an alternative. She’s 2nd within the Pac-12 this season with a 4:38.47 within the 500. On the final day of the meet, we’ll possible see Kozan within the 200 fly, the place she holds a season better of 1:56.55.
We might be remiss to not point out senior Caroline Well-known as nicely. Well-known is the Trojans’ main 100 backstroker this season, having put up a really spectacular 50.78 at USC’s twin meet towards Cal. She’s not fairly as quick within the 200 again, the place she’s solely been 1:56.04 this season, however Well-known is an excellent 50 freestyler too, tying for 4th within the convention this season with a 22.16.
UTAH: Norah Hay (junior again), Summer time Stanfield (grad scholar again/fly), Erin Palmer (sophomore dash free), Cameron Daniell (senior distance free)
Summer time Stanfield has returned utilizing her fifth yr eligibility to assist lead the Utes into this meet. Stanfield is a flexible swimmer, excelling in fly, again, and IM occasions. Final yr, her highest end at Pac-12s (twelfth) got here within the 400 IM. This season, Stanfield leads Utah’s crew within the 400 IM with a season excessive of 4:17.12. Stanfield additionally leads the Utes within the 200 IM (2:00.23) and 200 fly (1:58.80) this yr. That being mentioned, the occasion wherein Stanfield has been excelling in most this season is the 200 again, the place she holds a season better of 1:55.90, which is available in eighth within the Pac-12.
Although Stanfield has been greatest within the 200 again this season, she’s not really Utah’s high performer within the occasion this yr. Junior Norah Hay has been the quickest backstroker on the roster so far within the season, giving Utah a really proficient backstroke duo to depend on at this meet. Hay has already been 1:54.70 within the 200 again this yr, good for Sixth within the convention, which implies Utah has 2 swimmers ranked within the high 8 in that occasion. She’s additionally the main 100 backstroker on the roster, coming into this meet with a season better of 53.73.
Sophomore Erin Palmer is a proficient 50 freestyler, coming into this meet with a season greatest of twenty-two.41, which is sweet for twelfth within the Pac-12. That point stands as her profession greatest within the occasion. She’s not fairly as quick within the 100 free, the place she’s been 50.15 this season, which can be a profession greatest, however she definitely has the momentum to get beneath 50 seconds at this meet. Palmer is an excellent 100 breaststroker as nicely, having been 1:01.03 within the occasion this season, which can be her profession greatest and leads the Utes.
Senior Cameron Daniell is a superb distance swimmer, one who might rating for the Utes in each the five hundred and 1650 free. Daniell holds a profession better of 16:41.68 within the 1650 free, which she swam eventually yr’s Pac-12s. That being mentioned, she clocked a 16:46.80 at Utah’s twin meet with BYU a pair weeks in the past, a time which, when altitude adjusted, is available in at 16:26.80. Now, that’s not a assure that Daniell could have gone that quick exterior of excessive altitude, or that she’ll that quick this week, however it’s completely a promising swim for the senior.
WASHINGTON STATE: Mira Szimcsak (freshman distance free), Maddy Parker (freshman dash free), Dori Hathazi (sophomore free/fly), Anna Rauchholz (sophomore again), Emily Lundgren (sophomore breast/IM)
As this Washington State crew continues to develop beneath head coach Matt Leach, the variety of stars on the crew continues to develop. That’s evidenced by the variety of main swimmers on the Washington State roster who’re underclassmen (freshman/sophomores) this season. One such swimmer is sophomore Emily Lundgren, who’s the college report holder within the 100 (1:00.55) and 200 (2:08.33) breast and was one among Washington State’s two qualifiers for NCAAs final yr. Lundgren is at the moment fifth within the Pac-12 this season with a 2:09.37, whereas she’s additionally been 1:00.55 within the 100 breast, which is her private greatest and WSU program report.
Fellow sophomore Dori Hathazi was the opposite Cougar to qualify for NCAAs final season. One of many high 200 flyers within the Pac-12, Hathazi set this system report with a 1:55.92 final season, and has already lowered it this season to 1:55.74. That point at the moment ranks tenth within the convention this season. Hathazi is an effective 100 flyer as nicely, having been 53.72 in that occasion this season, whereas she’s additionally been 4:48.12 within the 500 free this yr.
Anna Rauchholz, one other sophomore, is the Cougars’ main backstroker this season. Rauchholz comes into the Pac-12 Championships with a season better of 53.84 within the 100 again. She’s not as sturdy within the 200 again, solely having been 2:01.90 so far within the season, however the Cougars have senior Kiana Swain there. Swain is the highest 200 backstroker on the roster this season, holding a season better of 1:57.20.
Freshman Mira Szimcsak has been an awesome addition to the roster this season, giving the Cougars a robust distance freestyler. Szimcsak leads the crew within the 500 free, the place she’s been 4:46.92 already this season. She’s additionally wanting like a podium menace within the 1650 free, the place she’s been as quick as 16:38.18 this season.
Freshman Maddy Parker is ready to guide the Washington State dash crew this week. Parker holds the highest time on the crew within the 50 free, having gone 22.75 already this season. She additionally leads the roster within the 100 free, coming in with a 49.43.
SHOWDOWNS
500 Free
The five hundred free is without doubt one of the deeper occasions within the convention this season, which ought to make for an awesome race this week. It’s Stanford’s Aurora Roghair who leads the convention this season, having already been 4:37.10. Whereas that makes Roghair the highest seed by greater than a second coming into meet, 5 different swimmers within the convention have been beneath 4:40 already this season. USC’s Justina Kozan is the 2nd-fastest on the season, having clocked a 4;38.47, whereas fellow Trojan Claire Tuggle has been 4:39.16. Stanford’s Natalie Mannion clocked a 4:39.18 at mid season, whereas Arizona State’s Lindsay Looney was 4:38.97, and Cal’s Mia Motekaitis was 4:39.33. On high of that, ASU’s Deniz Ertan has been 4:40.32 this season and Cal’s Rachel Klinker has been 4:40.94.
Impressively, almost all of these instances stand because the swimmers’ profession bests as nicely. The one exceptions are Looney, who went 4:38.29 eventually yr’s Pac-12s, Ertan, who was 4:38.04 eventually yr’s ACC Championships (when she was on Georgia Tech), and Klinker, who clocked her high time of 4:40.30 on the 2022 Minnesota Invite.
All issues thought-about, Roghair ought to be seen as the favourite coming into the meet, particularly since she’s the one swimmer on this area who has been beneath 4:38, and he or she’s executed so this season. That being mentioned, I’d hold a detailed eye on the Arizona State swimmers, as a result of it seems like head coach Bob Bowman could have them prepared for the five hundred, particularly Ertan, who’s in her first season at ASU.
200 Fly
The 200 fly is one other occasion the place the Pac-12 has distinctive depth this season. Cal’s Rachel Klinker enters the meet as the highest seed, having been 1:52.33 of their twin meet with Stanford simply over per week in the past. In that very same twin meet, Stanford’s Lillie Nordmann clocked a 1:52.41, which is able to put her because the #2 seed within the occasion this week. Cal’s Lea Polonsky was additionally very fast in that meet, posting her season better of 1:53.89.
In Stanford’s twin meet with Arizona State earlier this month, Lindsay Looney put up her season high time of 1:52.61. Furthermore, Lucy Bell went her season excessive of 1:52.62 at Stanford’s twin meet with USC in mid-January. Which means the highest 5 seeds coming into the meet all went their season bests this semester, so we are able to count on quick swims out of all of them this Saturday.
Shifting into this fields’ lifetime bests, the race is even tighter. Klinker is as soon as once more the quickest there, holding a profession mark of 1:52.19, although, Looney is simply off that with a 1:52.25. Nordmann has been as quick as 1:52.41, whereas Bell holds a high time of 1:52.62. Furthermore, Stanford’s Charlotte Hook has been as quick as 1:52.48 in her profession.
Given all of that, this 200 fly is a race that would actually go to anybody.
SWIMSWAM PICKS
- Cal
- Stanford
- USC
- Arizona State
- UCLA
- Arizona
- Washington State
- Utah
This was extremely troublesome to select, however we went with Cal to take again the Pac-12 title after Stanford has held it the previous 2 years. Whereas Stanford has received the final 2 crew titles, the Cardinal misplaced an excessive amount of from final yr’s crew to miss. In the meantime, Cal has made some very good additions to final yr’s crew, like fifth yr switch Hannah Brunzell to bolster their breast group.
In actuality, Stanford, Cal, and USC all have professional pictures at profitable this title based mostly off their rosters and the way nicely they’ve swum this season. Arizona State is shut, however it looks like they could nonetheless should construct a bit of extra depth of their roster to recover from the hump.
Every of those high 3 groups has occasions the place they’re distinctive. For instance, Stanford and Cal are going to attain a ton of factors within the fly occasions. USC appears to be like like they’ll be dominant within the dash free occasions. Relays and diving might play an enormous function in deciding this meet.
