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Pac-12 Announces Women's Swimmer and Diver of the Month

Dec 7, 2016

Swimmer of the Month: Katie Ledecky, Stanford
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Stanford freshman and five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky set two American records, three school records and three NCAA records in November.
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She twice set the NCAA record in the 500-yard freestyle at the Ohio State Invitational en route to the American standard (4:33.94).
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She also set the NCAA mark in the 1000-yard free in a dual meet win over Texas on Nov. 12, and then bested that time with a split of 9:08.99 during her American-record finish in the 1,650-yard free (15:03.92) at the same OSU Invite.
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This is Stanford’s 15th nod all-time. 

Diver of the Month: Phoebe LaMay, California
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Lamay broke her own school record on the 1-meter board at home during the Texas dual meet, winning the event with a score of 314.18.
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At the Texas Diving Invitational later in November, the sophomore broke another school record this time on 3-meter with a score of 302.70 while placing second overall.
• This is Cal’s third nod all-time and first since Anne Kastler won the award in January of 2014. 

ALSO NOMINATED:
Swimmer of the Month: 
Kat Simonovic, ASU; Amy Bilquist, CAL; Felicia Anderson, OSU; Kenisha Liu, UCLA; Tatum Wade, USC; Ryan Falk, WSU 
Diver of the Month: 
Mara Aiacoboae, ASU; Eloise Belanger, UCLA 

2016-17 PAC-12 WOMEN'S SWIMMER AND DIVER OF THE MONTH

  Swimmer of the Month Diver of the Month
November Katie Ledecky, Stanford Phoebe LaMay, California