Results (PDF)
Federal Way, Wash.
- California took the lead after the first day of competition at the Pac-12 Womens Swimming and Diving and Mens Diving Championships, held at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash. The Golden Bears won the 200-yard medley relay and 800-yard freestyle relay, setting a Pac-12 Championship record time in the 200-yard medley relay.
CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES
200-yard Medley Relay
California opened the 2018 Championships with a win. The quad of
Kathleen Baker
,
Abbey Weitzeil
,
Noemie Thomas
and
Amy Bilquist
clocked a time of 1:34.13 to set a new Pac-12 Championship record.
The time was just shy of the NCAA and Pac-12 records set by Baker, Weitzeil, Thomas and
Farida Osman
at the 2017 NCAA Championships (1:34.10).
Stanford took second in a time of 1:34.79 with the team of
Ally Howe
,
Kim Williams
,
Janet Hu
(the 2018 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year), and
Simone Manuel
.
USC came in third in 1:35.36 with
Hannah Weiss
,
Riley Scott
,
Louise Hansson
, and
Marta Ciesla
.
All three times are good enough for an NCAA A qualifying time.
Mens 1-meter
Arizona States
Youssef Selim
took first in a score of 382.90. The sophomore beat second place by nearly 30 points.
Second was USCs
Henry Fusaro
in a score of 352.95.
In third place was Utahs
Nathan Makarewicz
(348.80).
All three divers were well above the NCAA qualifying standard of 300 points.
800-yard Freestyle Relay
California ended the day victorious in both relays. The Bears bested the Cardinal by less than a second in a time of 6:52.62. The team team consisted of
Robin Neumann
,
Kathleen Baker
,
Katie McLaughlin
and
Amy Bilquist
.
The Stanford squad of
Katie Drabot
,
Ella Eastin
,
Brooke Forde
, and
Katie Ledecky
took second in a time of 6:53.86.
Use again took third in a time of 6:56.85.
Louis Hansson
,
Tatum Wade
,
Lexie Malazdrewicz
and
Riley Scott
clocked a time fast enough for an NCAA A qualifying time.
Team Scores Through Event 2
1. California - 128
2. Stanford - 112
3. USC - 108
4. Arizona - 104
5. UCLA - 98
5. Arizona State - 98
7. Washington State - 92
8. Utah - 88
9. Oregon State - 42
Competition resumes on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. PT with the preliminary rounds of the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard individual medley and 50-yard freestyle. The preliminary round of the mens 3-meter starts at 12 p.m. PT and the prelims of the womens 1-meter starts at 2:14 p.m. PT. The final for the womens 1-meter starts at 4:45 p.m. PT. The finals session for the morning session events plus the 200-yard freestyle relay (timed final) will begin at 6 p.m. PT.