2021 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap | SwimSwam

By James Sutherland on SwimSwam

2021 MEN’S  PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Sunday, February 28 – Wednesday, March 3
• Houston, TX (Central Time Zone)
• Defending Champion: Cal (3x) (results)
• Championship Central
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results
• Live Stream
• Day 1 Finals Heat Sheet

It’s a rare Sunday night start for the 2021 Men’s Pac-12 Championships from Houston, as the Cal men look to follow up on the women’s team success and claim a fourth straight conference title.

The meet will open with timed finals of the 800 free and 400 medley relays, where the Bears would have to be favored to win both.

They’ve won five straight titles in the 800 free, dating back to 2016, while Stanford comes in as the defending champs in the 400 medley relay after Cal was disqualified in 2020 (the Bears touched first by about four seconds before the DQ for an early takeoff).

There will be a lengthy 45-minute break between the two relays as well.

It’s also important to note that the diving portion of the meet has already wrapped up. Utah holds the points lead at 133, followed by Stanford and Arizona.

TEAM SCORES (THROUGH DIVING)

1. Utah, 133
2. Stanford, 107
3. Arizona, 86
4. USC, 64
5. Cal, 22

And, in case you forgot, Arizona State won’t be competing after the team decided to redshirt the entire roster due to the pandemic back in July.

800 Free Relay Timed Final

• Pac-12 Record: 6:07.31, Cal, 2019
• Pac-12 Championship Record: 6:10.94, Cal, 2019
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 6:17.18
• 2020 Champion: Cal (Quah, Mefford, Carr, Julian), 6:11.47

1. Cal, 6:11.98
2. Stanford, 6:12.83
3. Arizona, 6:16.30

USC won the opening heat in a time of 6:17.04, led by junior Alexei Sancov who recorded a 200 free time of 1:32.69 on the opening leg. That ranks him 11th in the nation this season.

400 Medley Relay Timed Final

• Pac-12 Record: 3:01.28, Cal, 2016
• Pac-12 Championship Record: 3:03.30, Cal, 2009
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 3:05.95
• 2020 Champion: Stanford (Ho, Poppe, Liang, Gonzalez), 3:06.81

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