2021 Pac-12 Women’s Swimming Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap | SwimSwam

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2021 PAC-12 WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Wednesday, February 24 – Saturday, February 27
• Campus Rec & Wellness Center, University of Houston, Houston, TX
• Defending Champion: Stanford (4x) (2020 results)
• Live Video
• Championship Central
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results

Thursday Finals Heat Sheet

The first full day of the 2021 Pac-12 Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships will pick up here in Houston with the finals of the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, and 200 free relay. Earlier in the day, the prelims and finals of the women’s 3-meter diving were also contested. Looking at the team scores after the 800 free relay and 400 medley relay, Arizona holds a 7-point lead over Cal. Defending team champions Stanford currently sit in 4th place with 165 points, only two points behind Utah. UCLA (148), USC (124), and Washington State (94) round out the top 7 teams.

Coming in with the top 2 seed times in the 500 free by 0.06s are seniors Stanford’s Brooke Forde and Cal’s Robin Neumann, both clocking in under 4:40. The entire final will have 4 Stanford Cardinals and 4 Cal Bears.

Meanwhile, Cal junior Alicia Wilson leads the 200 IM final over USC junior Isa Odgers, Cal freshman Isabelle Stadden, and Stanford junior Zoe Bartel.

Looking to finish 1-2 in the 50 free final will also be a pair of Cal Bears, sophomore Eloise Riley and junior Elise Garcia. Washington State senior Chloe Larson jumped from a 22.59 seed to a 22.19 morning swim, which qualified 3rd this morning. A pair of USC freshmen will also appear in the 50 free final, led by #6 seed Kaitlyn Dobler.

Current Team Scores

1. Arizona,  179
2. Cal,  172
3. Utah, 167
4. Stanford, 165
5. UCLA, 148
6. USC, 124
7. Washington State, 94

WOMEN’S 3-Meter Diving – FINALS

• Pac-12 Meet Record: 387.75 – Blythe Hartley (USC) – 2006
• Pac-12 Record: 420.90 – Cassidy Krug (Stanford) – 2007
• 2020 Champion: Carolina Sculti (Stanford) – 378.55

1. Nike Agunbiade (USC)- 374.65
2. Daria Lenz (Stanford)- 335.55
3. Lizzie DeCecco (Utah)- 328.65

Winning the 3-meter board was USC sophomore Nike Agunbiade, scoring 374.65 points. Stanford junior Daria Lenz (225.55) and Utah sophomore Lizzie DeCecco (328.65) rounded out the top 3 divers. USC had 3 divers in the top 8 tonight, which is worth 80 points.

Looking at the team scores after the 3-meter board, Utah now leads with 260 points, followed by Stanford (234), USC (213), Cal (210), Arizona (202), UCLA (192), and Washington State (94).

WOMEN’S 500 FREE – FINALS

• Pac-12 Meet Record: 4:25.15 – Katie Ledecky (Stanford) – 2017
• Pac-12 Record: 4:24.06 – Katie Ledecky (Stanford) – 2017
• NCAA “A” Cut: 4:35.76
• 2020 Champion: Emma Nordin (Arizona State) – 4:33.74

WOMEN’S 200 IM – FINALS

• Pac-12 Meet Record: 1:52.26 – Katinka Hosszu (USC) – 2012
• Pac-12 Record: 1:50.67 – Ella Eastin (Stanford) – 2018
• NCAA “A” Cut: 1:53.66
• 2020 Champion: Louise Hansson (USC) – 1:54.09

WOMEN’S 50 FREE – FINALS

• Pac-12 Meet Record: 21.03 – Abbey Weitzeil (Cal) – 2020
• Pac-12 Record: 20.90 – Abbey Weitzeil (Cal) – 2019
• NCAA “A” Cut: 21.66
• 2020 Champion: Abbey Weitzeil (Cal) – 21.03

WOMEN’S 200 FREE RELAY – TIMED FINALS

• Pac-12 Meet Record: 1:25.87 – Cal – 2018
• Pac-12 Record: 1:24.55 – Cal – 2019
• NCAA “A” Cut: 1:28.43
• 2020 Champion: Cal, 1:27.22

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