The 2024 Pac-12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships continued with the Day 2 finals from Federal Way, Washington.
The Day 2 events are the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle and 200 free relay.
USC’s Anicka Delgado won the 50 free and led off the winning relay as the Trojans looked to try to keep pace with Cal in the team standings.
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 8 1. University of California-Berk 479 2. University of Southern Calif 401 3. Stanford University 398 4. Arizona State University 357 5. University of California - LA 349 6. Utah, University of 245 7. Washington State University 166 8. University of Arizona 163
Pac-12 Women’s 500 Freestyle
Arizona State senior Lindsay Looney held her top seed and race to the conference title in the 500 freestyle.
Looney dropped nearly four seconds from her prelims time and won the race in 4:35.05.
Stanford junior Aurora Roghair took second in 4:36.32, dropping three seconds.
A pair of grad students from Cal were next as Mia Motekaitis took third in 4:37.77 and Rachel Klinker was fourth in 4:37.89.
Arizona State sophomore Deniz Ertan was fifth in 4:39.16, followed by Stanford sophomore Natalie Mannion (4:41.41), USC sophomore Claire Tuggle (4:43.42) and Cal freshman Kathryn Hazle (4:47.16).
Event 5 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 4:24.06 3/16/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford
PAC-12: M 4:24.06 2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford
PAC-12 Champ: P 4:25.15 2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Looney, Lindsay SR ASU 4:38.85 4:35.05 32
25.49 53.11 (27.62)
1:21.13 (28.02) 1:49.16 (28.03)
2:17.28 (28.12) 2:45.16 (27.88)
3:12.73 (27.57) 3:40.42 (27.69)
4:07.99 (27.57) 4:35.05 (27.06)
2 Roghair, Aurora JR STAN 4:39.61 4:36.32 28
25.95 53.39 (27.44)
1:21.19 (27.80) 1:49.26 (28.07)
2:17.27 (28.01) 2:45.05 (27.78)
3:12.66 (27.61) 3:40.10 (27.44)
4:07.96 (27.86) 4:36.32 (28.36)
3 Motekaitis, Mia GS CAL 4:41.73 4:37.77 27
25.57 53.11 (27.54)
1:21.38 (28.27) 1:49.52 (28.14)
2:17.94 (28.42) 2:46.21 (28.27)
3:14.60 (28.39) 3:42.91 (28.31)
4:10.70 (27.79) 4:37.77 (27.07)
4 Klinker, Rachel GS CAL 4:41.95 4:37.89 26
26.25 54.40 (28.15)
1:22.13 (27.73) 1:50.19 (28.06)
2:18.42 (28.23) 2:46.51 (28.09)
3:14.47 (27.96) 3:42.49 (28.02)
4:10.52 (28.03) 4:37.89 (27.37)
5 Ertan, Deniz SO ASU 4:39.96 4:39.16 25
25.67 53.46 (27.79)
1:21.50 (28.04) 1:49.62 (28.12)
2:17.72 (28.10) 2:45.93 (28.21)
3:14.15 (28.22) 3:42.73 (28.58)
4:11.15 (28.42) 4:39.16 (28.01)
6 Mannion, Natalie SO STAN 4:42.57 4:41.41 24
25.82 53.74 (27.92)
1:22.16 (28.42) 1:50.62 (28.46)
2:19.09 (28.47) 2:47.75 (28.66)
3:16.17 (28.42) 3:44.80 (28.63)
4:13.62 (28.82) 4:41.41 (27.79)
7 Tuggle, Claire SO USC 4:40.72 4:43.42 23
25.78 53.51 (27.73)
1:21.46 (27.95) 1:49.78 (28.32)
2:18.66 (28.88) 2:47.50 (28.84)
3:16.05 (28.55) 3:45.04 (28.99)
4:14.54 (29.50) 4:43.42 (28.88)
8 Hazle, Kathryn FR CAL 4:42.97 4:47.16 22
26.67 55.02 (28.35)
1:23.62 (28.60) 1:52.45 (28.83)
2:21.54 (29.09) 2:50.72 (29.18)
3:20.02 (29.30) 3:49.37 (29.35)
4:18.78 (29.41) 4:47.16 (28.38)
Pac-12 Women’s 200 IM
Stanford freshman Caroline Bricker hung on to her top seed as well and the victory in the 200 IM.
She dropped two seconds from prelims and finished in 1:53.31. The time was about a second off the championship meet record.
Cal junior Leah Polonsky was just behind in 1:53.58, also dropping two seconds as the top two finished a second ahead of the field.
Arizona State’s Ieva Maluka was third in 1:54.43, followed by Stanford sophomore Lucy Bell (1:55.80).
Event 6 Women 200 Yard IM
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NCAA: N 1:48.37 3/16/2022 Kate Douglass, Virginia
PAC-12: M 1:50.67 2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
PAC-12 Champ: P 1:52.26 2012 Katinka Kosszu, USC
1:53.66 A Standard
1:59.56 B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Bricker, Caroli FR STAN 1:55.14 1:53.31 A 32
25.15 54.27 (29.12)
1:26.23 (31.96) 1:53.31 (27.08)
2 Polonsky, Leah JR CAL 1:55.23 1:53.58 A 28
24.77 53.83 (29.06)
1:26.38 (32.55) 1:53.58 (27.20)
3 Maluka, Ieva SO ASU 1:55.53 1:54.43 B 27
24.90 52.94 (28.04)
1:27.00 (34.06) 1:54.43 (27.43)
4 Bell, Lucy SO STAN 1:55.82 1:55.80 B 26
25.37 55.45 (30.08)
1:28.43 (32.98) 1:55.80 (27.37)
5 Abraham, Minna FR USC 1:56.48 1:55.82 B 25
25.52 54.46 (28.94)
1:29.38 (34.92) 1:55.82 (26.44)
6 Maceachern, Pai JR UCLA 1:55.97 1:56.29 B 24
25.75 55.21 (29.46)
1:28.67 (33.46) 1:56.29 (27.62)
7 Murphy, Rosie SO UCLA 1:55.93 1:56.41 B 23
25.44 54.31 (28.87)
1:28.37 (34.06) 1:56.41 (28.04)
8 Brown, Charli SO ASU 1:57.72 1:57.49 B 22
25.85 54.65 (28.80)
1:29.73 (35.08) 1:57.49 (27.76)
Pac-12 Women’s 50 Free
USC senior Anicka Delgado surged to the conference championship in the 50 freestyle.
The Ecuador Olympian dropped more than two tenths of a second from her prelims time to get to the wall in 21.95.
Delgado was the only swimmer in the field to break 22 seconds and was nine tenths away from the championship record set by Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil. It was Delgado’s second Pac-12 title in the event during her career.
The Trojans scored five in the top 16 in the event, including senior Caroline Famous, who finished fourth in 22.17.
Cal junior Stephanie Akakabota took second in 22.02, followed by Stanford’s Amy Tang (22.15).
Cal’s Eloise Riley, the top seed, finished seventh in 22.32.
Event 7 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 20.57 2/21/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
PAC-12: M 20.90 2019 Abbey Weitzeil, CAL
PAC-12 Champ: P 21.03 2020 Abbey Weitzeil, CAL
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Delgado, Anicka SR USC 22.17 21.95 32
10.69 21.95 (11.26)
2 Akakabota, Stephanie JR CAL 22.39 22.02 28
10.60 22.02 (11.42)
3 Tang, Amy JR STAN 22.28 22.15 27
10.81 22.15 (11.34)
4 Famous, Caroline SR USC 22.24 22.17 26
10.76 22.17 (11.41)
5 Stadden, Isabelle SR CAL 22.33 22.29 25
10.76 22.29 (11.53)
6 Milligan, Erin JR ASU 22.31 22.30 24
10.80 22.30 (11.50)
7 Riley, Eloise GS CAL 22.09 22.32 23
10.78 22.32 (11.54)
8 Wilson, Maya SR UCLA 22.37 22.66 22
10.93 22.66 (11.73)
=== B - Final ===
9 Stone, Mckenna JR CAL 22.48 22.16 20
10.73 22.16 (11.43)
10 Dobler, Kaitlyn SR USC 22.61 22.27 17
10.76 22.27 (11.51)
11 Kuechler, Hannah SO USC 22.55 22.33 16
10.87 22.33 (11.46)
12 Buinaia, Vasilissa GS USC 22.58 22.43 15
10.82 22.43 (11.61)
13 Schaffer, Brooke GS UCLA 22.60 22.48 14
10.73 22.48 (11.75)
14 Shaw, Anna JR STAN 22.60 22.50 13
10.90 22.50 (11.60)
15 Gantriis, Emily SR CAL 22.40 22.52 12
10.66 22.52 (11.86)
16 Palmer, Erin SO UTAH 22.52 22.56 11
10.71 22.56 (11.85)
Event 1 Women 1 mtr Diving
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NCAA: N 361.55 3/18/2007 Cassidy Krug, Stanford
PAC-12: M 366.75 2011 Victoria Ishimatsu, USC
PAC-12 Champ: P 366.75 2011 Victoria Ishimatsu, USC
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Nilsson Garip, Emilia FR UTAH 310.95 321.55 32
2 Agunbiade, Nike GS USC 306.00 310.70 28
3 Burch, Lauren JR STAN 289.80 301.45 27
4 Earley, Brooke JR ARIZ 278.35 296.55 26
5 Grant, Kathryn SO UTAH 299.15 286.15 25
6 Jespergaard, Zoe JR UCLA 287.05 284.85 24
7 Trueb, Savana GS UCLA 290.80 284.45 23
8 Moore, Emilie SO STAN 283.20 267.75 22
=== B - Final ===
9 Hallaselka, Lauren FR UCLA 271.55 299.00 20
10 Lee, Grace JR USC 259.25 278.25 17
11 Cheng, Eden SO UCLA 273.20 277.05 16
12 Waxman, Holly JR UTAH 277.40 269.25 15
13 Ayazi, Zara JR ARIZ 265.70 258.20 14
14 Ward, Allison SR USC 262.00 253.35 13
15 Volpintesta, Farrah SR USC 254.20 233.95 12
16 Drake, Ariana FR CAL 258.25 224.90 11
Pac-12 Women’s 200 Free Relay
Fresh off of her victory in the 50 free, Anicka Delgado led off the winning 200 free relay for the USC Trojans, who won the conference title in 1:27.10.
Delgado split a 22.37, followed by Caroline Famous (21.52), Kaitlyn Dobler (21.71) and Minna Abraham (21.50).
The Trojans won by more than half a second.
Cal finished runner-up with Eloise Riley, Stephania Akakabota, Mckenna Stone and Isabelle Stadden going a 1?27.75.
Stanford’s Gigi Johnson, Amy Tang, Anna Shaw and Kayla Wilson took third in 1:28.05.
UCLA’s Brooke Schaffer, Maya Wilson, Sarah Bennetts and Madeleine Wright finished fourth in 1:28.43.
Event 8 Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA: N 1:23.63 2/21/2024 Virginia
J. Nocentini, G. Walsh, A. Walsh, M. Parker
PAC-12: M 1:24.55 2019 University of California-Berk
M Murphy, K McLaughlin, A Bliquist, A Weitzeil
PAC-12 Champ: P 1:25.87 2018 University of California-Berk
M Murphy, A Bilquist, K McLaughlin, A Weitzeil
School Seed Finals Points
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1 USC 'A' 1:27.07 1:27.10 64
1) Delgado, Anicka SR 2) Famous, Caroline SR
3) Dobler, Kaitlyn SR 4) Abraham, Minna FR
22.37 43.89 (21.52)
1:05.60 (21.71) 1:27.10 (21.50)
2 CAL 'A' 1:27.77 1:27.75 56
1) Riley, Eloise GS 2) Akakabota, Stephanie JR
3) Stone, Mckenna JR 4) Stadden, Isabelle SR
22.40 44.19 (21.79)
1:05.87 (21.68) 1:27.75 (21.88)
3 STAN 'A' 1:29.46 1:28.05 54
1) Johnson, Gigi SO 2) Tang, Amy JR
3) Shaw, Anna JR 4) Wilson, Kayla SO
22.21 43.82 (21.61)
1:05.79 (21.97) 1:28.05 (22.26)
4 UCLA 'A' 1:29.21 1:29.43 52
1) Schaffer, Brooke GS 2) Wilson, Maya SR
3) Bennetts, Sarah FR 4) Wright, Madeleine SR
22.53 44.73 (22.20)
1:06.95 (22.22) 1:29.43 (22.48)
5 ASU 'A' 1:29.77 1:29.58 50
1) Milligan, Erin JR 2) Maluka, Ieva SO
3) Armon, Indigo SO 4) Looney, Lindsay SR
22.52 44.57 (22.05)
1:07.26 (22.69) 1:29.58 (22.32)
6 UTAH 'A' 1:29.87 1:31.19 48
1) Palmer, Erin SO 2) Cathcart, Reagan SR
3) Woznick, Madeline GS 4) Hay, Norah JR
22.63 45.58 (22.95)
1:08.19 (22.61) 1:31.19 (23.00)
7 WSU 'A' 1:31.58 1:32.79 46
1) Wright, Emma JR 2) Krew, Sam JR
3) Brgoch, Skylar SO 4) Duran, Selena JR
23.52 46.76 (23.24)
1:10.08 (23.32) 1:32.79 (22.71)
