The 2024 Pac-12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships continued with the Day 3 finals from Federal Way, Washington.
The Day 3 events are the 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke. 100 backstroke and 400 medley relay.
Pac-12 Women’s 400 IM
Stanford’s Caroline Bricker kept the 400 IM Cardinal tradition going with a conference championships, joining the likes of Katie Ledecky and Ella Eastin as recent winners.
The freshman won the race in 4:02.32, dropping three seconds from her prelims time and winning the race by a little more than a second.
UCLA junior Paige MacEachern also had an NCAA A cut with a time of 4:03.47 to finish second.
Cal junior Leah Polonsky moved up from the eighth seed to take third with a 4:05.11, dropping nearly six seconds from the morning.
UCLA sophomore Rosie Murphy finished fourth in 4:06.00, followed by USC sophomore Claire Tuggle (4:08.01), Cal freshman Kathryn Hazle (4:08.12).
Stanford also went 7-8 with Lucy Bell (4:09.86) and Samantha Tadder (4:11.21).
Event 10 Women 400 Yard IM
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NCAA: N 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
PAC-12: M 3:54.60 2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
PAC-12 Champ: P 3:56.53 2018 Katie Ledecky, Stanford
4:03.62 A Standard
4:17.30 B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Bricker, Caroli FR STAN 4:05.55 4:02.32 A 32
25.98 55.48 (29.50)
1:26.96 (31.48) 1:58.32 (31.36)
2:32.17 (33.85) 3:06.57 (34.40)
3:34.82 (28.25) 4:02.32 (27.50)
2 Maceachern, Pai JR UCLA 4:08.47 4:03.47 A 28
26.52 56.10 (29.58)
1:27.44 (31.34) 1:58.55 (31.11)
2:32.55 (34.00) 3:06.65 (34.10)
3:35.14 (28.49) 4:03.47 (28.33)
3 Polonsky, Leah JR CAL 4:10.90 4:05.11 B 27
25.88 55.65 (29.77)
1:26.83 (31.18) 1:57.15 (30.32)
2:32.00 (34.85) 3:07.11 (35.11)
3:36.87 (29.76) 4:05.11 (28.24)
4 Murphy, Rosie SO UCLA 4:08.88 4:06.00 B 26
25.93 55.75 (29.82)
1:27.58 (31.83) 1:57.88 (30.30)
2:32.88 (35.00) 3:08.29 (35.41)
3:37.29 (29.00) 4:06.00 (28.71)
5 Tuggle, Claire SO USC 4:09.61 4:08.01 B 25
26.04 55.47 (29.43)
1:27.97 (32.50) 2:00.31 (32.34)
2:35.66 (35.35) 3:11.66 (36.00)
3:40.43 (28.77) 4:08.01 (27.58)
6 Hazle, Kathryn FR CAL 4:09.13 4:08.12 B 24
27.18 57.28 (30.10)
1:29.78 (32.50) 2:01.48 (31.70)
2:36.10 (34.62) 3:10.81 (34.71)
3:39.75 (28.94) 4:08.12 (28.37)
7 Bell, Lucy SO STAN 4:09.78 4:09.86 B 23
26.08 55.99 (29.91)
1:28.84 (32.85) 2:01.20 (32.36)
2:36.44 (35.24) 3:12.14 (35.70)
3:41.63 (29.49) 4:09.86 (28.23)
8 Tadder, Samanth JR STAN 4:09.66 4:11.21 B 22
26.37 56.74 (30.37)
1:29.76 (33.02) 2:02.24 (32.48)
2:37.05 (34.81) 3:12.56 (35.51)
3:42.30 (29.74) 4:11.21 (28.91)
Pac-12 Women’s 100 Butterfly
Cal’s Mia Kragh helped the Golden Bears increase their lead with a win in the 100 butterfly.
The junior was the only swimmer in the field to break 51 seconds and got to the wall in 50.89.
Stanford took the next two spots as the Cardinals continue to try to hang with Cal. Sophomore Gigi Johnson took second in 51.17, while junior Lillie Nordmann was third in 51.58. Charlotte Hook also took sixth for the Cardinal in 51.89.
USC’s Caroline Famous finished fourth in 51.64, followed by Cal junior Morgan Brophy (51.75.
USC senior Anicka Delgado, the 50 free champion, took seventh in 52.01, while Arizona senior Julia Heimstead was eighth in 52.03.
Event 11 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA: N 48.25 2/22/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
PAC-12: M 48.96 2022 Torri Huske, Stanford
PAC-12 Champ: P 49.27 2023 Torri Huske, Stanford
50.69 A Standard
53.63 B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Kragh, Mia JR CAL 51.56 50.89 B 32
10.89 23.72 (12.83)
36.93 (13.21) 50.89 (13.96)
2 Johnson, Gigi SO STAN 51.72 51.17 B 28
10.90 23.99 (13.09)
37.21 (13.22) 51.17 (13.96)
3 Nordmann, Lilli JR STAN 51.82 51.58 B 27
11.14 24.17 (13.03)
37.71 (13.54) 51.58 (13.87)
4 Famous, Carolin SR USC 51.78 51.64 B 26
10.87 23.98 (13.11)
37.49 (13.51) 51.64 (14.15)
5 Brophy, Morgan JR CAL 52.19 51.75 B 25
23.87 ( )
51.75 (27.88)
6 Hook, Charlotte SO STAN 52.08 51.89 B 24
11.43 24.68 (13.25)
38.09 (13.41) 51.89 (13.80)
7 Delgado, Anicka SR USC 52.07 52.01 B 23
10.95 23.99 (13.04)
37.82 (13.83) 52.01 (14.19)
8 Heimstead, Juli SR ARIZ 51.91 52.03 B 22
11.16 24.51 (13.35)
38.17 (13.66) 52.03 (13.86)
Pac-12 Women’s 200 Freestyle
It was USC’s turn to make a move as the chase of Cal continued.
Trojan freshman Minna Abraham claimed the conference title in the 200 freestyle, swimming to a 1:42.42 NCAA A cut in the event.
Stanford took three of the next four spots. Sophomore Kayla Wilson was second in 1:43.24, followed by Aurora Roghair (1:43.48). Amy Tang was fifth (1:43.95).
Arizona State sophomore Ieva Maluka finished fourth in 1:43.94. Teammate Lindsay Looney took sixth in 1:44.15.
Cal grad student Mia Motekaitis took seventh in 1:44.53 and Arizona’s Julia Heimstead took eighth in 1:46.60.
Event 12 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, CAL
PAC-12: M 1:39.10 2015 Missy Franklin, CAL
PAC-12 Champ: P 1:40.37 2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
1:42.84 A Standard
1:47.12 B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Abraham, Minna FR USC 1:43.70 1:42.42 A 32
23.92 50.32 (26.40)
1:16.61 (26.29) 1:42.42 (25.81)
2 Wilson, Kayla SO STAN 1:44.09 1:43.24 B 28
24.48 50.69 (26.21)
1:17.03 (26.34) 1:43.24 (26.21)
3 Roghair, Aurora JR STAN 1:44.19 1:43.48 B 27
24.98 50.83 (25.85)
1:16.91 (26.08) 1:43.48 (26.57)
4 Maluka, Ieva SO ASU 1:45.37 1:43.94 B 26
24.22 50.26 (26.04)
1:16.68 (26.42) 1:43.94 (27.26)
5 Tang, Amy JR STAN 1:44.13 1:43.95 B 25
24.39 50.67 (26.28)
1:17.16 (26.49) 1:43.95 (26.79)
6 Looney, Lindsay SR ASU 1:45.06 1:44.15 B 24
24.26 50.43 (26.17)
1:17.36 (26.93) 1:44.15 (26.79)
7 Motekaitis, Mia GS CAL 1:44.46 1:44.53 B 23
24.54 50.84 (26.30)
1:17.55 (26.71) 1:44.53 (26.98)
8 Heimstead, Juli SR ARIZ 1:44.80 1:46.60 B 22
25.13 51.63 (26.50)
1:18.84 (27.21) 1:46.60 (27.76)
