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By Sarah Lloyd, Swimming World College Intern
The 2016 Pac-12 Women’s Swimming Championship gets underway on Thursday February 25 in Federal Way, Washington. The top spot, claimed by the California Golden Bears last year, will be up for grabs as the No. 1 Stanford women look to cap off their perfect season (8-0-0) with a little icing on that cake. But the No. 4 USC women and the No. 6 California are looking to keep things interesting and keep Stanford off the podium.
Headlining the meet in terms of seeding is the Stanford freshman Ella Eastin, who is seeded first in three events including the 200 IM (1:54.53), the 400 IM (4:01.04), and the 200 fly (1:53.34). Eastin helps to set up the Stanford women nicely–they’re the top seed in every relay but the 800 free relay, which is held by Arizona.
Eastin, however, is not the only underclassmen to hold top seeds, nor is she the only one to hold multiple top seeds. She’s joined by California sophomore Farida Osman in the 50 free (22.01), Arizona freshman Annie Ochitwa in the 100 fly (51.35), USC freshman Kirsten Vose in the 200 free (1:44.07) and 200 breast (2:07.46), Stanford sophomore Janet Hu in the 100 back (51.45), and USC freshman Elizabeth Stinson in the 1650 free (16:07.34).
Along with a plethora of talented underclassmen, the meet welcomes back several veterans, including Stanford junior Lia Neal, who’s top seed in the 100 free (47.76) and California senior Liz Pelton in the 200 back (1:52.12).
Full coverage is available on the Pac-12 Network.
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