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By Sarah Lloyd, Swimming World College Intern
It’s been a quick prelims session in Federal Way, WA where the 2016 Pac-12 Women’s Swimming Championship is underway for day two. It’s turning out to be a dogfight between No. 1 Stanford, No. 4 USC, and No. 6 California. The No. 14 Arizona women are also edging there way into the mix.
500 free
The top spot going into finals was claimed by USC’s Chelsea Chenault (4:39.32). The junior was the only swimmer under the 4:40 barrier, but the entire A heat for tonight clocked in under 4:45. Second seed went to Oregon State senior Sammy Harrison (4:42.74) and third seed was claimed by Arizona senior Bonnie Brandon (4:43.19).
USC claimed four of the top eight spots, Stanford grabbed two, with Arizona and Oregon taking the remaining two.
Event 3 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Chenault, Chelsea JR USC-CA 4:39.94 4:39.32
25.45 27.56 28.27 28.35
28.37 28.19 28.39 28.49
28.26 27.99
2 Harrison, Sammy SR ORGU-OR 4:46.08 4:42.74
25.68 28.15 28.48 28.69
28.71 28.61 28.73 28.73
28.82 28.14
3 Brandon, Bonnie SR ARIZ-AZ 4:40.53 4:43.19
25.51 28.13 28.41 28.91
28.75 29.05 28.92 28.94
28.86 27.71
4 Stevens, Leah FR STAN-PC 4:47.20 4:43.94
25.79 28.09 28.42 28.80
28.63 28.50 28.73 28.70
28.92 29.36
5 Stenkvist, Henriette SR USC-CA 4:46.54 4:44.05
25.97 27.69 28.23 28.35
28.51 28.54 28.82 29.20
29.43 29.31
6 Brown, Allison SR STAN-PC 4:49.37 4:44.11
26.59 27.84 28.15 28.32
28.25 28.46 28.75 29.16
29.62 28.97
7 Wooden, Allie FR USC-CA 4:43.56 4:44.20
26.07 28.27 28.57 28.68
28.88 29.04 29.14 28.87
28.71 27.97
8 Stinson, Elizabeth FR USC-CA 4:43.90 4:44.28
26.31 28.14 28.45 28.53
28.73 28.82 28.66 29.12
29.35 28.17
200 IM
Stanford freshman Ella Eastin grabbed top seed going into tonight with a 1:53.33. She was followed by a pair of women from California. The freshman Kathleen Baker notched second seed (1:54.69) and senior Liz Pelton was third (1:55.98). The entire top heat is under the 1:58 barrier.
California has four of the top eight spots. USC has two, as does Stanford.
Event 4 Women 200 Yard IM
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Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Eastin, Ella FR STAN-PC 1:54.53 1:53.33
24.62 27.62 33.24 27.85
2 Baker, Kathleen FR CAL-PC 1:58.77 1:54.69
24.64 27.95 34.04 28.06
3 Pelton, Elizabeth SR CAL-PC 2:00.46 1:55.98
25.24 28.57 34.72 27.45
4 Li, Celina JR CAL-PC 1:59.00 1:56.19
25.24 28.88 33.94 28.13
5 Scott, Riley FR USC-CA 1:58.79 1:56.76
25.85 30.23 32.32 28.36
6 Naze, Kelly SR CAL-PC 1:59.52 1:56.83
24.88 28.62 34.97 28.36
7 Howe, Ally SO STAN-PC 1:58.86 1:57.34
25.09 29.15 35.23 27.87
8 Vose, Kirsten FR USC-CA 1:56.39 1:57.41
25.32 29.79 33.97 28.33
50 free
California junior Farida Osman is first going into finals with a blistering time of 21.56, almost a half second faster than her seed. Second seed goes to USC’s junior Anika Apostalon (21.89), while Stanford’s Lia Neal rounded out the top 3 with a 22.01. The whole top heat is under 22.30.
USC has two women in the top heat, as do California and Stanford. UCLA and Arizona each have one.
Event 5 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Osman, Farida JR CAL-PC 22.01 21.56
10.59 10.97
2 Apostalon, Anika JR USC-CA 22.24 21.89
10.69 11.20
3 Neal, Lia JR STAN-PC 22.22 22.01
10.79 11.22
4 Mack, Linnea JR UCLA-CA 22.44 22.09
10.67 11.42
5 Bilquist, Amy FR CAL-PC 22.45 22.10
10.71 11.39
6 Hu, Janet SO STAN-PC 22.02 22.11
10.68 11.43
7 Konopka, Katrina FR ARIZ-AZ 22.28 22.19
10.86 11.33
8 Wilk, Katarzyna SR USC-CA 22.48 22.22
10.71 11.51
| Team | Up | Middle | Down |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| Arizona State | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| UCLA | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| USC | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| California | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Stanford | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington State | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Results here.
