The Pac-12 Conference office announced today that Abbey Weitzeil of Cal was named Pac-12 Women’s Swimmer of the week and Briana Thai of Cal was named Diver of the Week.
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PAC-12 CONFERENCE WOMEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK: Abbey Weitzeil, Sr., California (Saugus, Calif.)
Weitzeil (Saugus, Calif.) dominated in Cal’s dual meets this weekend, helping lead the Bears to wins over Arizona (196-101) on Friday and Arizona State (192.5-97.5) on Saturday. The senior swimmer won all eight of her races in the home meets, breaking a pair of Cal dual-meet and Spieker Aquatics Complex records in the process. Against Arizona, Weitzeil lowered the mark in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.79, snapping the previous record of 48.06 she co-held. Against ASU, Weitzeil set a new mark of 21.73 in the 50 free. The senior swimmer also won the 200 free vs. ASU by nearly 4.5 seconds.
Weitzeil’s performance helped the Bears extend their undefeated record to 5-0. This is the second time this season Weitzeil has been named Pac-12 Women’s Swimmer of the Week.
Also Nominated: Katie Drabot, Stanford
PAC-12 CONFERENCE WOMEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK: Briana Thai, Jr., California (Alhambra, Calif.)
Thai (Alhambra, Calif.) swept the diving events in Cal’s dual meets this weekend, helping lead the Bears to wins over Arizona (196-101) on Friday and Arizona State (192.5-97.5) on Saturday. Thai won the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events during both days of competition. Against the Wildcats, the junior diver posted a 3-meter score of 294.60, besting second place by over 50 points.
Thai’s performance helped the Bears extend their undefeated record to 5-0. This is the time first this season Thai has been named Pac-12 Women’s Diver of the Week.
Also Nominated: Carolina Sculti, Stanford.
PAC-12 CONFERENCE MEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK: Reece Whitley, So., California (Lafayette Hill, Pa.)
Whitley had a standout performance in California’s second of two consecutive dual meet victories last weekend by breaking three Spieker Aquatics Complex pool records versus Arizona State on Saturday, Jan. 25. The former Pac-12 Freshman of the Year set individual pool records in the 100- (52.77) and 200-yard (1:53.65) breaststroke in addition to swimming a 23.85 split on the second leg of the Bears’ pool-record swim in the 200 medley relay (1:25.14). This marks the sophomore’s first-career Pac-12 Swimmer of the Week honor.
ALSO NOMINATED: Evan Carlson, ASU; Will Macmillan, STAN.
PAC-12 CONFERENCE MEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK: Youssef Selim, Sr., Arizona State (Cairo, Egypt)
Selim swept three springboard events in last weekend’s competition as No. 13 Arizona State competed against No. 19 Stanford and No. 2 California on Jan. 24th and Jan. 25th, respectively. The senior won the 3-meter springboard with a score of 408.83 and the 1-meter with a score of 354.00 versus the Golden Bears. He then put up a season-high 409.50 in the 3-meter against Stanford, marking his third victory of the weekend. Selim earns his third Pac-12 diving honor this season as he was named Pac-12 Diver of the Month in November, and Pac-12 Diver of the Week Jan. 8.
ALSO NOMINATED: Noah Vigran, STAN.
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