2016-17 Pac 12 Conference Swimming & Diving Coverage - (Tag)

By Dan D’Addona. When Katie Ledecky put on a Stanford swim cap for the first time, it was a good bet that Stanford is going to win. But the Cardinal have won a lot in the past, last year, nearly winning the NCAA championships. When that cap came on, the real winner was college swimming as a whole. L...

By Dan.D'Addona. Stanford has been waiting for more than a year to see Katie Ledecky swim with the Cardinal cap on. The Olympic gold medalist and face of women's swimming made her home debut at Stanford on Thursday and didn't disappoint. Ledecky set two Avery Aquatic Center records and another was s...

Stanford leads Cal 588-523 headed into the final day of the men's Pac-12 championships in Federal Way, Wash., with USC just behind at 473. The team race will sort itself out tonight during the final session of the meet, but it was the Trojans who were the only team to put two swimmers in lane four f...

By Dan D’Addona. The top teams in the Pac-12 will be invaded by the Texas Longhorns this week as three of the top 10 women’s teams in the nation will clash in dual meets in California. It begins on Friday when Texas swims at Cal. The Longhorns enter the week with the No. 7 ranking by the College Swi...

By David Rieder. For all Katie Ledecky has accomplished so far in the sport of swimming, she pulled off one feat Friday night she had never accomplished before: breaking an American record in a non-freestyle event. In the 400 IM final at the women's Pac-12 championships, Ledecky was in third place a...

By Dan D'Addona. Earning an unprecedented victory can jumpstart a team. The Washington State women will now see where the momentum takes them. The Cougars defeated No. 15 UCLA 143-119 on Saturday. It not only was an upset of a highly ranked team, but it was the first victory Washington State has eve...

By Dan D’Addona. The SEC is stacked with some of the best swim teams in the country. This week, there were only two conference meets but they were big ones. Georgia faced Missouri and Auburn clashed with Tennessee. All four teams are ranked and all will have a say in who wins the SEC. The Georgia me...

By Dan D’Addona. When Texas knocked off Cal on Friday, it upped the ante for Saturday's meet against Stanford. But instead of being known for the insanely huge back-to-back road meets for the Longhorns, Stanford stole the show. The show wasn't stolen because Stanford won. After all, Stanford is rank...

Stanford, undefeated so far at the women's Pac-12 championships in Federal Way, Wash., claimed the top seed in four of five events in Friday morning's prelims. The top effort came from junior Janet Hu, who posted the top times in the country in both the 100 fly and 100 back. Stanford claimed the top...

By Dan D’Addona. The college swimming regular season will come to an end this week on the West Coast. There are two Pac-12 men’s meets remaining on the schedule. One is a tune-up. The other is a rivalry. On Friday, USC faces Utah. The Trojans are ranked No. 15 and face the Utes, who have had some up...

By Dan D'Addona. The UCLA women's swim team hosted its Breast Cancer Awareness meet to open its home season. The meet not only raised awareness to a worthy cause, but helped inspire the Bruins to a first-place finish in the meet. The Bruins don't always get the big headlines in the Pac-12, but this ...

By Dan D'Addona. The Washington State swim team defeated No. 15 UCLA 143-119, in Pac-12 swimming action at home on Saturday. It was the Cougars' first win ever against the Bruins. Washington State won 10 of the 14 events. Sophomore Jasmine Margetts led the way for the Cougars with wins in the 100 ba...

By Dan D’Addona. Katie Ledecky broke three NCAA records and two American records to lead the Stanford Cardinal to victory at the Ohio State Invitational. Stanford scored 1,080 points to dominate the meet. Kentucky finished second (615), followed by Ohio State (609), Yale (385), Iowa (375), Pitt (342...

By Dan D’Addona. Two years removed from winning the NCAA championship, the Cal women’s swimming and diving team is at a bit of a crossroad. After being a championship contender for a decade, the Golden Bears will have to fight to remain one — and the fight will perhaps be tougher than it ever has be...

After Stanford wrapped up a Pac-12 conference championship Saturday night, senior Lia Neal and head coach Greg Meehan each took a few moments to talk with Swimming World about the significance of the title and to look ahead to the NCAA championships. Neal spoke about what it's like to win her first ...

By Dan D’Addona. The Pac-12 Conference swimming season is finally in full force. Here is what to watch for this week: Meet of the week: Washington State at Stanford and Cal Katie Ledecky will compete in her first home meet this week as Stanford hosts Washington State on Thursday. Ledecky performed w...

By David Rieder. The United States men swept Olympic golds in the three relays last summer in Rio, but each one of those wins came with the assistance of Michael Phelps—who, as most of you reading almost certainly know, is once again retired. The success of 2016 helped wash away some of the stench f...

By Dan D’Addona. Stanford continued its strong weekend showing with a second consecutive road victory. Junior Janet Hu won four events and senior Kassidy Cook swept the diving events to lead No. 2 Stanford women's swimming and diving to a 190-104 victory at No. 17 Arizona on Saturday. Hu swept the b...

By David Rieder. First came the drawn-out chants of “ZO-NA! ZO-NA!” from the team clad in red and blue on the side of the pool. After barely a second of silence, a quick-paced “A-S-U! A-S-U!” cheer emanated from the young men and women in maroon and gold lined up along the upstairs railing inside th...

By Dan D’Addona. The Georgia Fall Invitational has become one of the cant-miss events of the college swimming & diving season. Each year, the Bulldogs host a group of the top teams and top athletes in the country for the final meet before winter break. It leads to some spectacular racing and a nice ...