2023 WOMEN’S PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, February 22 – Saturday, February 25, 2023
- Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way, WA
- Defending Champions:
- Women: Stanford (1x)
- Live Results
- Live Video
- Championship Central
- Fan Guide
- Day 1 Live Recap
Stanford and Cal are currently tied for first place in the team scores after night one of the 2023 women’s Pac-12 Championships. Stanford women were the defending champions going into both events tonight, the 200 medley and 800 free relays, but the Golden Bears out-touched them by .02 in the medley relay to break their streak. Check out that close finish below with race videos courtesy of Pac-12 Networks on Youtube.
WOMEN’S 200 MEDLEY RELAY
- NCAA Record: 1:31.73, Virginia – 2023 ACC Championships
- Pac-12 Record: 1:33.11, Stanford (2018)
- Pac-12 Championship Record: 1:34.13, Cal (2018)
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:36.24
Top 3:
- Cal – 1:35.40
- Stanford – 1:35.42
- USC – 1:35.63
Stanford’s leadoff Claire Curzan got them a narrow lead in lane three with a 23.34 split compared to Cal backstroker Isabelle Stadden‘s 24.06, but the Golden Bears quickly chomped down that margin with breaststroker Jade Neser (26.54) and butterflier Mia Kragh (22.86). Mckenna Stone anchored in 21.94 to secure the win, but Stanford’s Taylor Ruck nearly chased her down with a blistering 21.56.
WOMEN’S 800 FREE RELAY
- NCAA Record: 6:45.91, Stanford – 2017 NCAA Championships
- Pac-12 Record: 6:45.91, Stanford (2017)
- Pac-12 Championship Record: 6:49.42, Stanford (2017)
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 7:00.86
Top 3:
- Stanford – 6:53.90
- Cal – 6:58.62
- Arizona State – 7:02.70
This time it was Cal in first place after the first leg after Golden Bear Mia Motekaitis had the fastest split (1:43.92). But, ultimately, Stanford took home gold with their quartet of Morgan Tankersley, Torri Huske, Lillie Nordmann, and Kayla Wilson. Tankersley clocked the second-fastest leadoff split, a 1:44.62, and then Huske blasted a 1:41.86 before handing it off to Nordmann (1:44.22). Wilson brought it home in 1:43.20 for a final time of 6:53.90, the fastest time in the NCAA this season by more than one second.
Team Scores Through Day 1
- Stanford / Cal – 120
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- USC – 106
- Arizona State – 104
- UCLA – 102
- Arizona – 96
- Washington State – 92
- Utah – 44
Please correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t Nordmann breaking the Lochte Rule? No dolphin kicks on the back?
I think the rule is dumb. Her swim looks great. But according to the rules, isn’t this a DQ?
I think that is only on the freestyle turns in IM races when you can’t be on your back.
I wonder why they only make that rule in the IM…
The Lochte rule only applies to medley races. In freestyle events, you can still do whatever you want (with the medley technicality that you can’t repeat a stroke, which is where the Lochte rule comes from. They deem dolphin kicking on the back to be backstroke, and therefore repeating a stroke).
Thanks, that makes much more sense!
So excited the PAC 12 meet is started! I love the racing, but my WORST FEAR ABOUT TERRIBLE VIDEO COVERAGE has come about. I don’t know why any ‘producer’ thinks viewers want a zoom on a single swimmer’s head. Heck, maybe other viewers do want that. As for me … I despise it! And I detest jumps from angle to angle, after I orient my eyes to the relative position of the swimmers I AM choosing to follow.
Please just capture the entire field. Find the center of gravity, and use that to aim your camera. You can almost fit the entire 25 yards in a single view, and let the swimming be your action, not your multiple camera switches.… Read more »