PAC 12 WOMEN
- When:Â Wednesday, February 25th to Saturday, February 28th
- Where:Â Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way, WA (Pacific Time Zone)
- Defending Champion:Â California Golden Bears
- Live Results:Â here
- Live Video:Â Will post when available
- Championship Central:Â here
Click here for a full recap of the final night of the Pac 12 Championships.Â
#1 Golden Bears Repeat As Pac-12 Champions
1. California Berkeley – Â 1629.5
2. Stanford – 1401
3. Southern California – 1109
4. Arizona – 954.5
5. UCLAÂ – 951.5
6. Utah – Â 652
7. Arizona State –Â 610
8. Washington State –Â 369.5
9. Oregon State –Â 286
#2 Missy Franklin Wraps Up College Career, Winning 6 of 6 Individual Pac-12Â Titles
Last year Missy Franklin was named the 2014 Pac-12 Swimmer of the Meet after winning the 100-yard free (47.17), 200 free (1:42.29) and 500 free (4:35.73). This year, she won her last three individual Pac-12 races of her college career. This year she won the 200 IM (1:53.47), 200 freestyle (1:41.09), and 200 backstroke (1:49.94). There have not been many swimmers that go undefeated at the conference level during their college career. Even though her college career is only two years compared to the normal four years, it is still a impressive feat.
#3 Cierra Runge Almost Breaks Janet Evans’ Pac-12 Record
Cal freshman Cierra Runge picked up two wins during her first Pac-12 championship meet, breaking the NCAA record in the 500 and nearly breaking Janet Evans’ conference record in the 1650 freestyle. Janet Evans set the record at 15:39.14 in 1990. Today, Runge won the 1650 with her time of 15:40.17. With three years remaining in her college career, Evans’ record won’t be around for much longer.
#4 Simone Manuel Posts 4th Fastest 100 Time In History
Stanford freshman Simone Manuel won the 100 freestyle, breaking Natalie Coughlin‘s Pac-12 record of 47.00 with her time of 46.70. Her winning time will stand as the fourth fastest 100 freestyle in history, and the third fastest 100 freestyle in NCAA history.
#5 Stanford Breaks 400 Freestyle Relay Pac-12 Meet Record
The Stanford Cardinal earned the final victory of the meet with a 3:10.69 in the 400 freestyle relay. Lia Neal led off in 47.55, followed by Janet Hu at 48.00, Ally Howe at 48.58, and Simone Manuel anchored with a 46.56. That time broke the Pac-12 meet record set in 2009 by Cal at 3:11.05. Their time tonight will also stand as the top time in the country this year.
I was wondering when we will see our first event preview and/or most valuable swimmers list. For men or women. The build up to NCAAs is killing me. I am a drug addict and you are my dealer.
SamH – I hear you; this is the best time of the year! We’ve got to get through men’s Pac-12s this week before we can really do much on the men’s side, but as Last Chance meets for women wrap up, we should start getting a much clearer picture of the upcoming women’s meet, complete with posts and previews.
I was able to catch up and watch most of the meet on Pac-12 TV last night and this morning. A couple observations: Not just Franklin, but Manuel have room for improvement on turns; Franklin a bit more so and would have won by a somewhat wider margin in the 200 with more consistent good turns, and come closer to Manuel’s splits on the relays. (Nothing new there, of course). Manuel swam a smart race and actually drafted a little off of Franklin mid-race, enough to stay in contact for the final push. In the individual 100, Manuel had “ok” turns in, but Lia Neal’s were a bit better and Neal actually almost caught her in the breakout from the… Read more »
I love what’s happening in American distance swimming now. Ledecky showing the way to the art of the possible and talent like Runge chasing her. Awesome.
I rejoin u here too : what’s going on in the distance freestyle right now is unbeleivable for Us women – on the men’s side , it probably has never been so good as well . Soooooo exciting for next WC and RIO .
Yawn.
Pol, I get why YOU get down votes!! 🙂
Cal also set school records for event wins (12) and points (1629,5) at Pac-12 championships.
That’s a fact.
Bobo, why does EVERY comment you post given Down Arrows?? You simply said: “Cal also set school records for event wins (12) and points (1629,5) at Pac-12 championships.” and two people downgraded you simply stating fact?
Seriously readers???? What is there not to like about simple facts????
there are some sticky trolls around here . that’s a fact too .
I’m not sure, but maybe a downvote isn’t hostile toward Bobo, or questioning the veracity of the facts, maybe it’s just friendly Georgia or Stanford fans but showing support for their team. I’m a Cal fan and generally wouldn’t vote down a similar comment about Georgia or Stanford myself, but I think down votes mean different things to different people. Bobo puts himself out there and posts a lot, both facts and opinions so it’s inevitable he’ll get a lot of up and down votes. In this case, I up voted it up as a Cal fan, but also the facts were interesting and I hadn’t seen them elsewhere, plus they’re relevant in terms of weighing who’s the favorite for… Read more »
Is Pac-12 the last conference championship before the NC2A’s for women?
If so, I’d love to see the aggregate rankings by events and also a list of who is pretty much qualified.
Go Bears! Another Pac 12 title. Awesome.