Leon Marchand Claims Pac-12 Men’s Swimmer of the Week Honors

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January 23rd, 2024 College, News, Pac-12

Courtesy: Pac-12

MEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK: Leon Marchand, Jr., ARIZONA STATE (Toulouse, France)

  • Marchand went undefeated in his individual events on the weekend against a pair of top-10 opponents in No. 9 Stanford and No. 3 California.
  • Against the No. 9 Cardinal, the junior picked up four individual wins, including a 200 IM win that tops NCAA Division I times (1:38.78) and a 200 Breast that ranks 6th amongst DI times (1:51.71).
  • Additional wins in the 100 Breast (51.46) and 200 Medley Relay (1:22.24) helped the No. 1 Sun Devils to a 156.5-115.5 win against the Cardinal.
  • Against the No. 3 Golden Bears, Marchand pulled out three more individual wins with a 100 Breast time (51.37) that puts him second amongst NCAA competitors.
  • First-place finishes in the 200 Breast (1:51.80) and 200 IM (1:38.93) and a second-place 200 Medley Relay finish (1:21.77) helped the Devil’s to their second-highest point total against the Golden Bears (150).
  • The junior has yet to lose an event in the month of January.
  • Fourth career Pac-12 Men’s Swimmer of the Month/Week award and first this season (November 2022; Jan. 24, 2023; Feb. 7, 2023).

ALSO NOMINATED: Jack Alexy, CAL; Brandon Miller, UTAH; Andrei Minakov, STAN.

MEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK: Joshua Thai, So., CALIFORNIA (Alhambra, Calif.)

  • Thai finished top-three in all four weekend events including three winning scores and a third-place finish.
  • Against the No. 1 Sun Devils, the senior earned a first-place finishes in the 1-Meter (337.65) and 3 Meter (365.40), accomplishing season bests and improving his Zone E marks.
  • In the Bears’ win over Arizona, Thai picked up a 1 Meter win (325.64) and a 3 Meter third-place finish (317.33).
  • Second career Pac-12 Men’s Diver of the Month/Week award and first of the season (December 2022).

ALSO NOMINATED: Hunter Hollenbeck, STAN.

2024 Pac-12 Swimming & Diving Championships

2023-24 PAC-12 Men’s Swimmer and Diver of the Month/Week

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