Pancake Hot Take: Week 2, Day 3 of Conference Championship Season
After 3 days of conference action, we’ve seen some very solid swims. But nothing breath taking, no swim with that X factor to really pile the pancakes on.
2020 W. Pac-12s Day 4 Scratches: Weitzeil Still in, Spitz Scratches 100 FR
Cal’s defending champion Abbey Weitzeil, who was out on day 3 with an injury from the finish of the 50 free, is still entered in the 100 free as the top seed.
2020 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
USC senior Louise Hansson, the reigning NCAA Champion and NCAA Record holder, will race for her 4th-straight Pac-12 title in tonight’s 100 fly final.
UPDATE: Weitzeil a DFS in 200 FR with Arm Injury, TBD for Rest of the Meet
Cal will still have Robin Neumann in the championship heat, but missing the defending champion is a setback for the Bears.
USC’s Louise Hansson Earns 4th-Straight Pac-12 Title in 100 Fly with 49.94
Reigning NCAA Champion Louise Hansson, a USC senior, became the first woman to win 4-straight Pac-12 100 fly titles with her victory tonight.
Erin Voss Named Pac-12 Women’s Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Voss, a backstroke specialist with the Stanford Cardinal, is majoring in computer science and holds a 4.0 GPA while in her senior year.
UPDATE: Cal All-American Sarah Darcel Out of 2020 Pac-12s with Knee Injury
Sarah Darcel brought in 79 points for the Bears last season. She’s their 2nd highest returning scorer, behind only NCAA Champion Abbey Weitzeil.
2020 W. Pac-12 Championships: UCLA Making Moves on Day 3
Things will get interesting between UCLA and USC for 3rd, as the Bruins are projected to be 10 points ahead if we score prelims.
2020 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
USC’s Laticia Transom, who put up the fastest split of the field in the 800 free relay, swims the individual 200 free today.
W. Pac-12s: USC’s #2 Transom DQed in 200 FR Prelims (UPDATE: DQ Overturned)
USC’s Laticia Transom, a sophomore, raced to a 1:44.75 in prelims. However, she was ultimately disqualified for a false start.
WATCH: Abbey Weitzeil Breaks Pac-12 Meet Record with 21.03 50 Free
She tied the #3 performance all-time with a 21.03, matching Tennessee’s Erika Brown, who set the SEC Record with a 21.03 last week.
SwimSwam Voters Picks: Week 2 of Major 2020 NCAA Conference Championships
We’ve spent the past few weeks using our periodic SwimSwam polls to let readers weigh in on the coming conference swimming & diving championships.
Pancake Hot Take: Week 2, Day 2 of Conference Championship Season
After Day 2 of the conference meets, we’ve seen some very solid swimming across the board. However, nothing that is really mind blowing at this point.
2020 W. Pac-12s: Stanfords Forde, Voss, and Nordmann Scratch 200 Free
Stanford had 3 swimmers scratch the 200 free. Nordmann and Voss will compete in the 100 back, while Forde will swim the 400 IM.
2020 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
The Arizona State women have the top 3 seeds for the 500 free, led by Emma Nordin, who set a lifetime best in prelims as the top qualifier.
