Courtesy: Pac-12
WOMEN’S SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Kaitlyn Dobler, Sr., USC (Portland, Ore.)
- Began her senior season with four big relay wins during the month.
- Went undefeated in the 100 and 200 breast, competing and winning in the SMU Classic (Auburn, Louisville, Missouri, Southern Methodist, Miami, Texas) and the USC invite (Hawaii, UCSB, UCSD).
- Helped the Trojans to wins in the 200 medley relay and the 400 medley relay in both invitational competitions.
- First career Pac-12 Women’s Swimmer of the Month/Week.
2023 PAC-12 Women’s Swimmer and Diver of the Month/Week
| 2023 | Women’s Swimmer | Women’s Diver |
|---|---|---|
| October | Kaitlyn Dobler, USC | — |
MEN’S SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Rex Maurer, Fr., STANFORD (Pasadena, Calif.)
- Competed in his first three collegiate meets, achieving NCAA ‘B’ cuts in four different events (100 back, 200 free, 400 IM and 500 free).
- Made his collegiate career debut at Pitt, winning the 100 back, 500 free and 200 MR, reaching two ‘B’ standards in the process.
- Against California, the freshman swept the distance freestyle events (100 free, 500 free and 1,000 free), helping the Golden Bears to a 170-127 win.
- First career Pac-12 Men’s Swimmer of the Month/Week award.
MEN’S DIVER OF THE MONTH: Elias Petersen, So., UTAH (Malmo, Sweden)
- Finished first in four events in the month of October, helping the Utes to wins over LSU and UNLV in dual meets.
- Against LSU, he took the top spot in the 1-meter (325.88) and 3-meter (372.98).
- Later in the month, Peterson repeated his marks, taking home wins in the 1-meter (318.3) and 3-meter against UNLV (381.15).
- Picked up mid-month second and third place finishes in the same events against Arizona.
- Collected five different NCAA Championship qualifying marks.
- Third career Pac-12 Men’s Diver of the Month/Week award (Jan. 11, 2023; Feb. 14, 2023).
ALSO NOMINATED:
Men’s Swimmer of the Month: Ralph Daleiden, ARIZ; Krzysztof Chmielewski, UTAH; Jaek Horner, UTAH.
Men’s Diver of the Month: Jack Ryan, STAN.
2023 PAC-12 Men’s Swimmer and Diver of the Month/Week
| 2023 | Men’s Swimmer | Men’s Diver |
|---|---|---|
| October | Rex Maurer, Stanford | Elias Petersen, Utah |
Did Rex Maurer really help the bears to a 170-127 win.
Never before has a coach been able to take credit for two swimmers from two schools winning pac-12 swimmer of the month like Lea can today
Maurer’s back is gonna be broken by the end of this year after carrying that Stanford men’s team all year
his back will be broken by next year