Women's Swimming & Diving | March 1, 2024
Federal Way, Wash. –The No. 4 USC women’s swimming and diving team, led by four-time Pac-12 individual champion Kaitlyn Dobler, won three titles at the 2024 Pac-12 Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday, March 1. .
USC started the third finals session and finished in fifth place. Claire Tuggle He recorded a season-best time of 4:08.01 in the 400yIM. During the preliminaries, the sophomore ran a time of 4:09.61. U.S.C. Justina Kozan (4:10.97) and Ella Flowers (4:13.20) 10 Endth and 13thEach.
Senior caroline famous He once again had an amazing swim and finished 4th in the 100y fly championship finals with a PR of 51.64.trojan horse Annika Delgado He finished 7th with a time of 52.01 seconds, which was also his best time of the season. Famous returned a few events later and finished second in the 100y backstroke with a time of 50.90 seconds. The finish marked Famous's first Pac-12 podium finish.
Trojan Freshman minna abraham On Friday night, he won the 200y freestyle A final in a time of 1:42.42, earning his first conference crown. Abraham, who helped USC win last night's 200y freestyle relay, led the conference as the only athlete to reach the NCAA A cut in the final (1:42.84). During qualifying, Abraham recorded his fastest time (1:43.70), solidifying his place in the center lane for the championship final. At just 17 years old, Abraham became the fifth Trojan to win the Pac-12 200y freestyle title. Laticia Trantham last won this event in 2020.
For the fourth year in a row, Doebler won the 100y breaststroke, this time finishing first in 57.51 seconds. With this win, Doebler becomes the first Trojan to win four consecutive 100-y breaststroke titles and only the second in Pac-12 history. The six-time Pac-12 individual champion won the event by nearly two seconds, well below the NCAA A standard time (58.02 seconds).
The Women of Troy ended the night with a dominant victory, winning the 400-meter medley relay for the first time since 2009. The Trojans' proven quartet of Famous, Dobler, Delgado and Abraham won the relay in 3 minutes, 27.28 seconds, beating Cal by half a second. 77 seconds. With this win, the four-person team achieved its second straight relay victory, and last night the group took home the 200y freestyle title.
The Women of Troy will continue the championship tomorrow with qualifying scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m.
Women diving:
USC had a strong day with the Trojans in action in the women's 3-meter event. grace lee They advanced to the conference championship finals for the first time. Lee finished eighth on the springboard with a score of 279.05, contributing 22 points to the Trojans' team score.
5th year at University of Southern California nike agunbiade In the repechage of the 3-meter competition, he won with a score of 331.05 points.Trojan horse companion lily castanon He finished in 5th place with 264.65 points.
The Troy women will continue their action tomorrow, with platform qualifying scheduled to begin at 12:00 PM Pacific Time.
Men's diving:
trojans 2nd grade Laurent Gosselin-Paradis On Friday, he won his third Pac-12 individual title with a score of 407.75 in the men's platform competition. The Trojans outscored their opponents by nearly 30 points in the tournament to defend their 2023 title.
trojan horse Robert Greff He also advanced to the repechage finals in the platform diving competition, scoring 285.20 points.
