salt lake city – After ending the regular season with a dramatic home victory over the USC Trojans on February 17, the University of Utah men's swimming team carried its momentum to its first meet of the 2024 postseason, the Pac-12 Men's Swimming Championship. I'm trying to bring it to the tournament. It will be held Wednesday through Saturday at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington.
coach Jonas Parson's staff will try to improve on their strong performance at the 2023 Pac-12 Men's Swimming Championships. This includes his record 16 rankings in the top 10 in program history, three Utah state records he broke, and medals he won two.
“They're very excited and ready to go,” Persson said of the male swimmers. “It's been a good season so far and the guys have grown from game to game throughout the year and gotten more focused as we go along. We've gotten through the season and they're just excited, swimming fast and We're ready to show people what they're made of, and that's what we want. ”
3 out of the top 10 times brandon millerset new records in the Utah record books in the 200 back, 400 IM, and 500 free. jake horner She broke the school record in the 100-meter breast, then broke it again, and won a medal in the 200-meter medley relay. baylor lewis He also added personal bests in the 400 IM and 100 IM to his team records.
In 2023-2024, the Horners led the team with a team-high 11 wins and 14 swimmers with at least one championship. Horner has had her best performances in the breaststroke, with two of her 100 breaststroke wins coming against Pac-12 rivals, the first on Oct. 27 against Arizona, and the second on Feb. 17. It was the Utes vs. USC game.
Miller also won seven regular season games, five of which came in the team's last three contests, and will return to play in Washington. He won three events against Wyoming on Jan. 19, and defeated athletes from BYU and USC in the 200 meters on Feb. 10 and 17, respectively. The North Carolina native also has three top-10 finishes in the 2023-24 season.
The list of Utes looking to build on positive momentum and advance into Washington includes: Evan VanBrocklin and Jakub Walterboth had wins over BYU and USC, as well as davis stachelek, Thomas Chocolati, nick chilafisi and dylan beckerall are proud of their February win. colin parker, Kellen Cameron, Jonathan Michaels, Nathan Ramey, matt wilcox, jackson koehler, Preston Planells, baylor lewis, landon alarcon, kelson flynn, Marko Kovacic, Parker Macomber, Mika Ginoza, Will Woodall, Matthew Dedering, Landon Nava and Caleb Gallagher He will also be in Washington to contribute to Utah's cause.
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