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Women's Swimming & Diving
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Wednesday, February 28
Federal Way, WA
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Pac-12 Diving Championships
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Pac-12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships on Deck for Swim & Dive
2/27/2024 8:49 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Utes head to Washington for four days against the conference’s best
SALT LAKE CITY – The 2023-24 regular season has officially concluded for the University of Utah swimming and diving team and the first postseason event on the docket is the 2024 Pac-12 Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, which will run from Wednesday through Saturday at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash.
The Utes represented themselves well at this competition a year ago, highlighted by multiple trips to the podium for Elias Petersen and Holly Waxman. Petersen pocketed his team's first medal in the 1m by posting a score of 337.95 in the 1m, then snagged a second bronze in the 3m with 423.25 points, which also went down as the fourth-best mark in program history. Waxman made her first podium in the women's 1m with a mark of 311.15, which just missed setting a new Utah record, then she medaled in the 3m as well to become the first Utah woman to ever medal twice at the Pac-12 Championships.
In the pool, Cameron Daniell, Summer Stanfield and Anelise Hedges were among the standouts for Utah, with Daniell putting up personal bests in the 500 free and the 1650 free, the latter of which she finished in 16:41.68 to post a new top 10 time in the program record book. Stanfield's mark of 1:59.05 in the 200 IM put her in the all-time top 10 and she narrowly missed topping her personal best in the 200 back. Hedges broke into the top 10 in two races a year ago, first in the 100 breast, where she clocked in at 1:01.80, and again in the 200 breast, where he final time was 2:13.30.
In The Pool
Utah's list of swimmers who will be competing in Washington consists of 18 swimmers, including Stanfield, Erin Palmer and Norah Hay, who've combined to pile up 30 victories for the Utes so far in 2023-24.
Palmer's wins include a slew of triumphs in the 50 free, which she's won four times during her sophomore year, including during Utah's dual meet wins over Colorado Mesa and UNLV. She also snagged the top spot in that race against Arizona and UCLA and has posted first-place finishes in the 50 breast, 100 breast and 100 IM. Her mark of 22.41 in the 50 free at the Texas A&M Invitational in November ranks third-best in program history.
Stanfield added to her cache of victories during the final dual meet of the year for the Utah women, taking the 200 fly and 200 IM against BYU on Feb. 9 – 10. She's recorded three first-place showings in the latter event and also added two 200 back victories. Hay also left Provo with two triumphs to her credit, winning the 100 and 200 back, the third time in 2023-24 she's topped the leaderboard in both of those races. Against the Cougars, Hay clocked in at 1:54.70 in the 200 back, second-fastest in school history.
The list of Utah swimmers competing in Washington also includes Cameron Daniell, Taylor Kabacy, Abby Pope, Lily Milner, Chloe Thompson, Isabella Riso, Anelise Hedges, Alyssa Sorensen, Hilja Schimmel, Maddie Woznick, Milla Ruthven, Marlene Sandberg, Kim Lanaghen, Reagan Cathcart and Krystal Lieu.
"This will be a fun week," said coach Jonas Persson. "The women's team have gained a ton of momentum the last couple of months, so I'm excited to see how we can finish off this season. I know that the team is excited as well and ready to show up and fight to keep climbing the rankings."
On the Boards
Utah's divers have excelled all season and will be aiming to continue their superb work in Washington. Elias Petersen, Holly Waxman, Kathryn Grant and Emilia Nilsson Garip have all earned wins in the both 1m and the 3m so far in 2023-24, while Sydney Kowalski has secured a chance to compete at NCAA Zones and put her name in the Utah record book in the platform, where she now owns the ninth-highest score ever by a Ute.
Grant and Nilsson Garip have both added new scores to the program record book, starting in November when Nilsson Garip broke the school record in the 1m and 3m at the Texas A&M Invitational. Grant put up a score of 302.78 in the 3m when the Utes visited BYU and she's also pocketed two first-place finishes in the 3m as a sophomore. Waxman's work has included four first-place showings in the 1m and she's reeled in multiple awards from the Pac-12 for her work. The junior from England will now have the chance to improve upon her historic showing from a season ago.
Petersen's sophomore campaign has been highlighted by four meets in which he's landed atop the leaderboard in the 1m and 3m and he also placed second in the 3m at the UCLA Diving Invitational in January. His work has garnered him a pair of Pac-12 awards as well for diver of the month and diver of the week and he'll have the chance to add to that trophy case starting on Wednesday.
"Pac-12's is our first stop of 'championship season' and it's always an exciting meet for everyone," said head diving coach Richard Marschner. "Our women are the strongest we've ever been and we have an opportunity to leave the Pac-12 as the top women's team. It'll be a very tough task for us, but I have never been more confident in our team heading into this time of year. Overall, we hope to have multiple medal performances from our men and women and build momentum heading into NCAA Zones."
Follow the Utes!
For fans of the Utah men's/women's swimming and diving programs, follow the Utes on Twitter (@UTAHswimdive), Instagram (@utahswimdive) and Facebook (@UtahUtesSwimDive).
The Utes represented themselves well at this competition a year ago, highlighted by multiple trips to the podium for Elias Petersen and Holly Waxman. Petersen pocketed his team's first medal in the 1m by posting a score of 337.95 in the 1m, then snagged a second bronze in the 3m with 423.25 points, which also went down as the fourth-best mark in program history. Waxman made her first podium in the women's 1m with a mark of 311.15, which just missed setting a new Utah record, then she medaled in the 3m as well to become the first Utah woman to ever medal twice at the Pac-12 Championships.
In the pool, Cameron Daniell, Summer Stanfield and Anelise Hedges were among the standouts for Utah, with Daniell putting up personal bests in the 500 free and the 1650 free, the latter of which she finished in 16:41.68 to post a new top 10 time in the program record book. Stanfield's mark of 1:59.05 in the 200 IM put her in the all-time top 10 and she narrowly missed topping her personal best in the 200 back. Hedges broke into the top 10 in two races a year ago, first in the 100 breast, where she clocked in at 1:01.80, and again in the 200 breast, where he final time was 2:13.30.
In The Pool
Utah's list of swimmers who will be competing in Washington consists of 18 swimmers, including Stanfield, Erin Palmer and Norah Hay, who've combined to pile up 30 victories for the Utes so far in 2023-24.
Palmer's wins include a slew of triumphs in the 50 free, which she's won four times during her sophomore year, including during Utah's dual meet wins over Colorado Mesa and UNLV. She also snagged the top spot in that race against Arizona and UCLA and has posted first-place finishes in the 50 breast, 100 breast and 100 IM. Her mark of 22.41 in the 50 free at the Texas A&M Invitational in November ranks third-best in program history.
Stanfield added to her cache of victories during the final dual meet of the year for the Utah women, taking the 200 fly and 200 IM against BYU on Feb. 9 – 10. She's recorded three first-place showings in the latter event and also added two 200 back victories. Hay also left Provo with two triumphs to her credit, winning the 100 and 200 back, the third time in 2023-24 she's topped the leaderboard in both of those races. Against the Cougars, Hay clocked in at 1:54.70 in the 200 back, second-fastest in school history.
The list of Utah swimmers competing in Washington also includes Cameron Daniell, Taylor Kabacy, Abby Pope, Lily Milner, Chloe Thompson, Isabella Riso, Anelise Hedges, Alyssa Sorensen, Hilja Schimmel, Maddie Woznick, Milla Ruthven, Marlene Sandberg, Kim Lanaghen, Reagan Cathcart and Krystal Lieu.
"This will be a fun week," said coach Jonas Persson. "The women's team have gained a ton of momentum the last couple of months, so I'm excited to see how we can finish off this season. I know that the team is excited as well and ready to show up and fight to keep climbing the rankings."
On the Boards
Utah's divers have excelled all season and will be aiming to continue their superb work in Washington. Elias Petersen, Holly Waxman, Kathryn Grant and Emilia Nilsson Garip have all earned wins in the both 1m and the 3m so far in 2023-24, while Sydney Kowalski has secured a chance to compete at NCAA Zones and put her name in the Utah record book in the platform, where she now owns the ninth-highest score ever by a Ute.
Grant and Nilsson Garip have both added new scores to the program record book, starting in November when Nilsson Garip broke the school record in the 1m and 3m at the Texas A&M Invitational. Grant put up a score of 302.78 in the 3m when the Utes visited BYU and she's also pocketed two first-place finishes in the 3m as a sophomore. Waxman's work has included four first-place showings in the 1m and she's reeled in multiple awards from the Pac-12 for her work. The junior from England will now have the chance to improve upon her historic showing from a season ago.
Petersen's sophomore campaign has been highlighted by four meets in which he's landed atop the leaderboard in the 1m and 3m and he also placed second in the 3m at the UCLA Diving Invitational in January. His work has garnered him a pair of Pac-12 awards as well for diver of the month and diver of the week and he'll have the chance to add to that trophy case starting on Wednesday.
"Pac-12's is our first stop of 'championship season' and it's always an exciting meet for everyone," said head diving coach Richard Marschner. "Our women are the strongest we've ever been and we have an opportunity to leave the Pac-12 as the top women's team. It'll be a very tough task for us, but I have never been more confident in our team heading into this time of year. Overall, we hope to have multiple medal performances from our men and women and build momentum heading into NCAA Zones."
Follow the Utes!
For fans of the Utah men's/women's swimming and diving programs, follow the Utes on Twitter (@UTAHswimdive), Instagram (@utahswimdive) and Facebook (@UtahUtesSwimDive).
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