Feb. 26, 2013
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Nearly three weeks after defeating Arizona State in the regular season finale, the Arizona swimming and diving team returns to competition for the Pac-12 Championships at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.
The women’s swim meet along with both the men’s and women’s diving competition will kick off on Wednesday and conclude on Saturday. Meanwhile, the men’s swim meet will begin on Sunday and will run through Wednesday.
Wednesday’s opening day of competition will get underway at 6 p.m. (PT) with time trials followed by the 200 medley relay and the 800 free relay.
Last season, the men finished third and the women came in fourth at the Pac-12 Championships.
The Arizona women enter the event ranked No. 6 in the most recent CollegeSwimming.com/CSCAA Coaches poll, while the men are ranked No. 10. The women are joined by five other Pac-12 squads in the top-25 and the men feature four schools from the league in the national poll.
The Arizona women are led by five-time All-American Bonnie Brandon, the Pac-12 Swimmer of the Month in January, owns the NCAA’s fifth fastest time in the 200 backstroke. Junior Rafael Quintero, one of the NCAA’s top freshman divers, enters championship week on a hot streak. He swept the one-meter, three-meter and platform events at the Bruin Invitational in January to kick off a string of 12 straight top-two finishes to close out the season.
On the men’s side, Kevin Cordes leads the way by owning the nation’s top time in both the 100 and 200 breast. Meanwhile, junior Giles Smith holds the top spot in the 100 fly and has the fourth fastest time in the 100 free. Mitchell Friedemann has the second fastest time in the 100 back and Matt Barber (500 free) and Kevin Steel (100 breast) also own top-10 times nationally. In addition, the Wildcats own the top time nationally in the 400 medley relay.
Pac-12 Championships
Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center – Federal Way, Wash.
Wednesday, Feb. 27 through Saturday, March 2 (Women’s swimming and men’s and women’s diving)
Sunday, March 3 through Wednesday, March 5 (Men’s swimming)
Pac-12 Championships Schedule (Women’s swimming and men’s and women’s diving)
Wed., Feb. 27
6 p.m.
Finals/Time Standard Trials
200 Medley Relay
800 Freestyle Relay
Thurs., Feb. 28
11 a.m.
Preliminaries/Time Standard Trials
500 Freestyle
200 Individual Medley
50 Freestyle
Women’s 3 Meter Prelim (after completion of swimming)
3 p.m.
Men’s 1 Meter Prelim
Men’s 1 Meter Final (15 minutes following prelim)
6 p.m.
Finals/Time Standard Trials
500 Freestyle
200 Individual Medley
50 Freestyle
Women’s 3 Meter Final
200 Freestyle Relay
Fri., March 1
11 a.m.
Preliminaries/Time Standard Trials
400 Individual Medley
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
Men’s 3 Meter Prelim (after completion of swimming)
3:30 p.m.
Women’s 1 Meter Prelim
Women’s 1 Meter Final (15 minutes following prelim)
6 p.m.
Finals/Time Standard Trials
400 Individual Medley
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
Men’s 3 Meter Final
400 Medley Relay
Sat., March 2
10 a.m.
Women’s Platform Prelim
11 a.m.
Preliminaries/Time Standard Trials
200 back
100 free
200 breast
200 fly
1:15 p.m.
Men’s Platform Prelim
Men’s Platform Final (15 minutes following prelim)
4 p.m.
1650 Freestyle
6 p.m
Finals/Time Standard Trials
1650 Freestyle (fastest heat)
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
Women’s Platform Final
400 Freestyle Relay
Pac-12 Championships Schedule (Men’s swimming)
Sun., March. 3
6 p.m.
Finals/Time Standard Trials
200 Medley Relay
800 Freestyle Relay
Mon., March. 4
11 a.m.
Preliminaries/Time Standard Trials
500 Freestyle
200 Individual Medley
50 Freestyle
6 p.m.
Finals/Time Standard Trials
500 Freestyle
200 Individual Medley
50 Freestyle
200 Freestyle Relay
Tue., March 5
11 a.m.
Preliminaries/Time Standard Trials
400 Individual Medley
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
6 p.m.
Finals/Time Standard Trials
400 Individual Medley
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
400 Medley Relay
Wed., March 6
11 a.m.
Preliminaries/Time Standard Trials
200 back
100 free
200 breast
200 fly
4 p.m.
1650 Freestyle
6 p.m
Finals/Time Standard Trials
1650 Freestyle (fastest heat)
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
400 Freestyle Relay
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