By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
2024 WOMEN’S PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Dates: Wednesday, February 28 – Saturday, March 2
- Location: Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way, WA
- Defending champions: Stanford (2x)
- Live results
- Live video: Pac-12 Network
- Championship central
- Event schedule
- Preview: Fan guide
- Day 1 Finals Live Recap
- Day 2 Prelims Live Recap | Day 2 Finals Live Recap
- Day 3 Prelims Live Recap | Day 3 Finals Live Recap
- Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
If you’re unfamiliar with our up/downs, here’s a quick explanation:
- “Up” = number of ‘A’ finalists for each team
- “Mid” = number of ‘B’ finalists for each team
- “Down” = number of ‘C’ finalists for each team
They’re presented in the format “up/mid/down”, which, for example, if a team had 2 ‘A’ finalists, 1 ‘B’ finalist, and 3 ‘C’ finalists in an event would be represented as “2/1/3.”
Before we get into the data from this morning’s prelims session, let’s quickly remind ourselves of the team scores heading into tonight’s finals session.
SCORES AFTER DAY 3
- Cal – 964
- Stanford – 849.5
- USC – 824
- UCLA – 754
- Arizona State – 643.5
- Utah – 407.5
- Arizona – 395
- Washington State – 306.5
Cal heads into the final night of competition with a triple-digit lead (964 total points) over Stanford (849.5) and USC (824).
DAY 4 UPS/MIDS/DOWNS
| ALL | 200 BACK | 100 FREE | 200 BREAST | 200 FLY | |
| USC | 6/5/2 | 1/2/1 | 4/1/0 | 1/1/1 | 0/1/0 |
| UCLA | 3/7/5 | 1/2/0 | 0/2/1 | 2/1/1 | 0/2/3 |
| Arizona State | 1/10/1 | 0/3/0 | 0/2/0 | 0/2/0 | 1/3/1 |
| Arizona | 1/1/7 | 0/1/1 | 0/0/1 | 0/0/3 | 1/0/2 |
| Stanford | 8/3/3 | 1/0/1 | 3/1/2 | 1/2/0 | 3/0/0 |
| California | 8/5/6 | 2/0/2 | 1/2/3 | 3/1/0 | 2/2/1 |
| Washington St. | 3/0/6 | 1/0/3 | 0/0/1 | 1/0/1 | 1/0/1 |
| Utah | 3/1/2 | 2/0/0 | 0/0/0 | 0/1/1 | 1/0/1 |
Cal and Stanford are tied with the most A-finalists tonight at eight apiece. USC isn’t far behind with six A-finalists while UCLA, Washington State, and Utah boast three each.
SCORED DAY 4 PRELIMS BY EVENT
| CALIFORNIA | STANFORD | USC | UCLA | ARIZONA STATE | ARIZONA | WASHINGTON ST. | UTAH | |
| 200 Back | 79 | 39 | 59 | 53 | 47 | 18 | 33 | 47 |
| 100 Free | 73 | 108 | 109 | 37 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 200 Breast | 95 | 63 | 44 | 67 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 14 |
| 200 Fly | 84 | 77 | 16 | 41 | 79 | 37 | 24 | 0 |
It’s important to note that these calculations do not take into account the 1650 freestyle, 10-meter platform diving, or the 400 free relay at the end of the session. USC comes into tonight’s 400 free relay as the favorite after placing four swimmers in the A-final of the 100 free this morning.
The Trojans will need another clutch relay performance and some diving success tonight in order to hold off Stanford in the battle for 2nd place. USC and Stanford should both cut into Cal’s lead during the 100 free, but the Bears are expected to hit back during the 200 breast and 200 fly.
SCORED DAY 4 PRELIMS TOTAL
| WOMEN |
| 1. California: 331 |
| 2. Stanford: 287 |
| 3. USC: 228 |
| 4. UCLA: 198 |
| 5. Arizona State: 178 |
| 6. Washington St.: 89 |
| 7. Arizona: 65 |
| 8. Utah: 61 |
Finally, let’s take a look at this morning’s scored prelims added into the actual scores from last night, which will give us an idea of what the scores will look like after tonight based on where things stand now.
SCORED DAY 4 PRELIMS + DAY 3 ACTUAL
- Cal – 1,295
- Stanford – 1,136.5
- USC – 1,052
- UCLA – 952
- Arizona State – 821.5
- Utah – 468.5
- Arizona – 460
- Washington State – 395.5
There are still plenty of questions to be answered during the last finals session tonight, but the Cal women have put themselves in great position to reclaim the last-ever Pac-12 title after watching rival Stanford snatch it away the past two years.
SwimSwam: 2024 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Ups/Mids/Downs
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