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2023 Men’s Pac-12 Swimming and Diving Championships: Day Two Prelims Live Recap

March 3, 2023

2023 MEN’S PAC-12 SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Wednesday, March 1- Saturday, March 5, 2023
Weyerhauser King County Aquatic Center – Federal Way, WA
SCY (25 Yards)
Defending Champions: Cal (5x)
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THURSDAY PRELIMS HEAT SHEET

The first prelims session of the 2023 Men’s Pac-12 Championships is underway in Federal Way, WA. It’s going to be a quick session, featuring heats of the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free.

In a rare occurrence, all three champions from last year return in their events this year. Stanford’s Preston Forst, the 500 free champion from last year, won the event in 4:12.06 last year. He comes in as the fourth seed this morning. Notably, Leon Marchand is the top seed in the 500 free, but we don’t yet know if he’s going to swim the 500 or the 200 IM this morning.

Marchand is the 200 IM defending champion, having won the event in a meet record of 1:39.65 last year. He’s already been faster than that mark this season, entering as the top seed with a 1:38.89. Whether Marchand swims the 500 or the 200 IM, he’ll be likely to down the Pac-12 Record, and maybe even the NCAA Record, in either race.

Cal’s Bjorn Seeliger won the 50 free in 18.84 last year, narrowly missing the meet record by 0.04 seconds. He comes into these championships as the top seed, already having swum an 18.87 this season. ASU’s Jack Dolan has also been under 19 seconds in the event this season, coming in as the second seed with an 18.92.