Cal dominates in Pac-12 Championships, looks to continue noteworthy postseason
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For four days, Houston belonged to the Bears.
In a manner reflective of its dominant regular season, Cal men’s swim and dive swept the Pac-12 Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship, finishing the event with an impressive 970 points and securing the team’s fourth straight Pac-12 Swimming & Diving Championship. The team bested Stanford yet again, who came in second with 788 points. This is Cal’s sixth Pac-12 championship title under head coach David Durden.
The Bears entered Sunday’s swimming championships in last place after sophomore Tyler Wesson’s performance at the diving championships in Arizona just days prior. As Cal’s only male diver at the event, Wesson failed to qualify for any of the finals, placing second-to-last in the 1-meter and 3-meter dive, and last in the 5-meter dive during prelims. In direct contrast to Cal’s struggles, Stanford divers Conor Casey and
California swims near-perfect meet, wins fourth consecutive Pac-12 Men s Swimming & Diving Championship
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TUCSON, ARIZ. - After an abbreviated regular season unlike any other, Pac-12 divers arrived in Tucson, Arizona to compete in the annual Pac-12 Conference Diving Championships this past Wednesday. The University of Arizona s Hillenbrand Aquatic Center hosted the 2021 Pac-12 Men’s and Women’s Diving Championships, with the Pac-12 Men’s Swimming Championships set to begin Sunday, Feb. 28 at the University of Houston.
Buoyed by
Luke McDivitt’s victory on the platform, UTAH totaled a Conference-leading 133 points across the three diving events.
STANFORD led the diving competition with four podium finishes, including wins on the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards, en route to 107 points. Host
Pac-12 Championships up next for men’s, women’s swimming and diving
Women s swimming and diving, as well as men s diving, are set to begin the Pac-12 Championships on Wednesday. The team finished with just one scored meet during the regular season. (Photo: JOHN TODD/isiphotos.com)
on February 24, 2021
Men’s and women’s diving will travel to Tucson, Ariz. while women’s swimming heads to Houston, Texas to compete in the Pac-12 Championships. The competitions will begin on Wednesday and last through Sunday.
Men’s swimming’s Pac-12 Championships kick off on Sunday in Houston, lasting through Wednesday Mar. 3.
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