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Women's Swimming & Diving
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The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, February 25
Federal Way, WA
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Pac-12 Championships
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Utah Swim & Dive Finishes Strong at Pac-12 Championships
2/25/2023 11:28 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Daniell, Hedges, Waxman all posted personal bests
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Holly Waxman collected fourth place in women's platform diving and Cameron Daniell and Anelise Hedges recorded personal bests in the pool as the University of Utah swimming and diving team competed on the final day of the Pac-12 Diving and Women's Swimming Championships on Saturday at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.
ON THE BOARDS
In what was a stellar week of diving for the Utes, the women's platform was the final act and Holly Waxman, who had already collected a pair of medals, put together an excellent performance. Her score of 276.90 goes down as sixth-best in school history and is a more than 20-point improvement on her previous personal-best.
Waxman finished the event in fourth, meaning she was responsible for 80 points for the Utes over the three events in which she competed, the most ever by a Utah athlete at the swim and dive championships.
Kathryn Grant won the platform B-final by collecting 265.20 points. Sydney Kowalski finished the event in 17th, while Lizzy DeCecco placed 18th and Lexi Mills 19th. Overall, the Utes posted the event's second-highest diving point total.
"We capped off one of the most successful Pac-12 meets we've ever had with an amazing platform event," said diving coach Richard Marschner. "Kathryn had a bit of a rough preliminary round but she came back on fire in consols and that's exactly the type of performance she's going to need next week. Holly just continued her incredible run and nearly pulled off a stunning upset to end up in the podium again. Her performance moved us into 2nd place as a team in diving points scored. We aren't done yet and I'm looking forward what we can do at zones and hopefully NCAAs."
IN THE POOL
Cameron Daniell claimed a spot in the program's top 10 rankings in the 1650 free by posting a time of 16:41.68, which earned her a 12th place finish and Marlene Sandberg finished right behind her teammate in 14th, clocking in at 16:42.35.
In the 200 backstroke, Summer Stanfield only narrowly missed out on topping her personal best, clocking in at 1:55.47 to place 13th and Norah Hay won the C-final with a time of 1:56.86. Anelise Hedges posted a personal best of 2:13.30 in the 200 breaststroke, which also moves her up to sixth in the school record book in that event.
"The final day of the meet is always an emotional one," said associate head coach Michele Lowry. "We are so thankful for everything our seniors have done for this program. They continued to lead the way through their last races. Leaving Federal Way with a lot of great memories and a bit of a chip on our shoulder to be better than ever in 2024. Go Utes!"
LOOKING AHEAD
The Utes will be back in Washington for the Pac-12 Men's Swimming Championships, which start on Wednesday.
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).
ON THE BOARDS
In what was a stellar week of diving for the Utes, the women's platform was the final act and Holly Waxman, who had already collected a pair of medals, put together an excellent performance. Her score of 276.90 goes down as sixth-best in school history and is a more than 20-point improvement on her previous personal-best.
Waxman finished the event in fourth, meaning she was responsible for 80 points for the Utes over the three events in which she competed, the most ever by a Utah athlete at the swim and dive championships.
Kathryn Grant won the platform B-final by collecting 265.20 points. Sydney Kowalski finished the event in 17th, while Lizzy DeCecco placed 18th and Lexi Mills 19th. Overall, the Utes posted the event's second-highest diving point total.
"We capped off one of the most successful Pac-12 meets we've ever had with an amazing platform event," said diving coach Richard Marschner. "Kathryn had a bit of a rough preliminary round but she came back on fire in consols and that's exactly the type of performance she's going to need next week. Holly just continued her incredible run and nearly pulled off a stunning upset to end up in the podium again. Her performance moved us into 2nd place as a team in diving points scored. We aren't done yet and I'm looking forward what we can do at zones and hopefully NCAAs."
IN THE POOL
Cameron Daniell claimed a spot in the program's top 10 rankings in the 1650 free by posting a time of 16:41.68, which earned her a 12th place finish and Marlene Sandberg finished right behind her teammate in 14th, clocking in at 16:42.35.
In the 200 backstroke, Summer Stanfield only narrowly missed out on topping her personal best, clocking in at 1:55.47 to place 13th and Norah Hay won the C-final with a time of 1:56.86. Anelise Hedges posted a personal best of 2:13.30 in the 200 breaststroke, which also moves her up to sixth in the school record book in that event.
"The final day of the meet is always an emotional one," said associate head coach Michele Lowry. "We are so thankful for everything our seniors have done for this program. They continued to lead the way through their last races. Leaving Federal Way with a lot of great memories and a bit of a chip on our shoulder to be better than ever in 2024. Go Utes!"
LOOKING AHEAD
The Utes will be back in Washington for the Pac-12 Men's Swimming Championships, which start on Wednesday.
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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