Defending national champion Cal might have narrowly beat Stanford during the regular dual meet season, but it was the No. 4 Cardinal that came out on top at the 2013 Women’s Swimming and Diving Pac-12 Championships, a four-day affair that began on Wednesday.
Junior diver Stephanie Phipps, a two-time All-American, won the 3-meter springboard title on Thursday at the Pac-12 Championship, hosted at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington.
Every member of the Stanford women’s swimming and diving team knows that every practice and every regular-season meet has been leading up to this, the moment they’ve been waiting for all year: the championship meets.
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Only six days removed from a huge weekend that saw the Cardinal defeat No. 20 Arizona State and upset No. 6 Arizona to rocket them from No. 8 to No. 2 in the NCAA rankings, the Cardinal (7-1, 4-0 Pac-12) knew that an enormous challenge lay ahead of them in a two-day home stand against two undefeated squads from Southern California. Unconcerned, Stanford held strong and rose to the occasion in spectacular fashion.
The Stanford men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams got a rare chance to compete together on Friday, with both teams taking on the University of Wisconsin. On the men’s side, it was the first dual meet of the season and a great opportunity to match up against another ranked program in No. 25 Wisconsin.
Stanford women’s swimming and diving head coach Lea Maurer announced her resignation on Tuesday, citing her wish to devote more time to her family as the reason for her departure.
No. 8 Stanford defeats No. 1 Cal in impressive season finale
In the grand finale of the regular season, the No. 8 Stanford women’s swimming and diving team will square off against No. 1 California at the Avery Aquatic Center this Saturday