2017 WOMEN’S PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, February 22 – Saturday, February 25
- Federal Way, WA (Pacific Time Zone)
- Defending Champion: USC (results)
- Live Results (also on Meet Mobile)
- Live Video
- Pac-12 Record Book
- Championship Central
Simone Manuel rattled her own American record and came up with the third-fastest 100 free ever swum at the Pac-12 Championships, going 46.36. That time is a new Pac-12 Championships meet record.
Manuel now holds the #1 and #3 fastest 100 frees of all-time, and breaks up a run by her conference rival Abbey Weitzeil in the top 5 swims of all-time:
Fastest Women’s 100y Free Performances All-Time
- Simone Manuel (3/2015) – 46.09
- Abbey Weitzeil (12/2014) – 46.29
- Simone Manuel (2/2017) – 46.36
- Abbey Weitzeil (3/2016) – 46.47
- Abbey Weitzeil (3/2016) – 46.52
- Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (2/2012) – 46.61
- Simone Manuel (11/2014) – 46.62
- Missy Franklin (3/2015) – 46.66
- Simone Manuel (3/2015) – 46.68
- Simone Manuel (2/2015) – 46.70
Manuel now owns 5 of the top 10 swims in history in the event. She’s currently about four tenths ahead of where she was at Pac-12s in 2015 (the last year she swam them). She was able to drop seven tenths between Pac-12s and NCAAs that year.
Weitzeil didn’t compete in the race, scratching out of prelims. She’s reportedly ill and won’t be able to finish out this year’s Pac-12 meet, though she’s still expected to be ready for NCAAs.
We are staring at the very real possibility of the first sub-46 100 y free for a woman. Maybe even two – if Abby W is feeling better & up to snuff by NCAA’s & those two duke it out up & down the pool for 4 lengths.
She will be fast this summer again ….she kept the momentum going after Rio like other swimmers .
Great swim Simone. Proud of you!
Great swim Simone!
Great job for the Houston native.
NO OTHER NATION SWIMS THESE STUPID YARDS!
Since the NCAAs consistently produces Olympians not just for the USA, but for other swimming nations, the yards must not be that stupid.
Short course yards is why the USA has far superior underwaters and better turns.
i just watched some of the relays – and Boy , some girls have incredible underwaters & turns ( not only Ledecky ) . I understand why Usa is so strong comes the Big stage every 4 years ( and other nations as well ) .