Five Pac-10 teams finished in the top-10 at the 2003 NCAA Championships in Auburn, Ala. USC (284.0) paced the Pac-10 with a third-place finish. STANFORD was sixth (275.5), followed by CALIFORNIA (8th, 215.0), ARIZONA (9th, 209.0) and ARIZONA STATE (10th, 135.0). In all, Pac-10 institutions won three individual titles.
California's Natalie Coughlin earned Pac-10 Swimmer of the Year honors for the third consecutive year. Coughlin, a junior from Concord, Calif., was outstanding at the NCAA Championships. She broke pool records in the 100-yard butterfly (50.62) and 100-yard backstroke (50.92), to secure her third consecutive NCAA Championship titles in those events. At the Pacific-10 Championships in Federal Way, Wash., Coughlin broke her own American, NCAA and Cal school record in the 100-yard freestyle (47.42).
UCLA's Kim Vandenberg was named Newcomer of the Year. Vandenberg, a freshman from Moraga, Calif., is the first Bruin to ever earn Newcomer of the Year honors. At the NCAA Championships she was UCLA's top finisher, placing fifth in the 200 fly. Vandenberg finished second in the 200 fly and fourth in the 100 fly at the Pac-10 Championships, helping UCLA capture its second ever Conference title.
UCLA's Cyndi Gallagher was named Coach of the Year. Gallagher led the Bruins to an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. At the championships, the swimmers placed as high as fifth and 10th in the 200 fly and 50 free, respectively. At the Pac-10 Championships, Gallagher's Bruins finished first, winning their second Conference title in three years. The women's swimming Coach of the Year award is the second of Gallagher's career.
USC's Blythe Hartley was named Pac-10 Diver of the Year for the second consecutive season, while the Sun Devils' Trisha Tumlinson was named Newcomer of the Year. Harley, a sophomore from North Vancouver, British Columbia, became only the second woman in Pac-10 history to sweep all three events at the Conference Championships. Tumlinson, a sophomore transfer from Spring, Texas, finished third on the platform at the NCAAs, becoming the first ASU diving All-American in three years.
Hongpong Li garnered the third Coach of the Year honors of his career. Li, in his fourth year at USC, helped lead the Trojans to three Pac-10 individual titles and six top-eight finishes. The USC swimming and diving team took third overall at both the Pac-10 and NCAA Championships.
2003 PAC-10 WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS , 17th Annual
February 27 - March 1, 2003, Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center, Federal Way, Wash.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. UCLA
1399.0
2. STANFORD
1308.0
3. USC
1138.0
4. ARIZONA
1013.0
5. CALIFORNIA
940.5
6. ARIZONA STATE
765.0
7. WASHINGTON
578.5
8. OREGON STATE
544.0
9. WASHINGTON STATE
299.0
50 Freestyle
1. Natalie Coughlin, CAL
22.05
2. Sara Platzer, UCLA
22.66
3. Kim Harada, WASH
22.69
4. Lacey Boutwell, STAN
22.86
5. Claire Hedenskog, ASU
23.14
6. Kim Vandenberg, UCLA
23.19
100 Freestyle
1. Natalie Coughlin, CAL
47.42
2. Kim Harada, WASH
49.15
3. Sara Platzer, UCLA
49.28
4. Lacey Boutwell, STAN
49.83
5. Florencia Szigeti, ASU
50.00
6. Malin Svahnstrom, UCLA
50.03
200 Freestyle
1. Kim Harada, WASH
1:46.87
2. Petra Banovic, ASU
1:47.85
3. Jessica Hayes, ARIZ
1:48.14
4. Malin Svahnstrom, UCLA
1:48.56
5. Florencia Szigeti, ASU
1:48.72
6. Sharon Olson, WASH
1:49.55
500 Freestyle
1. Kaitlin Sandeno, USC
4:39.50
2. Emily Mason, ARIZ
4:43.27
3. Margie Pedder, USC
4:44.88
4. Jackie Lobdell, UCLA
4:47.07
5. Joy Galloway, USC
4:48.54
6. Katie Willis, ARIZ
4:49.81
1650 Freestyle
1. Kaitlin Sandeno, USC
15:54.41
2. Margie Pedder, USC
16:04.94
3. Asa Sandlund, USC
16:22.12
4. Naya Higashijima, OSU
16:27.59
5. Joy Galloway, USC
16:27.79
6. Jackie Lobdell, UCLA
16:32.21
100 Backstroke
1. Beth Botsford, ARIZ
53.21
2. Amy Wagner, STAN
54.09
3. Jenna Gresdal, ARIZ
54.67
4. Julie Manitt, ARIZ
54.83
5. Helen Silver, CAL
54.85
6. Marshi Smith, ARIZ
54.86
200 Backstroke
1. Beth Botsford, ARIZ
1:55.24
2. Taylor Spivey, UCLA
1:58.08
Helen Silver, CAL
1:58.08
4. Julie Manitt, ARIZ
1:58.33
5. Marisa Kozak, USC
1:58.60
6. Jessica Hayes, ARIZ
1:58.69
100 Breaststroke
1. Tara Kirk, STAN
58.41#*^
2. Agnes Kovacs, ASU
1:00.88
3. Jessica Wagner, ARIZ
1:01.94
4. Erin Sieper, ARIZ
1:02.29
5. Staciana Stitts, CAL
1:02.47
6. Kamren Miller, USC
1:02.60
200 Breaststroke
1. Tara Kirk, ASU
2:07.37*
2. Agnes Kovacs, ASU
2:08.82
3. Birte Steven, OSU
2:11.45
4. Kristen Caverly, STAN
2:12.96
5. Kamren Miller, USC
2:14.15
6. Marcelle Miller, CAL
2:15.06
100 Butterfly
1. Natalie Coughlin, CAL
51.10*
2. Jana Krohn, USC
52.97
3. Dana Kirk, STAN
53.32
4. Kim Vandenberg, UCLA
53.49
5. Lindsay Henahan, WSU
54.05
6. Kristen Lewis, UCLA
54.14
200 Butterfly
1. Michala Kwasny, USC
1:55.75
2. Kim Vandenberg, UCLA
1:55.89
3. Dana Kirk, STAN
1:56.02
4. Jana Krohn, USC
1:57.13
5. Kristen Lewis, UCLA
1:57.65
6. Margie Pedder, USC
1:58.34
200 Individual Medley
1. Michala Kwasny, USC
1:58.67
2. Agnes Kovacs, ASU
1:59.18
3. Malin Svahnstrom, UCLA
1:59.85
4. Kristen Caverly, STAN
2:00.35
5. Brooke Winkler, UCLA
2:02.64
6. Tami Ransom, STAN
2:03.15
400 Individual Medley
1. Kaitlin Sandeno, USC
4:09.14
2. Michala Kwasny, USC
4:10.76
3. Kristen Caverly, STAN
4:11.89
4. Brooke Winkler, UCLA
4:18.04
5. Joy Galloway, USC
4:18.46
6. Naya Higashijima, OSU
4:20.04
200 Freestyle Relay
1. California (Becks, Rockwell, Coughlin, Harper)
1:31.01
2. UCLA
1:31.18
3. Stanford
1:31.34
4. Washington
1:31.98
5. Arizona
1:32.53
6. Arizona State
1:33.03
400 Freestyle Relay
1. Stanford (Boutwell, Daly, Jones, Baumgartner)
3:19.82
2. California
3:19.90
3. UCLA
3:20.49
4. Arizona State
3:21.52
5. Washington
3:21.71
6. Arizona
3:22.26
800 Freestyle Relay
1. USC (Krohn, Kwasny, Pedder, Sandeno)
7:12.49
2. Arizona
7:16.58
3. Arizona State
7:17.06
4. California
7:18.08
5. Washington
7:19.74
6. Stanford
7:20.97
200 Medley Relay
1. Stanford (Wagner, T. Kirk, D. Kirk, Jones)
1.38.808*
2. California
1:40.53
3. Arizona
1:40.92
4. USC
1:41.76
5. UCLA
1:42.19
6. Arizona State
1:42.51
400 Medley Relay
1. Stanford (Wagner, T. Kirk, D. Kirk, Boutwell)
3:35.94
2. California
3:39.04
3. USC
3:41.18
4. UCLA
3:41.94
5. Oregon State
3:43.69
6. Arizona State
3:43.77
One-Meter Diving
1. Blythe Hartley, USC
332.85
2. Ashlee Rosenthal, STAN
310.95
3. Regan Gosnell, UCLA
294.15
4. Trisha Tumlinson, ASU
293.65
5. Nicci Fusaro, USC
286.25
6. Claire Febvay, ARIZ
272.25
7. McKenzie Murphy, STAN
256.85
8. Daniele Bemme, ARIZ
249.60
Three-Meter Diving
1. Blythe Hartley, USC
606.20*
2. Nicci Fusaro, USC
516.60
3. Ashlee Rosenthal, STAN
507.35
4. McKenze Murphy, STAN
488.75
5. Regan Gosnell, UCLA
488.15
6. Ashlee Rosenthal, STAN
482.50
7. Trisha Tumlinson, ASU
463.20
8. Sara Bowling, STAN
456.30
Platform Diving
1. Blythe Hartley, USC
493.10
2. Nicci Fusaro, USC
451.70
3. Regan Gosnell, UCLA
439.75
4. McKenze Murphy, STAN
414.80
5. Claire Febvay, ARIZ
395.85
6. Trisha Tumlinson, ASU
367.75
7. Sara Bowling, STAN
370.05
8. Jen McNally, UCLA
367.25
* - Pac-10 Championships Record
** - NCAA Record
SWIMMER OF THE YEAR: Natalie Coughlin, CAL FRESHMAN/NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR IN SWIMMING: Kim Vandenberg, UCLA DIVER OF THE YEAR: Blythe Hartley, USC FRESHMAN/NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR IN DIVING: Trisha Tumlinson, ASU SWIMMING COACH OF THE YEAR: Cyndi Gallagher, UCLA DIVING COACH OF THE YEAR: Hongpong Li, USC
2003 NCAA WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS, 22nd Annual
March 20-22, 2003, James E. Martin Aquatic Center, Auburn, Alabama
TEAM RESULTS
(Top-10 teams and other Pac-10 teams)
1. Auburn
536.0
2. Georgia
373.0
3. USC
284.0
4. Southern Methodist
281.0
5. Florida
277.0
6. STANFORD
275.5
7. Texas
220.0
8. CALIFORNIA
215.0
9. ARIZONA
209.0
10t. ARIZONA STATE
135.0
INDIVIDUAL SCORERS
(Champion and Pac-10 scorers)
50-yard Freestyle
1. Maritza Correia, Georgia
21.83*
4. Kim Harada, WASH
22.50
8. Claire Hedenskog, ASU
22.91
100-yard Freestyle
1. Maritza Correia, Georgia
47.29#*^
4. Kim Harada, WASH
49.18
5. Lacey Boutwell, STAN
49.32
200-yard Freestyle
1. Jessi Perruquet, North Carolina
1:45.01
500-yard Freestyle
1. Flavia Rigamonti, Southern Methodist
4:37.72
2. Kaitlin Sandeno, USC
4:39.31
1,650-yard Freestyle
1. Flavia Rigamonti, Southern Methodist
15:43.90*
3. Kaitlin Sandeno, USC
15:58.58
5. Margie Pedder, USC
16:02.98
100-yard Backstroke
1. Natalie Coughlin, CAL
50.92*
3. Beth Botsford, ARIZ
53.46
200-yard Backstroke
1. Natalie Coughlin, CAL
1:53.53
4. Beth Botsford, ARIZ
1:56.36
100-yard Breaststroke
1. Tara Kirk, STAN
58.62#*
4. Agnes Kovacs, ASU
1:00.21
5. Staciana Stitts, CAL
1:00.30
6. Jessica Wagner, ARIZ
1:00.58
200-yard Breaststroke
1. Tara Kirk, STAN
2:09.75*
3. Agnes Kovacs, ASU
2:09.71
6. Birte Steven, OSU
2:09.96
100-yard Butterfly
1. Natalie Coughlin, CAL
50.62*
5. Jana Krohn, USC
52.43
6. Dana Kirk, STAN
52.94
200-yard Butterfly
1. Mary DeScenza, Georgia
1:55.10
2. Emily Mason, ARIZ
1:55.33
4. Michala Kwasny, USC
1:57.71
5. Kim Vandenberg, UCLA
1:56.42
7. Jana Krohn, USC
1:56.02
8. Naya Higashijima, OSU
1:57.42
200-yard Individual Medley
1. Maggie Bowen, Auburn
1:55.33*
4. Michala Kwasny, USC
1:58.05
400-yard Individual Medley
1. Maggie Bowen, Auburn
4:06.15
2. Emily Mason, ARIZ
4:07.07
3. Kaitlin Sandeno, USC
4:07.20
6. Kristen Caverly, STAN
4:10.64
200-yard Freestyle Relay
1. Georgia (Mabry, Kearns, Arsenault, Correia)
1:28.96*
4. California
1:30.03
6. Stanford
1:31.15
7. UCLA
1:31.30
400-yard Freestyle Relay
1. Auburn (Short, Coparropa, Coventry, Bowen)
3:14.15
3. California
3:15.26
6. Arizona State
3:20.05
7. Stanford
3:20.93
800-yard Freestyle Relay
1. Auburn (Hoelzer, Kemp, Coventry, Bowen)
7:02.72#
3. USC
7:09.80
6. Arizona
7:12.63
8. Stanford
7:13.74
9. UCLA
7:14.76
200-yard Medley Relay
1. Auburn (Anderson, Swander, Hoelzer, Short)
1:36.69#!^*
2. Stanford
1:38.42
3. California
1:38.65
5. Arizona
1:38.96
400-yard Medley Relay
1. Auburn (Coventry, Bowen, Hoelzer, Short)
3:31.45#!*^
3. California
3:34.95
4. Stanford
3:35.16
7. Arizona
3:38.12
1-Meter Springboard Diving
1. Yulia Pakhalina, Houston
339.70
3. Blythe Hartley, USC
329.70
8. Ashlee Rosenthal, STAN
282.0
3-Meter Springboard Diving
1. Yulia Pakhalina, Houston
657.30
2. Blythe Hartley, USC
585.15
6. Nicci Fusaro, USC
516.60
7. Ashlee Rosenthal, STAN
508.10
Platform Diving
1. Natalia Diea, Ohio State
476.65
2. Blythe Hartley, USC
456.90
3. Trisha Tumlinson, ASU
456.55
6. Claire Febvay, ARIZ
420.20
# - NCAA Record
^ - U.S. Open Record
* - Pool Record
! - American Record
$ - World Record
