July 9, 2003

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

PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC

First Team	Yr.	GPA	Major
Theresa Dunn, WSU	Jr.	3.84	Business Administration/Finance
Claire Febvay, ARIZ	Jr.	3.90	Psychology
Paula Finlay, OSU	Sr.	3.77	Industrial and Manufacturing
Nicci Fusaro, USC	Jr.	3.71	Fine Arts
Regan Gosnell, UCLA	Sr.	3.63	History
Blythe Hartley, USC	So.	3.69	Undeclared
Evelyn Hingsbergen, WASH	Sr.	3.58	Psychology/Political Science
Jessica Hong, OSU	So.	3.91	Pre-industrial Engineering
Josie Jedick, ASU	Sr.	3.94	Kinesiolgy
Sarah Jones, STAN	So.	3.82	Undeclared
Tara Kirk, STAN	Jr.	3.56	Human Biology
Marisa Kozak, USC	So.	3.89	Undeclared
McKenze Murphy, STAN	Sr.	3.51	Cultural & Social Anthropology
Jill Olson, WSU	Sr.	3.68	Accounting
Birte Steven, OSU	Jr.	3.85	Psychology
Staciana Stitts, CAL	Sr.	3.63	American Studies
Sasha Taylor, WSU	Jr.	3.60	Biology Education
Second Team	Yr.	GPA	Major
Tenley Bick, STAN	So.	3.61	Art
Katy Blakemore, STAN	Jr.	3.53	Human Biology
Evins Cameron, STAN	So.	3.52	Undeclared
Natalie Coughlin, CAL	Jr.	3.39	Psychology
Mari Embertson, OSU	So.	3.66	Business Administration
Kristen Gilbert, STAN	So.	3.45	Undeclared
Jessica Hayes, ARIZ	SR.	3.39	Marketing
Kristin Huston, OSU	So.	3.61	University Exploratory Studies
Lisa Irwin, WSU	So.	3.73	Undeclared
Agnes Kovacs, ASU	So.	3.57	Pre-business
Erin Lashnits, STAN	So.	3.54	Undeclared
Kristen Lewis, UCLA	Jr.	3.37	Sociology
Marcelle Miller, CAL	So.	3.49	American Studies
Jessica Stenson, ASU	Jr.	3.50	Elementary Education
Janine Strack, UCLA	So.	3.54	Undeclared
Brianna Patterson, ASU	Jr.	3.45	Recreation/Tourism

Honorable Mention: Keiko Amano, So., CAL; Megan Baumgartner, Jr., STAN; Melissa Bartlett, Jr., ASU; Danielle Becks, Jr., CAL; April Beltran, Sr., ARIZ; Katie Berglund, So., STAN; Alyson Borawski, So., CAL; Nicole Chinn, Jr., WSU; Jessie Carr, Jr., STAN; Emily Carter, So., STAN; Rebecca Cohen, Sr., WSU; Catherine Coler, Jr., UCLA; Joanna Fargus, So., USC; Sarah Fischer, So., ASU; Christina Flynn, Sr., CAL; Erin Glenn, So., STAN; Natalie Griffith, Jr., CAL; Michell Harper, Sr., CAL; Claire Hedenskog, Sr., ASU; Lindsay Henahan, Sr., WSU; Claire Henderson, So., STAN; Courtney Hentzen, So., WASH; Jennifer Hess, Sr., ARIZ; Annie Joseph, Sr., ARIZ; Emily Ann Mason, So., ARIZ; Jennifer McNally, Sr., UCLA; Lisa Morelli, So., CAL; Erin O'Kane, Jr., USC; Emma Palsson, So., CAL; Tami Ransom, So., STAN; Ashlee Rosenthal, So., STAN; Asa Sandlund, Sr., USC; Sara Schmied, Sr., WSU; Casey Sherfey, So., WASH; Jenny Stucka, Sr., WASH; Megan Taggart, Sr., WASH; Amy Wagner, So., STAN; Naoko Watanabe, Jr., UCLA; Kari Wilcox, So., ASU; Brooke Winkler, Jr., UCLA; Leslie Wukstich, So., WASH; Nicole Zukowski, So., ASU.