Several WAC Records Set in San Antonio:
Conference, meet and Palo Alto Natatorium records were broken by Sarah Chandler of SMU in the 200 breaststroke with a new time of 2:11.89 and teammate and Freshman of the Year Georgina Lee in the 500 freestyle (4:43.89). Mustang Andrea Cassidy broke all three records in the 400 IM in 4:16.91.
Lee's winning time of 1:56.49 in the 200 fly was a new meet and pool record, while the SMU 800 free relay (Lee, Lisa and Lotta Wanberg and McCall Dorr) clocked a new meet and pool record of 7:13.17.
Pool records were set by Hawai'i's Renate DuPlessis in the 100 fly (53.91), Chandler in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.89), SMUs 200 medley relay (Anu Koivisto, Chandler, Dallas Marshall and Katina Maistrellis) with a time of 1:40.98 and Hawai'i's 200 freestyle relay (Sarah Simonsen, Lori Thomas, Sara Watchorn and DuPlessis) in 1:31.09. Maistrellis 22.62 in the lead off split of the 200 free relay was a pool record.
NEXT STOP....NATIONALS:
SMU clinched its fifth consecutive WAC title behind the guidance of Coach of the Year Steve Collins. The 11th-ranked Mustangs dominated the meet, automatically qualifying its 800 free relay and seven swimmers for seven events. DuPlessis will represent the 23rd-ranked Hawai'i Wahine at NCAAs in the 100 fly. Several other swimmers narrowly missed the automatic cut and have posted solid provisional marks.
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WAC Championships Award Winners
Swimmer of the Year
Sarah Chandler, SMU
Diver of the Year
Christie Bulmer, Nevada
Freshman of the Year
Georgina Lee, SMU
Swimming Coach of the Year
Steve Collins, SMU
Diving Coach of the Year
Jian Li You, Nevada
All-WAC
All-WAC is awarded to the first- and second-place finisher in each individual event and the first place relay at the WAC Championships.
Hawai'i
Renate DuPlessis, So., 100 fly, 200 free relay
Sarah Farr, So., 3-meter diving
Morgan Hoesterey, So., 100 breastroke
Georgi Kinesla, So., 200 breastroke
Sarah Simonenson, Sr., 200 free relay
Lori Thomas, So., 200 free relay
Sara Watchorn, So., 100 & 200 freestyle, 200 free relay
Rice
Mandy Mularz, So., 50 freestyle
Beth Williams, Jr., 400 individual medley
Nevada
Christie Bulmer, Fr., 3-meter diving, platform diving
Ping Luo, Sr., 1,650 freestyle
Kate Oiness, Jr., 1-meter diving
San Jose State
Tracy Harkins, Fr., platform diving
SMU
Andrea Cassidy, Fr., 400 individual medley
Sarah Chandler, So., 100 & 200 breastroke, 200 & 400 medley relays
McCall Dorr, So., 200 butterfly, 800 freestyle relay
Alenka Kejzar, Fr., 100 & 200 backstroke, 200 individual medley
Anu Koivisto, Fr., 100 & 200 backstroke, 200 invididual medley, 200 & 400 medley relays
Georgina Lee, Fr., 100 & 200 butterfly, 500 freestyle, 400 medley relay, 800 freestyle relay
Lindsay Long, Jr., 1-meter diving
Katina Maistrellis, Sr., 50 freestyle, 200 & 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
Dallas Marshall, Fr., 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
Lisa Wanberg, So., 100 freestyle, 400 & 800 freestyle relays
Lotta Wanberg, So., 200, 500 & 1,650 freestyle, 800 freestyle relay
Allison Wimer, Sr., 400 freestyle relay