The USC men's and women's swimming teams kicked off a road trip to the desert by sweeping Arizona State last Friday. The men, led by sophomores Pawel Furtek and Jon Knox, topped the Sun Devils, 159-132, while the women bested ASU, 178-106 thanks to outstanding performances by junior Chelsea Chenault (200y fly, 500y free), sophomore Hannah Weiss (100y back, 200y back) and freshman Riley Scott (100y breast, 200y breast).Click here for a complete recap of the dual meets.
On Saturday, the Women of Troy defeated Arizona, 156-144, with junior Anika Apostalon winning the 50y free, 100y free and leading off the clinching 200y free relay. Meanwhile, the men's team lost its first meet of the year in a 172-126 Wildcat victory. The Trojan women are now 5-1 overall and 4-0 in the Pac-12 this season while the men's squad is 5-1 overall and 1-1 in conference.
This season, the Trojan men are coming off of their first conference title since 1979 and their second fourth place finish at the NCAA Championships in the last three years. Similarly successful on the national stage, the Women of Troy are coming off of an eighth place finish at the NCAA Championships and a third place finish at the Pac-12s.
Next up for USC is the Trojan Diving Invitational at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center November 13-15.
