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Louise Hansson is looking to become USC's first ever NCAA champion in the 100y fly.
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NCAA Championships Next For Trojans
March 12, 2018 | Women's Swimming & Diving, Features
USC, boasting three Pac-12 title winners, have posted eight straight top 9 finishes.
The No. 8 USC women's swimming and diving team, led by Pac-12 champions Louise Hansson, Riley Scott and Maggie Aroesty, is set for the 2018 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, Wednesday through Saturday (March 14-17), in Columbus, Ohio.
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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION
* The schedule kicks off Wednesday with the timed final of the 800y free relay at 3 p.m. PT. Prelims for Thursday and Saturday will start at 7 a.m. PT with finals at 3 p.m. Friday's prelims will start at 6 a.m. PT with finals at 2 p.m.
* Click HERE for the Ohio State host site.
* Click HERE for live results.
* Click HERE for the psych sheet.
LIVE STREAMING
Wednesday Finals / Thursday Prelims / Thursday Finals / Friday Prelims / Friday Finals (ESPNU) / Saturday Prelims / Saturday 1650y Freestyle / Saturday Finals (ESPN3)
Thursday Diving / Friday Diving / Saturday Diving
* Ohio State will stream all sessions on Wednesday and Thursday as well as prelims on Friday and Saturday. ESPNU is scheduled to show (and stream) Friday's finals while ESPN3 is scheduled to stream Saturday's finals.
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CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Events begin on Wednesday (March 14) with the timed final of the 800y free relay. Thursday's schedule features 200y free relay, 500y free, 200y IM, 50y free, 1-meter diving and 400y medley relay. Friday features the 400y IM, 100y fly, 200y free, 100y breast, 100y back, 3-meter diving and 200y medley relay. Saturday's finale includes a timed final of the 1650y free, 200y back, 100y free, 200y breast, 200y fly, platform diving and the 400y free relay.
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USC'S NCAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES
No. 8 USC, under 12th-year head coach Dave Salo, is one of only eight schools to have won an NCAA swimming and diving team title (1997). The Trojans have finished in the top 9 in each of the past eight years, including a ninth-place result last year. USC has finished third three times at the NCAAs, fourth four times and fifth three times among 29 top 10 finishes in 36 appearances since the first NCAA Championships in 1982 (including top 10s in 22 of the past 24 years). Troy owns 56 combined individual AIAW and NCAA titles (including two relays). Among those, 42 are NCAA titles, seventh most in the country ... USC has 313 All-American honors in program history and at least one All-American each season since 1975 (when USC's women's records begin) ... Among USC's highest seeds this week, sophomore Louise Hansson is second in the 100y and 200y fly and 16th in the 200y IM, junior Riley Scott is sixth in the 100y breast, ninth in the 200y breast and 18th in the 200y IM, freshman Maggie Aroesty is sixth in the 200y breast and 12th in the 100y breast, junior Maddie Wright is sixth in the 200y fly, senior Hannah Weiss is 16th in the 100y back and freshman Marta Ciesla is 15th in the 50y free … USC's highest ranked relay entering the meet is its 200y medley relay, sixth seeded. The 800y free relay comes in ranked seventh … Hansson looks to become USC's first NCAA champion in the 100y fly and its first three-time individual All-American since Kasey Carlson in 2014. She was third in the 100y fly last year … Scott is seeking her first NCAA A final after having reached NCAA B finals three times, including twice in the 100y breast … Wright, the 200y fly specialist, reached her first NCAA A final last year in the race and returns this week looking to improve on her fifth-place finish last year … Senior Hannah Weiss has posted her best times since her freshman year and looks to score individually for the first time since appearing in the 100y and 200y back B finals as a 2015 freshman … Senior Lexie Malazdrewicz, who battled injuries and transferred out of –and back into USC -- returns to the NCAAs for the first time since her freshman season as a Trojan … Sophomore Tatum Wade raced in three events as a freshman and helped a pair of relays score points and is looking for her first individual points this year … Sophomore Catherine Sanchez returns for her second trip to the NCAAs, looking to score for the first time … Sophomore Becca Mann was a point-scorer as a freshman, taking 15th in the 500y free, and looks to score in that and the mile this year … Junior Elizabeth Stinson returns to the NCAAs after a year away. She scored in the 1650y free as a freshman, finishing 13th … Junior diver Madi Witt is back for her third straight NCAAs and looks to repeat as a scorer on platform. Trojans making their NCAA debut this week include sophomore diver Cary Souza and freshmen Aroesty, Ciesla and Caitlin Tycz.
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USC AT THE PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP
USC won three individual titles at the 2018 Pac-12 Championships and finished fourth overall. Sophomore Louise Hansson successfully defended her 2017 title in the 100y fly and won again in a school-record 50.17. Junior Riley Scott won her second conference crown, exchanging the 200y breast win in 2017 for a title in the 100y breast (58.81) this year. Freshman Maggie Aroesty, fourth in the 100y breast (59.35), took over the 200y breast mantel, winning it in 2:06.85 while Scott was second (2:07.29). Hansson, who swam in only two individual events while on five relays, was also second in the 200y fly (1:51.13, just off a school record). Joining Hansson, Scott and Aroesty as double finalists was junior Maddie Wright, who was fourth in the 200y fly (1:53.38) and eighth in the 100y fly (52.56). Other A finalists included freshman Marta Ciesla in the 50y free (fifth, 22.04), Catherine Sanchez in the 100y fly (tie for sixth, 52.24), senior Hannah Weiss in the 100y back (51.91), sophomore Tatum Wade in the 100y free (eighth, 48.92), sophomore Naomi Gowlett on platform (third, 260.80) and junior Madi Witt on platform (fifth, 258.30). Sophomore Becca Mann and Elizeabeth Stinson were also fourth (16:06.96) and fifth (16:09.64), respectively, in the timed final of the 1650y free.
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2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS
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* SMU CLASSIC: The USC women won eight A heats and six B heats to capture the six-team 2017 SMU Classic, finishing with 331 points, edging second-place Louisville by a half point. Sophomore Louise Hansson earned Swimmer of the Meet honors with wins in the A heats of the 100y fly (51.56), 200y back (1:52.26) and 200y IM (1:55.80). Junior Riley Scott swept the A 100y (59.56) and 200y breast (2:08.20) and won the B heats of both IM races. Freshman Maggie Aroesty won the 400y IM (4:10.18) and took the B heats of both breast events. Freshman Marta Ciesla won the 50y free (22.63) and junior Maddie Wright won the 200y fly (1:54.97).
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* USA College Challenge: The Trojans had four women and four men race for the Pac-12 team that defeated Team USA, 326.5-286.5 in the two-day, USC-hosted USA College Challenge on Oct. 21-22 that pitted current Pac-12 swimmers against current U.S. national teamers. Sophomore Louise Hansson won two races, taking the 100y fly in 51.28, 0.03 off Kendyl Stewart's pool record, and later won the 100y free in 47.57 to lower Anika Apostalon's pool mark by 0.21. Freshman Maggie Aroesty crushed the 200y breast to win with a PR of 2:06.88, breaking former Trojan and Olympic champion Rebecca Soni's pool record of 2:07.86. Junior Riley Scott was just off Soni's pool record for third (2:07.99). Hansson was later second in the 200y free in 1:43.19, also under the old pool record, while junior Maddie Wright was third in the 200y fly (1:55.09). Hansson also led off the final and first-place 400y free relay with a 47.58 while Aroesty (59.98) and Scott (1:00.16), finished fourth and fifth, respectively in the 100y breast. Meanwhile for the men, junior Patrick Mulcare (1:40.44) and freshman Robert Glinta (1:40.50) turned in a huge 1-2 finish Saturday in the 200y back, finishing just ahead of Olympic champ Ryan Murphy in third (1:40.62) and fellow former Cal swimmer Jacob Pebley in fourth (1:40.90). Mulcare broke Pebley's pool record of 1:41.55. Sunday's men action was highlighted for USC by Glinta's win in the 100y back as he won in 45.97, defeating Matt Grevers (46.10) and Murphy (46.15), the 2012 and 2016 Olympic champions in the event. Dylan Carter was second in the men's 100y free in 42.95, 0.22 back of Tom Shields, who lowered Trojan Vladimir Morozov's pool record of 42.93. Carter (1:34.16) was also second to Shields (1:33.70) on Sunday in the 200y free.
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* TEXAS INVITATIONAL: Freshman Marta Ciesla won the 50y free (22.23), junior Riley Scott won the 100y breast (58.64) while sophomore Louise Hansson won the 100y (50.41) and 200y fly (1:53.79) to highlight the Texas Invitational for USC. Hansson also joined Hannah Weiss, Riley Scott and Marta Ciesla to win the 200y and 400y medley relays. Freshman Maggie Aroesty (2:07.31) and Scott (2:08.22) went 2-3 in the 200y breast, Aroesty was third in the 100y breast (1:00.02) and Scott also took third in the 200y IM (1:55.63) with Hansson fourth (1:56.30). Sophomore Tatum Wade was third in the 200y free (1:45.57) and senior Hannah Weiss was third in the 100y back (53.84).
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* European SC: The Trojans had a huge week at the 2017 European Short Course Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, as current, incoming and former USC swimmers made it a Cardinal and Gold party. Romanian freshman Robert Glinta came back with hardware after winning bronze in the 100m back in 49.99 after reaching the final with a 50.30 in the semifinals. He was also fifth in the 50m back (23.19) 0.14 out of first, 0.07 off the podium. Swedish sophomore Louise Hansson also collected a medal, earning a silver as part of her country's 4x50m free relay, swimming the third leg. She also reached the final of the 100m fly, taking fourth in 56.56, 0.34 out of third. She qualified for the final with a 57.10 in the semis. She also reached the semifinals of the 100m free (53.19), finishing ninth, one spot from the final. Trojan NCAA champion and Olympic gold medalist Katinka Hosszu was her usual dominant self, winning six gold medals for Hungary in the 100m, 200m and 400m IM and the 50m, 100m and 200m back. Fellow USC international great Vladimir Morozov captured four medals, helping Russia win gold in the 4x50m free and medley relays and a silver in the 4x50m mixed free relay in addition to his gold in the 50m free (he was first through prelims and semifinals, too), Incoming Swedish freshman Victor Johansson made a pair of final appearances, finishing fourth in the 400m free (3:39.35) and powering to fifth in the 1500m free (14:34.46).
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* Hansson was named SwimSwam's Swimmer of the Month for October for her strong work at the SMU Classic and USA College Challenge.
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* USC's women's captains for the 2017-18 season are senior Lexie Malazdrewicz and juniors Allie Wooden and Lily Dubroff. Seniors Jason O'Brien, Santo Condorelli and Ralf Tribuntsov serve as captains for the men. Â
LAST YEAR
The women's team was ninth last year at the NCAA Championships and returns five of its seven All-Americans from last season, led by sophomore Louise Hansson, who was a six-time All-American as a 2017 freshman. Also back are a quartet of junior All-Americans in Hanni Leach, Riley Scott, Kirsten Vose and Maddie Wright. Others back with NCAA experience are senior Hannah Weiss, juniors Allie Wooden, Elizabeth Stinson and diver Maddie Witt as well as sophomores Becca Mann, who was an NCAA 'B' finalist last year, Tatum Wade and Catherine Sanchez.
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The Trojan women finished third at the 2017 Pac-12 Championships a year after winning their first team title, led by Hansson and Scott. Hansson, the Swedish Olympian, won a Pac-12 title in the 100y fly in a school-record 50.39, took third in the 200y IM and tied for third in the 100y free. She was part of three relay records (both medleys and the 400y free) and her lead off 100y free (47.03) and lead off 200 (1:42.10) in the 800y free relay also set records.
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Scott was USC's other Pac-12 winner, claiming her first conference crown in the 200y breast. She was also second in the 100y breast and won the B final of the 400y IM. Vose was a three-time finalist for the second year in row while Wade was USC's other three-time finalist. Wright challenged for a title in the 200y fly and finished second to go with an eighth in the 100y fly. Leach reached her first A final in the 100y back and Sanchez debuted as a 200y fly A finalist while divers Witt (3-meter, platform) and now sophomores Naomi Gowlett (1-meter, 3-meter) and Carly Souza (platform) also reached finals.
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The women brought in a quartet of swimmers ready to make an immediate impact this year including current U.S. national teamer Isabella Rongione as well as Maggie Aroesty, Marta Ciesla and Caitlin Tycz.
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COMMUNITY NOTES
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On Oct. 21, five members of the USC swimming and diving team visited the UCLA Children's Hospital through the Big Smiles Program.  For about 3 hours they painted, played games, and hung out with the kids. The five members were Thomas Reed, Allie Wooden, Marta Ciesla, Caitlin Tycz, and Billy Monjay.
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In late January, as part of USC's SCORE (Student-Athletes Serving Community through Outreach, Recreation, and Education) Initiative, USC's men's and women's swim teams visited Union Rescue Mission to spend time with the local homeless community. Union Rescue Mission provides food, shelter, health care, education, emergency services and more for homeless people in Los Angeles. While the Trojans were there, they offered the community an afternoon of activities, which included games like ping pong, chess and Jenga. The Women of Troy also pampered the ladies at the mission by giving them manicures and lending an ear. While those receiving help at Union Rescue Mission enjoyed an afternoon of good company and fun games, the Trojans walked away with a better understanding of the homeless community in Los Angeles.
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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION
* The schedule kicks off Wednesday with the timed final of the 800y free relay at 3 p.m. PT. Prelims for Thursday and Saturday will start at 7 a.m. PT with finals at 3 p.m. Friday's prelims will start at 6 a.m. PT with finals at 2 p.m.
* Click HERE for the Ohio State host site.
* Click HERE for live results.
* Click HERE for the psych sheet.
LIVE STREAMING
Wednesday Finals / Thursday Prelims / Thursday Finals / Friday Prelims / Friday Finals (ESPNU) / Saturday Prelims / Saturday 1650y Freestyle / Saturday Finals (ESPN3)
Thursday Diving / Friday Diving / Saturday Diving
* Ohio State will stream all sessions on Wednesday and Thursday as well as prelims on Friday and Saturday. ESPNU is scheduled to show (and stream) Friday's finals while ESPN3 is scheduled to stream Saturday's finals.
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CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Events begin on Wednesday (March 14) with the timed final of the 800y free relay. Thursday's schedule features 200y free relay, 500y free, 200y IM, 50y free, 1-meter diving and 400y medley relay. Friday features the 400y IM, 100y fly, 200y free, 100y breast, 100y back, 3-meter diving and 200y medley relay. Saturday's finale includes a timed final of the 1650y free, 200y back, 100y free, 200y breast, 200y fly, platform diving and the 400y free relay.
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USC'S NCAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES
No. 8 USC, under 12th-year head coach Dave Salo, is one of only eight schools to have won an NCAA swimming and diving team title (1997). The Trojans have finished in the top 9 in each of the past eight years, including a ninth-place result last year. USC has finished third three times at the NCAAs, fourth four times and fifth three times among 29 top 10 finishes in 36 appearances since the first NCAA Championships in 1982 (including top 10s in 22 of the past 24 years). Troy owns 56 combined individual AIAW and NCAA titles (including two relays). Among those, 42 are NCAA titles, seventh most in the country ... USC has 313 All-American honors in program history and at least one All-American each season since 1975 (when USC's women's records begin) ... Among USC's highest seeds this week, sophomore Louise Hansson is second in the 100y and 200y fly and 16th in the 200y IM, junior Riley Scott is sixth in the 100y breast, ninth in the 200y breast and 18th in the 200y IM, freshman Maggie Aroesty is sixth in the 200y breast and 12th in the 100y breast, junior Maddie Wright is sixth in the 200y fly, senior Hannah Weiss is 16th in the 100y back and freshman Marta Ciesla is 15th in the 50y free … USC's highest ranked relay entering the meet is its 200y medley relay, sixth seeded. The 800y free relay comes in ranked seventh … Hansson looks to become USC's first NCAA champion in the 100y fly and its first three-time individual All-American since Kasey Carlson in 2014. She was third in the 100y fly last year … Scott is seeking her first NCAA A final after having reached NCAA B finals three times, including twice in the 100y breast … Wright, the 200y fly specialist, reached her first NCAA A final last year in the race and returns this week looking to improve on her fifth-place finish last year … Senior Hannah Weiss has posted her best times since her freshman year and looks to score individually for the first time since appearing in the 100y and 200y back B finals as a 2015 freshman … Senior Lexie Malazdrewicz, who battled injuries and transferred out of –and back into USC -- returns to the NCAAs for the first time since her freshman season as a Trojan … Sophomore Tatum Wade raced in three events as a freshman and helped a pair of relays score points and is looking for her first individual points this year … Sophomore Catherine Sanchez returns for her second trip to the NCAAs, looking to score for the first time … Sophomore Becca Mann was a point-scorer as a freshman, taking 15th in the 500y free, and looks to score in that and the mile this year … Junior Elizabeth Stinson returns to the NCAAs after a year away. She scored in the 1650y free as a freshman, finishing 13th … Junior diver Madi Witt is back for her third straight NCAAs and looks to repeat as a scorer on platform. Trojans making their NCAA debut this week include sophomore diver Cary Souza and freshmen Aroesty, Ciesla and Caitlin Tycz.
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USC AT THE PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP
USC won three individual titles at the 2018 Pac-12 Championships and finished fourth overall. Sophomore Louise Hansson successfully defended her 2017 title in the 100y fly and won again in a school-record 50.17. Junior Riley Scott won her second conference crown, exchanging the 200y breast win in 2017 for a title in the 100y breast (58.81) this year. Freshman Maggie Aroesty, fourth in the 100y breast (59.35), took over the 200y breast mantel, winning it in 2:06.85 while Scott was second (2:07.29). Hansson, who swam in only two individual events while on five relays, was also second in the 200y fly (1:51.13, just off a school record). Joining Hansson, Scott and Aroesty as double finalists was junior Maddie Wright, who was fourth in the 200y fly (1:53.38) and eighth in the 100y fly (52.56). Other A finalists included freshman Marta Ciesla in the 50y free (fifth, 22.04), Catherine Sanchez in the 100y fly (tie for sixth, 52.24), senior Hannah Weiss in the 100y back (51.91), sophomore Tatum Wade in the 100y free (eighth, 48.92), sophomore Naomi Gowlett on platform (third, 260.80) and junior Madi Witt on platform (fifth, 258.30). Sophomore Becca Mann and Elizeabeth Stinson were also fourth (16:06.96) and fifth (16:09.64), respectively, in the timed final of the 1650y free.
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2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS
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* SMU CLASSIC: The USC women won eight A heats and six B heats to capture the six-team 2017 SMU Classic, finishing with 331 points, edging second-place Louisville by a half point. Sophomore Louise Hansson earned Swimmer of the Meet honors with wins in the A heats of the 100y fly (51.56), 200y back (1:52.26) and 200y IM (1:55.80). Junior Riley Scott swept the A 100y (59.56) and 200y breast (2:08.20) and won the B heats of both IM races. Freshman Maggie Aroesty won the 400y IM (4:10.18) and took the B heats of both breast events. Freshman Marta Ciesla won the 50y free (22.63) and junior Maddie Wright won the 200y fly (1:54.97).
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* USA College Challenge: The Trojans had four women and four men race for the Pac-12 team that defeated Team USA, 326.5-286.5 in the two-day, USC-hosted USA College Challenge on Oct. 21-22 that pitted current Pac-12 swimmers against current U.S. national teamers. Sophomore Louise Hansson won two races, taking the 100y fly in 51.28, 0.03 off Kendyl Stewart's pool record, and later won the 100y free in 47.57 to lower Anika Apostalon's pool mark by 0.21. Freshman Maggie Aroesty crushed the 200y breast to win with a PR of 2:06.88, breaking former Trojan and Olympic champion Rebecca Soni's pool record of 2:07.86. Junior Riley Scott was just off Soni's pool record for third (2:07.99). Hansson was later second in the 200y free in 1:43.19, also under the old pool record, while junior Maddie Wright was third in the 200y fly (1:55.09). Hansson also led off the final and first-place 400y free relay with a 47.58 while Aroesty (59.98) and Scott (1:00.16), finished fourth and fifth, respectively in the 100y breast. Meanwhile for the men, junior Patrick Mulcare (1:40.44) and freshman Robert Glinta (1:40.50) turned in a huge 1-2 finish Saturday in the 200y back, finishing just ahead of Olympic champ Ryan Murphy in third (1:40.62) and fellow former Cal swimmer Jacob Pebley in fourth (1:40.90). Mulcare broke Pebley's pool record of 1:41.55. Sunday's men action was highlighted for USC by Glinta's win in the 100y back as he won in 45.97, defeating Matt Grevers (46.10) and Murphy (46.15), the 2012 and 2016 Olympic champions in the event. Dylan Carter was second in the men's 100y free in 42.95, 0.22 back of Tom Shields, who lowered Trojan Vladimir Morozov's pool record of 42.93. Carter (1:34.16) was also second to Shields (1:33.70) on Sunday in the 200y free.
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* TEXAS INVITATIONAL: Freshman Marta Ciesla won the 50y free (22.23), junior Riley Scott won the 100y breast (58.64) while sophomore Louise Hansson won the 100y (50.41) and 200y fly (1:53.79) to highlight the Texas Invitational for USC. Hansson also joined Hannah Weiss, Riley Scott and Marta Ciesla to win the 200y and 400y medley relays. Freshman Maggie Aroesty (2:07.31) and Scott (2:08.22) went 2-3 in the 200y breast, Aroesty was third in the 100y breast (1:00.02) and Scott also took third in the 200y IM (1:55.63) with Hansson fourth (1:56.30). Sophomore Tatum Wade was third in the 200y free (1:45.57) and senior Hannah Weiss was third in the 100y back (53.84).
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* European SC: The Trojans had a huge week at the 2017 European Short Course Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, as current, incoming and former USC swimmers made it a Cardinal and Gold party. Romanian freshman Robert Glinta came back with hardware after winning bronze in the 100m back in 49.99 after reaching the final with a 50.30 in the semifinals. He was also fifth in the 50m back (23.19) 0.14 out of first, 0.07 off the podium. Swedish sophomore Louise Hansson also collected a medal, earning a silver as part of her country's 4x50m free relay, swimming the third leg. She also reached the final of the 100m fly, taking fourth in 56.56, 0.34 out of third. She qualified for the final with a 57.10 in the semis. She also reached the semifinals of the 100m free (53.19), finishing ninth, one spot from the final. Trojan NCAA champion and Olympic gold medalist Katinka Hosszu was her usual dominant self, winning six gold medals for Hungary in the 100m, 200m and 400m IM and the 50m, 100m and 200m back. Fellow USC international great Vladimir Morozov captured four medals, helping Russia win gold in the 4x50m free and medley relays and a silver in the 4x50m mixed free relay in addition to his gold in the 50m free (he was first through prelims and semifinals, too), Incoming Swedish freshman Victor Johansson made a pair of final appearances, finishing fourth in the 400m free (3:39.35) and powering to fifth in the 1500m free (14:34.46).
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* Hansson was named SwimSwam's Swimmer of the Month for October for her strong work at the SMU Classic and USA College Challenge.
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* USC's women's captains for the 2017-18 season are senior Lexie Malazdrewicz and juniors Allie Wooden and Lily Dubroff. Seniors Jason O'Brien, Santo Condorelli and Ralf Tribuntsov serve as captains for the men. Â
LAST YEAR
The women's team was ninth last year at the NCAA Championships and returns five of its seven All-Americans from last season, led by sophomore Louise Hansson, who was a six-time All-American as a 2017 freshman. Also back are a quartet of junior All-Americans in Hanni Leach, Riley Scott, Kirsten Vose and Maddie Wright. Others back with NCAA experience are senior Hannah Weiss, juniors Allie Wooden, Elizabeth Stinson and diver Maddie Witt as well as sophomores Becca Mann, who was an NCAA 'B' finalist last year, Tatum Wade and Catherine Sanchez.
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The Trojan women finished third at the 2017 Pac-12 Championships a year after winning their first team title, led by Hansson and Scott. Hansson, the Swedish Olympian, won a Pac-12 title in the 100y fly in a school-record 50.39, took third in the 200y IM and tied for third in the 100y free. She was part of three relay records (both medleys and the 400y free) and her lead off 100y free (47.03) and lead off 200 (1:42.10) in the 800y free relay also set records.
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Scott was USC's other Pac-12 winner, claiming her first conference crown in the 200y breast. She was also second in the 100y breast and won the B final of the 400y IM. Vose was a three-time finalist for the second year in row while Wade was USC's other three-time finalist. Wright challenged for a title in the 200y fly and finished second to go with an eighth in the 100y fly. Leach reached her first A final in the 100y back and Sanchez debuted as a 200y fly A finalist while divers Witt (3-meter, platform) and now sophomores Naomi Gowlett (1-meter, 3-meter) and Carly Souza (platform) also reached finals.
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The women brought in a quartet of swimmers ready to make an immediate impact this year including current U.S. national teamer Isabella Rongione as well as Maggie Aroesty, Marta Ciesla and Caitlin Tycz.
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COMMUNITY NOTES
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On Oct. 21, five members of the USC swimming and diving team visited the UCLA Children's Hospital through the Big Smiles Program.  For about 3 hours they painted, played games, and hung out with the kids. The five members were Thomas Reed, Allie Wooden, Marta Ciesla, Caitlin Tycz, and Billy Monjay.
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In late January, as part of USC's SCORE (Student-Athletes Serving Community through Outreach, Recreation, and Education) Initiative, USC's men's and women's swim teams visited Union Rescue Mission to spend time with the local homeless community. Union Rescue Mission provides food, shelter, health care, education, emergency services and more for homeless people in Los Angeles. While the Trojans were there, they offered the community an afternoon of activities, which included games like ping pong, chess and Jenga. The Women of Troy also pampered the ladies at the mission by giving them manicures and lending an ear. While those receiving help at Union Rescue Mission enjoyed an afternoon of good company and fun games, the Trojans walked away with a better understanding of the homeless community in Los Angeles.
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