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USC Women's Swim and Dive Heads to Texas for Season Opener
October 06, 2022 | Women's Swimming & Diving
The Women of Troy will travel to Southern Methodist University with a select squad of seven to compete at the two-day SMU Invitational.
The USC women's swimming and diving team heads to Texas to compete in the 2022 SMU Classic Invitational at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center beginning Friday, Oct. 7 and continuing through Saturday, Oct. 8. The SMU Classic begins at 4 p.m. (PST) on Friday, while Saturday starts at 9 a.m (PST).
Trojans competing this weekend include NCAA Champion Kaitlyn Dobler (100y breaststroke) and Pac-12 Champions Anicka Delgado (50y free) and Isabelle Odgers (200y breaststroke). Newcomers making their Trojan debut this weekend are graduate transfer and All-American Elise Garcia (Cal), Ashley McMillan and Justina Kozan. Representing diving is graduate transfer and two-time Pac-12 3-meter champion Carolina Sculti (Stanford).
The Women of Troy will face off against swimmers from SMU, Louisville, Miami, Michigan, and Missouri during the two-day invite.
Diving results for the meet will be available at DiveMeets.com. Live results for swimming will be available here. To watch the invitation, both days will be streamed on SMU's PonyUp TV.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Friday, Oct. 7
400 Medley Relay
400 Individual Medley
200 Freestyle
50 Freestyle
1-Meter Diving
100 Butterfly
100 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke
800 Freestyle Relay
Saturday, Oct. 8
200 Medley Relay
500 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Backstroke
3-Meter Diving
100 Freestyle
200 Butterfly
200 Individual Medley
200 Freestyle Relay
2022-23 SEASON OUTLOOK:
A new era of USC swimming kicks off this season with first year head coach Lea Maurer at the helm. As interim head coach, Maurer's 2022 Trojans were highlighted by the efforts of sophomore Kaitlyn Dobler who became an NCAA champion in the 100y breast with a USC and Pac-12 record (56.93). Dobler, who repeated as the Pac-12 100y breast champion, claimed one of four conference crowns the Women of Troy won in 2022 (Isabelle Odgers 200y breast, Anicka Delgado 50y free, Caroline Pennington 1650y free). After finishing third at Pac-12's, the Trojans (5-2, 4-2) would wrap up the NCAA Championships at 16th overall, as four of Maurer's swimmers picked up All-American honors.
USC welcomed a trio of graduate transfers over the summer as diver Carolina Sculti (Stanford) and swimmers Elise Garcia (Cal) and Aria Bernal (Arizona) will increase the talent on the Women of Troy's roster. Sculti, a two-time Pac-12 3-meter champion and Garcia a 2021 NCAA 200y free relay champion look to score for the Trojans at both the conference and NCAA championships this upcoming season. Bernal, a backstroke specialist, trained under first year associate head coach Peter Richardson and alongside assistant coach Brooks Fail at Arizona.
Six Trojan rookies join the squad this season, with a pair of U.S.A. Swimming National Junior team members in Katherine Adams and Justina Kozan and a German Olympian Hannah Kuechler contributing their talents. Also new to the roster are freshman Ella Flowers, Ashley McMillan and Sydney Brakebill.
Trojans competing this weekend include NCAA Champion Kaitlyn Dobler (100y breaststroke) and Pac-12 Champions Anicka Delgado (50y free) and Isabelle Odgers (200y breaststroke). Newcomers making their Trojan debut this weekend are graduate transfer and All-American Elise Garcia (Cal), Ashley McMillan and Justina Kozan. Representing diving is graduate transfer and two-time Pac-12 3-meter champion Carolina Sculti (Stanford).
The Women of Troy will face off against swimmers from SMU, Louisville, Miami, Michigan, and Missouri during the two-day invite.
Diving results for the meet will be available at DiveMeets.com. Live results for swimming will be available here. To watch the invitation, both days will be streamed on SMU's PonyUp TV.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Friday, Oct. 7
400 Medley Relay
400 Individual Medley
200 Freestyle
50 Freestyle
1-Meter Diving
100 Butterfly
100 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke
800 Freestyle Relay
Saturday, Oct. 8
200 Medley Relay
500 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Backstroke
3-Meter Diving
100 Freestyle
200 Butterfly
200 Individual Medley
200 Freestyle Relay
2022-23 SEASON OUTLOOK:
A new era of USC swimming kicks off this season with first year head coach Lea Maurer at the helm. As interim head coach, Maurer's 2022 Trojans were highlighted by the efforts of sophomore Kaitlyn Dobler who became an NCAA champion in the 100y breast with a USC and Pac-12 record (56.93). Dobler, who repeated as the Pac-12 100y breast champion, claimed one of four conference crowns the Women of Troy won in 2022 (Isabelle Odgers 200y breast, Anicka Delgado 50y free, Caroline Pennington 1650y free). After finishing third at Pac-12's, the Trojans (5-2, 4-2) would wrap up the NCAA Championships at 16th overall, as four of Maurer's swimmers picked up All-American honors.
USC welcomed a trio of graduate transfers over the summer as diver Carolina Sculti (Stanford) and swimmers Elise Garcia (Cal) and Aria Bernal (Arizona) will increase the talent on the Women of Troy's roster. Sculti, a two-time Pac-12 3-meter champion and Garcia a 2021 NCAA 200y free relay champion look to score for the Trojans at both the conference and NCAA championships this upcoming season. Bernal, a backstroke specialist, trained under first year associate head coach Peter Richardson and alongside assistant coach Brooks Fail at Arizona.
Six Trojan rookies join the squad this season, with a pair of U.S.A. Swimming National Junior team members in Katherine Adams and Justina Kozan and a German Olympian Hannah Kuechler contributing their talents. Also new to the roster are freshman Ella Flowers, Ashley McMillan and Sydney Brakebill.
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