BRIEF: Stanford women’s swimming defends conference title

Feb. 28, 2011, 1:44 a.m.

The Cardinal women successfully defended their 2010 Pac-10 swimming and diving title last weekend, coming back to defeat Cal, 1567.5-1545.5. Freshman Maya DiRado (200 back), senior Kate Dwelley (100 free) and senior Meg Hostage (platform) all earned titles in their respective events as Stanford edged out its cross-bay rival. The string of back-to-back titles is Stanford’s first since 2005-06.

BRIEF: Stanford women’s swimming defends conference title — The Stanford women's swimming and diving team defended its title with a victory against Cal. Maya DiRado, senior Kate Dwelley and senior Meg Hostage all won their events. (SIMON WARBY/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford trailed the Golden Bears entering the final day of competition, but pulled ahead with wins in three events. Dwelley came out on top in the 100 and 200 freestyles, with an excellent time of 48.14 seconds in the 100. DiRado earned a win in the 200 back, finishing in 1:53.04.

Stanford will next head to Minneapolis for the Zone Regional Diving Championships, which start on March 10.

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BRIEF: Stanford women’s swimming defends conference title

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