LONG BEACH, Calif. – The UC San Diego men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams maintained their first place spots after day three of the Pacific Collegiate Swimming Conference Championships in Long Beach.  The four-day event will conclude on Saturday night.  UCSD’s women’s team leads by 61 points, entering the final day.  Kendall Bohn took the title in the 100 breast with a lifetime best time of 1:05.03, ranking fourth nationally in the event.  The men’s team continues to lead by a comfortable 149 points.  In the 100 back, Devin Ancona was the lone Triton finishing second (52.01), also ranking in the UCSD top-10 and 18^th nationally.

WOMEN’S Meet
        On the women’s 1 Meter board, FR Jennifer Lappe, FR Danielle Niculescu and JR Amanda Mason placed 12^th, 15^th and 18^th respectively.
        In the first swimming event of the evening, SR Susan Bell (4:29.40)(‘A’ cut), SR Lauren O’Neill (4:40.06)(‘B’ cut) and FR Tori Edmiston (4:41.73) all finalled, with Bell defending her title and O’Neill placing 6^th and Edmiston 7^th.  Bell’s time ranks her 3^rd nationally in the event.  SR Emily Starkie (4:53.18p) swam in the bonus consolation finals, placing 21^st overall.
        FR Karla Holman (57.31) and SO Jennifer Sims (57.38) competed in the championship heat, placing 3^rd and 4^th.  Both swimmers were under the ‘A’ cut and also under the school record established earlier this season by Holman, and their times rank them 4^th and 5^th nationally.  JR Heather Szmidt (58.94) swam in the consolation finals, finishing 11^th overall.
        In the 3^rd event of the night, SO Shannon Simonds (1:54.80) placed 11^th in the consolation final, with SR Andrea Lippin (1:58.97) 22^nd in the bonus consols heat.
        In the 100 Breast, SO Kendall Bohn continued the Triton breaststroke tradition, taking the title in a lifetime best (1:05.03)(‘A’ cut) , while SR Jenna Muenter (1:08.57) placed 14^th in the consolation final.  Bohn’s time ranks her 4^th nationally in the event.
        In the last individual event of the night, SO Aubrey Panis (58.53p) and SR Emily Harlan (58.51p) finished 5^th and 8^th, with both swimmers under the ‘B’ standard in the morning.
        In the 400 Medley Relay, the foursome of Bell (57.76), Bohn (1:05.11), Sims (56.49) and Harlan (51.41) defended their title, taking the win in an ‘A’ cut of 3:50.77.  Bell’s lead-off ranks her 8^th nationally, while Sims’ split was the fastest in school history.  Their time ranks them as the fastest in the country. 

MEN’S Meet
        In the 400 IM, UCSD placed 2 swimmers in the finals.  SO Steven Hardy (4:11.50) and SO Dan Gluvers (4:12.33) placed 4^th and 6^th in the event, with SR Dan Gremban (4:24.42p) and FR Behan Salamati (4:15.96) placing 13^th and 17^th overall.
        In the 100 Fly, SR Jesse Marin (51.07p) and FR Taylor Cox (52.86p) placed 4^th and 7^th.  Marin’s time ranks him 8^th All-Time at UCSD and 18^th nationally.
        In the 200 Free, the Triton trio of SR Tim Fuller (1:40.98), JR JP Oliver (1:42.22) and FR Greg Goodell (1:45.31) finished 4^th, 5^th and 8^th, while in the consolation finals SO Artur Kubalski (1:43.99) and FR Dan Perdew (1:44.65p) placed 12^th and 13^th.  All swimmers were under the ‘B’ standard.
        In the 100 Breast, JR Evan Hsiao (56.49), SR Jacob Dong (58.88) and FR Andy Islip (59.29p)placed 2^nd, 5^th and 8th in the championship heat, while JR Ryan Kloos (1:02.55) placed 16^th in the consolation finals.  Hsiao’s time ranks him 2^nd nationally, while Dong’s was under the ‘B’ cut.
        In the 100 Back, FR Devin Ancona (52.01) was the lone Triton, placing 2^nd, also ranking him 10^th All-Time at UCSD and 18^th nationally.
        And in the final event of the night, Hardy (51.76), Hsiao (57.31), Marin (50.65) and Fuller (43.98) combined for a  2^nd place finish in the 400 Medley Relay, finishing in an ‘A’ cut 3:23.70, which ranks them 5^th nationally.  Fuller’s eye-popping split was the fastest in school history.