University of the Pacific

This recognition is for both the men’s and the women’s teams from the 2001-02 season as both sides took home Big West Titles in 2002.

For the men, the championship was the first of three Big West titles in four years and snapped a 23-year dynasty by UC Santa Barbara. For the women, it was their first-ever conference title and started a three-year reign for the team at the top of the ultra-competitive conference.

Head coach Ray Looze would earn Big West Coach of the Year honors while Filip Wronski for the men and Sarah Marshall for the women each were named the Swimmer of the Year on their respective teams. For the men, the Tigers won 13 of 19 swimming events and took home all five relay events. On the women’s side, the Tigers were even more dominant as Pacific won 18 of 19 events at the championship with UC Irvine taking the 1650 Free to keep Pacific from the clean sweep.

For their efforts, the women were ranked as high as #19 in the country as they had five individuals and two relay teams qualify for the NCAA Championships. The women would earn six All-American awards in 2002 with four relay teams taking the highest honor while Sarah Marshall and Shannon Catalano-Cruzat each earned individual honors.