FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (February 29, 2024) – Washington State saw two school records fall and another WSU Top-10 time posted in day two of the 2024 Pac-12 Conference Championships at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center Thursday.
 
Sophomore Emily Lundgren set the school record in the 200 IM, freshman Mira Szimcsak broke the school record in the 500 free and freshman Ariel Wang posted the sixth-fastest 200 IM time in program history.
 
Washington State ends day two in seventh place with 166 points and ahead of Arizona.
 
"Day 2 of a first full day with prelims and finals and it definitely didn't disappoint for the Cougs! In the 500 free we had multiple lifetime best times in prelims and at night really shined with Mira breaking the 17 year-old 500 free school record!" head coach Matt Leach said. "In the next event we had two Top-10 times from Ariel and Emily in the 200 IM and in finals Emily stepped up and dropped 1.3 seconds to rewrite the school record. The Cougs are continuing to heat up and we are looking to continue the record breaking results tomorrow morning. GO COUGS!"
 
In the morning prelim session, the Cougars set a pair of WSU Top-10 times in the 200 IM. Before setting the record in the even session, Lundgren posted a 2:00.27 for the third-fastest 200 IM time in program history earlier in the day while Wang recorded the sixth-fastest 200 IM time in Cougar history with a 2:01.47.

Szimcsak made history in the first final of the evening session, posting a 4.43.35 in the 500 free to break Erin McCleave's previous mark of 4:43.46 set in 2007. In the very next event, Lundgren joined Szimcsak on top of the record books, posting a 1:58.94, good for an NCAA "B" time and passing Addisynn Bursch's 2017 mark of 1:59.34. Lundgren also owns school records in the 100 and 200 breast stroke.
 
The Cougars closed the day with placing seventh in the 200 free relay by the team of Emma Wright, Sam Krew, Skylar Brgoch and Selena Duran.
 
Friday's day three of the championships will see a morning prelim session of 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast and 100 back before the even finals session will also include the 400 medley relay.