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ASU Swimming: USC out touches ASU in third home meet

By Samantha Sloman

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 09: Arizona State Sun Devils mascot Sparky the Sun Devil performs during the team's quarterfinal game of the Pac-12 Basketball Tournament against the Oregon Ducks T-Mobile Arena on March 9, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Oregon won 80-57. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 09: Arizona State Sun Devils mascot Sparky the Sun Devil performs during the team's quarterfinal game of the Pac-12 Basketball Tournament against the Oregon Ducks T-Mobile Arena on March 9, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Oregon won 80-57. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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ASU swimming faced off against USC Friday, but fell short leaving a final score of 176.5-123.5 for the women and 153-147 for the men.

The Arizona State swim team proved that they are coming together as a team more each week after their battle against USC.

The Sun Devils knew from the start that USC would be a challenging competition due to their high ranking in the CSCAA Top 25.

Even though the Sun Devils did not come out on top against USC, they did manage to execute faster times and a more cohesive team.

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Star sophomore swimmer Cameron Craig defined determination in the mens 200-yard freestyle coming back against USC’s Dylan J Carter in the final 50 splitting, 23.22, 24.72, 24.83, 23.52.

“He’s just trained fantastic since the World Championship Trails,” Bowman said. “We had a rough spring after NCAA, but he got back into it this fall and he has not missed a beat. He is much stronger and he is training on a very consistent high level.”

Coach Bowman applauded the efforts given by both the men’s and women’s team against USC.

“Our goal is to be a top 10 team for the men and we’re right on track,” Bowman said. “With the women, we want to get into the top 20 and we’re right on track. So I’d say from where we plan to be we’re kind of there.”

Bowman’s main focus each week is bringing the team together and proving what their made of.

“We work hard for this stuff,” Bowman said. “Face it, we’re fighting for credibility right? How do we get it? We beat these guys. We’re not there yet, but we’re close so just to be competitive is where we want to be.”

The Sun Devils proved this afternoon that future meets will become even more competitive and engaging.

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The women’s swim team takes on UCLA Saturday at 11 a.m. PT in Tempe and the meet can be seen on the ASU Live Stream.