After day one of the Pac-10 Championships in Long Beach, the No. 2 women’s swimming team is currently in third place. Despite placing behind California and Arizona yesterday, the Cardinal still broke a school record in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:37.57.

The Stanford relay squad was composed of junior Fiona O’Donnell-McCarthy, freshman Liz Smith, sophomore Elaine Breeden and senior Brooke Bishop. Interestingly enough, the team’s record-breaking performance still left it behind Arizona’s squad, which finished in 1:37.71.

“Starting off the meet with a school record was definitely a nice way to begin the Pac-10 meet,” said Stanford head coach Lea Maurer. “We had nice energy and good team focus, and we are looking forward to building upon tonight’s performance tomorrow.”

The women also saw a season-best time in the 800 free relay after the squad of freshman Kate Dwelley, sophomore Whitney Spence, senior Elizabeth Durot and sophomore Julia Smit finished with a time of 7:05.70.

The Cardinal is currently six points behind the Golden Bears (118) and four points behind the Wildcats (116). This week’s competition at the Belmont Plaza Pool will run through Saturday.