UC Santa Barbara Men's Swimming
takes first place at conference meet
Feb.
21, 2004
Long
Beach, Calif. - UC Santa Barbara won the 2004 conference title. The UC
Santa Barbara men's squad ended Pacific's two-year reign with its 25th
conference title. The Gauchos won seven events over the four-day period,
including two relays. The Gauchos won the 200 Medley Relay with a 1:30.60 time
and the 400 Medley Relay with a 3:20.01 time. Last season's champs, Pacific,
finished in second place followed by UC Irvine. UC Santa Barbara's Gregg
Wilson was named Men's Coach of the Year. It marks the 12th time Wilson
wins the award. Eric Kock, Brent
Nolan, and Jason
Hardy came in first through third respectively in the 1650 freestyle. Scott
Baer, Ryan
Dingler, Grant
Hurst, and Brian
Mirkovich scored second in the 400 freestyle relay.
Team
Points
UC Santa Barbara 887.0
Pacific 816.0
UC Irvine 751.0
Cal Poly 366.0
Cal State Northridge 267.0
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Matt Kredich, University of Richmond
Swimming Dominates A-10 Championship
Feb. 21, 2004
Swimming Dominates A-10
Championship Spiders win with a 442.5 point cushion.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Feb. 21) - For the
third consecutive year the University of Richmond topped the Atlantic 10
Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at the Flickinger Aquatic Center
in Buffalo, N.Y.
Sophomore Brooke
Boncher (West Newbury, Mass.) and freshman Michelle
Coombs (Newburgh, N.Y.) earned Most Outstanding Performer and Most
Outstanding Rookie accolades, respectively, while head coach Matt Kredich was
named Coach of the Year.
The Spiders earned 889.5 points
over the three days, claiming 15 first-place finishes and breaking 10 school
records.
In the 100 freestyle, Boncher
finished first and surpassed the Flickinger pool record with a time of 50.24,
achieving the NCAA consideration standard, while junior Mary
Adams (Williamsburg, Va.) touched first in the 200 breast in 2:18.60, breaking
the prior A-10 record of 2:18.83. Boncher also became the first Spider in
program history to automatically qualify for the NCAA championships in the 50
free (22.88), which she swam in the opening leg of the 200 medley relay.
Freshmen Holly
Hinds (Andover, Mass.) and Megan
Riley (Towson, Md.) took first in the 1650 freestyle (16:54.47) and 200 fly
(2:06.01), respectively.
Adams, Boncher and Coombs teamed
with senior Maureen
Sabri (Chambersburg, Pa.) to win the 400 free relay in 3:23.72, also
achieving NCAA consideration standards.
Swimmer Brooke Boncher Advances to NCAA's
Feb. 25, 2004
UNIVERSITY
OF RICHMOND, Va. - For the first time in program history, a Richmond
swimmer will compete at the NCAA Championships as sophomore Brooke
Boncher (West Newbury, Mass.) advanced after recording an automatic
qualifying time in the 50 freestyle at last weekend's Atlantic 10
Championships. In addition, she will be competing in the 100 freestyle and 100
butterfly.
"Brooke
has been absolutely single-minded in her training this year - her focus has
been to qualify for the NCAA Championships," head coach Matt Kredich
commented. "It's a great thing for Brooke and for our team to see that
kind of dedication rewarded. Brooke has already shifted gears and is very
intent on scoring (placing among the Top 16 in her event) at the NCAA's, and I
think that she's got a great chance of accomplishing that goal."
With
a time of 22.88 in the opening leg of 200 medley relay, Boncher met the NCAA
"A" Standard and automatically advanced to the 230-swimmer field.
Throughout the season, Boncher also recorded NCAA "B" times in the
100 freestyle and both 100 and 200 butterfly. With her guaranteed entry in one
event, she is automatically allowed to compete in two of her "B" time
events.
After
earning three first place finishes and establishing three new Atlantic 10
records at the conference championships, Boncher was honored as the 2004
Performer of the Year. She currently holds program records for the 50 freestyle
(22.88), 100 freestyle (49.93), 100 butterfly (54.05) and 200 butterfly
(2:02.80).
Last
season, she was one of three swimmers to represent Richmond at the Phillips 66
U.S. Nationals and qualified for the 2004 Olympic Selection Meet.
The NCAA Championships will be held
March 18-20 at College Station, Texas and will feature 230 of the nation's top
collegiate swimmers.
COACH MICHAEL CHASSON
Feb. 25, 2004
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Stanford and
California jumped into the early lead at the 2004 Pac-10 Women's Swimming
Championship as action got underway at the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool Wednesday
evening in Long Beach, Calif.
The Stanford Cardinal defended their championship in the 200
medley relay with a NCAA automatic qualifying time of 1:39.87. Senior
All-American Tara Kirk had a 27.09 split in the breastroke portion of the
relay. Megan Baumgartner (backstroke), Dana Kirk (butterfly) and Sarah Jones
(freestyle) making up the other three legs. Arizona (1:40.49) and UCLA
(1:40.88) each earned NCAA consideration times with their swims finishing
second and third respectively. California, led by Olympian Natalie Coughlin,
placed fourth at 1:41.28 with Arizona State finishing fifth with a
season-best and NCAA consideration time of 1:41.78.
In the second and last event of the opening night of the
championship, California set a Pac-10 meet record with a 7:08.13. Erin Reilly,
Ashley Chandler, Micha Burden and Lauren Medina helped the Golden Bears to the
victory. USC also bettered the previous meet record with a NCAA automatic time
of 7:09.14. Arizona (7:15.51), Stanford (7:17.73) and Arizona
State (7:18.66) rounded out the top five with NCAA consideration standards.
Team Scores After Two Events:
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Stanford |
116 |
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2. |
California |
116 |
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3. |
Arizona |
110 |
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4. |
USC |
102 |
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5. |
Arizona
State |
100 |
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6. |
Washington
State |
88 |
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7. |
UCLA |
54 |
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8. |
Oregon
State |
48 |
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9. |
Washington |
44 |
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Coach Brooks Teal,
North Carolina State
North Carolina's Jessi Perruquet set a new pool and ACC
Championship record with her NCAA automatic qualifying time of 1:46.36 in the
200-yard freestyle. Teammates Kelly Weeks and Virginia Hanson completed the Tar
Heels' one-two-three sweep of the event, respectively.
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Swimming: WVU Wraps Up Season at BIG EAST
Coach
Steven Phillips
By
Brady Smith for MSNsportsNET.com
February 22, 2004
EAST MEADOW,
N.Y. - The WVU men's swimming and diving team placed seventh with 239.5 points
and the women's team placed 11th with 85 points at the BIG EAST Championships,
late Saturday evening, at the Nassau County Aquatic Center.
Highlights for
the Mountaineers on Saturday included another strong performance by junior Pedro
Pinto, who placed fifth in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:51.07.
Pinto earned all-BIG EAST honors on Friday after a second-place finish in the
100 butterfly event.
Junior Kevin
Van Buskirk placed eighth in the 1650 freestyle (15:51.28) while Kleyton
Franca stopped the clocks at 45.62 to place seventh in the 100
freestyle.
The 400
freestyle relay team of Franca, Travis
Watson, Chris Hagedorn and Matt
Drozd notched a fourth place finish with a time of 3:02.03.
For the WVU
women, Megan Carlson swam a 2:23.20 in the 200
breaststroke while the 400 freestyle relay squad of Lee
Ann Johnston, Manuela Trabert, Carlson and Livia
Cascao stopped the clocks at 3:32.55 to place eighth.
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COACH MATT
BARANY, JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
The
James Madison men’s team finished in third place while the women’s team placed
eighth at the Colonial Athletic Association Championship meet held on the
campus of George Mason University February 18-21. UNC Wilmington won the
CAA Championship for the men, while the Patriots of George Mason claimed the
women’s crown.
In
the last meet of his career, senior Geoff Meyer (Fort Washington,
Pa./Germantown) posted his second victory of the meet in the 100-yard
freestyle, finishing in a time of 45.26 seconds. Meyer was also a member
of the 400-yard relay squad that won the race in a time of three minutes and
1.44 seconds. Fellow teammates Danny Gray (Carlisle,
Pa./Carlisle), Mike Nicholas (Herndon, Va./Paul VI) and Jeff Hicks
(Clifton, Va./Centreville) joined Meyer on the team.
Seniors
Hicks and Aaron Nester (Williamsburg, Va./Lafayette) were also
impressive on the last night of their swimming career. Hicks touched
second in the 200-yard backstroke in 1:48.37, while Nester finished third in
the 200-yard breaststroke, clocking in at a time of 2:03.91
Freshman Josh Fowler (Williamsburg,
Va./Jamestown) swam to a fourth place finish in the 200-yard backstroke for the
Dukes, while Gray, a sophomore, finished third in the 100-yard freestyle
Saturday night.
Coach Steven Schadt, Whitworth
College
The Whitworth
College teams rolled to outstanding performances at the Northwest Conference
Swimming Championships over the weekend. The Pirate men broke seven meet
records and a pair of school records on the way to their second straight NWC
championship. Whitworth's women broke two meet records and one school record
while finishing as conference runners up.
The Pirates: Whitworth's men moved
into first place after winning the opening 200-yard Freestyle Relay and never
trailed, outscoring runner-up Linfield 689-577.5. The Pirates won 16 of the 18
events, led by Co-Outstanding Swimmers of the Meet Kevin Wang (Sr., Redmond,
Wash.) and Rhys Birky (So., Sweet Home, Ore.). Each won three individual
events. Wang broke three meet records while winning the 200 Individual Medley
(1:51.52), the 400 I.M. (3:58.94) and the 200 Backstroke (1:51.45). Wang's 200
I.M. time was also a new school record. Birky won the 50 Freestyle (21.43), the
100 Freestyle (46.85) and the 200 Freestyle (1:43.74). Two other Pirates won
two events each. Cory Bergman (Jr., Bellingham, Wash.) won the 100 Breaststroke
(57.69) and 200 Breaststroke (2:03.56), both in meet record time. Bergman's 200
Breaststroke time was also a school record. He also finished second to Wang in
the 200 I.M. (1:53.06) in the 200 I.M. Loren Kilgore (So., Gresham, Ore.) won
the 500 Free (4:33.77) in meet record time and also won the 1,650 Free
(15:52.88), which was the second fastest time ever at the meet. Kilgore was
second to Wang in the 400 I.M. (4:02.03). Brandon Johnson (So., Bozeman, Mont.)
was Whitworth's other event winner, taking the 200 Butterfly in 1:55.60. The
Pirates swept all five relays, winning the 800 Freestyle Relay in 6:53.50,
breaking the meet record in the event. Whitworth's winning time in the 400
Medley Relay (3:29.65) was a provisional NCAA qualifying time.
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Women's Standings |
NWC |
Overall |
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Puget Sound |
7-0 |
8-2-1 |
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Whitworth |
6-1 |
8-2 |
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Willamette |
4-3 |
7-3 |
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Linfield |
4-3 |
5-3 |
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Pacific Lutheran |
4-3 |
4-4 |
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Lewis & Clark |
2-5 |
2-5 |
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Whitman |
1-6 |
2-6 |
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Pacific |
0-7 |
1-8 |
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Men's Standings |
NWC |
Overall |
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Whitworth |
6-0 |
9-0 |
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Pacific Lutheran |
5-1 |
6-1 |
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Puget Sound |
4-2 |
4-6 |
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Linfield |
3-3 |
3-3 |
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Whitman |
2-4 |
3-4 |
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Willamette |
1-5 |
1-5 |
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Lewis & Clark |
0-6 |
0-6 |
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Coach Rich Rodgers, Tampa Aquatic Club
Preps
Freshman's focus on her bright future
Chelsea Nauta's state title moves her to the top in Hillsborough county.
By TERRY JONES, Times Correspondent
Published November 20, 2003
TAMPA - In her freshman season at Tampa Prep, Chelsea Nauta was unbeatable in any of her events on her way to the state meet. She is a sprinter, and her favorite events are the short freestyle races.
But she can swim any discipline and is usually the fastest with all four strokes.
Before the districts her focus was on the race ahead, but after winning district titles in the 100 and 200 freestyle events, she revealed her thoughts of the state meet.
In Class A, Florida swimmers must compete against some of the top in the world. Several state private schools recruit and board the top swimmers in the world, and Nauta knew that.
Rarely do teams or individuals from public schools win state titles.
"The girls who beat me last year when I was in the eighth grade all graduated, and I have good times against others in my events," she said before the state meet. "However, I have noticed on the Internet a new girl from Europe, maybe she came in at the end of the summer. I can't remember her name. She has some very fast times. But I can say only that I will do my very best at state."
As the finalist lined up on the blocks at the state meet for the 100 freestyle, the Jacksonville girls from Europe and other countries were focused on their race, but so was Nauta.
When the final touch was made, Nauta was the state champion in 51.57 seconds. Not only was she the only Class A state champ from Hillsborough County, she added a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle event in 1:50.77.
Her effort in the state meet, and the entire season, earned her Times Female Swimmer of the Year honors.
"I am happy for my school and thankful to my private coach, Rich Rogers, who works hard helping me all year long," she said. "State meets are a real challenge, especially in Class A. It is a real honor to be selected Swimmer of the Year for this county. There are so many great swimmers around here. High school swimming was fun again this year, but now the real work starts for some big national meets with my club."
Nauta's sister Brittany, a sophomore at Palm Harbor University, also won a state title.