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November 2, 1999
Tallahassee,Fla.- In its first dual meet of the season, Auburn Swimming and Diving defeated FSU as the Tiger women won 140-102 and the Auburn men won 132-108. Both teams placed first in eight of the thirteen events.
Freshman stand-out Maggie Bowen had an outstanding meet, breaking a sixteen year old school record in the 1000 Free. The previous record was set by Mary Holmes in 1983. "We've been waiting a long time for that one to fall.," said Coach Marsh. When asked her thoughts on breaking the record, Bowen said "I just feel great to be on the scoreboard." Bowen placed first in the 200 Breast in 2:17.29 and the 200 Back in 2:03.70
Other Freshman who won their events were: Malcolm Hosford in the 100 free and the 200 Free, James Galloway in the 500 free and the 1000 free, and Cassidy Maxwell in the 200 IM and the 500 free.
Senior Matt Busbee won the 50 free in 20.79, while junior Jen Woolf won the 200 free in 1:50.72. Meanwhile, sophomore Kirk Hampleman placed first in the 200 IM in 1:52.53 and also won the 200 back in 1:49.35.
The Auburn Tigers will have their next dual meet at home against the Alabama Crimson Tide on Nov. 19, 1999.
Courtesy: Auburn Media Relations
Georgetown's women's swimming and diving teams defeated Loyola, 141-95, on Saturday, October 30, at Yates Field House to go to 1-0 on the season.
GU won the first five events and nine of 13 races overall to cruise to the final 141-95 margin. Meghan Welch (Jr., West Chazy, N.Y./Beekmantown) was a double winner in individual competition. She won both the 200 I.M. (2:13.44) and the 100 breaststroke (1:09.58). Other individual winners included Lauren Moynihan (Fr., South Hadley, Mass./South Hadley) in the 1000 free (10:42.76), Amanda Anderson (So., Denville, N.J./Morristown-Beard) in the 200 free (2:00.60), and Erin Lenahan (Fr., Western Springs, Ill./St. Ignatius College Prep) in the 50 free (25.69). Also, Lauren Schmidt (So., Somerset, N.J./Bishop George Ahr), Sophia Adkison (Fr., Novato, Calif./Novato), and Francesca DiSilvio (Fr., Hingham, Mass./Hingham) each notched victories in the 100 fly (1:03.22), 100 free (55.79), and the 100 back (1:03.41), respectively.
The 400 medley relay squad took first-place in a time of 4:11.22. Adkison led off the relay followed by Welch, Schmidt, and Liz D'Auria (Fr., Newton, Mass./Newton South).
November 1, 1999
by Bill Bell
Freshman Erik Vendt became the nation's fastest miler on the eve of Halloween with a brilliant 14:54.30 1650-yard freestyle clocking to highlight the second day of the Trojan Invitational at the USC Olympic Pool in Los Angeles.
Swimming unshaved, untapered and unrested, Vendt bested Trojan teammate Mark Warkentin (World University Games miler champ) by nearly 25 seconds, with the latter claiming second in 15:18.43.
On a picture-perfect weekend in the City of Angels, Vendt's time is not only No. 1 nationally for the 1999-2000 season but a pool record too, breaking the old mark of 15:10+ by former SC All-American Dan Jorgensen from the mid'80s.
Trojan coach Mark Schubert, also a co-head coach for the U.S. Olympic Team to Sydney, cautioned against reading "too much" into Vendt's great time. "Obviously I'm pleased with the swim but he's got a lot of work ahead of him."
Vendt also finished third in the 400 IM with a pr 3:54.59.
The winner of the IM was former Arizona All-America Chad Carvin, now training with Bill Rose at Mission Viejo, who went a 3:51.69. Runner-up was Hungarian Tamas Kerekjarto (3:51.88) in his first exposure to a yards competition. Kerekjarto was a medalist at this summer's European Championships in the individual medley and is a strong contender for a berth on his country's Olympic Team.
He's training at Troy with another Hungarian, Bela Szabados, who was a mainstay of SC's frestyle corp the past several season but who has now graduated.
Triple backstroker world-record holder Lenny Krayzelburg splashed to easy wins in fine early-season times of 48.26-1:44.84, with Troajn Swim Club teammate and Atlanta 200 back gold medalist runner-up Brad Bridgewater (48.96-1:45.21) with age group sensation Aaron Peirsol of Irvine Novas third (1:49.29).
On the women's side, wins by freshman Michaela Kwasny in both IMs (1:59.37 - 4:14.31) highlighted the competition, as was a 2:15.55 triumph in the 200 breast by former SC All-America (and multi NCAA champ Kristine Quance-Julian).
While her winning time (2:15.55) is nothing startling Schubert said it was one of her best unshaved efforts ever and added that she'll definitely be a factor in vying for an Olympic berth in the IMs andthe breaststrokes come the Trials next summer at Indianapolis.
Quance is married to former SC All-America flyer Jeff Julian, and the couple recently had their first child, Trenton.
Obviously motherhood has agreed with Quance-Julian and rumors abound that Schubert has set aside a scholarship for Trenton for the 2019-2000 season. There's also rumors the kid's already doing doubles -- in the family bathtub.
Bloomington, IN - Northwestern swept all eleven events to claim the Northwestern women's relays. Indiana University had a strong day, placing second, to wrap up a long weekend of competition.
The Hoosiers took second place in the 400 yard freestyle relay, while posting their best time of the season in that event. Juniors Jennifer Cristy and Meghan Rice teamed with freshmen Sarah Bowman and Anne Williams to record an Indiana season best of 3:32.33, faster than the previous best of 3:37.09 by Williams, Bowman, Rice and Ellie Lallman.
Indiana also improved in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Senior Libbie McCarthy, and freshmen Megan Geers, Colleen McCracken and Williams swam to a third place finish with a time of 1:48.29 - nearly two seconds ahead of yesterday's time of 1:50.09.
IU also saw improvement in its 400-yard medly relay team (second, 3:54.42) and the 200 free team (second in 1:37.02). The Hoosiers took second in six events, and third in five.
The Hoosiers return to IU's Counsilman/ Billingsley Aquatics center on Saturday November 6th for a co-ed meet against the University of Kentucky. Action starts at 1 p.m.
| Final Team Scores | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Northwestern | 220 |
| 2. | Indiana | 166 |
| 3. | Michigan State | 164 |
| 4. | Northern Illinois | 132 |
| 5. | U. Illinois-Chicago | 92 |
| 6. | U. Wisconsin-Mil. | 90 |
by Jack Kelso
Allen Harvey, one of Canada?s highly respected international swimming volunteers passed away on Tuesday, October 26, of complications arising from cancer surgery. Allen had been a successful engineer in Richmond and Vancouver. He began his interest in swimming in the mid-1950?s when his children were competing for the Vancouver Amateur Swimming Club. He was the VASC club president from 1958 to 1961. He served as President of the B.C. Section of the CASA from 1960 to 1963, then moved up to become President of the C.A.S.A from 1963 to 1965. He was also a member of many swimming committees in Canada (e.g.Team Selection and International Competition).
Mr. Harvey became a FINA Technical Committee Member in 1975, an international position he held until 1986. He was a member of the CASA Olympic Committee for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, and he was a member of the FINA Bureau from 1980 until his retirement in 1988. The last four years on this Bureau he was the Honorary Secretary, only the second time a Canadian has held this exemplary position.
Allen managed the Canadian Swim Team at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Jamaica, one of Canada?s early successful international competitions. He also served as the Aquatic Federation of Canada delegate to the A.S.U.A. Congress at the Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia in 1971, and again in Mexico City in 1975. He was the President of the A.S.U.A. from 1975 to 1983, the first Canadian to be elected to that position.
He was the AFC delegate to the FINA Congress at the Olympics in Munch (1972), Montreal (1976), and Moscow (1980). On the officials side, Allen was a technical deck official at the 1971 Pan Am Games, 1974 Commonwealth Games, 1975 World Championships, 1975 Pan American Games, 1976 Olympic Games, and the 1979 Pan Am Games. He was the Chef de Mission of the Canadian Aquatic Team at the first World Championships in Belgrade in 1973, and the Assistant Chef de Mission for the World Championships in Cali in 1975.
He was a member of the Aquatic Hall of Fame of Canada, and was recently inducted into Swim B.C.'s Hall of Fame.
Allen Harvey was a very active volunteer? administrator during his career in swimming contributing to the development of the sport in Canada over a thirty-year span.
Canadian swimming was represented exceptionally well by the efforts of this man, and an appreciation of his accomplishments must be preserved. Our sincere condolences go to his family and friends, and to the many athletes who remember his kindness and fairness to them.
October 31, 1999
CLEMSON, SC-The Clemson men's 200 medley relay team of Adam Porter, Alejandro Dubreuil, Will Rogers and Rob Etheridge set a new Clemson pool record of 1:33.18 to start Saturday's meet, helping the Tigers to a 136-107 win over Virginia at the McHugh Natatorium on Clemson's campus.
The Tigers won first place in seven events, including both diving events. Freshman Craig Thomas of Maryville, TN, placed first in the one-meter diving competition with a score of 275.93 and won the three-meter event with a score of 300.53.
Sophomore Kenny Roberts (Mahe, Seychelles) took first place in the 200 free (1:42.51), and senior Mike Pridemore (Franklin, TN) won the 50 free in 21.02. Junior Will Rogers (West Columbia, SC) won the 100 free in 46.06, and senior Adam Porter (Boxboro, MA) took first in the 100 back with a time of 50.94. The Tigers' 400 free relay team of Etheridge, Rogers, Pridemore and Roberts won with a time of 3:05.40.
Virginia's Ed Moses won the 100 breast with a NCAA Provisional time of 55.36. Jamie Grimes placed first in the 1000 free (9:19.78), and Guy Yimsomruay was first in the 200 IM with a time of 1:51.66. Doak Finch won the 100 fly with a time of 50.06, and Austin Ramirez won the 500 free in 4:33.59.
Virginia won the women's meet, defeating the Tigers 145.50-97.50. Cara Lane won three events for the Cavaliers, taking first in the 500 free with a provisional time of 4:53.51 and winning the 1000 free in 9:53.47. She also won the 200 fly with a provisional time of 2:01.49.
Rebecca Cronk won the 50 free in 23.66 and the 100 free in 51.95. Laura Sullivan took first in the 200 free in 1:52.03, and Mirjana Bosevska was first in the 200 IM in 2:04.62. Megan Iffland won the 200 back with a time of 2:02.57. Virginia's 400 free relay team of Roesch, Trakas, Cronk and McCubbins placed first with a time of 3:30.66.
For the Tigers, freshman Courtney Ellis (Edmonds, WA) won the 200 breast with a time of 2:20.82. The Clemson 200 medley relay team of Krystal Ball, Mandy Commons, Katie Mizell and Jenna Burtch placed first in 3:50.81.
In the diving competition, Clemson junior Betsy Potter (Elmira, NY) won the three-meter competition with a score of 266.18. Virginia's Alison Sharp won the one-meter competition with a score of 264.53.
Clemson will compete at South Carolina on November 12 at 3 p.m.
Bloomington, Ind.--The Indiana Women's Swimming team suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of Northwestern. The Wildcats, currently ranked ranked 10th in the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) national poll, won 11 of 16 events. The Hoosiers dropped to 1-1 on the season with a 173 120 defeat on Saturday.
"They're a tough squad," commented IU head coach Dorsey Tierney. "They're certainly the best team my brother has coached in his six years there." Wildcat head coach Jimmy Tierney has more than a love of swimming in common with IU's leader--they÷re brother and sister. This is the first time that the siblings have squared off. Coach Jimmy leads the series one to nothing--for now.
Although the Hoosiers dropped the meet, they raced really well and had several strong showings. Freshman Jennifer Sonneborn was a double winner for Indiana Diving. Sonneborn took first in both the 3-meter (251.40) and 1-meter (275.55) events. Mamie Goodson and Lori Matthys, also freshmen, dove for the Hoosiers as well. Goodson placed second in the 1-meter springboard (260.40). This was Indiana Diving÷s first competition of the season.
For the swimmers, freshman Tina Gretlund continued her winning ways. Gretlund took first in the 400-yard IM (4:33.8) finishing ahead of IU freshman Kristy Martin (second, 4:38.87), and IU senior Libbie McCarthy (third, 4:38.92).
Junior Jennifer Cristy was Indiana's other individual champ for the night. Cristy took the 200-yard freestyle in 1:52.91. Cristy also took second in the 100-yard freestyle (:52.55), and third in the 50 free (:24.07). The Hoosiers claimed the final event of the evening, the 400-yard free relay in 3:37.07. Freshmen Sarah Bowman and Anne Williams teamed up with juniors Ellie Lallman and Meghan Rice to win the event.
Another strong performance for the Hoosiers came from freshman Megan Ryther. She placed second in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:19.58, more than five seconds faster than IU÷s best mark of last season (Erin Rice, 10:24.72).
Coach Dorsey Tierney gets another chance to beat her big brother tomorrow when the Hoosiers compete in the Northwestern Relays at noon.
October 30, 1999
Chad Carvin of the Mission Viejo Nadadores swam a 4:20.31 in the 500 freestyle today to set a new pool record at the McDonalds Olympic Swim Stadium during day 1 of the USC Invitational on Friday afternoon. He nearly even split the swim going out in 2:09.9 and back in 2:10.4. Carvin and his coaches were quite pleased with the swim.
"Considring the level of traing we're into right now it was a quite promising swim", one of his coaches was quoted as saying. USC swimmer Eric Vendt was leading at one point but Carvins' signature last 200 was too much for the Trojan freshman to fight off.
Bloomington, Ind.--The Indiana Women's Swimming team began the 1999-2000 regular season with a win against Rice University at the Councilman/Billingsley Aquatics Center. The Hoosiers defeated the Owls 123-82.
The Hoosiers started the night off strong by taking first and second in the 400 Medley Relay (3:56.35 and 4:04.02). Rice answered that 1-2 punch by taking the top spots in the 1000-yard freestyle. Rachel Doyle won the event (10:21.49) with teammate Kathryn Scholl taking a close second (10:21.89). IU All-American Jennifer Cristy continued her winning ways for the Hoosiers. Cristy took first in the 200 free (1:52.20) and the 100 free (51.66). Both of Cristy's times were a second-two seconds off her best times from last season.
Head coach Dorsey Tierney was impressed with her swimmers' performances tonight. "I'm very pleased with the way we finished our races tonight. I'm also very happy with the consistancy we are starting to show. Our upperclassmen are much faster at the start of this year, and our freshmen are adjusting well to college racing."
Indiana continues to see improvement in their freshman class. Tina Gretlund and Kristy Martin each got wins for the Hoosiers. Gretlund took the 200 IM (2:09.18) and took second in the 200 breast (2:25.55). Martin won the 200 fly (2:08.20) and joined Gretlund for third in the 200 breast (2:28.53). Other freshmen that contributed were Anne Williams (second in 100 free, 53.53, and on winning 200 free relay team), Maggie Helmers (6th in 200 IM, 2:14.09; and 2nd in 200 fly, 2:09.44), and Colleen McCracken (2nd in 200 back, 2:09.32).
The Owl's coach, Doug Boyd(former IU swimmer) said he'd give Rice "a B" for their performance tonight. "I'm hard to satisfy," he said. "We've been training hard, and probably are a bit tired. Our distance swimmers swam really well. Rachel Doyle is well ahead of last year. But we're a small squad, so I think our depth really hurts us."
Rice claimed five of eleven events taking the 1000 free, 50 free, 200 back, 500 free and the 200 breaststroke. IU won both relay events, had strong showings in the sprints, but fell short on the distance events. Illness has played a part in the Hoosiers' struggles, as several team members are still recovering, yet trying to swim.
The Hoosiers have no time to rest, as they travel to Evanston, Ill. to race against Northwestern and Northern Illinois on Saturday the 30th at 5 p.m. IU is again in action on Halloween, when they participate in the Northwestern Relays. Sunday's start time is 12 p.m.
Courtesy: Indiana University
October 29, 1999
University of Connecticut Huskies defeated the Providence College Friar swimmers in a dual meet on Wednesday in Providence's Taylor Natatorium. The men were defeated 170-59 while the women were beaten 189-54.
PRESS RELEASE
TEMPE, Ariz. - The Arizona State men's and women's swimming and
diving teams jump into the pool for their first dual meets of the
season Saturday, Oct. 30 at 2:00 p.m. at UNLV's Buchanan
Natatorium. In addition to a showdown between the Sun Devils and
Rebels, UNLV will compete against the University of Arizona. ASU
will not have its times scored against the Wildcats.
Looking Back Arizona State and UNLV squared off on Oct. 31, 1998 at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center in Tempe, with the ASU men's and women's teams both emerging as victors. The Sun Devil men prevailed 161-76 as Francisco Sanchez and Matt Carter each won two events. On the women's side, Casey Murphy's victories in the 100 and 1000 freestyle helped propell her squad past the Rebels 161-80.
The 1999-2000 Sun Devils Talent abounds for the Arizona State swimming and diving teams in 1999-2000. Six All-Americans return from last year's men's squad which placed 16th at the NCAA Championships, including versatile senior Pablo Abal. Add in a crop of recruits featuring 1996 Olympic silver medalist Anders Lyrbring, and the Devils appear poised to join collegiate swimming's elite. Sophomore Riley Mants, who finished fourth at the NCAA's in the 200 breaststroke, is among four returning All-American women. Mark Bradshaw guides much deeper diving teams this year which features NCAA participants Allan Sonkin and Trish Malatesta, who garnered an All-American selection last year.
Practice Makes Perfect The Devils had two tune-ups for Saturday's inaugural meet of the 1999-2000 season. An intersquad pentathalon was held at Mona Plummer on Oct. 8 which saw junior Otto Hinks and senior Carolyn Adel, a bronze medalist at the 1999 Pan American Games, post the highest cumulative scores. On Oct. 15, a number of impressive times were recorded during an intersquad dual meet, including Mants' 200 breast time of 2:17.73 which was just above the NCAA Championship consideration standard.
Head Coach Michael Chasson For the first time in program history, Arizona State swimming enters a season with its men's and women's teams united under one coaching staff. Michael Chasson, who was hired in May of 1998 to mentor the Sun Devil men, took control of the women's program midway through last season and guided ASU to a 23rd place national finish. Chasson came to Tempe with impressive credentials, having led the Harvard men's team to six Eastern Seaboard Championships.
Rebel Ramblings Nevada-Las Vegas, under the direction of Head Coach Jim Reitz, is in its first year as a member of the newly-formed Mountain West Conference after spending the past three seasons in the Western Athletic Conference. At the 1999 WAC Championships, UNLV's men's team placed sixth while the Rebel women finished fifth. The women's squad appears much-improved this season with the likes of former WAC Freshman of the Year Dana Penn and redshirt freshman Lorena Diaconescu, who won two gold medals at last summer's World University Games.
Courtesy: Arizona State University
October 28, 1999
Alex Baumann, underwent surgery for testicular cancer. Baumann, 35, retired from swimming 12 years ago and lives in Brisbane, where he is Executive Director of Queensland Swimming.
Baumann is convinced the two operations he has undergone in the four weeks since his diagnosis and the negative tests since then bode well for the future.
Testicular cancer is common among younger men between the ages and 25 to 35 and if caught early has a 95% rate of cure.
The news was first disseminated by Dave Stubbs, Sports Editor of the Montreal Gazette on Octtober 27, after Baumann who is a close friend contacted Stubbs. It was front page news at the National Post on the 27th.
Baumann and Victor Davis, who died in a tragic accident in 1989 are the most successful swimmers for Canada. They both won Olympic golds and set numerous world records. Baumann's specialty was the individual medley and he won the 1984 Olympic gold for both the 200 and 400. In an international career that spanned from 1978 to 1987 Baumann established six world records.
Baumann married Tracy Taggart in 1991 an Australian he met at the 1982 Commonwealth Games which were held in Brisbane. They have two children Ashton, 6, and Tabitha, 4.
October 27, 1999
PRESS RELEASE
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Georgia's No. 1 Lady Bulldogs and the No. 8
Bulldogs opened the 2000 swimming and diving season with a pair
of resounding victories over North Carolina at the Maurice J.
Koury Natatorium on Thursday afternoon. Georgia secured 23-of-28
first place results to kick off the meet before exhibitioning the
last four races, finishing with final scores of 177-98 for the
women and 174.5-117.5 for the men.
"We swam really well today," said Georgia head coach Jack Bauerle. "We're raw in some areas, but we have the makings of a pretty good team. Both our men's and women's squads should be formidable as the season goes along. This was a great way to get things started -- we're proud of our team and are looking forward to meeting Florida next week."
Georgia opened competition with a victory in the women's 200-yard medley relay, thanks to Christine Keller, Kristy Kowal, Stephanie Buck and Stefanie Williams. Bauerle saw promising action from his newcomers on the women's side as Becky Wilson clocked a first-place 9:47.57 in the 1,000y free, Maritza Correia won the 200-yard free in 1:48.21, and Stephanie Buck doubled in the 100y fly (56.34) and 200y fly (1:59.68). Lady Bulldog senior co-captain Kristy Kowal, the American record-holder in the breaststroke events, captured victories in both the 100y (1:01.39) and 200y (2:12.19) breast. Defending national champion Keegan Walkley won the 200y back with a 1:59.65 and sophomore Stefanie Williams won the 50y free in 23.40.
For the Bulldogs, the meet began with four consecutive first-place finishes from the 200y medley relay team of Yoav Gath, Jim Sellers, Richie Armond and Chris Murray (1:32.79); senior co-captain Beau Wiebel in the 1,000y free (9:08.09), sophomore Derek Gelber in the 200y free (1:40.56) and sophomore Marc Lindsay in the 100y back (49.90). Jud Campbell doubled his earnings in diving, capturing firsts in both 1- and 3-meter events; Gelber was also a two-event winner, taking first in the 500y free as well. Georgia captured a second four-event win streak thanks to Parker Shade in the 200y fly (1:49.53), Chris Murray in the 50y free (20.57), John Stratman in the 100y free (45.39) and Yoav Gath in the 200y back (1:46.17).
"Every time we go into a meet, we have something to defend -- this group of seniors has only lost one meet on the women's side and two on the men's through their four years here. That puts us among the top in the nation in dual meet competition."
Georgia swimming and diving action resumes on Friday, Oct. 29, as Georgia hosts the Florida Gators in Gabrielsen Natatorium. The meet will begin at 2 p.m. and admission is free.
Courtesy: www.Georgiadogs.com
October 26, 1999
PRESS RELEASE
SANTA BARBARA, CA. - The UCLA women's swim team opened the 1999-2000
season with a commanding 165-92 win over UC Santa Barbara Friday
afternoon in Santa Barbara.
The Bruins emerged victorious in all but one individual event, the 200 freestyle. Senior Keiko Price, sophomore Lyndee Hovsepian and freshman LeAnne Cadag each won two individual events. The threesome also joined junior Beth Goodwin to capture the 200 medley relay in 1:46.83.
Price finished first in the 50 free (23.84) and the 100 free (52.26), while Hovsepian captured the 100 breast (1:05.25) and the 200 breast (2:19.41). Cadag, swimming in her first collegiate meet, won the 100 back (59.09) and the 200 back (2:07.02).
The Gauchos lone individual first place finisher was Romina Mosquera in the 200 free (1:53.33).
UCLA women's swimming and diving will next travel to Dallas, Tex. to compete in the Southern Methodist Invitational Nov. 5-6. Next weekend, women's diving will compete in an intrasquad meet at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, Friday Oct. 29 at 11 a.m.
Courtesy: UCLA Athletics
200 Medley - 1. UCLA (Leanne Cadag, Lyndee Hovesepian, Beth Goodwin, Keiko Price) 1:46.83. 2. UCLA (Brighid Dwyer, Jen Noddle, Julia Voitovitsch, Katie Ryan) 1:48.50. 3. UCSB (King, Scheinfeldt, Bagg, Wilkinson) 1:49.25. 4. UCSB (Vance, Pratummas, Snyder, Steadman) 1:53.09.
1000 Free - 1. Erin Thomas (UCLA) 10:15.33. 2, Beth Boehm (UCLA) 10:21.90. 3. Vicky Rogers (UCSB) 10:33.57. 4. Courtney Mayo (UCLA) 10:33.60. 5. Carolina Campos (UCSB) 10:34.60.
200 Free - 1. Romina Mosquera (UCSB) 1:53.33. 2. Erin Zehntner (UCLA) 1:54.17. 3. Jie Lee (UCLA) 1:54.47. 4. Kim Feig (UCSB) 1:55.33. 5. Karin Finger (UCSB) 1:55.97.
100 Back - 1. LeAnne Cadag (UCLA) 59.09. 2. Shelby Chandler (UCSB) 59.57. 3. Julia King (UCSB) 1:00.17. 4. Brighid Dwyer (UCLA) 1:00.71. 5. Lindsy Vance (UCSB) 1:01.58.
100 Breast - 1. Lyndee Hovsepian (UCLA) 1:05.25. 2. Jen Noddle (UCLA) 1:06.02. 3. Tammy Pratummas (UCSB) 1:08.51. 4. Tracy Kinsch (UCLA) 1:09.74. 5. Anna Libonati (UCSB) 1:10.17.
200 Fly - 1. Katie Younglove (UCLA) 2:03.62. 2. Kristal Haelser (UCSB) 2:07.19. 3. Julia Voitovitsch (UCLA) 2:08.73. 4. Emily Melina (UCLA) 2:13.01. 5. Janet Worthington (UCLA) 2:13.49.
50 Free - 1. Keiko Price (UCLA) 23.84. 2. Brenna Wilkinson (UCSB) 24.16. 3. Erica Shugart (UCLA) 24.49. 4. Angela Belloni (UCLA) 24.68. 5. Katie Ryan (UCLA) 24.75.
100 Free - 1. Keiko Price (UCLA) 52.26. 2. Erica Shugart (UCLA) 52.90. 3. Brenna Wilkinson (UCLA) 53.28. 4. Marilyn Chua (UCLA) 53.69. 5. Danielle Steadman (UCSB) 53.71.
200 Back - 1. LeAnne Cadag (UCLA) 2:07.02. 2. Shelby Chandler (UCSB) 2:07.59. 3. Julia King (UCSB) 2:09. 87. 4. Heather Mulkey (UCSB) 2:12.82. 5. Megan Barnum (UCLA) 2:13.15.
200 Breast - 1. Lyndee Hovsepian (UCLA) 2:19.41. 2. Jen Noddle (UCLA) 2:19.41. 3. Tammy Pratummas (UCSB) 2:22.91. 4. Kristal Haesler (UCSB) 2:28. 39. 5. Tracy Kinsch (UCLA) 2:32.73.
500 Free - 1. Erin Zehntner (UCLA) 4:57.61. 2. Romina Mosquera (UCSB) 4:59.46. 3. Katie Younglove (UCLA) 5:01.23. 4. Jie Lee (UCLA) 5:02.19. 5. Beth Boehm (UCLA) 5:04.39.
100 Fly - 1. Beth Goodwin (UCLA) 56.98. 2. Brighid Dwyer (UCLA) 58.24. 3. Julia Voitovitsch (UCLA) 58.72. 4. Emily Melina (UCLA) 59.41. 5. Suzy Bagg (UCSB) 1:01.01.
400 IM - Ex. Jen Noddle (UCLA) 4:28.33. 1. Kristal Haesler (UCSB) 4:33.66. Ex. Jie Lee (UCLA) 4:33.79. 2. Tammy Pratummas (UCSB) 4:40.71. Ex. Janet Worthington (UCLA) 4:41.91. Ex. Julia Voitovitsch (UCLA) 4:42.21. 3. Sara Frykenberg (UCSB) 4:46.06.
400 Free Relay - 1. UCSB (Wilkinson, Bagg, Finger, Steadman) 3:33.07. Ex. UCLA (Erin Zehntner, Beth Boehm, Katie Younglove, LeAnne Cadag) 3:35.87. 2. UCSB (Mosquera, Chandler, Pipe, Howard) 3:38.35. Ex. UCLA (Emily Melina, Geraldine Schick, Erin Thomas, Emily Whichard) 3:43.32. 3. UCSB (Bender, King, Feig, Rogers) 3:43.48
October 25, 1999
PRESS RELEASE
Fort Collins, Colo. - The Colorado State women's swimming and
diving team claimed first place at the Early Bird Invitational
for the second consecutive year and the fourth time in five years
Saturday evening.
Colorado State crushed their competition, scoring 1151 points, 374 points more than their closest competitor, Fresno State.
Head Coach John Mattos was inspired by the performance put on by the Rams.
"So many of our young swimmers have really stepped up," said Mattos. "I know it's early in the year, but I'm very optimistic about our future. We have a special group here."
Junior Sandy Leaycraft is one of the reasons for Mattos' optimism. One might wonder how Sandy Leaycraft could perform better than she did on Day one of the Early Bird, but those present at EPIC on Saturday could only be further amazed as Leaycraft set the Early Bird mark for the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:54.55, eclipsing the old mark by one one-hundreth of a second.
"I don't let records break my focus when I'm preparing for a race," Leaycraft commented. "I was surprised (when I saw the record), especially when I was told how close it was."
Leaycraft's exemplary performance was one of many for the Rams. Freshman Dylon Groenewald took home second place honors in the 200-yard backstroke, second only to Leaycraft. Also, sophomore Lyndsey Carlaw claimed the championship in the 200-yard Individual Medley.
"Competition really brings out the best in me," Carlaw said. "When get into the water and the adrenaline starts flowing I know that it's my time to shine."
The Rams are 1-1 in dual meets this season. The Rams' next opponent will be Northern Colorado on Friday, Nov. 4 at Moby Pool.
Courtesy Colorado State University
| Early Bird Invitational | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | |||
| Colorado State | 1151 | Air Force | 1086 | |
| Fresno State | 777 | Notre Dame | 928 | |
| San Diego State | 522.5 | Denver | 504 | |
| Northern Colorado | 354 | Metro State | 461.5 | |
| Denver | 286 | Colorado School of Mines | 342.5 | |
| Colorado School of Mines | 141.5 | Wyoming | 69 | |
| Metro State | 117 | Colorado | 68 | |
| Notre Dame | 115 | |||
| Wyoming | 58 | |||
| Colorado | 46 | |||
October 22, 1999
Our own Editor/Publisher Nick Thierry has been named to the FINA Press Commission, by the Director of FINA, Cornel Marculescu. Nick is currently the only Press Commission member from North America.
The other members include the Camillo Cametti - Italy, Chaker Belhadj - Tunisia, Anita Lonsborough - Britain, Elena Vaitsekhovskaia - Russia, Russell Mckinnon - Australia and Jean Louis Meuret as Secretary of the Press Commission for FINA.
October 21, 1999
Edmonton's Bill McFarlane, who continues as Swimming Canada president, chief executive officer Harold Cliff (Ottawa), athlete representative Lisa Flood (Burlington, Ont.) and coaching representative John Vadeika (Edmonton) with Rob Colburn, who lives in Etobicoke, Ont. and serves as Swim Ontario's president, will now begin his second consecutive term as executive vice-president after being elected for the first time two years ago.
Joining Colburn on the committee as vice-presidents will be Mount Pearl, Nfld.'s Ed Evelly, Marco Veilleux of Montreal and Jan Harvey, who hails from Lethbridge, Alta.
Evelly, last year's chair of Swimming Canada's Leadership/Community Services Committee, also begins his second term on the committee, while Veilleux and Harvey are new to the executive.
Veilleux, a breaststroker at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, currently serves on various other committees and is president of the Federation de natation du Quebec.
Harvey brings strong managerial experience to the executive, having spent time as a team manager with this summer's Canadian squad at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Sydney, Australia.
Guiseppe Lorenzo Filippelli, more affectionately known as "Flip", was named an honourary member of Swimming Canada, becoming only the second person to receive such elite status.
Filippelli is Canada's top-ranked swimming official, serving as a volunteer since 1963, when he became president of the Lakeside Swimming Club in Montreal. Since 1970, he has been actively involved with Vancouver's Pacific Dolphins Swim Association.
A member of the FINA Technical Swimming Committee since 1988 the Vancouver resident has held a variety of positions within Swimming Canada, including serving as its president and chair of its rules and technical swimming committees. He has also officiated swimming events at all levels, including university, national and international competitions.
With the designation of Master Official to his credit, Filippelli has attended many world championships, Commonwealth and Pan American Games, as well as the past four Olympics. He holds the unique distinction of being the only Canadian to referee at the Olympics, doing so at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games.
One of the most dedicated swimming officials in Canada, Filippelli joins E. Allan Harvey, who was named last year, as the only two honourary members of Swimming Canada.
Dorothy Liedtke is this year's recipient of the SNC Administrator of the Year award.
Liedtke, meet manager for the Victoria Amateur Swimming Club now Island Swimming since 1985, has been instrumental in managing swim meets of all sorts, including school, provincial, national and international competitions.
This year alone, Liedtke organized nine major swim meets, including the Maritime Life Spring Nationals and the national championships for youth and swimmers with a disability.
Chris Margetts, Elliott Lake, received the SNC Ken Filippelli Memorial Trophy for Officiating Excellence. Margetts became a Master Official in 1986, and a FINA swimming official in 1995.
Courtesy: Swimming/Natation Canada
October 20, 1999
PRESS RELEASE
OTTAWA - Canada's best swimming clubs were recognized this past
weekend, and the Newmarket Stingrays Swim Club came out as king
of the hill, winning the Maritime Life/Swimming Canada Club of
the Year gold medal.
The Stingrays, who are based in Newmarket, Ont., shared the spotlight with the silver medal-winning Cascade Swim Club of Calgary and the Region of Waterloo Swim Club, which took the bronze medal.
The Newmarket club was praised for its community involvement, including work with the York County Hospital's Circle of Hope and donations to its children's foundation. The club was also commended for its swimmer development and active participation in the Sears "I Can Swim" program, teaching the benefits of the sport to young swimmers.
With over 200 members, including 90 competitive swimmers, the Stingrays boast the third largest enrollment in Swim Ontario. It strives to meet a mission statement of pursuing excellence, defining the idea of winning as self-improvement.
This year, the Stingrays competed at nearly 50 swim meets, including a fourth-place finish at the AllSport 1999 Junior Nationals in Nepean, Ont., and 17th place out of 68 clubs at the 1999 Summer Nationals in Montreal.
The Cascade Swim Club was recognized for its superior strength in organizing and planning, as well as its innovation in meets and events, such as fund-raising activities like bingos, coupon books and silent auctions.
Formed in 1973, the club has undergone great transition recently, rising from a national ranking of 28th place in 1996 to a club-high third place last year. With nearly 300 swimmers, the club has five training facilities and is widely regarded as a professional club that meets the needs of swimmers of all ages and abilities.
The Waterloo, Ont.-based ROW club has worked actively to introduce a national training centre to the area. Now, elite Ontario swimmers can remain in the province and gain even better opportunities of national and international calibre at the National Swimming Centre of Kitchener-Waterloo. The ROW club was also commended for its community involvement and work implementing the Sears I Can Swim program, exposing Kitchener youth to a competitive aquatics program.
The awards, handed out at Swimming Canada's annual general meeting this past weekend in Saint John, N.B., recognize the clubs÷ planning and organization, community service, swimmer development, program delivery and innovation - all qualities that make an outstanding club in the country.
Courtesy: Swimming/Natation Canada
October 19, 1999
FORD KONNO WON FOUR OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS
Ford Hiroshi Konno was born in 1934, swam at McKinley High School,
Hawaii, and Ohio State University. He won four medals at the 1952
and 1956 Olympic Games. At Helsinki, Finland, Konno won gold
medals in the 1,500-meter free-style and the 400-meter free-style
swim relays. His time of 18:30:3 in the 1,500 swim was an Olympic
record. He is a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
October 18, 1999
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Cougars Erin Eldridge, Kelley Miedema and Jill Olson carried the WSU women's swimming team to a close finish against San Jose State despite a depleted Cougar roster Saturday at Gunderson High School.
The first place wins by the trio were not enough as San Jose State rolled to a 138-112 win against WSU, completing a weekend sweep which started with a 122-70 win Friday at the San Jose State Aquatic Center.
Eldridge, a senior from Kirkland, Wash., won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1 minute, 14.97 seconds and the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:43.80.
Miedema, a senior backstroke specialist, won the 100 in a time of 1:08.59 and the 200 in a time of 2:31.30. The native of Cape Town, South Africa, also finished second by just a mere two-tenths of a second in the 50 freestyle with a 28.70.
Olson, a freshman from Seattle, finished first in the 800 freestyle (9:42.87) and in the 400 freestyle (4:43.29).
The Cougars host Minnesota and Florida State in a double dual meet Saturday, October 23 at 11 a.m.
Washington State 112, San Jose State 138
Gunderson High School
San Jose, Calif.
400 Medley Relay - 1, WSU (A), 3:57.29. 2, SJSU (A), 4:00.74. 3, SJSU (B), 4:02.80.
One Meter Diving - 1, Kelly Lasich (SJSU), 180.95. 2, Molly Ferrie (SJSU), 178.30.
1,000 Freestyle - 1, Jill Olson(WSU), 10:29.66. 2, Tracy Frick(SJSU), 10:57.20. 3, Lindsay Barton(SJSU), 11:08. 4, Michelle Conan(SJSU), 12:11.26.
200 Freestyle - 1, Rebecca Cohen(WSU), 1:56.36. 2, Emily Hutson(SJSU), 2:01.10. 3, Anna Ballentine(SJSU), 2:08.75. 4, Michelle Stewart(SJSU), 2:09.89.
50 Freestyle - 1, Veronica Gunn(SJSU), 25.24. 2, Kelley Miedema(WSU), 25.30. 3, Lori Turner(SJSU), 25.49. 4, Angie Panero(SJSU), 25.76. 5, Suzi Muirhead(WSU), 26.44.
400 Individual Medley - 1, Gretchen Cook(SJSU), 4:33.20. 2, Rachelle Carano(WSU), 4:41.45. 3, Kelley Miedema(WSU), 4:45.19. 4, Stacy Smith(SJSU), 5:20.82.
200 Butterfly - 1, Charlotte Pierce(SJSU), 2:07.53. 2, Gretchen Cook(SJSU), 2:09.26. 3, Angie Panero(SJSU), 2:16.13. 4, Lindsay Barton(SJSU), 2:18.31. 5, Erin Eldridge(WSU), 2:19.26.
100 Freestyle - 1, Jackie Castellano(SJSU), 53.13. 2, Rebecca Cohen(WSU), 55.91. 3, Nicole Paskvan(SJSU), 57.34. 3, Suzie Muirhead(WSU), 57.65. 5, Kiley Reinke(SJSU), 1:00.93.
200 Backstroke - 1, Mai Nguyen(SJSU), 2:10.16. 2, Rachelle Carano(WSU) 2:14.62. 3, Michelle Stewart(SJSU), 2:29.92. 4, Stacy Smith(SJSU), 2:43.43.
500 Freestyle - 1, Jill Olson(WSU), 5:22.34. 2, Tracy Frick(SJSU), 5:24.47. 3, Michelle Conan(SJSU), 5:57.47.
200 Breaststroke - 1, Erin Eldridge (WSU), 2:20.44. 2, Emily Hutson(SJSU), 2:27.84. 3, Kiley Reinke(SJSU), 2:30.41. 4, Lori Turner(SJSU), 2:31.76. 5, Veronica Gunn(SJSU), 2:34.67.
Report Courtesy: Washington State University Media Information
October 15, 1999
Early Days Of Olympic Swimming
Today, we are used to our swimming events being held in
magnificent 50-metre pools. But the first Olympic competitions
were held in the open sea (1896) Athens; the River Seine (1900)
Paris; and in an artificial lake (1904) St. Louis. The first time
a pool was used was when a 100 metre-long pool was constructed
inside the track at White City Stadium for the London Games of
1908. The first 50-metre pool came in 1924 at the 8th Olympic
Games which were held in Paris.
October 14, 1999
Swim Ireland has said that it will allow Michelle Smith-de Bruin's swimming records remain on the books in Ireland.
Earlier this year the new swimming body had stated that in light of the FINA suspension of Smith-de Bruin for tampering with a urine sample, all of her previous Irish records would be removed from the books.
Swim Ireland had instituted a rule which stated that they would revoke any Irish records set by a swimmer who is banned or suspended by FINA. They were also applying this to previously ratified records. This means any past records the swimmer would have set prior to the suspension offence.
Peter Lennon, Smith de-Bruin's lawyer had threatened Swim Ireland with litigation and in order to avoid this expensive process, Swim Ireland chose to reverse its previous statements and will now allow the records to stand.
October 13, 1999
This morning at Swimnews we received an email from a member at a swimclub in Izmit, Turkey. Izmit was at the epicenter of the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey on August 17, 1999.
The letter reads as follows:
Just I want to share our sorrow with the swimming community that our swimming club POYRAZ has lost 27 age group swimmers during the terrible earthquake which hit our town IZMIT on Aug 17, 1999.
We will have remembrance ceremony on October 21, 1999 at 2:00 PM local time in Izmit-Derince/Turkey Swimming Pool.
Best Regards,
Ercument Yildiz
On behalf of all the staff at Swimnews, I would like to personally express our sincere condolensces to the members of this swimclub and to all the people of Turkey who suffered loss during the earthquake. I along with 3 of our staff had the pleasure of working in Istanbul, Turkey during the European Swimming Championships. We greatly enjoyed the warmth and hospitality of the people we encountered and working with during the event.
The Red Cross is accepting donations for the Turkish earthquake victims and we encourage you to visit the Turkish Relief Website and make a donation.
October 12, 1999
FINA Awards Samaranch The FINA Order
The highest award of the Federation International de Natation
Amateur, the "FINA Order" was attributed by the
FINA Bureau to the President of the International Olympic
Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch, during the final day of its
meeting in Kuwait. Ths recognition takes into consideration all
the merits, efforts and devotion that S.E.M Samaranch has shown
in serving the sport of swimming.
FINA will organize in 2001 a Water Polo World League. The project of this new competition will be included in the World Water Polo Calendar together with FINA World Championships and Continental Qualification Tournaments.
The FINA Bureau also approved the Rules and Competition Calendars of the following events to be held in the year 2000.
These rules and calendars will appear shortly on the FINA Internet Site: www.fina.org.
Representatives of the Organizing Committees for the next FINA World Championships presented their reports for:
For the next Olympic Games Sydney 2000, Lynne Bates, Competition Manager Aquatics from SOCOG, proudly confirmed during her report that all tickets for swimming and for the majority of sessions in diving were sold out.
Toivo Ohman (SWE) has been nomnated as the Honorary secretary of the FINA Technical Diving Committee.
October 10, 1999
The FINA Bureau is currently meeting in Kuwait City, Kuwait. In a statment release today they made several decisions regarding the "full body" swimsuits and the approval of the establishment of a FINA Coaches Commission.
FINA has ruled that the use of the "full body"
swimsuits does not constitute a violation of the Rules.
Official Statement:
With the aim to obtain direct and full information of the "full
body" swimsuits, the FINA Bureau invited sporting goods
companies "Adidas" and "Speedo"
to present a report on their research, design and other aspects.
The FINA Bureau ruled that the use of these swimsuits does not
constitute a violation of the FINA Rules. The Bureau leaves up to
the swimmers the choice of their swimsuits.
The statement regarding the FINA Coaches Commission is as
follows:
Official Statement:
The Bureau approved the establishment of the FINA Coaches
Commission. The nomination of Members will be made in
collaboration with the National Federations.
October 8, 1999
Aileen Riggin Soule is Swimming's Oldest Living Olympian
Aileen Riggin Soule was born in May, 1906, and trained under the
great Coach Louis deB. Handley at the Women's Swimming
Association in New York. Now, 93 years, later she is acclaimed as
the "Grande Dame of Hawaii's Olympic swimmers".
There are few who can emulate Aileen Riggin Soule's colourful career. As a 14-year-old Aileen Riggen was the first Olympic springboard women's diving champion. Four years later in 1924 at the age of 18, she became the only female in Olympic history to win medals in both swimming and diving - silver in the 3-metre springboard and, and bronze in the 100 metres backstroke.
She moved to Hawaii in 1957, and is still a ranked Master Swimmer. In 1967 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. She is the founder of the Hawaii Senior Games Association and is still a board member. Aileen is one of the most sought after swimming celebrities in Hawaii and the U.S.A. For her many fund-raising and motivational presentations, she was named, "Grande Dame" of the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1988. She addressed the U.S.Team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
October 7, 1999
Many of you may have experience recent problems in trying to access the Swimnews website. These problems are related to an overall problem we have been suffering from for the past week.
Access problems and only partial delivery of information are due to a problem with an underground BELL cable, not our servers or internet service provider. As a results of the complex nature of the problem it took 2 or 3 days just to pinpoint the cause.
Damage to the cable has caused bandwidth fluctuations causing our service to be intermittent.
BELL has put in temporary measures while its work crews replace the entire line. This problem will be resolved in the next few days. Our service will be down again later this week for several hours as the new line is connected.
We apologize for the problems this situation has caused users of our service.
October 4, 1999
In 1996 at the Atlanta Olympics Germany's Franziska van Almsick had the fastest time in the women's 200 free yet lost the gold.
How?
She lost the individual race to Costa Rica's Claudia Poll, 1:58.16 - 1:58.57, but led off her country's 800 free relay in 1:58.14, fastest time of the Games.
Van Almsick had set the current wr at the 1994 World Championships in Rome, ranked No. 1 globally for that year, and won the European Championships the following season, also with the year's fastest time, and she was top qualifier at Atlanta.
And in 1995 America's Josh Davis led the world in the 200 free with his 1:48.41 - then a personal best.
A year later at Atlanta it was New Zealand's Danyon Loader atop the podium with a then Commonwelath - national record 1:47.63. Loader ranked fifth globally a year earlier.
Loader also won the 400 free in Atlanta, becoming the second swimmer (behind Russia's Evgeniy Sadoviy) to accomplish that particular feat. Sadoviy did it at the previous Olympiad in Barcelona.
This 'Fact of the Day' provided by Bill Bell
October 1, 1999
Did you know famous Australian swim coach, Forbes Carlile, was Australia's first ever competitor in the Modern Pentathlon at the Olympic Games. Forbes competed at the 1952 Games in Helsinki where he finished 25th. Interestingly, four years previously, at the London Olympics, he was the swimming coach of the Australian team.
Kevin Berry
Gold Medalist
200 metres fly, Tokyo
Author of "2000 Things You Didn't Know About The Olympic
Games.
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