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Within the sport of collegiate swimming & diving, people and teams continue to will themselves to a higher level through all of the tenets of over-achievement and excellence. Each season, many stories take place which should be properly documented and recognized. The idea behind the college swimming and diving honors is to share the stories, to tell and re-tell the story of the 2010-11 collegiate swimming and diving season.
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PROFILES IN EXCELLENCE:2010-11 College Swimming & Diving Honors
2010 11 College Swimming & Diving Honors
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Welcome to the 2010-11 College Swimming & Diving Honors. This
document represents an attempt to showcase the great stories of the 2010-11 collegiate swimming and
diving season. Given the effort required to be successful in our sport,
it is important that this body of work accurately represent those exceptional efforts by the athletes as well as all
involved. Once again, there is much to cover as it was an eventful year in our
sport. This venture, just in its second
year, will continue to evolve and
improve in time. New writers, directly
involved with collegiate swimming and diving, have been included to provide
their own perspective on what happened in and around the water this
season. As we go forward, one goal is to increase participation in its development and expand coverage to
make this as complete documentation of each season as it can be. Also new,
you may cast a vote for or against the honorees via the website (http://www.collegeswimmingawards.com)
and Facebook page. With that feel very free to provide your comments,
ideas, and suggestions. Go Swimming & Diving!
Table of Contents:
Introduction 2-3
2010-11 Honorees 4- 32
Extra Items 33 - 35
More on www.collegeswimmingawards.com
Front Cover; Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, Auburn. (Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures.com.)Above; Michigan celebrates a 400 medley relay victory at the 2011 Big Ten Championship meet.(Walt Middleton, & Michigan athletic media relations.)Center; Coaches Lou and Ellie Walker, Syracuse University. (Picasa/2007TeamPics_Syracuse)
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“It came down to the last relay”
In 2010-11, you could not write
more exciting scripts for several conference and NCAA championship meets. Buffalo wins conference meet
on the final relay. Princeton wins their conference meet in the last relay while
needing help from another team. Similarly, Denison wins an NCAA title in the last relay. (First hand account of
this one provided by Johns Hopkins coach George Kennedy on page 18.)
These are just some of the magical
championship moments in
2010-11. A central
theme of recent
seasons is the matter of
keeping up. It is the nature of competition and
it occurs on so many levels in our sport. Most
prevalent is the attempt to keep up with other swimmers in competition. And lately, that has become a bear of
a task. The swimming and diving
community is one that almost always shares ideas. Information once known by few is being used by all and no
longer reserved for just coaches. In most cases, it is a matter of an online
search or a willingness to ask. At clinics everywhere, leading and innovative coaches provide
information free to all in attendance. One instance that stands out took
place at the 2006 ASCA clinic in Washington DC. In a major talk,
Coach Frank Busch convincingly cited the importance of kicking in one of his
presentations. Within a year, the current kicking revolution had taken off. Coaches and athletes were
kicking again with results to show and all because these people looking to
get better and keep up were listening to someone willing to share. Everyone now cites the prevalence of kicking in
their training. We have all gotten better as a result of sharing an ever
expanding knowledge base. We are
getting better and doing it
at a quicker rate (Four DI NCAA
records were set in 2011 as
several more could go down in
2012.) From information sharing, is the very real
challenge of an increased level of competitiveness in swimming and diving. (In 2004, 16 male swimmers
posted a 19.74 or better in the 50 Free which was an A cut. In 2011, 33 male
swimmers swam a 19.74 or better with three under 19.00.)
Though difficult to predict the
future, it is probably safe to say that as long as there is a sense of
community in swimming and diving, the increased level of competition is only going to continue and produce
more extremely close championship meets each year.
Introduction: Pure Competition
We have all gotten better as a result of sharing an ever expanding
knowledge base.
Photos(top to bottom): Defend Williamsburg; College of William & Mary, Shark Infested Waters; Nova Southeastern, The Shirt May Be Maize, But The Collar Is Blue; Michigan, Save Clemson Swimming & Diving; Clemson, Bear Crossing; California-Berkeley
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Four years ago, Western Kentucky University’s Head Coach
Bruce Marchionda was faced with a difficult decision: whether or not to offer incoming freshman Nick Slattery
the opportunity to swim for the Hilltoppers.
After much deliberation, Coach Marchionda decided to give Slattery a
chance, and
allowed him to walk on
to the
Western Kentucky Swim Team. Five school records and one Sunbelt
Conference record later, Coach Marchionda, the Hilltoppers, and most importantly, Nick Slattery are very
thankful for that decision.Growing up, Slattery always knew
that he wanted to swim in college. However, his times coming out of high
school were not ones that made many coaches take notice.
“The extent of my recruiting was a phone call from a junior college in Illinois, that’s it,” said Slattery. “I’d
always wanted to be a part of the swimming tradition at Western, so it
was an honor to be given the opportunity to be a part of it.”
continued on page 5
Walk on Swimmer MaleNick Slattery
by Josh HugerWestern Kentucky Athletic Communications
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There are many things people might not know about Texas A&M
University’s Maria Sommer. Like the fact that she is a six-time NCAA All-American or a five-time Big XII
Champion. However, the most surprising fact could be she entered
her freshman season as a walk on swimmer for the Aggies.
Growing up, Sommer always knew that she was meant to be an
Aggie, but her times coming out of high school were not the greatest.
Texas A&M head coach Steve
Bultman recalls that time four years ago when he had to decide whether or
not to let the young and eager Sommer walk on to the team.
“She was not fast enough to get
any scholarships,” said Bultman. “In fact, she was not fast enough to even
walk on, but she had speed and quick reflexes. I saw potential because she swam for the Aggie Swim Club. She
wanted to try and was willing to work hard.”
In addition to her All-American and Big XII accomplishments, Sommer has broken multiple school
records, and was a 2008 Olympic Trial qualifier. These achievements did not
go unnoticed by Sommer’s teammates who voted her co-captain during her senior season.
Walk on Swimmer Female
Maria SomMer
by Josh Huger
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Slattery continued from page 4As a walk on, Slattery knew that it
was going take a mixture of hard work and positivity to reach his goals.
“Being the low man on the totem
pole always makes you want to work your way up it,” said Slattery. “I knew
my role on the team coming in as the slowest guy my freshman year. I stood in the back, learned from the great
captains I had before me like Bama and Cameron Brown, and when my
time came, I did my best to be a good leader and make my team, coaches, and family proud.”
And that is exactly what Slattery did.
In his four years with the Hilltoppers, Slattery was honored with the “Most Improved” award during his
freshmen season, the “Most Dedicated” award during his
sophomore and junior seasons, and the “Most Valuable” award during his
senior season. Slattery also earned Western’s nomination for the Sunbelt Sportsmanship award and was voted
Team Captain by his teammates during his senior season.
Despite all these accomplishments, Coach Marchionda’s most satisfying moment
coaching Slattery occurred during Slattery’s last collegiate race.
“After watching Nick get out of the water with tears in his eyes after his last race of his collegiate career, I
knew that WKU swimming has meant so much to him,” said Coach
Marchionda.Four years ago, Nick Slattery did
not know if he would swim in college.
Now, he has ended his college swimming career, with the honor of
being named the Walk on Swimmer of the Year. After four years of hard work,
dedication, and determination leading to this honor, Slattery has some advice for swimmers who might face
similar situations.“Always believe in yourself, know
your role, learn from others, but don’t ever think you don’t belong or can’t make it. If that’s what you think, then
that’s what will happen. Being confident and hardworking will lead to
success,” he said.
Sommer continued from page 5Sommer credits some of her
success to the fact that she was not recruited by the Aggies, and therefore had to walk on to the team.
“Having to walk on definitely increased my motivation because at
first I was just happy to have a spot on the team,” said Sommer. “As my freshman year progressed, I didn’t just
want to swim well for me, I wanted to swim well for the team and contribute
to their success.”Despite all of her personal
accomplishments Sommer has
remained humble. She contributes the rest of her success to her coaches and
teammates who have helped her along the way.
“The coaches have pushed me every step of the way and I give them
a lot of credit,” said Sommer. “My teammates have constantly encouraged and challenged me on a
daily basis. They have molded me into the person I am today and these last
four years have been some of the best years of my life.”
With the guidance of her Coaches
and teammates at Texas A&M University, Sommer’s competitive
swimming career has culminated in her receiving the Walk on Swimmer of the Year Award.
When reflecting on the last four years that have led her to this honor,
Sommer has some advice for future swimmers.
“The best advice I can give is to be confident in your abilities and don’t
set limits for yourself,” said Sommer. “Swimming is a tough sport, but if you put everything you have into it and
work your hardest, it will pay off. Not everyone has instant success. Have
faith in your coaches, your teammates, and most importantly yourself.”
Josh Huger is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
During his time as a student-athlete, Josh founded the
website, Swimutopia whose
mission is to bring the swimming community together.
Walk on Swimmers
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Break-Out Swimmer Male
Rory BuckJR, Whitworth
Marcin CieslakFR, Florida
Chris DepewSO, Univ. Redlands
Mark DyllaSR, Georgia
Laszlo GyurkoJR, Texas Christian
Ryan HarrisonSO, Tennessee
Matt McLeanSR, Virginia
JT StilleyFR, North Carolina
“And Your Top Qualifiers.”
Also nominated and very worthy of national recognition, these swimmers made the top 8 for their outstanding achievements in 2010-11.
ACC:top frosh in 200 Free
DIII Swimmer of Meet
MWC: up to third inboth backstroke events
NCAA: 43rd to 2nd in 200IM
200 Fly Champion
Monster SEC meet 500 Free Champion
Three event scorer in first NCAA meet.
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Every now and then there comes a hidden gem in college swimming, a
true diamond in the rough. With the right amount of time and a little effort, that rough stone turns out to be a
beautiful polished masterpiece. Swimming works much in the same
way. !This year, breakout swimmer Dax Hill is that newly shined diamond.
The 6'8 Texas sophomore made the jump from exhibition swimmer at the
2010 Big 12 Championships to one of the most feared freestylers in the country in 2011. !The transformation
for Dax didn't just come out of no where. !In high school, he was a highly
talented athlete, who, as a swimmer, always set the bar very high with his
goals. !After a
disappointing freshmen season that ended with
bouts of illness and not making the Championship roster, Dax started to make
his move to the front of the National scene at Summer
Nationals by dropping 7 seconds in his 200 and 2 seconds in his 100. !As his
sophomore season started, this diamond in the rough really started to
shine. !Throughout the course of the season, he started to emerge as a serious contender for a shot at an
NCAA title, ranking weekly among the top 100 and 200 freestylers in the
country. !At the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, Dax finished 2nd in the 200, 5th in the 100 and 19th in the 50
free. !Very few swimmers have made that kind of competitive leap in our
sport of swimming. !Dax, now joins the long list of the collegiate swimming greats from the University
of Texas. With a little more time and polishing, Dax may be the brightest
Diamond Eddie Reese has discovered yet. !
Break-Out Swimmer Male
TheSwimPictures.com
Dax Hill
by Damion Dennis
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Break-Out Swimmer Female
Laura BaritoSR, Stevens Institute
Claire DonahueSR, Western Kentucky
Megan LaffertySO, Maryland
Laura LindsayJR, Toledo
Laura Pierce JRCollege of New Jersey
Sabine RaschSO, Texas Christian
Amanda RutqvistFR, South Carolina
Margaret RosenbaumFR, Hamilton College
“And Your Top Qualifiers.”
Also nominated and very worthy of national recognition, these swimmers made the top 8 for their outstanding achievements in 2010-11.
Big time drops in 2011
DIII Champion: 50 Free 2nd overall in 100 FlyRelay only in 2010 to100 BK B final winner
1st time NCAA qualifier Up to 5th in DIII 100 Free
200 BR SEC Record holder in first season DIII Champion: 100 Back
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You have to go back a few years to the 2008 championship season to
find a breaststroke swimmer who made such an impact on the NCAA level in their freshman season. In ’08
at Ohio State, two freshmen and now seniors stood out; Stanford’s Elizabeth
Smith and Minnesota's Jillian Tyler. Both were exceptional in their placements at that meet.
Washington’s Arianna Kukors was also in the same elite company as a three
event finalist including the 200 breaststroke.
However, you would have to go
back farther to find a freshman who placed second in both events as
Breeja Larson did this year. Her placement coupled with huge single season time drops make this a very
special achievement and arguably one that will serve as the standard for
many aspiring NCAA swimmers.In terms of athletic development,
much has recently been made of the
relationship between expert technical performance and 10,000 hours of
dedicated practice. Her progression defies this hourly pre-requisite as her 2011 swims are already in the expert
technical category. The question
becomes how is this possible in such a small window of time?
A combination of factors led to her great season however the answer probably lies in the fact that school
and program were a perfect match for this athlete. Though hard to
completely predict any outcome, you just know it when you have the right person in the right program at the right
time. The swimmer is a unique athlete with the potential to accomplish a lot.
She joined a proven program that consistently demonstrates outstanding coaching and leadership.
This blend of athlete, coach and school will create break-out
performances as happened in 2011 and for several seasons to follow.
Break-Out Swimmer Female
TheSwimPictures.com
Breeja Larson
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Career Improvement Male
Nathan AdrianSR, California
Kevin CoatesSR, Lewis University
Bill CregarSR, Georgia
Neal KennedySR, Michigan
Joe KinderwaterSR, North Carolina
Dan PecoraroSR, Stevens Institute
Scot RobisonSR, Virginia
Kevin WebsterSR, Seton Hall
“And Your Top Qualifiers.”
Also nominated and very worthy of national recognition, these swimmers made the top 8 for their outstanding achievements through 2010-11.
50 FR: 20.19 to 18.66 1650: :40 drop to 15:20
15
2011 400 IM champion
100 BR: 57.89 to 53.66 1650: :40 drop to 14:42
100 FR: 57.83 to 46.51 200 Free: 1:41.0 to 1:32.5 1st time NCAA qualifier
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Conor Dwyer’s explosion onto the college swimming scene was one of
the stories of the 2009-10 season. Despite reaching a very high level of success in his junior season, there
was no slowing down in his second year as a Florida Gator.
His early season swims again made him one of the most talked about athletes following each
weekend of competition. Always ahead of the NCAA field, his late
October dual meet performances against Georgia further proved his
supremely competitive nature. (His 9:00.48 1000 yard freestyle versus Georgia is the eight best time at the
end of the entire season.) Forge ahead to the 2011 SEC
meet, Conor posted season and at-the-time NCAA best times in the 500 Free (4:11.36), & 400 IM (3:37.75.) Of
note, his individual events included just one of his three events from the
2010 NCAA meet. His 2011 SEC 500
free exceeded his winning NCAA time from 2010. And he was entering the
2011 NCAA meet highly ranked in multiple events including the top seed in three; 200, 500 & 400 IM.
His progression through his junior year alone exceeds what most
achieve in four seasons. His senior year was further evidence that Conor Dwyer was the most improved male
Career Improvement MaleConor Dwyer
TheSwimPictures.com
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Regularly, coaches create sets that challenge the athletes and
produces “head nodding” satisfactory results. Then there are those days where the results make everyone
involved say "WOW." Those workouts become legendary. As time passes,
they become stories and are passed down from upperclassmen to freshman and from team to team,
much like the folklore stories our grandfathers told us when we were
young. Since February, there have been whispers of a workout out of Gainesville that has become almost as
big as Paul Bunyan and as rarely seen as Bigfoot. This year, Greg Troy
provided the imagination, creating the fairytale workout know as “The Set”
and Connor Dwyer provided its story-like heroics.
On December 20th after 6 consecutive days of doing doubles, Coach Troy wanted to come up with a
set that would “wake them up” and change gears from what they had
been doing the previous 12 workouts and he did just that. At that morning’s workout, Connor Dwyer and the
200/500 freestyling Gators did the following 5000 yard main set (see
above.)On the Fast 100’s Connor started
out between :56 and :57 seconds and
descended down to :51’s, :50’s and as Coach Troy says “I think I saw a :49 in
there.” On the last set of fast 100’s Connor chose the :55 interval and held them all at :51! WOW! 35 fast
100’s and the last five adding up to roughly 4:25 makes for a great
Herculean myth to be passed on from athlete to athlete and team to team. Coach Troy says “That might have
been the most impressive freestyle set I’ve seen.” Unfortunately for the rest
of us, we will only be able to tell others of the tale of the epic Gator Workout of 2011.
Damion Dennis is a 2000 graduate
of Western Illinois. Damion has coached at Michigan,
Princeton and UC-San Diego. Damion is
currently the assistant at West Virginia University.
Training by Damion Dennis
50 x 100 December 20th, 2010.4 technique (breathing every 3/negative split/distance per stroke) @ 1:206 Fast descending @ :60 (men)/1:10 women3 technique (br every 3/NS/DPS) @ 1:20
7 Fast @ :60/1:10 descending2 technique (br every 3/NS/DPS)
8 Fast @ :60/1:10 descending1 technique (br every 3/NS/DPS) @ 1:209 Fast @:60/1:10 descending
5 Tech (br every 3/NS/DPS) @ 1:20
5 Fast @ :55/:60 and 1:05/1:10 option was given to the athletes for them to
pick which interval they could go on.
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Career Improvement Female
Lyndsay DePaulSR, Southern California
Annie FittinSR, Maryland
Grace KittleSR, Denver
Maggie MeyerSR, Wisconsin
Morgan ScroggySR, Georgia
Kendra SternSR, Amherst College
Jane TreppSR, LSU
Ashley TwichellSR, Duke
“And Your Top Qualifiers.”
Also nominated and very worthy of national recognition, these swimmers made the top 8 for their outstanding achievements through 2010-11.
500: 5:14.80 to 4:43.37
200 Fly: 2:03.2 to 1:52.7 100 Free: 51.98 to 48.48 200 BR 2011 NCAA scorer
2011 NCAA Champion 200 Free: 1:47.0 to 1:42.4
Finishes career sub 16:00Dropped time every year
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In 2007-08, despite monster time drops as a freshman, Towson Tiger Meredith Budner, did not qualify for the NCAA meet. There is probably no doubt that this experience fueled her drive for further success the following year.
Continued growth and success would be the name of the game for Budner throughout her entire
career. In her three championship events, she dropped time every season. Her time drops were not small as she continued to raise her personal level of competitiveness.
There is no denying that Pat Mead’s Towson program and Meredith Budner were a perfect match as was further evidenced this past March. Her time drops
from a fully tapered conference meet to NCAA’s alone are extremely impressive as well as unique. Along with all of the individual accomplishments, together they put Towson into the top 25 in 2011. And with four Towson Tigers at the NCAA meet this year, expect new names to represent Towson in future seasons as Meredith Budner did so well during her career.
Career Improvement Female
Meredith BudnerTheSwimPictures.com
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Break Out Teams Female
University of CaliforniaCoach Teri McKeever
Louisiana State UniversityCoach David Geyer
University of MarylandCoach Sean Schimmel
University of MinnesotaCoach Kremer & Nieszner
Ohio State UniversityCoach Bill Dorenkott
Stevens Institute Coach Trevor Miele
The College of New JerseyCoach Jennifer Harnett
Towson UniversityCoach Pat Mead
“And Your Top Qualifiers.”
Also nominated and very worthy of national recognition, these programs made the top 8 for their overall outstanding achievements in 2010-11.
1st NCAA champion Ninth to fifth in 2011 Four NCAA swimmers
29 to 64 points at NCAAProgram best 9th at NCAA
25th to 22nd at NCAA30th to 14th at NCAANCAA: 3rd to 1st in 2011
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It is rare occurrence when your conference finish is the same as your
NCAA finish. That is exactly what USC did in 2011 after placing third in both competitions for their best
national finish in eight seasons (third in 2003.)
Heading into the NCAA meet ranked sixth, Coach Salo and staff had a team that was extremely
capable of improving upon that position along with a seventh place finish in 2010; fourteen invited
athletes, all five relays invited, eight athletes in the top ten on the psych sheet including five top seeds.
Eventual swimmer of the meet Katinka Hosszu and senior Lyndsay
DePaul were seeded 1-2 in the 200 fly.
At the end of a powerful day one,
the Trojans were just seven points out of the top spot. Getting points from
many on their NCAA roster, USC was able to remain near the top of the standings over the next two days of
racing and competition.With just three seniors on their
2010-11 roster, you can expect USC to be a regular at the elite level of NCAA Swimming and Diving in future
seasons.
Break Out Team Femalesouthern california
TheSwimPictures.com
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Break Out Teams Male
Clemson UniversityCoach Christopher Ip
Grand Canyon UniversityCoach Steve Schaffer
Indiana UniversityCoach Ray Looze
Nova Southeastern U.Coach Bonewit-Cron
Penn State UniversityCoach John Hargis
University of TennesseeCoach John Trembley
University of RedlandsCoach Jennifer Harnett
U. Southern CaliforniaCoach Dave Salo
“And Your Top Qualifiers.”
Also nominated and very worthy of national recognition, these programs made the top 8 for their overall outstanding achievements in 2010-11.
Strong meet to finish 12th Program Best 7th at NCAAAnother move up to 7th
Unranked to 26th at NCAANCAA top 15 in 1st season
Into top 20 with 61 points
Program best FourthNCAA top 25 in 2011
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As indicated in the final score of Division III NCAA’s, there was no room for error on the part of the challenger (Denison), if they were to win their first men’s title. If a team were to win by just one, you would expect the number one contender to be that team. Conventional wisdom traditionally favors the defending champion and simply put; they will find a way to secure what has been theirs for so long.
In his tenure, Coach Gregg Parini has finished runner-up on six occasions and has been near the top on nearly every other season. However, history would not repeat
this time as his Denison team focused on making their mark, were able to defy odds and pull off a historic win at the Division III National Championship meet.
As is often the case when historic records and streaks are eclipsed, many teams will want to follow Denison’s lead in earning their own NCAA team
championship. And expect Kenyon to return just as baseball’s Joe DiMaggio did after having his 56 game hit streak snapped; a day later he began another streak of 16 games. The 2012 DIII meet at Indianapolis next March is going to be nothing short of exciting.
Break Out Team Male
Current NCAA Championship streaks
7! Drury University! DII S&D(M)
7! Western Washington! DII Crew(W) 6" Williams " " DIII Crew(W)
4" Penn State" " DI VBall(W) 4" Concordia-St. Paul" DII VBall(W)
*The NCAA sponsors 88 championships in 23 sports. Above is the active current leaders for
consecutive NCAA championships.
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Allan Jones Aquatic Center, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleIn 1979 (32 years ago) Johns Hopkins University won the NCAA DIvision III Swimming Championships. !That was seven US Presidents ago! Since that time the Kenyon Lords amassed the longest streak of NCAA Championships in any sport, any division. !Thirty-One Straight Championships. !None went to the last relay, and a close meet was "within 100 or 150 points".
You had to be there to trulyunderstand. The dynasty ended on Saturday at the Jones Aquatic Center in KnoxvilleTennessee. !!The Denison Big Red won the meet by a single point in a four day battle that went down to the last relay. !You had to be there to trulyunderstand. !Never has there been such intensity for one race as there was for the men's 400 free relay. !While the meet outcome would be determined by the last race, it was a four day resilience by Denison that put them in the position for the victory. !Dominance in the backstrokes; four swimmers backin the 200 free; the 800 free relay victory; diving points; and one of the most impressive swims in NCAA DIII history (Al Weik 15:06 1650 freestyle) !providedDenison with the extra momentum that set up the magical moment. !
...the stage was set. Yet, anytime you win by a margin of one point, EVERY SWIM and EVERY DIVEMATTERS.....and with a nine point lead heading into the last event, the stage was set. !Denison
needed to finish third if Kenyon won the race. !At the 350 yard mark Denison was in fourth place. !!Kenyon won the race and Denison anchorSpencer Fronk passed the third place relay with fifteen yards to go to set off thecelebration.
In order to gain better perspective, in the weeks leading up to the meet, itwas the Emory Eagles who seemed to be the team with an "outside shot" todethrone the champions. !Emory had qualified one more swimmer than theLords. The talk on the deck after Day one prelims was that if places held,Emory would have a one point lead following finals. !Great teams respond andwhen the Lords went 1-2-3 in the consolation finals of the first event (500free) any talk of a new champion faded. !!Many felt that Kenyon had a subparsession earlier that day, but had reset the tone of the meet. Most were thinking, "here they go again"
Then, as we fast forward----Going into the final day Kenyon held theirslimmest lead since 1980. !No one else had such an opportunity and Denisonmade the most of the opportunity
It is as important for Denison to win as it is to recognize how amazing thestreak was. !Gregg Parini was the first coach to break the Kenyon streak forwomen's championships in 2001.....and waited ten years to do it all on the
mens side. !Congratulations to both squads, both coaches, and all of theswimmers who swam in prior championships aspiring to dethrone or defend.Many teams aspired to be the first team, and it is appropriate it wasDenison (the only team that has defeated Kenyon at the conference level)
Streaks come and go.....but this one lasted decades! !!Only now, oncebroken, will it get the recognition that it has deserved throughout theyears.
And so, it only seems appropriate that the year of the first Kenyon victorywas in 1980. !That year, the US Ice Hockey team defeated the Russians at theOlympic games. !!Do you believe in miracles? !!!YES!
2011 NCAA Championships after 40 events.1.Denison! 500.52.Kenyon 499.53.Emory 348.54.MIT 224.0 Williams 224.0*George Kennedy just completed his 26th season of coaching at Johns Hopkins University. He is just the 4th head coach in school history and recently served at president of the CSCAA. Coach Kennedy is one of the most genuine individuals in our sport. Denison photo; Ben K. Moser
Denison in 2011. by George Kennedy
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Exciting Dual Meets MaleNorth Carolina @ Minnesota
November 6, 2010UNC 165 UMinnesota 135
“And Your Top Qualifiers.”
Some of the exciting dual meets that took place in 2010-11. Needed: Competitive racing, excellent times for that point in the season and the occasional last relay.
Program best Fourth
Each team wins 8 events. Strong early season times.UNC headline: “Carolina travels north to sweep Golden
Golphers”
Penn State @ WVUOctober 16, 2010
WVU 125 PSU 116
Meet tied going into final relay. WVU goes 1-3 to win.
West Virginia headline: “Swimming: Mountaineers
split with Penn State”
Denver @ Brigham Young UniversityOctober 30, 2010
BYU 124 Denver 117
BYU wins final two races. BYU headline: “Cougars fight
for win against Denver. Pool
record set in first home meet”
Stevens Institute @ TCNJJanuary 30, 2011
#11 TCNJ 144 #9 Stevens 118
Back and forth meet. Good times posted for each team.
The College of New Jersey headline: “TCNJ splashes
past Stevens 144-118”
Dartmouth @ BrownNovember 20, 2010
Dartmouth 151 Brown 149
200 IM thriller puts Dartmouth in position to win meet. Was
first league win for DU in years. Dartmouth headline: “Men’s Swimming edges
Brown, 151-149”
Georgia Tech @ NC StateJanuary 15, 2011
NC State 155 Georgia Tech 143Several close races as meet comes down to final relay. NC State headline:
“Swimming & Diving Sweeps GT on
Senior Day Thriller. Wolfpack men move
to 5-0 (3-0 ACC), women 5-1 (2-1 ACC)
#1 Texas 135 @ #11 Georgia 106 January 15, 2011#20 FSU 141.5 @ #16 Alabama 157.5 Jan 22, 2011HYP: Harvard 189 Princeton 164 @Yale, Jan 30, 2011
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February 19, 2011, Berkeley, CAA meet this big needs no preface.
Still, the preceding numbers going into this epic late season battle are as impressive as can be; perennial
conference and NCAA powerhouses, the two top ranked teams in the land,
and a 2010 meet separated by a mere four points.
Competing in the classic thirteen event format, Stanford found
themselves in an eighteen point deficit going into the fifth race the 200 IM. The Cardinal was able to pull within
four over the next two events and heading into the middle round of
swimming events. Despite three Cardinal victories in
an unbelievably awesome middle set
of events, the Cal Bears still retained the lead before the second diving
break. Bobby Bollier’s came from behind in the 200 fly to win by .04. Chad LaTourette’s did the same in the
with a fabulous 500 finish. These two victories proved to be pivotal for the
Stanford side.The eventual NCAA team
champions led the meet for eleven of
the thirteen events. However, it was Stanford, in winning a spectacular 400
Free Relay, who took the meet by a score of 124.5 to 118.5.
On Saturday February 19th, 2011,
the best reality show in NCAA Swimming & Diving took place at the
Spieker Aquatics Complex on the Cal campus. In their 113th meeting, these two titans of
collegiate swimming
proved once again why this will
always be “The Big
Swim Meet.”
Most Exciting Meet MALEEvent 7 Men 200 Yard Butterfly=============================================================================== Name Year School Finals Points =============================================================================== 1 Bollier, Bobby L JR Stanford-PC 1:44.24 9 23.75 50.63 (26.88) 1:17.82 (27.19) 1:44.24 (26.42) 2 Shields, Tom A SO Cal Berkeley-PC 1:44.28 4 23.77 50.39 (26.62) 1:17.67 (27.28) 1:44.28 (26.61) 3 Brown, Austin M SO Cal Berkeley-PC 1:48.51 3 24.61 52.87 (28.26) 1:20.52 (27.65) 1:48.51 (27.99) 4 Sullivan, Robbie P JR Cal Berkeley-PC 1:50.44 2 24.54 51.94 (27.40) 1:20.37 (28.43) 1:50.44 (30.07) 5 Andrews, Rob A JR Stanford-PC 1:50.78 1 24.91 52.91 (28.00) 1:21.76 (28.85) 1:50.78 (29.02) 6 Montgomery, Mack M SO Stanford-PC 1:51.26 24.80 52.79 (27.99) 1:21.92 (29.13) 1:51.26 (29.34) 7 Harper, Greg W FR Cal Berkeley-PC x1:53.39 24.94 53.70 (28.76) 1:23.24 (29.54) 1:53.39
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Exciting Dual Meets FemaleNorth Carolina @ Minnesota
November 6, 2010UNC 154 UMinnesota 146
“And Your Top Qualifiers.”
Some of the exciting dual meets that took place in 2010-11. Needed: Competitive racing, excellent times for that point in the season and the occasional last relay.
Program best Fourth
Carolina wins final three events to take meet. Great race in 200 Fly and 400 Free Relay. UNC headline:
“Carolina travels north to sweep Golden Golphers”
Boston Univ. @UMBCOctober 30, 2010
Boston 144 UMBC 156
Relays prove to be the difference. Many close
races. UMBC: “Swimming &
Diving Wins 19 events;
Sweeps America East Rival
Boston University”
Colorado State @ UNLVNovember 13, 2010UNLV 156 CSU 144
Teams tie in Medley Relay. Meet decided in final relay. UNLV
headline: “Rebels Swim Past
Rams, UNLV claim 12 point
conference win over CSU”
#3 Texas @ #2 GeorgiaJanuary 15, 2011
Georgia 169.5 Texas 130.5
A team went at least 1-2 in nine of 16 events. Top meet
in 2009-10 season. Georgia headline: “Georgia Swimmers
and Divers Split with Texas”
Alabama @ KentuckyJanuary 15, 2011
Kentucky 152 Alabama 148
Great overall meet. 50 Free decided by .01. Kentucky
headline: “Cats split with
Alabama in SEC Dual Meet.
Women’s 400 freestyle relay
team wins final race to top
Crimson Tide.”
Tulane @ VanderbiltFebruary 5, 2011
Tulane 133 Vanderbilt 129Tulane goes 1-2 on final relay for win.Tulane: “Swimming & Diving Rallies to
Defeat Vanderbilt. Green Wave post
seven first place finishes to wrap up
regular season with a victory.”
Texas 156 @ California 144! October 16, 2010Susquehanna 130 @ Catholic 132 November 6, 2010#3 Texas 117 @ #12 Auburn 183 Jan 13, 2011#3 USC 136.5 @ #1 Stanford 161.5 Jan 29, 2011
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February 12, 2011, Berkeley, CAThe first installment of the Big
Meet for 2010-11 easily lived up to it’s name as athletes and coaches from both sides of the pool provided all in
attendance with a thriller of a dual meet. This meet featured three lead
and two ties including a score of 132-132 going into the final two
events.
In early competition,
Senior Amanda Sims put together an
excellent 200 fly. Slightly
behind at the 150, she pulled away from the
event front-runners as part of a four consecutive wins by Bear athletes.
In event fifteen, Caitlin Leverenz and hard-charging teammate Sara Isakovic (final split 26.95!) took the
200 IM for the Bears to re-establish a lead. The IM marked the sixth time in
the meet that the event scoring was ten points to nine.
Going into the final event, 400 free
relay, each team was in position to win the meet. Stanford held a lead
through 300 yards. For the final leg and a preview of the 2011 PAC-10 400 relay, Stanford’s Kate Dwelley and
Cal’s Liv Jensen would complete the relay. Jensen, who earlier won the
100 free event with a 48.99, was nothing short of golden in posting a
47.86 to win the relay for the victorious Bears.
In placing first and third to open and close the meet, Cal’s relay strength was arguably the difference-
maker. For the eventual NCAA team champions, the win marked just the
fifth time they have won the Big Meet since their inaugural season.
Most Exciting Meet FEMALE
Stanford(1) @CALIfornia (4)
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Best Dual Meet Upset MALE
October 9th 2010Auburn 110 @ Alabama 133In one of the first dual meets of the collegiate swimming & season, Alabama gets its first win versus rival Auburn since 1993. “Obviously this is really early in the season and there are a lot of things we need to work on and continue to improve on, but this was a great way to begin the season at home.” Coach Eric McIlquham
OTHER NOTABLE UPSETS:
Saturday Oct 23rd 2010: Nova Southeastern 158 @ Tampa 104
Friday Nov 5 2010: Drury 93 @ Missouri S&T 111
Saturday Nov 20 2010: #1 Kenyon 99 @ #18 Grove City College 178
Tuesday Nov 23 2010: #4 Florida 116 @ #20 FSU 184
Saturday January 8th 2011: #8 Michigan 137 @ #14 Indiana 163 Friday January 14th 2011: #1 Texas 117.5 @ #6 Auburn 125.5 Auburn Athletics HEADLINE: Tigers Topple Top-Ranked Texas in Home Thriller Auburn Solidified Win in Final Event.
Saturday January 22nd 2011:#9 UNC 138 @ #14 Virginia 162 #4 Cal 174.5 @ #2 Arizona 123.5 N/R Geneseo 153 @ #10 Carnegie Mellon 146
Saturday January 29th 2011: #16 Alabama 140 @ #22 South Carolina 160
On the Alabama meet........
“The men swam tired and we need to find a way to race tougher. I am, however, proud of our senior captains as they showed solid leadership on both men and women’s teams” Coach Brett Hawke
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Best Dual Meet Upse t FEMALE Best Dual Me
November 23rd 2010#4 Florida 113 @ Florida State 183FSU Headline: Seminole Shocker. Seminoles defeat fourth-ranked Florida under the lights at the Morcom Aquatic Center.“There was a terrific atmosphere here tonight. We saw our team swim very fast tonight and I’m thrilled with the ways things turned out.” Coach Neil Harper, on first win over Florida since 2006-07.
OTHER NOTABLE UPSETS:
Thursday January 13th 2011: #3 Texas 117 @ #12 Auburn 183 Auburn Athletics HEADLINE: Auburn Women Upset Third-Ranked Texas, 183-117. Tigers win 12 of 16 events.
Saturday January 22nd 2011: #14 Indiana 139 @ #20 Purdue 161 Purdue Athletics HEADLINE: No. 20 Purdue Posts First Dual Meet Win vs. No. 14 Indiana since 2000.
Saturday January 29th 2011: #17 Wisconsin 174.5 @ #19 Purdue 176.5 Purdue Athletics HEADLINE: Purdue Teams Combine For Four Dual Meet Wins As Big Ten Quad Concludes.
Sunday January 30th 2011: #6 Stevens Institute 116 @ #14 TCNJ 146 TCNJ Athletics HEADLINE: Lions achieve perfection in regular season.
Saturday February 12th 2011: #1 Stanford 145 @ #4 California 155(see Most Exciting meet on previous page.)
On the Florida meet........
“Hats off to Florida State. They have a very good team and are in championship form. We are not as good as they are right now, but we are excited about how well both teams responded and raced as tough as they did.” Coach Gregg Troy
Best Dual Meet Upset FEMALE
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The training was right on. The schedule was tough. The
coaching , always excellent. A second place finish at the Pac-10 Championships, hardened their
competitive edge. The talent was a blend world class and youthful
exuberance. An educated guess would be that it was a combination of these attributes that lead to the
Cal Bear’s 2011 NCAA Women’s Championship. However, some say it was the dance class.
Coach McKeever’s group signed up for a Hip Hop Dance class designed to help the Cal ladies be
together, have some fun, and work on some “skills.” The class description
states: . While learning the choreography is important, there will be a strong emphasis on developing
your own personal style into the new
moves being taught.” If you were at the NCAA Meet, you would
notice exactly that. During the warm up of each session, one by one the Bears would be grooving
on the sideline, each time a song selection from their class came
over the sound system at the Jamail Texas Swimming Center. continued on next page.
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by Mike Litzinger
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continued from previous page.A team effort, synchronized, a little
individual attitude, and a lot of “street cred.”
From the first event, you knew
Coach Teri McKeever’s team was anything but a “dancing bear” as they
took three of the meet’s five relays, won three individual events, and garnered an impressive 40 All-America
Honors. "We've got a talented group," McKeever added. "It was a total team
effort," McKeever said, "and I'm really proud of the way everybody contributed. The team was very
professional; that's really the only word I can think of to describe them. It
was pretty exciting." There is no doubt that Coach
McKeever has set a standard out west
by building on tradition, excellence, and hard work. The future is bright in
the Bay Area, and with 2012 looming
the possibilities are exciting. But for the meantime, while the Cal Bears
celebrate their second NCAA Championship there certainly is a little extra “Hip Hop” in their step.
Above: Wordle based on points
scored at 2011 NCAA women’s meet.
Mike Litzinger is a graduate of
Hobart College in Geneva, NY. He is currently the top
assistant at the University of North
Carolina.
Championship Performance
USC1
AZ1CAL
2Florida 2
Georgia4
Auburn5
Texas7
Stanford8Stanford
TexasAuburnGeorgiaFlorida!CALAZUSC
NCAA Swimming & Diving Team Championships - Women, since 1982.
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A year ago, Coach Dave Durden and his team tasted what it feels like
be in first place at the NCAA Championships. On day three as Texas passed them to take the team
title, you just knew this would be the team to beat in 2011 when the
swimming and diving powers came together to do battle in March on the Minnesota campus.
The Bears performed well throughout the 2010-11 season as
they continued to demonstrate that this team was better than in 2010. However, along the way, they were
never ranked first in the CSCAA poll while experiencing defeat by Stanford
in both the Big Meet as well as the Pac10 Championships. Incidentally, it was after these two significant meets
that Cal finally reached the top of a final poll. Once the final CSCAA poll
was released on March 15, with Cal on top, the Bear Crossing was not going to end until Saturday night of
the NCAA Championships.At the end of day one and in third
place by just five points, it was clear that when Cal was good, they were very, very good. Nathan Adrian won
the 50 free with an American Record. A potent 400 Medley Relay, well in
front of the field, served as a preview of the power the Bears were going demonstrate over the next two days of
competition where they held the lead at the end of each day of racing.
The key to their victory is that even with a roster stacked with swimming stars, it was a total team
effort that earned this team their school’s third NCAA Championship
(16 of 18 earned All American at least once.) They were pushed and challenged throughout the meet. But,
great athletes and teams find a way to stand out amongst the best. Such
was superlative Cal’s performance at the 2011 meet.
Championship PerformanceCalifornia
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Right: Wordle based on invited athletes of DI teams.Texas ! 19California! 18Arizona! 15Auburn! 15Florida! 14USC! ! 14Stanford! 14Michigan! 12Ohio State! 12Tennessee! 11Indiana! 11!
Left: Wordle based on final scores at 2011 NCAA meet
at Minnesota.California!493Texas!!470.5Stanford!403Arizona!302
Florida!291Auburn!269.5USC! !206Virginia!200Michigan!181
Georgia!125.5
NCAA Championships
Athletes invited to D! NCAA men’s meet by conference in 2011:ACC! ! 32! ! Big Ten! 62! ! Mountain West! 11! SEC! !54
Big East! 8! ! Big XII! 28! ! Pac-10! ! 66! Other!! 9
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Great PEOPLE in 2010-11. These
people had extraordinary
impacts in their Programs &
the sport of swimming & diving.
Pictured counter clockwise from upper right.....Claire Crippen; see next page, Teresa Crippen; see
next page. KJ Shaw, see next page. Austin Staab, Stanford; After taking a leave of absence in early 2010, the
Stanford senior helped lead Stanford to a 30th consecutive PAC-10 title while winning two individuals and one relay at the 2011 NCAA meet. Coach Lauren Beam with husband
Mike, see next page. Danica Roskos, TCNJ diving, Danica transferred into TCNJ and made an immediate
impact. She helped lead her team to a program best NCAA finish while winning both boards. Gregg Parini,
Denision University, see next page.All nominated, these are the people who are making
the sport of swimming and diving exciting and special.
Photos by; Crippen, Crippen, Stabb(TheSwimPictures.com), Shaw(www.Tribeathletics.com), Beam(CaringBridge.org/Beam, Roskos (TCNJathletics.com)
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Coach Gregg Parini, Denison“I think these
guys embraced the challenge in a very big way.
The alumni and I got together
last fall and asked “How can we make
this a different year for us?”
We developed a mantra through the whole year....The team embraced it and it basically said this; Don’t be
afraid of failure. But be terrified, be absolutely terrified of being
forgotten. And I think that captured the spirit of our swimming and diving
this year in the way we performed. We may get beat but you’re not going to forget the fact that we were there.
It was that kind of approach that really fueled our performances all year. Our
guys....they wanted to go down swinging.” Coach Gregg Parini on what was different about this Denison
team in this must-see post-meet interview on SwimmingWorld TV with
Garrett McCaffrey.
KJ Shaw, William & Mary KJ Shaw suffered what should
have been a season and possibly career ending head injury. He not only
made the recovery but went
on to have a record
setting conference
championships at the 2011 CAA’s. Shaw described his injury and
comeback to Peter Busch in March on Swimming World TV. “I wasn’t really sure what the effects were going to
be. I fractured my skull (back here) and it was cut open a little bit.
Unfortunately, there was a little bit of bleeding in my brain. I was in the ICU for four days before I was released
and I had to withdraw for the semester. But the only thought that
was in my mind was getting back to school and back to swimming and back to my friends as soon as I
could.”
Lauren Beam, New York University
Lauren Beam is a successful head swimming coach. She has put
together consistent success in her tenure at her alma mater. She has a career dual meet record of 60-6. Her
list of All Americans is in the teens. Add in four ECAC team champion-
ships in her seven years as head coach and it is clear that this person is going to be successful. However, she
has another team that she is provides motivation and inspiration to just as
she does to her NYU swimmers and divers.
Team Beam evolved as a result of
her ongoing battle with cancer. In 2009, Lauren was diagnosed with
advanced colon cancer that has also spread to the liver. She has a terrific quote as part of her new years
resolutions for 2011; “Hopefully you are all on the way to making 2011 a
kick ass year. It’s really never too
late. Here’s to killing tumors!!”
See Caring Bridge for much greater detail of this story.
Claire & Teresa CrippenThe Crippen name is one of the
most recognizable surnames in the sport. The high level of success of the
Crippen children of parents Peter and Patricia is outstanding with all four excelling at the Division I level.
It is difficult to find the correct words to describe what this family
endured through the tragic loss of brother Fran last October. Through everything, their strength and resolve
was put on regular display as Claire and Teresa moved through the
2010-11 season with their teams. Claire and Teresa each did so much more than what their outstanding 2011
results indicate. They showed what strength, inspiration and passion are
to the deepest degree. To do what they did athletically is achieved by only a few each year (Claire; ACC
record holder & champion, NCAA HM, Teresa; team captain, three All
Americans including a double on day three!) To do this under their circumstances must take a level of
inner strength that most of hope to never have to draw upon.
“It’s the nature of their family. Their strength is genuine,” says their coach Richard Shoulberg.
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Garrett McCaffery: What was different about this team that allowed them to do what they did in March? Gregg Parini: These guys embraced the challenge in a very big way. The alumni and I got together last fall and asked how can we make this a different year for us? We developed a mantra through the whole year...the team embraced it and it basically said this; “Don’t be afraid of failure. But be terrified, be absolutely terrified of being forgotten. And I think that captured the spirt of our swimming and diving this year in the way we performed. We may get beat. But you’re not going to forget the fact that we were there. It was that kind of approach that really fueled our performances all year.” Source; The Morning Swim Show, SwimmingWorld TV April 11th, 2011
Auburn’s New Champion“We had to juggle them
because she had to do a taper in the middle of the season which wasn’t ideal for us. She’s just been so focused all year.
And she’s wanted to win this from the very first work out. Once you set your mind to something, it’s hard to take that away from anybody...especially from someone with her determination. She was pretty hard to stop tonight.” Coach Brett Hawke
on NCAA champion Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace. Source;
CollegeSwimming.com, March 19th, 2011
California Men Win. “Everything that happened last
year we made sure to move forward and learn from it. Dave and I--and all of the coaches, really--we changed up the training schedule a little bit and made sure
that I would go a lot faster at the end of the season as opposed to going some pretty fast in-season times, and I think that’s really made the difference.” Nathan Adrian, on what he changed from last year. Source;
www.calbears.com
Towson’s Toughest Tiger“We actually came all the way
down for our conference meet...The conference meet is the meet to qualify to come here. So for her to come and actually go faster in her 500 & mile...she’s done that the last few years. But I was very surprised at how much she’s dropped in the past week and is a credit to all the work she’s put in this past year and I couldn’t be happier for her.” Coach Pat Mead, Towson University, Source;
CollegeSwimming.com March 19th, 2011
Well Said in 2010-11
Re: Coaching Changes/Openings?
by hydroglide on Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:12 am
I look forward to the day i hear of a school cutting the men's basketball or football team due to inadequate facilities or budget downsizing. ...and then hearing they will be using the funds to add a 10 million dollar aquatics center. lol.
Peter Busch: Do you ever wish you stuck with basketball? Something that is a more lucrative sport if you succeed?
Dax Hill: As far as money goes, not really. I am pretty driven person. School-wise or in
sport, I plan on making a lot of money. As far as practice goes, when Eddie is dropping the
hammer on us, sometimes I definitely wish I was playing basketball.
Interview first seen on The Morning Swim Show, SwimmingWorld TV, April 28th, 2011.
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MEREDITH BUDNER: HIGH SCHOOL PR
2006-07
2007-08
Freshman
2008-09
Sophomore
2009-10
Junior
2010-11
Senior
Improvement
500 Freestyle 5:04.57 4:49.15 4:44.87 4:39.51 4:34.56 :30.01
400 IM 4:36.86 4:24.20 4:15.08 4:12.20 4:10.67 :26.19
1650 Freestyle 10:38.68 16:27.27 16:06.82 16:01.36 15:44.26 :43.01
Career Improvement grids
1650 Note: No mile time listed during 2006-07. Improvement listed for collegiate career
CONOR DWYER: HIGH SCHOOL PR 2006-07
2007-08
Freshman
2008-09
Sophomore
2009-10
Junior
2010-11
Senior
Improvement
500 Freestyle 4:40.12 4:27.21 4:22.35 4:13.64 4:11.36 :28.76
400 IM n/l n/a n/a n/a 3:37.75 n/a
200 Freestyle 1:42.81 1:36.44 1:35.27 1:32.31 1:31.73 :11.08
100 Freestyle 47.23 :44.66 :43.67 :42.59 :43.23 :04.64
400 IM Note; No Individual Medley time listed until senior season.
4:43.37Kendra Stern of Amherst dropped over thirty seconds throughout her career in the 500 freestyle. Her listed time entering college is a 5:14.80. Her winning time at the DIII NCAA meet, 4:43.37, would have earned her an invitation to the Division I meet in Austin.
Other notable numbers from athletes nominated for Career Improvement
:57.83Best 100 free time for Stevens swimmer Dan Pecoraro coming out of high school. He dropped over eleven seconds in his career to get to a :46.51 in 2011. He also went from a 1:04.64 in the 100 backstroke down to a :52.38. Pecoraro was a first-time NCAA qualifier this year.
159Event Rank for Meredith Budner in the 1650 freestyle for Division I men. 555 male athletes are listed for the mile in 2010-11. Budner’s time of 15:44.26 placed in the top thirty percent of all division I miles by male swimmers.
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The followings programs were nominated for at least one category
Amherst College-WomenArkansas Little Rock-WomenBrigham Young University-Men
Boston College-MenCalifornia-Berkeley-Men
California-Berkeley-WomenCatholic University-WomenClemson University-Men
Dartmouth College-MenDenison University-Men
Drury University-MenDuke University-WomenFlorida State University-M&W
Florida International Univ-WomenGrand Canyon University-Men
Grove City College-MenHamilton College-WomenIndiana University-M&W
Lewis University-MenLouisiana State University-Women
Manhattan College-MenMissouri S&T-MenMassachusetts Institute of Tech.
New York University-M&WNorth Carolina State Univ.-Men
Nova Southeastern Univ.-M&WOhio State University-WomenPenn State University-Men
Purdue University-WomenSeton Hall University-Men
Stanford University-MenStanford University-WomenStevens Institute of Tech.-M&W
SUNY Geneseo-MenSusquehanna University-M&W
Syracuse University-M&WTexas A&M University-WomenTexas Christian University-M&W
The College of New Jersey-M&WTowson University-Women
Tulane University-Women
University of Alabama-M&WUniversity of Arizona-M&W
University of Denver-WomenUniversity of Florida-M&WUniversity of Georgia-M&W
University of Kansas-Women University of Kentucky-Women
UMBC-Men & WomenUniversity of Maryland-WomenUniversity of Michigan-Men
University of Minnesota-MenUniversity of Minnesota-Women
UNLV-WomenUniversity of North Carolina-M&WUniversity of Redlands-Men
University of South Carolina-M&WUniversity Southern California-W
University Southern California-MUniversity of Tennessee-MenUniversity of Texas-Men
University of Texas-WomenUniversity of Toledo-Women
University of Virginia-M&WUniversity of Wisconsin-WomenWest Virginia University-Men
Western Kentucky Univ. M&WWhitworth University-Men
William & Mary-Men
Dedicated to the members of the following programs:
Butler University, Men, 2007California-Irvine, 2009
California-Los Angeles-Men, 1994California-Northridge, 2010Duquesne University-Men, 2010
James Madison Univ.-Men, 2007Kutztown University-Men, 2009
Miami (swimming)-Men, 2000Nebraska-Men, 2002Ohio University-Men, 2007
Richmond-MenRutgers University-Men, 2006
Slippery Rock University, 2006
Syracuse University-M&W, 2011University of Illinois-Men, 1993
University of Kansas-Men 2001U. of Rhode Island-Men, 2008U. of New Hampshire, Men, 2006
University of Toledo-Men, 2003University of Vermont-Men
University of Washington, 2009
Publications notesWithin the sport of collegiate
swimming & diving, people and teams continue to will themselves to a higher
level through all of the tenets of over-achievement and excellence. Each season, many stories take place
which should be properly documented and recognized. The idea behind the
college swimming and diving honors is to share the stories, to tell and re-tell the story of the 2010-11 collegiate
swimming and diving season.Awards versus honors. Despite
the title of the website, the current objective of this venture is to honor many of the outstanding efforts and
accomplishments relevant to the 2010-11 season. In future years, the
expectation is to also present an award.
In 2011-12, a notification by email
will be sent out to all collegiate head coaches in the fall announcing the
nomination process. Visit the following site to learn more, www.collegeswimmingawards.com
Special thank you to the following for their support and guidance.
Tim Binning,TheSwimPictures.com Damion Dennis, West Virginia Univ.
Josh Huger, Swimutopia.com George Kennedy, Johns Hopkins Univ. Michael Litzinger, North Carolina Univ.
See website for full list
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