Women’s Div. I NCAA Champs, Day One Prelims: Coverage As It Happens: Joyce Sets American, NCAA Mark; Keller, Coventry Take NCAA Standards

By Phillip Whitten

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 18. The Women’s NCAA Division I prelims are underway here in College Station, and we’re going to give you blow-by-blow, real-time updates on each event.

This meet is being swum short course meters and in the deep, beautifully-designed Aggie pool, fast times are expected.

Here we go…

200 meter medley relay
Indiana wins heat 1 in 1:41.23.

In heat 2, Georgia freshman Kara Lynn Joyce leads off in 24.70, breaking the NCAA record of 24.80 set four years ago by Georgia’s Courtney Shealey, who went on to make the 2000 Olympic team. Not a bad NCAA debut! Georgia wins the heat in 1:38.52, lowering the NCAA mark of 1:40.18 by Cal in 2000 and the American/US Open mark of 1:39.59 by Team Stars and Stripes from 2001.

All eyes are on Cal’s Natalie Coughlin leading off for Cal in the final heat. Nat touches in 24.72, just missing Kara Lynn’s new mark, but Auburn senior Becky Short is a tad faster – 24.69 – and claims the American record. Auburn wins the heat in 1:38.58.

Official Results: 200-Meter Freestyle Relay Preliminaries

EVENT: 1 WOMEN's 200 Meter Freestyle Relay

NCAA Record: 1:40.18 California 2000
World Record: 1:37.52 NED 2003
American Record: 1:39.59 Team Stars & Stripes 2001
US Open Record: 1:39.59 Team Stars & Stripes 2001
QUALIFYING FOR "A" Cut: 1:31.01
QUALIFYING FOR This Meet: 1:31.68

RESULTS of PRELIMS

RANK TEAM TIME

1) GEORGIA 1:38.52 **
1) JOYCE, KARA LYNN FR :24.70 3) KEARNS, PAIGE JR :24.90
2) MABRY, NEKA SR :24.69 4) GEOROFF, ANDREA JR :24.23
** NCAA Record: American Record: US Open Record:
2) AUBURN 1:38.58
1) SHORT, BECKY SR :24.69++ 3) KOLUKANOVA, JANA SO :24.64
++ NCAA Record:
2) SWINDLE, CHRISTINA FR :24.78 4) COPARROPA, EILEEN SR :24.47

3) SOUTH CAROLINA 1:40.39
1) SKAGGS, HEATHER JR :25.44 3) BASTAK, ASHLEIGH SR :25.18
2) VANASSEN, JENNIFER SR :24.70 4) McHUGH, CAROLYNN JR :25.07

4) FLORIDA 1:40.94
1) FARRELL, MAUREEN JR :25.34 3) UHLE, MARIETTA SO :25.56
2) GIBNEY, CHANTAL SR :25.23 4) ELLIS, JAIME SR :24.81

5) CALIFORNIA 1:41.03
1) COUGHLIN, NATALIE SR :24.72 3) AMANO, KEIKO JR :25.42
2) BECKS, DANIELLE SR :25.23 4) PALSSON, EMMA JR :25.66

6) INDIANA 1:41.23
1) LOFSTEDT, ANNICA FR :25.73 3) KOSTNER, TAMMY JR :25.47
2) SMITH, ERIN JR :25.23 4) MEGHAN, MEDENDORP SR :24.80

7) TEXAS 1:41.24
1) WANEZEK, SARAH JR :25.09 3) FAULKNER, JACLYN SO :25.52
2) ELLIOTT, LACEY SR :25.39 4) SIMINSKI, KRISTY SO :25.24

8) UCLA 1:41.65
1) VANDENBERG, KIM SO :26.11 3) THURMAN, AMY FR :25.65
2) SVAHNSTROM, MALIN SR :25.35 4) PLATZER, SARA SR :24.54

9) TEXAS A&M 1:41.69
1) TOWNSEND, DANIELLE JR :25.69 3) ZWIERZYKOWSKI,EWELI SO :25.87
2) LIEB, KATY SO :25.33 4) BIRD, MICHELLE JR :24.80

10) MICHIGAN 1:41.75
1) SMITH, LINDSEY FR :25.88 3) SESKEVICS, ABBY SO :25.45
2) BRADY, KAITLYN FR :25.29 4) WEILBACHER, ANNE SR :25.13

11) ARIZONA 1:41.78
1) SMITH, MARSHI SO :25.30 3) HAYES, JESSICA JR :25.03
2) GRESDAL, JENNA SO :25.76 4) HACKETT, RYANN SO :25.69

12) WISCONSIN 1:41.98
1) HERNANDEZ, SARAH SO :25.52 3) BUHRANDT, MOLLY SR :25.77
2) JOHNSON, SUSAN FR :25.65 4) PENDLETON, BETHANY SR :25.04

13) STANFORD 1:42.00
1) BOUTWELL, LACEY JR :25.30 3) BAUMGARTNER, MEGAN SR :25.50
2) JONES, SARAH JR :25.35 4) STAHLEY, DESIREE FR :25.85

14) FLORIDA STATE 1:42.13
1) BREEN, EMILY JR :26.11 3) DONG, RACHEL SR :25.84
2) DUTTON, EMMA SR :24.75 4) HOW, LISA JR :25.43

15) SOUTHERN METHODIST 1:42.61
1) POMEROY, LAURA SO :25.48 3) DARLING, LEANE FR :25.35
2) VLASAKOVA, MICHELLE FR :25.87 4) MARSHALL, DALLAS SR :25.91

16) PACIFIC (CALIFORNIA) 1:43.00
1) CATALANO, SHANNON SR :26.05 3) ERRECART, ROBIN SR :25.43
2) WILLEY, KRIS SR :26.01 4) McNAMEE, LYNDSEY JR :25.51

17) SOUTHERN CAL. 1:43.08
1) SANDENO, KAITLIN JR :25.70 3) KROHN, JANA SR :25.83
2) FARGUS, JOANA JR :25.59 4) KOZAK, MARISA JR :25.96

18) ARIZONA STATE 1:43.19
1) SZIGETI, FLORENCIA JR :25.79 3) BANOVIC, PETRA SR :25.88
2) BALDINGER, ERIN SO :25.63 4) GILLESPIE, AMANDA FR :25.89

19) HAWAII 1:44.79
1) QUICK, DENA JR :26.10 3) MACKEY, NICOLE FR :26.05
2) ZHEN, YING JUAN SR :25.88 4) BRODEN, MIA FR :26.76

20) MINNESOTA 1:44.82
1) COOMBE, KATY JR :25.87 3) SCHOLD, MELISSA SR :26.36
2) HARDT, KATE SO :25.99 4) BOHLSEN, SARAH SR :26.60

400 meter freestyle

There are nine heats. We’ll have the winners only for the first six.

Heat 1. Leah Retrum, Florida, 4:11.57
Heat 2. Vesna Stojanovska, Ga. Tech, 4:10.30
Heat 3. Doherty Colgin, Indiana, 4:13.69
Heat 4. Marietta Uhle, Florida, 4:11.62
Heat 5. Erin Gorlesky, Indiana, 4:09.45
Heat 6. Morgan Hentzen, Stanford, 4:09.01

Heat 7. Carly Piper, Wisc. wins in 4:06.37, as the top three finishers crack 4:07.

Heat 8. Emily Mason, Arizona, takes the race out fast, then just hangs on to win in 4:06.56 over a fast-closing Susan Gilliam, Michigan.

Emily 9. Former Arizona high school rivals Kalyn Keller (USC) and Ashley Chandler (Cal) are battling it out. Chandler leads through the first 7 laps but Keller is clearly swimming inside herself. Keller pulls away to win in 4:03.81 for a new NCAA record. The old record was 4:04.09 by Cristina Teuscher in 2000.

It takes 4:08.01 to make A finals, 4:10.16 to make B.

2004 NCAA Championships Official Results
400-Meter Freestyle Preliminaries

EVENT: 2 WOMEN's 400 Meter Freestyle

NCAA Record: 4:04.09 Christina Teuscher Columbia 2000
World Record: 3:59.53 Lindsay Benko USA 2003
American Record: 3:59.53 Lindsay Benko USA 2003
US Open Record: 4:01.36 Sanchiko Yamada JPN 2004
QUALIFYING FOR "A" Cut: 4:45.46
QUALIFYING FOR This Meet: 4:48.00

RESULTS of PRELIMS

RANK NAME YEAR TEAM TIME

1) KELLER, KALYN FR SOUTHERN CAL. 4:03.81 **
:59.38 1:01.46 1:01.19 1:01.78
** NCAA Record:
2) PIPER, CARLY JR WISCONSIN 4:06.37
:59.75 1:02.95 1:02.37 1:01.30
3) MASON, EMILY JR ARIZONA 4:06.56
:58.62 1:02.24 1:03.43 1:02.27
4) McLARTY, SARA SR FLORIDA 4:06.64
:59.74 1:02.39 1:01.98 1:02.53
5) CHANDLER, ASHLEY SO CALIFORNIA 4:06.69
:58.31 1:01.39 1:02.94 1:04.05
6) BINDER, ADRIENNE FR AUBURN 4:06.90
:59.42 1:01.97 1:03.03 1:02.48
7) GILLIAM, SUSAN FR MICHIGAN 4:07.07
1:00.62 1:02.66 1:02.80 1:00.99
8) CONWAY, LAURA SO GEORGIA 4:08.01
1:00.09 1:02.50 1:02.91 1:02.51

9) LEE, GEORGINA SR SOUTHERN METHOD. 4:08.03
:59.70 1:03.08 1:03.21 1:02.04
10) FENN, EMILY CLARE SR MICHIGAN 4:08.61
1:00.13 1:02.92 1:02.87 1:02.69
11) HENTZEN, MORGAN FR STANFORD 4:09.01
1:01.40 1:03.07 1:02.75 1:01.79
12) KOCH, BECKY SR VILLANOVA 4:09.34
:59.37 1:02.44 1:03.20 1:04.33
13) GORLESKY, ERIN SR INDIANA 4:09.45
1:01.65 1:03.01 1:02.69 1:02.10
14) NELSON, KATIE FR UCLA 4:09.88
1:01.25 1:02.97 1:03.18 1:02.48
15) KELLY, KIMI FR VIRGINIA 4:10.04
1:00.91 1:02.56 1:03.40 1:03.17
16) KEEFE, MARGARET FR PENN STATE 4:10.16
1:01.11 1:03.19 1:03.15 1:02.71

17) FIDEN, SARAH SR INDIANA 4:10.17
1:00.21 1:03.29 1:03.46 1:03.21
18) PEIRSOL, HAYLEY FR AUBURN 4:10.21
1:00.77 1:03.15 1:03.48 1:02.81
19) MAUST, CLAIRE FR GEORGIA 4:10.29
1:00.85 1:03.06 1:02.63 1:03.75
20) SCHMIDT, RORY FR VIRGINIA 4:10.30
1:00.95 1:03.16 1:03.05 1:03.14
21) REILLY, ERIN FR CALIFORNIA 4:10.44
1:00.07 1:02.25 1:04.03 1:04.09
22) GRUNDLINGH,MARIZANN SO SOUTHERN METHOD. 4:10.61
:59.88 1:02.59 1:03.42 1:04.72
23) STOJANOVSKA, VESNA FR GEORGIA TECH 4:10.90
1:00.30 1:03.99 1:04.49 1:02.12
23) LOBDELL, JACKIE SR UCLA 4:10.90
1:00.92 1:03.37 1:03.36 1:03.25
25) HARDT, JULIE SR GEORGIA 4:11.03
1:00.58 1:03.77 1:03.42 1:03.26
26) BALL, KATIE FR FLORIDA 4:11.14
1:01.53 1:03.45 1:03.37 1:02.79
27) ROUTH, KIM SO CLEMSON 4:11.32
1:00.93 1:03.76 1:04.15 1:02.48
28) PEDDER, MARGIE SR SOUTHERN CAL. 4:11.34
1:00.79 1:03.48 1:03.81 1:03.26
29) ARSENAULT, SAMANTHA JR GEORGIA 4:11.50
:59.40 1:02.97 1:04.03 1:05.10
30) UHLE, MARIETTA SO FLORIDA 4:11.52
1:00.30 1:03.71 1:03.15 1:04.36
31) RETRUM, LEAH FR FLORIDA 4:11.57
1:01.34 1:03.07 1:03.20 1:03.96
32) BURKE, RACHAEL SO VIRGINIA 4:12.16
1:00.16 1:03.49 1:04.17 1:04.34
33) BANOVIC, PETRA SR ARIZONA STATE 4:12.35
1:00.22 1:03.37 1:04*** 1:04.76
34) IMAGANE, JANE FR UCLA 4:12.36
1:01.42 1:03.59 1:03.88 1:03.47
34) PALERA, MEGAN FR PENN STATE 4:12.36
1:01.86 1:04.01 1:03.80 1:02.69
36) ATKINSON, JANELLE JR FLORIDA 4:12.42
1:00.63 1:03.70 1:03.85 1:04.24
37) HARRIGAN, KELLY SO RUTGERS 4:12.50
1:00.13 1:04.21 1:04.51 1:03.65
38) LEMMEN, CELINA FR SOUTHERN METHOD. 4:12.60
:58.91 1:03.42 1:05.23 1:05.04
39) KEMP, HEATHER SR AUBURN 4:12.63
:58.93 1:02.84 1:05.09 1:05.77
40) JOHNSON, MELISSA FR ARIZONA 4:12.84
1:01.64 1:03.35 1:03.82 1:04.03
41) CARUSONE, ASHLEY FR FLORIDA 4:13.02
1:01.64 1:03.89 1:04.10 1:03.39
42) VAZHENIN, ANASTASIA SO SOUTHERN CAL. 4:13.28
1:01.20 1:03.66 1:04.66 1:03.76
43) TIEDEMAN, KATE SO CALIFORNIA 4:13.35
1:00.65 1:04.21 1:04.52 1:03.97
44) LAVELL, ELIZABETH JR MARYLAND 4:13.59
1:00.69 1:04.03 1:05.02 1:03.85
45) COLGIN, DOHERTY SO INDIANA 4:13.69
1:01.07 1:03.40 1:03.42 1:05.80
46) McCULLOUGH, AMY JR MICHIGAN 4:13.71
1:00.07 1:03.63 1:04.77 1:05.24
47) HARDT, KATE SO MINNESOTA 4:13.98
1:01.73 1:04.53 1:04.52 1:03.20
48) ANDERSON, SALLY SR PENN STATE 4:14.30
1:00.98 1:03.83 1:04.52 1:04.97
49) SMITH, STEPHANIE SR LOUISIANA STATE 4:14.55
1:01.96 1:03.96 1:04.68 1:03.95
50) GREEN, MEREDITH JR FLORIDA 4:14.69
1:00.69 1:03.84 1:04.65 1:05.51
51) MOORE, TIFFANY JR TEXAS A&M 4:14.85
1:01.98 1:04.19 1:04.08 1:04.60
52) MEDINA, LAUREN JR CALIFORNIA 4:15.06
1:00.25 1:04.17 1:05.26 1:05.38
53) FRAUMANN, SARAH SR PRINCETON 4:15.24
1:01.57 1:04.63 1:04.88 1:04.16
54) WEEKS, KELLY SR NORTH CAROLINA 4:15.30
1:01.40 1:04.04 1:04.94 1:04.92
55) SMITH, WHITNEY SR NORTH CAROLINA 4:15.33
1:02.45 1:04.32 1:04.42 1:04.14
56) CONNEALY, CAITLIN FR SOUTHERN CAL. 4:15.43
1:01.60 1:03.99 1:05.40 1:04.44
57) BAILEY, LAUREN FR NEBRASKA 4:15.51
1:01.00 1:04.98 1:05.24 1:04.29
58) COSTELLA, LAUREN FR STANFORD 4:16.13
1:01.75 1:04.26 1:04.90 1:05.22
59) DAVIS, BRITTANY FR BRIGHAM YOUNG 4:17.60
1:02.04 1:04.35 1:05.10 1:06.11
60) SKOLASKI, JENNIFER JR IOWA 4:17.61
1:00.73 1:05.22 1:05.76 1:05.90
61) DALY, SARAH FR SOUTHERN METHOD. 4:18.33
1:01.11 1:05.10 1:05.87 1:06.25
62) BALY, AMY SR VIRGINIA 4:18.79
1:02.20 1:05.00 1:05.70 1:05.89
63) SWART, ASHLEY SO SAN DIEGO 4:21.31
1:01.70 1:05.38 1:07*** 1:07.23
64) KIMBERLY, COBER SR CLEMSON 4:22.12
1:03.14 1:05.99 1:06.45 1:06.54
65) HOFFMAN, ELIZABETH JR TEXAS 4:22.99
1:02.14 1:05.47 1:07.69 1:07.69
66) BURDEN, MICHA SR CALIFORNIA 4:23.44
1:00.36 1:04.85 1:08.07 1:10.16

200 meter individual medley

There are nine heats. We’ll cover the winners of heats 1-6.

Heat 1. Erin Volcan, Auburn 2:15.76
Heat 2. Mari Embertson, Oregon State, 2:15.57
Heat 3. Courtney Patterson, Texas A&M, 2:15.16
Heat 4. Birte Steven, Oregon State, 2:14.13
Heat 5. Katie McCann, Florida, 2:13.23
Heat 6. Leslie Lunsman, Auburn, 2:13.44 to 2:13.47 for Katie Yevak, Georgia

Heat 7. UCLA’s Malin Svahnstrom leads at the 100, hangs on at the 150. Svahnstrom swims the fastest time thus far, 2:11.62.

Heat 8. Kaitlin Sandeno takes the fly out fast, leads at the 50. Sandeno stretches her lead at the 100, maintains over a body lead in the breast though Kovacs moves up. This could be an NCAA record. Sandeno touches in 2:10.72, .03 off Kristy kowal’s NCAA standard. Jaime Ellis is second in 2:11.09, just ahead of Kovacs.

Heat 9. Auburn’s Kirsty Coventry takes the lead at the 100, touches first at the 150 ahead of Arizona’s Whitney Meyers. Coventry, a native of Zimbabwe, wins in 2:09.34, setting a new NCAA and US Open mark of 2:09.34. Myers is second in 2:11.06.

It takes 2:12.96 to make A final, 2:13.90 to make B.

Official Results: 200-Meter Individual Medley Preliminaries

EVENT: 3 WOMEN's 200 Meter Individual Medley

NCAA Record: 2:10.69 Kristy Kowal Georgia 2000
World Record: 2:07.79 Alison Wagner USA 1993
American Record: 2:07.79 Allison Wagner USA 1993
US Open Record: 2:09.39 Martina Moravcova SVK 1998
QUALIFYING FOR "A" Cut: 2:00.67
QUALIFYING FOR This Meet: 2:01.53

RESULTS of PRELIMS

RANK NAME YEAR TEAM TIME

1) COVENTRY, KIRSTY JR AUBURN 2:09.34 **
:28.90 :31.71 :38.00 :30.73
** NCAA Record: US Open Record:
2) SANDENO, KAITLIN JR SOUTHERN CAL. 2:10.72
:28.19 :32.00 :39.20 :31.33
3) MYERS, WHITNEY FR ARIZONA 2:11.06
:28.61 :32.34 :38.81 :31.30
4) ELLIS, JAIME SR FLORIDA 2:11.09
:28.67 :33.30 :39.14 :29.98
5) PENDLETON, BETHANY SR WISCONSIN 2:11.62
:28.30 :32.25 :40.17 :30.90
6) KOVACS, AGNES JR ARIZONA STATE 2:11.96
:28.92 :33.86 :37.37 :31.81
7) SVAHNSTROM, MALIN SR UCLA 2:12.85
:29.65 :33.33 :38.81 :31.06
8) DUERK, LAUREN SO AUBURN 2:12.96
:29.85 :33.13 :37.95 :32.03

9) DESCENZA, MARY SO GEORGIA 2:13.08
:28.46 :32.88 :40.99 :30.75
10) McCANN, KATIE FR FLORIDA 2:13.23
:28.91 :33.37 :39.21 :31.74
11) CARROLL, KATIE FR NOTRE DAME 2:13.43
:29.02 :33.43 :39.52 :31.46
12) MACKEY, NICOLE FR HAWAII 2:13.44
:28.94 :33.22 :39.45 :31.83
12) LUNSMANN, LESLIE SO AUBURN 2:13.44
:28.83 :33.70 :39.50 :31.41
14) YEVAK, KATIE JR GEORGIA 2:13.47
:28.43 :33.58 :38.52 :32.94
15) GRIFFITH, NATALIE SR CALIFORNIA 2:13.80
:28.77 :33.76 :39.33 :31.94
16) HARM, TRICIA SO GEORGIA 2:13.90
:28.46 :33.28 :39.78 :32.38

17) BRADLEY, KRISTEN SO INDIANA 2:14.01
:30.12 :34.66 :38.63 :30.60
18) NESS, KATIE SO DUKE 2:14.13
:29.57 :33.48 :39.08 :32.00
18) STEVEN, BIRTE SR OREGON STATE 2:14.13
:30.55 :35.39 :36.93 :31.26
20) TOMES, MEGAN FR TENNESSEE 2:14.19
:29.73 :33.20 :39.70 :31.56
21) JOHNSON, SARA SR MICHIGAN 2:14.20
:29.60 :33.21 :39.47 :31.92
22) KLEIN, MELISSA FR GEORGIA 2:14.24
:29.28 :34.88 :38.04 :32.04
23) DAVIS, LAURA SO STANFORD 2:14.30
:29.38 :34.10 :39.12 :31.70
24) TAFLINGER, BROOKE SR INDIANA 2:14.34
:29.88 :34.59 :38.47 :31.40
25) JOHNSON, BRITTANY FR FLORIDA 2:14.39
:29.82 :33.84 :39.76 :30.97
26) KIRK, TARA SR STANFORD 2:14.66
:28.37 :35.67 :37.07 :33.55
27) SCARBOROUGH, KIM JR UCLA 2:14.81
:30.05 :33.59 :39.52 :31.65
28) BERNHARDT, VIPA SO FLORIDA 2:15.05
:29.74 :34.89 :38.63 :31.79
29) PATTERSON, COURTNEY JR TEXAS A&M 2:15.16
:29.58 :33.54 :39.69 :32.35
30) CHEN, YAN JR HAWAII 2:15.35
:30.27 :32.52 :40.00 :32.56
31) RANSOM, TAMI JR STANFORD 2:15.50
:29.82 :33.32 :40.89 :31.47
32) EMBERTSON, MARI JR OREGON STATE 2:15.57
:29.74 :34.99 :38.29 :32.55
33) FERRITTO, ELAINE FR TEXAS 2:15.72
:29.35 :33.59 :40.06 :32.72
34) VOLCAN, ERIN SO AUBURN 2:15.76
:29.27 :32.06 :42.74 :31.69
35) MULYAYEVA, MARINA JR MARYLAND 2:15.77
:29.61 :34.73 :39.12 :32.31
36) SCHNEIDER, KRISTEN SR COLORADO STATE 2:15.81
:28.95 :32.75 :41.11 :33.00
37) CASSIDY, ANDREA SR SOUTHERN METHOD. 2:15.86
:29.93 :33.89 :39.99 :32.05
38) STURDY, REBECCA FR TEXAS A&M 2:15.87
:29.34 :33.36 :41.81 :31.36
39) PISULA, EMILY SR WISCONSIN 2:15.95
:29.37 :34.70 :39.95 :31.93
40) ADAMS, MARY JR RICHMOND 2:15.98
:30.53 :33.85 :39.55 :32.05
41) TRINIDAD, ANNA SO WISCONSIN 2:16.03
:30.33 :33.17 :39.89 :32.64
42) MORRIS, ERIN FR PENN STATE 2:16.05
:28.91 :33.63 :42.29 :31.22
43) SARNECKI, AMALIA SO WISCONSIN 2:16.30
:30.48 :35.47 :38.23 :32.12
44) STANCHOCK, COURTNEY JR PENN STATE 2:16.50
:30.35 :36.57 :37.53 :32.05
45) NORDENSTAM, SARA SO SOUTHERN METHOD. 2:16.60
:29.92 :36.44 :37.67 :32.57
46) KOZAK, MARISA JR SOUTHERN CAL. 2:16.74
:29.08 :33.11 :42.05 :32.50
47) NG, AMY JR CALIFORNIA 2:16.94
:30.29 :33.77 :41.32 :31.56
48) LARENCE, AMANDA SO TEXAS 2:17.03
:29.79 :35.41 :39.24 :32.59
49) WATANABE, NAOKO SR UCLA 2:17.07
:30.54 :33.35 :40.58 :32.60
50) KENNEDY, KATIE JR FLORIDA 2:17.17
:30.40 :34.97 :39.69 :32.11
50) AVILLA, LEAH FR TEXAS 2:17.17
:30.46 :35.71 :38.41 :32.59
52) PATE, VIRGINIA SR GEORGIA 2:17.19
:30.17 :34.20 :39.09 :33.73
53) WYCLIFFE, ELIZABETH SO TEXAS 2:17.20
:29.63 :33.36 :41.62 :32.59
54) LAURA, GRAHAM SO KENTUCKY 2:17.50
:29.70 :35.04 :39.57 :33.19
55) KIRK, DANA SO STANFORD 2:17.53
:27.68 :33.80 :41.95 :34.10
56) BJARGARDOTTIR, LARA SO CAL. IRVINE 2:17.89
:30.65 :36.06 :39.06 :32.12
57) CHRISTIANSON,DEMERA SR AUBURN 2:17.90
:28.22 :34.12 :41.70 :33.86
58) HSIAO, STEPHANIE JR PRINCETON 2:18.00
:30.41 :36.56 :37.80 :33.23
59) ACKER, BECKY SR NORTH CAROLINA 2:18.03
:31.28 :36.06 :38.73 :31.96
60) PARKER, DIANE JR EAST CAROLINA 2:18.13
:29.50 :35.86 :39.02 :33.75
61) DALY, ASHLEY FR STANFORD 2:18.14
:29.62 :35.00 :40.26 :33.26
62) HUMPHRIES, KAELA JR TEXAS 2:18.44
:29.25 :33.01 :41.09 :35.09
63) BERG, COREY SO VIRGINIA 2:18.66
:31.10 :34.57 :40.66 :32.33
64) BRISKIE, ERIN SO TEXAS A&M 2:18.89
:30.18 :35.19 :39.57 :33.95
65) KORNIYENKO, TANYA SR OAKLAND 2:19.00
:29.03 :35.96 :41.17 :32.84
66) McDONOUGH, ELYSE SR SYRACUSE 2:19.09
:29.30 :34.57 :42.57 :32.65
67) VLASAKOVA, MICHELLE FR SOUTHERN METHOD. 2:19.55
:29.79 :36.02 :41.08 :32.66
68) RODAKOWSKI, JULEEN SR MINNESOTA 2:19.67
:29.55 :35.40 :41.97 :32.75
69) OLSON, SHARON SO WASHINGTON 2:19.75
:30.35 :35.15 :41.28 :32.97

50 meter freestyle
Nine heats again. Becky Short’s record may be short-lived…

Heat 1. Katie Lieb, Texas A&M, 26.06.
Heat 2. Danielle Becks, Cal, 25.72
Heat 3. Jenna Gresdal, Arizona, 25.49
Heat 4. Jennifer van Assen, So.Carolina, fifth at the 25, wins in 25.46
Heat 5. Marshi Smith, Arizona, 25.40
Heat 6. Danielle Townsend, Texas A&M, 25.55

Heat 7. Becky Short lowers her own NCAA mark, clocking 24.60.

Heat 8. Auburn’s Eileen Coparropa swims .04 slower than Short, wins in 24.64, UCLA’s Platzer goes 24.80.

Heat 9. Kara Lynn Joyce clocks 24.21 for an NCAA and US record. The old American record was 24.52 by Jenny Thompson. Joyce, a Georgia freshman, was Swimming World “ High School Swimmer of the Year.”

It takes 25.09 to make A final, 25.38 for B. Auburn places four swimmers in the A final.

Official Results: 50-Meter Freestyle Preliminaries

EVENT: 4 WOMEN's 50 Meter Freestyle

NCAA Record: :24.80 Courtney Shealy Georgia 2000
World Record: :23.59 Therese Alshammar SWE 2000
American Record: :24.52 Jenny Thompson USA 2000
US Open Record: :24.49 Alison Sheppard GBR 2002
QUALIFYING FOR "A" Cut: :22.88
QUALIFYING FOR This Meet: :23.04

RESULTS of PRELIMS

RANK NAME YEAR TEAM TIME

1) JOYCE, KARA LYNN FR GEORGIA :24.21 **
** NCAA Record: American Record: US Open Record:
2) SHORT, BECKY SR AUBURN :24.60
3) COPARROPA, EILEEN SR AUBURN :24.64
4) PLATZER, SARA SR UCLA :24.80
5) KOLUKANOVA, JANA SO AUBURN :24.87
6) WANEZEK, SARAH JR TEXAS :24.88
7) BOUTWELL, LACEY JR STANFORD :24.99
8) ANDERSON, JENNI JR AUBURN :25.09

9) MABRY, NEKA SR GEORGIA :25.12
10) GEOROFF, ANDREA JR GEORGIA :25.15
11) POMEROY, LAURA SO SOUTHERN METHOD. :25.21
12) BONCHER, BROOKE SO RICHMOND :25.23
13) SWINDLE, CHRISTINA FR AUBURN :25.24
14) MEGHAN, MEDENDORP SR INDIANA :25.36
15) DANIELS, ELIZABETH SR BROWN :25.37
16) SKAGGS, HEATHER JR SOUTH CAROLINA :25.38

17) SMITH, MARSHI SO ARIZONA :25.40
17) KEARNS, PAIGE JR GEORGIA :25.40
19) WALSH, MASON FR VIRGINIA TECH :25.45
20) VANASSEN, JENNIFER SR SOUTH CAROLINA :25.46
21) FARRELL, MAUREEN JR FLORIDA :25.49
21) GRESDAL, JENNA SO ARIZONA :25.49
23) SEMECO, ARLENE FR ALABAMA :25.50
23) DUTTON, EMMA SR FLORIDA STATE :25.50
25) HERNANDEZ, SARAH SO WISCONSIN :25.53
26) McHUGH, CAROLYNN JR SOUTH CAROLINA :25.54
27) TOWNSEND, DANIELLE JR TEXAS A&M :25.55
28) PERRUQUET, JESSI SR NORTH CAROLINA :25.58
29) DLUGONSKI, DEIRDRE JR PENN STATE :25.62
29) LOFSTEDT, ANNICA FR INDIANA :25.62
31) STONER, PEGGY SR ARKANSAS :25.70
32) BASTAK, ASHLEIGH SR SOUTH CAROLINA :25.71
33) BECKS, DANIELLE SR CALIFORNIA :25.73
34) GRUBER, AMY JR KANSAS :25.76
35) WEILBACHER, ANNE SR MICHIGAN :25.77
36) BIRD, MICHELLE JR TEXAS A&M :25.78
36) QUICK, DENA JR HAWAII :25.78
38) ROBBINS, JENNIFER SO TEXAS :25.80
38) FAULKNER, JACLYN SO TEXAS :25.80
40) SMITH, ERIN JR INDIANA :25.83
41) COOMBE, KATY JR MINNESOTA :25.84
42) ARNOLD, KATIE FR UCLA :25.89
43) THURMAN, AMY FR UCLA :25.92
43) LYES, JENNIE JR SANTA BARBARA :25.92
45) ROBINSON, KATIE FR TEXAS :25.93
46) GIBNEY, CHANTAL SR FLORIDA :25.95
47) McNAMEE, LYNDSEY JR PACIFIC (CAL) :25.96
48) STRELETS, OKSANA SR OAKLAND :25.97
48) HACKETT, RYANN SO ARIZONA :25.97
50) DARLING, LEANE FR SOUTHERN METHOD. :26.00
51) BAUMGARTNER, MEGAN SR STANFORD :26.02
51) SMITH, LINDSEY FR MICHIGAN :26.02
53) OESER, MICHELLE SO NORTHWESTERN :26.03
54) DUCHAC, TRACY JR PURDUE :26.04
55) LIEB, KATY SO TEXAS A&M :26.06
55) SIMINSKI, KRISTY SO TEXAS :26.06
57) BREEN, EMILY JR FLORIDA STATE :26.07
58) JONES, SARAH JR STANFORD :26.08
58) ELLIOTT, LACEY SR TEXAS :26.08
60) WICK, CASMERA SR RUTGERS :26.09
60) McEAHCRANE, LINDA FR TULANE :26.09
62) BALDINGER, ERIN SO ARIZONA STATE :26.12
63) TERNENT, TARYN SR TENNESSEE :26.14
64) SESKEVICS, ABBY SO MICHIGAN :26.17
65) BROWN, CONNIE FR TEXAS :26.18
66) SWANDER, LAURA SR AUBURN :26.19
67) MARSHALL, DALLAS SR SOUTHERN METHOD. :26.22
68) BUHRANDT, MOLLY SR WISCONSIN :26.30
69) KOSTNER, TAMMY JR INDIANA :26.32
70) ZWIERZYKOWSKI,EWELI SO TEXAS A&M :26.33
71) DYSHAW, SAMANTHA SR IOWA STATE :26.36

400 meter medley relay
This is an event where we could see an American – and possibly a world – record tonight.

Heat 1. Arizona wins in a formidable 3:59.81 with Whitney Myers’ 57.57 for the fly split sparking the Cats. Auburn is second in 4:02.67.

Heat 2. Penn State’s Sarah Haupt splits 59.35 to take the lead after the backstroke. Tara Kirk’s 1:05.87 pulls Stanford into second, but the Nittany Lions still have a body length lead. PSU holds onto a half-body length lead at the final exchange, as Dana Kirk splits 57.96 for the Cardinal. Great battle in the final leg as Stanford wins in 4:01.13 to Penn State’s 4:01. 48.

Heat 3. Georgia, which holds the American and NCAA mark is in lane 4, the top qualifier. The Dawgs’ Neka Mabry gives Georgia the lead in 1:00.05. A 1:06.60 breast split by Sarah Poewe extends Georgia’s lead. Mary Descenza splits 57.09 for the fly, but Cal’s Coughlin goes 56.86 to bring the Bears into contention. Joyce anchors for Georgia, in a measured 54.67 as the Dawgs touch in the top qualifying time, 3:58.41.

It takes 4:04.38 to make the A final, 4:08.87 to make B.

Official Results: 400-Meter Medley Relay Preliminaries

EVENT: 6 WOMEN's 400 Meter Medley Relay

NCAA Record: 3:57.46 Georgia 2000
World Record: 3:55.78 SWE 2002
American Record: 3:57.17 USA 2002
US Open Record: 3:57.46 Georgia 2000
QUALIFYING FOR "A" Cut: 3:38.32
QUALIFYING FOR This Meet: 3:40.78

RESULTS of PRELIMS

RANK TEAM TIME

1) GEORGIA 3:58.41
1) MABRY, NEKA SR 1:00.05 3) DESCENZA, MARY SO :57.09
2) POEWE, SARAH SO 1:06.60 4) JOYCE, KARA LYNN FR :54.67

2) ARIZONA 3:59.81
1) SMITH, MARSHI SO 1:01.02 3) MYERS, WHITNEY FR :57.57
2) WAGNER, JESSICA SR 1:06.83 4) HAYES, JESSICA JR :54.39

3) STANFORD 4:01.13
1) RANSOM, TAMI JR 1:02.89 3) KIRK, DANA SO :57.96
2) KIRK, TARA SR 1:05.87 4) BOUTWELL, LACEY JR :54.41

4) PENN STATE 4:01.48
1) HAUPT, SARAH SO :59.35 3) BIEDERMANN, AMBERLE SO :59.37
2) STANCHOCK, COURTNEY JR 1:07.55 4) DLUGONSKI, DEIRDRE JR :55.21

5) CALIFORNIA 4:01.75
1) SILVER, HELEN SO 1:01.37 3) COUGHLIN, NATALIE SR :56.86
2) BABICZ, ANNIE FR 1:08.09 4) BECKS, DANIELLE SR :55.43

6) TEXAS 4:02.01
1) WYCLIFFE, ELIZABETH SO 1:00.46 3) WANEZEK, SARAH JR :59***
2) TINNON, ELIZABETH FR 1:07.51 4) SIMINSKI, KRISTY SO :55.04

7) AUBURN 4:02.67
1) MOSS, JERI SO 1:00.84 3) HOELZER, MARGARET JR :58.38
2) SWANDER, LAURA SR 1:08.66 4) SHORT, BECKY SR :54.79

8) MICHIGAN 4:04.38
1) JOHNSON, SARA SR 1:01.22 3) WEILBACHER, ANNE SR :59.63
2) STEIN, KELLI SR 1:07.99 4) SMITH, LINDSEY FR :55.54

9) FLORIDA 4:04.42
1) FARRELL, MAUREEN JR 1:01.08 3) UHLE, MARIETTA SO 1:01.34
2) BERNHARDT, VIPA SO 1:07.62 4) ELLIS, JAIME SR :54.38

10) UCLA 4:04.66
1) ARNOLD, KATIE FR 1:01.35 3) VANDENBERG, KIM SO :59.69
2) HOVSEPIAN, LESLIE SR 1:09.72 4) PLATZER, SARA SR :53.90

11) WISCONSIN 4:06.00
1) JOHNSON, SUSAN FR 1:01.87 3) PENDLETON, BETHANY SR 1:00.40
2) SARNECKI, AMALIA SO 1:08.63 4) HERNANDEZ, SARAH SO :55.10

12) INDIANA 4:07.61
1) VAZIRI, LEILA FR 1:01.17 3) SMITH, ERIN JR 1:00.26
2) TAFLINGER, BROOKE SR 1:11.09 4) MEGHAN, MEDENDORP SR :55.09

13) ARIZONA STATE 4:07.63
1) BALDINGER, ERIN SO 1:03.02 3) GILLESPIE, AMANDA FR 1:02.00
2) KOVACS, AGNES JR 1:07.62 4) SZIGETI, FLORENCIA JR :54.99

14) PACIFIC (CALIFORNIA) 4:07.79
1) MARSHALL, SARAH SR 1:01.51 3) CATALANO, SHANNON SR :59.07
2) WILLEY, KRIS SR 1:11.38 4) McNAMEE, LYNDSEY JR :55.83

15) FLORIDA STATE 4:08.21
1) BREEN, EMILY JR 1:02.45 3) HOW, LISA JR 1:00.59
2) BRICK, LAUREN FR 1:10.06 4) DUTTON, EMMA SR :55.11

16) MARYLAND 4:08.47
1) KNEPPER, MEGAN JR 1:01.30 3) deTOLL, GIGI FR 1:01.95
2) MULYAYEVA, MARINA JR 1:09.34 4) LAVELL, ELIZABETH JR :55.88

17) SOUTHERN CAL. 4:08.73
1) SANDENO, KAITLIN JR 1:00.90 3) KROHN, JANA SR 1:00.43
2) VAZHENIN, ANASTASIA SO 1:11.43 4) FARGUS, JOANA JR :55.97

18) SOUTHERN METHODIST 4:09.69
1) LEMMEN, CELINA FR 1:03.64 3) LEE, GEORGINA SR :58.66
2) NORDENSTAM, SARA SO 1:11.03 4) DARLING, LEANE FR :56.36

19) TENNESSEE 4:11.04
1) TOMES, MEGAN FR 1:02.14 3) FESSEL, JACQUE SO :59.79
2) CLAY, TIFFANY FR 1:11.78 4) TERNENT, TARYN SR :57.33

20) NORTH CAROLINA 4:11.17
1) EICKMAN, MEAGAN FR 1:03.61 3) CARROLL, EMILY SO 1:03.04
2) BRUCE, LIZZY SO 1:09.09 4) PERRUQUET, JESSI SR :55.43

21) VIRGINIA 4:11.29
1) WHITE, BRIELLO SO 1:00.27 3) ROLLER, CYNTHIA SR 1:00.46
2) STEINER, JENNY FR 1:11.57 4) KELLY, KIMI FR :58.99

TEXAS A&M DISQUAL
1) PATTERSON, COURTNEY JR 1:01.59 3) STURDY, REBECCA FR :59.77
2) BRISKIE, ERIN SO 1:09.76 4) TOWNSEND, DANIELLE JR DISQUAL

HAWAII DISQUAL
1) ZHEN, YING JUAN SR :00.00 3) BRODEN, MIA FR :00.00
2) MACKEY, NICOLE FR :00.00 4) QUICK, DENA JR DISQUAL

one-meter diving
Alabama's Lane Basham scored 308.40 points, more than 11 points more than Auburn’s Ashley Rubinstein, and has established herself as the favorite this evening.

Official Results: One-Meter Diving Preliminaries

EVENT: 5 WOMEN's 1 Meter Springboard Diving

OPTIONAL LIMITED
RANK NAME YEAR TEAM DD PRELIM DD FINALS

1 BASSHAM, LANE ALABAMA 308.40
2 RUBENSTEIN, ASHLEY AUBURN 297.30
3 BRENNAN, ALLISON SOUTH CAROLINA 291.45
4 PERRY-EATON,MEAGHAN NOTRE DAME 290.40
5 HUANG, QIONG JIE HAWAII 285.80
6 WANTZ, JESSICA LOUISIANA STATE 276.85
7 ROSENTHAL, ASHLEE STANFORD 275.15
8 DiPLACIDO, ALIDA TEXAS A&M 271.80

9 TUMLINSON, TRISHA ARIZONA STATE 270.65
10 MANNING, TIFFANY FLORIDA STATE 270.40
11 RASMUSSEN, CRYSTAL ALABAMA 268.20
12 McCALLEY, LAUREN TENNESSEE 267.60
13 HARTZELL, ALLY TEXAS 263.85
14 MORAN, MANDY ARKANSAS 263.25
15 KRUG, CASSIDY STANFORD 260.85
16 KING, LAUREN SOUTH CAROLINA 259.60

17 HODGES, HOLLY SOUTH CAROLINA 259.00
18 BOWDEN, ABBIE MINNESOTA 255.10
19 TILEA, ANCA EASTERN MICHIGAN 253.40
20 BEMME, DANIELLA JR ARIZONA 251.80
21 BARRAS, BECCA NEW MEXICO 248.30
22 BROMS, JULIE OHIO STATE 247.95
23 CORNTHWAITE,REBECCA MINNESOTA 244.55
24 EBERST, CHRISTIN MIAMI (OHIO) 243.85
25 SILVESTRI, LISA PENN STATE 243.15
26 THOMPSON, JESSICA KENTUCKY 242.25
27 POHORENEC, NICOLE TEXAS 241.35
28 KIESS, ANNA HOUSTON 241.10
29 KELEMAN, TEALIN MICHIGAN 239.90
30 WEIGLE, LINDSAY INDIANA 239.85
31 ALMAZAN, AZUL HOUSTON 239.05
32 YARRISON, MARY FR ARIZONA 235.90
33 THOMPSON, PAIGE UCLA 234.25
34 McCAMBRIDGE, CARRIE PURDUE 230.75
35 RICCOBONO, ALLISON PENN STATE 226.40
36 MILLER, AMANDA PURDUE 224.95
37 GAVOZDEA, ADELA NORTHEASTERN 216.30
38 O'BRIEN, MAGGIE PENN STATE 210.45
39 BOWLING, SARA STANFORD 210.05
40 BOURLAND, ASHLEY OHIO STATE 208.95
41 IGNACIO, TARYN FLORIDA STATE 204.40

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