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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Oct. 28. The ninth-ranked University of North Carolina women's swimming and diving team bounced back from a season-opening loss at fourth-ranked Georgia to defeat Rice 201.5-83.5 in the Tar Heels' 2000-01 home opener at the Maurice J. Koury Natatorium. The meet was highligh...

PHOENIX, Nov. 20. EVEN though the college swimming season is only about six weeks old, there's already been plenty of fast swimming in NCAA Division I competition, as this first edition of the Speedo/CSCAA College Best Times list will attest. Many swimmers have already achieved their "A" cuts, w...

By Dave Lohse RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 2. NORTH CAROLINA'S men's and women's swimming and diving teams closed out their 2000-01 dual meet seasons on Friday afternoon by sweeping NC State at the Willis Casey Aquatics Center. The #8 Tar Heel women defeated the Wolfpack 149-92 while the #16 Caro...

By Josh Jeffrey FT. LAUDERDALE, Nov. 16. CHRISTINA Swindle, Swimming World's reigning 'Female High School Swimmer of the Year' set the ISHOF swimming complex on fire last night at Florida's District 1A State High School Swimming and Diving Championships. Swindle, a junior at Miami...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 15. NORTH Carolina leads after the first day of the 2001 Nike Cup Swimming and Diving Championships at the Maurice J. Koury Natatorium. The Tar Heel women lead with 296 points, followed by LSU with 247 points and Virginia Tech in third with 207 points. Carolina leads the men&...

By Phil Whitten AUSTIN, Texas, March 21. ON each of the three days of Women's NCAAs, SwimInfo.com will be providing event-by-event coverage of prelims and finals as they occur. We're about to get under way here, on a sunny first-day-of Spring morning. Stanford is the pre-meet favorite, but t...

COLLEGE PARK, MD., Feb. 21. THEIR fabled men's basketball team may have fallen on hard times this season but Coach Frank Comfort's Lady Tar Heel swimmers -- double-defending Atlantic Coast Conference champs -- are sitting pretty after Day 1 of this year's meet. The 'Heels are enscons...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 3. THE North Carolina Swimming and Diving team leads the Minnesota Golden Gophers men and the Michigan Wolverine women at the midway point of a 2-day meet scheduled for Nov. 3-4 at The Maurice J. Koury Natatorium. The #22-ranked Tar Heel men have built a commanding lead over ...

By Dave Lohse CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Feb. 15. NORTH CAROLINA has taken an early lead after one day of competition at the 2001 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Swimming & Diving Championship, held at the University of Virginia Aquatic and Fitness Center. The Tar Heels, ranked #8 in the nation, ha...

At the Florida 4A meet, sophomore Janelle Atkinson of Bolles swam a 4:40.10 to take 500 free. The 200 free was won by Melissa Deary of Bolles in a time of 1:47.59, with Atkinson second at 1:48.56, and Jenna Bridges also from Bolles at 1:49.04 for third to complete the Bolles' sweep. Trinity Prep's A...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 18. THE University of North Carolina men's and women's swimming and diving teams finished up dominating performances Saturday night in the 15th annual Nike Cup Swimming and Diving Championship at the Maurice J. Koury Natatorium. The 14th-ranked North Carolina men'...

COLLEGE PARK, MD., Feb. 22. THE 'Heels are still in the driver's seat but the Cavs are looming large in their rearview mirror. Coach Frank Comfort's Lady Tar Heels, double-defending Atlantic Coast Conference champs, hold a 432.5-403 advantage over Virginia's Cavaliers, coached by Mar...