Photo Courtesy: Azaria Basile<\/p>\n
DALLAS, Texas, October 15. SMU Swimming is back in action on Friday and Saturday when it hosts the 21st annual SMU Classic at the Westside Natatorium in Lewisville. Participating teams include LSU, Louisville, Miami, NC State and USC.<\/p>\n
SMU Mustangs<\/strong> LSU Tigers<\/strong> Louisville Cardinals<\/strong> Miami Hurricanes<\/strong> NC State Wolfpack<\/strong> USC Trojans<\/strong> On The National Scene…<\/strong> American Standouts…<\/strong> NCAA Standards…<\/strong> Looking Back..<\/strong>. SMU opened the event with a first-place performance in the 3×100-yard butterfly relay as sophomore Marne Erasmus, junior Tiffany Sudarma and freshman Adrienn Santa clocked in at 2:52.70 for the win. The two remaining first-place finishes came in the 3×100-yard breaststroke where seniors Rachel Nicol and Erica Donadon and sophomore Tara-Lynn Nicholas outpaced their opponents to touch the wall in 3:18.07, and the 1,500-yard freestyle relay in which Bezan, McLauchlan and newcomer Morgan Johnson secured the victory in 15:37.39. The time was over five seconds faster than the Mustangs’ closest competitors. Summer Success…<\/strong> Returning For More…<\/strong> The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World. To reach our audience, contact us at newsmaster@swimmingworl<\/a>d<\/a>.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Photo Courtesy: Azaria Basile DALLAS, Texas, October 15. SMU Swimming is back in action on Friday and Saturday when it hosts the 21st annual SMU Classic at the Westside Natatorium<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":54307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"SMU Swimming to Host LSU, Louisville, Miami, N.C. State, USC for SMU Classic","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[43943,25947,43947,25890,5576,26008,3236,26015,43946,26059,22374,43941,43945,41639,29640,29639,41640,25834,25406,3115,6637,26242,43944,43942],"class_list":["post-112231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-college","tag-adrienn-santa","tag-andy-kershaw","tag-anna-volchkov","tag-arthur-albiero","tag-braden-holloway","tag-dave-geyer","tag-dave-salo","tag-doug-shaffer","tag-erica-donadon","tag-isabella-arcila","tag-jim-stillson","tag-kirsty-mclauchlan","tag-kyra-kondis","tag-madeline-wainman","tag-marne-erasmus","tag-monika-babok","tag-morgan-johnson","tag-nina-rangelova","tag-rachel-nicol","tag-randy-ableman","tag-steve-collins","tag-tara-lynn-nicholas","tag-tiffany-sudarma","tag-ursa-bezan"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n
\n2014 NCAA Finish: 20th
\n2014 Conference Finish: 2nd, AAC
\nCoach: Steve Collins (29th season)
\nHead Diving Coach: Jim Stillson<\/p>\n
\n2014 NCAA Finish: 36th
\n2014 Conference Finish: 7th, SEC
\nCoach: Dave Geyer (5th season)
\nHead Diving Coach: Doug Shaffer<\/p>\n
\n2014 NCAA Finish: 15th
\n2014 Conference Finish: 1st, AAC
\nCoach: Arthur Albiero (7th season)
\nHead Diving Coach: KZ Li<\/p>\n
\n2014 NCAA Finish: N\/A
\n2014 Conference Finish: 9th, ACC
\nCoach: Andy Kershaw (2nd season)
\nHead Diving Coach: Randy Ableman<\/p>\n
\n2014 NCAA Finish: 16th
\n2014 Conference Finish: 4th, ACC
\nCoach: Braden Holloway (4th season)<\/p>\n
\n2014 NCAA Finish: 5th
\n2014 Conference Finish: 3rd, Pac-12
\nCoach: Dave Salo (9th season)
\nHead Diving Coach: Hongping Li<\/p>\n
\nSMU finished the 2013-14 season with a 20th-place finish at the NCAA Championship in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Mustangs compiled six All-America honors from five different student-athletes. Marne Erasmus led the team with a pair after finishing third in the 100-yard butterfly and breaking her own school record with a 51.50. Erasmus was also part of the 400-yard medley relay team with Nina Rangelova, Isabella Arcila and Rachel Nicol that placed 11th. Tara-Lynn Nicholas picked up the Mustangs’ last honor as she placed eighth in the 100-yard breaststroke.<\/p>\n
\nThe SMU swimming and diving team placed nine student-athletes on the 2014 all-conference team. Participants were awarded the honor for placing top three in their respective events at the inaugural conference championship held Feb. 19-22. Members of the all-conference team included Isabella Arcila, Monika Babok, Ursa Bezan, Marne Erasmus, Nathalie Lindborg, Kirsty McLauchlan, Tara-Lynn Nicholas, Rachel Nicol and Nina Rangelova.<\/p>\n
\nThe Mustangs posted 18 individual `B’ standard times and four provisional relay times during the 2013-14 season. Of those qualifying times, SMU sent five relay teams and four individuals to the NCAA Championship. Marne Erasmus posted a pool and school record in the 100-yard butterfly to earn an `A’ standard time of 51.73 at the American Athletic Conference Championship.<\/p>\n
\nThe SMU women’s swimming and diving team opened the 2014-15 season with five top finishes at the North Texas Relays on Sept. 26 at the Southlake Natatorium. The Mustangs finished in the top-two of every event, which included competitors from North Texas and Tulane.<\/p>\n
\nSanta was also part of the Ponies’ 800-yard freestyle relay team comprised of senior Nathalie Lindborg and sophomores Kirsty McLauchlan and Ursa Bezan that posted a 7:40.63, and the 200-yard freestyle relay of N. Lindborg, senior Isabella Arcila and freshman Kyra Kondis that clocked in at 1:37.44 for the top spot.<\/p>\n
\nFreshman Madeline Wainman secured a runner-up finish in one-meter diving, posting a score of 426.40.<\/p>\n
\nSeven swimmers competing in eight different countries earned numerous medals and had record-setting performances to make 2014 a successful summer for the Mustang women’s swimming and diving program.
\nRecently-graduated Nina Rangelova and Monika Babok, seniors Isabella Arcila and Rachel Nicol, junior Anna Volchkov and sophomores Marne Erasmus and Tara-Lynn Nicholas made a splash on the global scene with their performances.<\/p>\n
\nThe Mustangs return 19 letterwinners for the 2014-15 season. Included in the list are 17 All-America honors, 11 individual conference championships and team members from 11 different conference championship relay teams.<\/p>\n