{"id":297127,"date":"2018-02-20T15:45:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T22:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=297127"},"modified":"2018-02-20T15:17:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T22:17:25","slug":"5-swimmers-to-watch-at-the-2018-conference-usa-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/5-swimmers-to-watch-at-the-2018-conference-usa-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Swimmers to Watch at the 2018 Conference USA Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2018 Conference USA Swimming and Diving Championships will take place Feb. 21-24 at the\u00a0McCauley Aquatic Center in Atlanta. Last year, Florida International won the team title, followed by Rice and Marshall.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/results\/2018-c-usa-psych-sheet\/ncaa-college\/2018\/February\/21?rtn=%2Fresults%2Fncaa-college%3Fpage%3D1%26orderBy%3DResult.MeetStartDateTime%26sortDirection%3D1%26q%3D\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for the psych sheet.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Alicia Caldwell<\/h2>\n<p>Rice\u2019s <strong>Alicia Caldwell <\/strong>is the top seed in the 100 back, 200 free and 500 free. Last year at this meet, she finished fourth in the 200 free and third in the 100 back and will look to win her second-straight conference title in the 200 back. She\u2019s also seeded second in the 100 free, but will only be allowed to swim three individual races. She\u2019ll aim to make the podium in whichever three events she chooses to swim and will be a crucial leg to the Owls\u2019 relays.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Letizia Bertelli<\/h2>\n<p>Florida International\u2019s <strong>Letizia Bertelli <\/strong>is also the top seed in three events. She\u2019s seeded with a quick 22.47 in the 50 free, not too far off of her winning time of 22.34 from 2017. She\u2019s currently the only Conference USA swimmer to have cracked the 50-second barrier in the 100 free, entering the meet with a time of 49.54, only a few tenths slower than her 49.15 she won with last year. She\u2019ll look to make the top of the podium in the 100 fly after finishing second last year and will play a key role in her team\u2019s relays.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Kaitlyn Swinney<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kaitlyn Swinney <\/strong>has had a stellar senior season so far and will look to keep her momentum going. She leads a stacked Rice 200 back group: she\u2019s the top seed in the event with a time of 1:58.01, faster than the 1:58.66 she posted for fourth place last year. As the second seed in the 200 IM, Swinney\u2019s entry time is three seconds faster than her seventh-place showing last year. The senior will aim to repeat as champion in the 400 IM as she inches closer to the meet record to finish her senior year with a bang.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Spence Atkins<\/h2>\n<p>After transferring from Tennessee, Florida Atlantic\u2019s <strong>Spence Atkins <\/strong>will surely make a splash at her first Conference USA Championships. The sophomore is the top seed in both the 1650 free and 200 fly has the second fastest entry time in the 500 free. She\u2019s the top seed in the mile by 18 seconds and will make a run for the conference record in the event set back in 2006.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Marie-Claire Schillinger<\/h2>\n<p>Last year, Rice\u2019s <strong>Marie-Claire Schillinger<\/strong> broke the Conference USA record in the 100 breaststroke. Heading into this weekend, the junior is seeded first in the event with a time of 1:00.06\u2014faster than her 2017 time\u2014and will aim to lower her mark again and break the one-minute barrier. She\u2019ll seek to sweep both breaststroke events again for the second-straight year, and with a 200 breast entry time faster than her 2017 gold-medal performance, she\u2019s in a good position to do so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2018 Conference USA Swimming and Diving Championships will take place Feb. 21-24 at the\u00a0McCauley Aquatic Center in Atlanta. 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