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Georgia's senior co-captain Kristy Kowal set the tone for the Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships when she said, "If (Georgia's) going to make us seniors leave, we're going to make sure we're remembered."
Kowal and her fellow Lady Bulldogs did just that by winning nine of 21 events to secure their second consecutive NCAA title March 18 in Indianapolis. Georgia finished with 490 1Ž2 points, holding off Arizona (472) and 1999 runner-up Stanford (397).
Georgia clinched the title in the last event of the meet, the 400-meter freestyle relay. Arizona needed to win the event and have Georgia finish sixth or lower to claim the title. With the pressure of avoiding a false start, Georgia might have been less aggressive in the race. But Courtney Shealy, senior co-captian for Georgia said, "Going into it, we said, 'forget about getting fifth place; we're going to win this race.' "
The Bulldogs did and closed the door on Arizona.
Shealy earned three individual titles with wins in the 50- and 100-meter freestyles and the 100-meter backstroke. She also swam a leg for Georgia's winning 400-meter medley relay team. Meanwhile, Kowal bettered her own performance from the 1999 championships by adding the 200-meter individual medley title to repeat wins in the 100- and 200-meter breaststrokes. She also contributed to her team's win in the 400-meter medley relay. Both Kowal and Shealy were named co-Swimmers of the Meet.
As was the hope of the NCAA Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Committee, the decision to conduct the meet in short-course meters resulted in record-setting swims. California's 200-meter medley relay team set a world-record time of 1:40.18. Georgia's time of 3:57.46 in the 400-meter medley relay was a world's best. Several American records also were set during the course of the meet, which might be a good indicator of things to come. The U.S. Olympic trials will be held at the same natatorium in August.
Because this is the first time the meet has been held in short-course meters, there will be two sets of meet records kept. The frequency with which future championships will be held in short-course meters has yet to be determined. Georgia coach Jack Bauerle said, "I welcome the short-course meters. I'd even like for it to stay in meters because it behooves us internationally to race that course."
And Arizona coach Frank Busch said, "Short-course meters are a tremendous advantage to our sport, but I am still a traditionalist who would hate to see the yards go."
Other top performances came from Columbia-Barnard's Christina Teuscher, who equaled her 1998 efforts with wins in the 400-meter freestyle and 400-meter individual medley. Nevada's Limin Liu won the 100- and 200-meter butterflys.
In diving, LSU's Jamie Watkins and Ashley Culpepper won the one- and three-meter springboards, respectively. Jenny Keim took the platform title for Miami (Florida) and finished second in the one-meter springboard.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Georgia, 490 1Ž2; 2. Arizona, 472; 3. Stanford, 397; 4. California, 311 1Ž2; 5. Auburn, 207; 6. Northwestern, 186 1Ž2; 7. Southern California, 185; 8. UCLA, 163; 9. (tie) Texas and Virginia, 155; 11. Wisconsin, 133; 12. Southern Methodist, 131; 13. Nevada, 104; 14. Michigan, 102 1Ž2; 15. North Carolina, 86 1Ž2; 16. LSU, 84; 17. Miami (Fla.), 79; 18. Notre Dame, 74 1Ž2; 19. Florida, 58; 20. Nebraska, 53; 21. (tie) Indiana and Arizona St., 45; 23. Minnesota, 43; 24. Columbia-Barnard, 40; 25. Texas A&M, 24; 26. Brown, 20; 27. Alabama, 18; 28. Tennessee, 17; 29. Brigham Young, 16; 30. Michigan St., 15; 31. UNLV, 14; 32. (tie) Kentucky and Illinois, 13; 34. Washington St., 11; 35. (tie) Cincinnati and Florida St., 10; 37. Iowa, 9; 38. (tie) South Carolina and Pittsburgh, 7; 40. Ohio, 5; 41. Princeton, 4; 42. Clemson, 3; 43. (tie) Oakland and Washington, 1.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
50-meter freestyle: Final -- 1. Courtney Shealy, Georgia, 24.80 seconds; 2. Courtney Allen, Northwestern, 24.87; 3. Catherine Fox, Stanford, 24.97; 4. Carrie Nixon, Notre Dame, 25.09; 5. Katina Maistrellis, Southern Methodist, 25.21; 6. Keiko Price, UCLA, 25.24; 7. Jia Lin Sun, Nevada, 25.28; 8. Colleen Lanne, Texas, 25:57. Consolation -- 9. Jenny Vanker, Arizona, 25.34; 10. Jennifer Cristy, Indiana, 25.50; 11. Stefanie Williams, Georgia, 25.56; 12. Rebecca Cronk, Virginia, 25.62; 13. Siobhan Cropper, Stanford, 25.65; 14. Robyn Williford, Auburn, 25.68; 15. Denali Knapp, Arizona, 25.70; 16. Christy Watkins, North Carolina, 25.83.
100-meter freestyle: Final -- 1. Courtney Shealy, Georgia, 53.99; 2. Keiko Price, UCLA, 54.68; 3. Colleen Lanne, Texas, 54.80; 4. Catherine Fox, Stanford, 54.94; 5. Helene Muller, Nebraska, 55.06; 6. Sarah Tolar, Arizona, 55.13; 7. Courtney Allen, Northwestern, 55.25; 8. Stefanie Williams, Georgia, 55.77. Consolation -- 9. Carrie Nixon, Notre Dame, 55.20; 10. Shannon Shakespeare, Michigan, 55.32; 11. Gabrielle Rose, Stanford, 55.39; 12. Emily Mastin, Arizona, 55.44; 13. Jenny Vanker, Arizona, 55.64; 14. Kelly Bolton, Texas A&M, 55.67; 15. Katina Maistrellis, Southern Methodist, 56.09; 16. Sylvia Bereknyei,
Stanford, 56.20.
200-meter freestyle: Final -- 1. Maritza Correia, Georgia, 1:57.33; 2. Sarah Tolar, Arizona, 1:57.59; 3. Helene Muller, Nebraska, 1:57.87; 4. Ellen Stonebraker, Wisconsin, 1:58.09; 5. Lorena Diaconescu, UNLV, 1:58.38; 6. Kim Black, Georgia, 1:58.80; 7. Rada Owen, Auburn, 1:58.87; 8. Emily Mastin, Arizona, 1:58.96. Consolation -- 9. Jamie Belfor, Wisconsin, 1:58.95; 10. Shannon Shakespeare, Michigan, 1:59.31; 11. Colleen Lanne, Texas, 1:59.67; 12. Jessica Foschi, Stanford, 1:59.88; 13. Shandra Johnson, Nebraska, 2:00.02; 14. Jen Woolf, Auburn, 2:00.84; 15. Stefanie Williams, Georgia, 2:01.44; 16. Nelly Jorgensen, Cincinnati, 2:03.50.
400-meter freestyle: Final -- 1. Christina Teuscher, Columbia-Barnard, 4:04.09; 2. Jessica Foschi, Stanford, 4:06.17; 3. Cara Lane, Virginia, 4:07.31; 4. Ellen Stonebraker, Wisconsin, 4:09.09; 5. Rada Owen, Auburn, 4:09.53; 6. Kim Black, Georgia, 4:09.60; 7. Trina Jackson, Arizona, 4:10.79; 8. Sarah Tolar, Arizona, 4:13.58. Consolation -- 9. Maritza Correia, Georgia, 4:07.80; 10. Mirjana Bosevska, Virginia, 4:09.83; 11. Shandra Johnson, Nebraska, 4:09.88; 12. Katie Cowan, Brown, 4:10.21; 13. Asa Sandlund, Southern California, 4:11.10; 14. Lauren Thies, Stanford, 4:12.12; 15. Corrie Murphy, Southern California, 4:12.90; 16. Nicole Schrader, Georgia, 4:13.12.
1,500-meter freestyle: Final -- 1. Cara Lane, Virginia, 16:03.59; 2. Trina Jackson, Arizona, 16:14.50; 3. Asa Sandlund; Southern California, 16:14.77; 4. Mirjana Bosevska, Virginia, 16:49.79; 5. Jessica Foschi, Stanford, 16:18.17; 6. Ellen Stonebraker, Wisconsin, 16:18.18; 7. Becky Wilson, Georgia, 16:18.70; 8. Maritza Correia, Georgia, 16:29.93; 9. Melissa Loehandorf, Iowa, 16:32.13; 10. Sarah Doyle, South Carolina, 16:32.57; 11. Emily Ballenger, Texas, 16:33.48; 12. Melissa Bartlett, Georgia, 16:34.77; 13. Erin Zehntner, UCLA, 16:35.86; 14. Suzanne Black, Southern Methodist, 16:38.43; 15. Melissa Knox, LSU, 16:38.96; 16. Sharon Rzadkowolsky, Flroida, 16:40.55.
100-meter backstroke: Final -- 1. Courtney Shealy, Georgia, 58.66; 2. Haley Cope, California, 59.17; 3. Beth Botsford, Arizona, 59.34; 4. Catherine Fox, Stanford, 59.35; 5. Shelly Ripple, Stanford, 59.56; 6. Denali Knapp, Arizona, 59.92; 7. Summer Mack, North Carolina, 1:00.35 8. Julie Manitt, Arizona, 1:01.15. Consolation -- 9. Christine Keller, Georgia, 1:01.03; 10. Rachel Joseph, Arizona, 1:01.30; 11. Jennifer Crisman, Arizona, 1:01.47; 12. Katie Ryan, Auburn, 1:01.49; 13. Paige Francis, Southern California, 1:01.51; 14. Jennifer Mihalik, Georgia, 1:01.65; 15. Nicole Beck, UCLA, 1:01.68; 16. Megan Iffland, Virginia, 1:02.26.
200-meter backstroke: Final -- 1. Beth Botsford, Arizona, 2:06.70; 2. Shelly Ripple, Stanford, 2:08.01; 3. Keegan Walkley, Georgia, 2:08.63; 4. Denali Knapp, Arizona, 2:08.99; 5. Jennifer Mihalik, Georgia, 2:10.98; 6. Jessica Aveyard, Illinois, 2:11.53; 7. Corrie Murphy, Southern California, 2:11.63; Sofia Svensson, Cincinnati, disqualified. Consolation -- 9. Misty Hyman, Stanford, 2:08.72; 10. Susannah Sample, Northwestern, 2:11.54; 11. Mary Mounce, Florida, 2:12.00; 12. Paige Francis, Southern California, 2:12.20; 13. Alice Henriques, California, 2:12,21; 14. Tashiana Bohm, Northwestern, 2:12.22; 15. Lauren Stinnett, Southern Methodist, 2:14.24; 16. Betsy Hassebroek, Wisconsin, 2:15.58.
100-meter breaststroke: Final -- 1. Kristy Kowal, Georgia, 1:05.74; 2. (tie) Amy Balcerzak, Northwestern, and Staciana Stitts, California, 1:06.79; 4. Amanda Beard, Arizona, 1:06.95; 5. Brook Monroe, Auburn, 1:07.22; 6. (tie) Ashley Roby, Georgia, and Kristin MacGregor, Southern California, 1:08.25; 8. Erin Eldridge, Washington St., 1:09.43. Consolation -- 9. Lyndee Hovsepian, UCLA, 1:09.34; 10. Sarah Chandler, Southern Methodist, 1:09.53; 11. Shannon Suddarth, Notre Dame, 1:09.78; 12. Jessamyn Miller, Arizona, 1:09.88; 13. Kelsey Hegener, Minnesota, 1:09.92; 14. Jennifer Tasker, Brigham Young, 1:10.09; 15. Jamie Skinner, Georgia, 1:10.36; 16. Julia Pomeroy, Southern Methodist, 1:10.52.
200-meter breaststroke: Final -- 1. Kristy Kowal, Georgia, 2:22.05; 2. Amanda Beard, Arizona, 2:22.84; 3. Staciana Stitts, California, 2:25.02; 4. Katie Hathaway, North Carolina, 2:26.91; 5. Elli Overton, California, 2:27.88; 6. Amy Balcerzak, Northwestern, 2:28.16; 7. Brook Monroe, Auburn, 2:28.68; 8. Sarah Chandler, Southern Methodist, 2:29.12. Consolation -- 9. Lyndee Hovsepian, UCLA, 2:28.39; 10. Elvira Fischer, Nebraska, 2:28.56; 11. Shannon Suddarth, Notre Dame, 2:28.81; 12. Hollie Boewit, Ohio, 2:28.95; 13. Kristin MacGregor, Southern California, 2:30.14; 14. Ashley Roby, Georgia, 2:30.27; 15. Jamie Skinner, Georgia, 2:30.84; 16. Georgi Kinsela, Oakland, 2:32.06.
100-meter butterfly: Final -- 1. Limin Liu, Nevada, 57.97; 2. Misty Hyman, Stanford, 58.60; 3. Joscelin Yeo, California, 58.82; 4. Julia Voitovitsch, UCLA, 59.34; 5. Katie Younglove, UCLA, 59.34; 6. Haley Cope, California, 59.70; 7. Gina Panighetti, Wisconsin, 1:00.17; 8. Sarah Baham, Arizona St., 1:01.03. Consolation -- 9. Mimi Bowen, Auburn, 1:00.64; 10. Carrie Nixon, Notre Dame, 1:01.06; 11. Summer Mack, North Carolina, 1:01.60; 12. Merritt Adams, Northwestern, 1:01.22; 13. Maria Papadopoulou, Arizona, 1:01.25; 14. Waen Minpraphal, California, 1:01.61; 15. Terri Jashinsky, Minnesota, 1:01.71; 16. Koren Forster, Virginia, 1:02.32.
200-meter butterfly: Final -- 1. Limin Liu, Nevada, 2:06.04; 2. Misty Hyman, Stanford, 2:06.55; 3. Shelly Ripple, Stanford, 2:10.21; 4. Katie Younglove, UCLA, 2:10.46; 5. Gina Panighetti, Wisconsin, 2:11.64; 6. Erin Vogt, Arizona, 2:11.79; 7. Joscelin Yeo, California, 2:12.45; 8. Trina Jackson, Arizona, 2:15.23. Consolation -- 9. Lauren Stinnett, Southern Methodist, 2:11.13; 10. Sarah Baham, Arizona St., 2:11.95; Judy Koonstra, Brown, 2:12.60; 12. Julia Voitovitsch, UCLA, 2:12.63; 13. Alison Newell, Notre Dame, 2:13.24; 14. Cara Lane, Virginia, 2:13.26; 15. Michala Kwasny, Southern California, 2:13.49; 16. Irene Schneider, Washington, 2:16.54.
200-meter individual medley: Final -- 1. Kristy Kowal, Georgia, 2:10.69; 2. Elli Overton, California, 2:10.74; 3. Maggie Bowen, Auburn, 2:12.21; 4. Kristin MacGregor, Southern California, 2:12.56; 5. Joscelin Yeo, California, 2:13.09; 6. (tie) Shannon Shakespeare, Michigan, and Michala Kwasny, Southern California, 2:13.38; 8. Gabrielle Rose, Stanford, 2:14.62. Consolation -- 9. Keegan Walkley, Georgia, 2:12.43; 10. Amanda Beard, Arizona, 2:13.03; 11. Ashley Roby, Georgia, 2:13.49; 12. Amy Balcerzak, Northwestern, 2:13.64; 13. Katie Hathaway, North Carolina, 2:13.66; 14. Emily Mastin, Arizona, 2:14.17; 15. Erin Vogt, Arizona, 2:14.80; 16. Brook Monroe, Auburn, 2:15.15.
400-meter individual medley: Final -- 1. Christina Teuscher, Columbia-Barnard, 4:33.81; 2. Corrie Murphy, Southern California, 4:37.77; 3. Maggie Bowen, Auburn, 4:38.94; 4. Mirjana Bosevska, Virginia, 4:40.47; 5. Katie Hathaway, North Carolina, 4:40.85; 6. Elli Overton, California, 4:40.88; 7. Keegan Walkley, Georgia, 4:41.87; 8. Katy Christoferson, Minnesota, 4:44.56. Consolation -- 9. Katie Cowan, Brown, 4:41.75; 10. Stephanie Buck, Georgia, 4:43.22; 11. Lauren Silva, North Carolina, 4:44.44; 12. Erin Vogt, Arizona, 4:45.61; 13. Morgan Fleming, Georgia, 4:45.72; 14. Virginia, Kirouac, Clemson, 4:45.75; 15. Jennifer Parmenter, Southern California, 4:46.06; 16. Carolyn, Adel, Arizona St., 4:47.03.
One-meter diving: Final (15 dives) -- 1. Jamie Watkins, LSU, 439.70; 2. Jenny Keim, Miami (Fla.), 434.00; 3. Ashley Culpepper, LSU, 431.20; 4. Robyn Grimes, Florida, 429.40; 5. Emily Spychala, Miami (Fla.), 428.05; 6. Rachelle Kunkel, Brigham Young, 423.50; 7. Kellie Brennan, Southern California, 417.60; 8. Katrina Pfeuffer, Arizona St., 396.85. Consolation (10 dives) -- 9. Lindsay Berryman, Arizona, 405.70; 10. Jaime Tomazich, Pittsburgh, 399.45; 11. Lane Bassham, Alabama, 398.40; 12. Sara Reiling, Indiana, 397.75; 13. Carly Weiden, Michigan St., 397.35; 14. Erin Sones, Stanford, 395.15; 15. Heather Mattingly, Notre Dame, 393.25; 16. Tracy LaVoi, Minnesota, 391.85.
Three-meter diving: Final (15 dives) -- 1. Ashley Culpepper, LSU, 538.25; 2. Sara Reiling, Indiana, 525.10; 3. Erin Sones, Stanford, 522.10; 4. Jenny Keim, Miami (Fla.), 518.60; 5. Kellie Brennan, Southern California, 500.85; 6. Emily Spychala, Miami (Fla.), 495.80; 7. Lane Bassham, Alabama, 494.80; 8. Carly Weiden, Michigan St., 472.75. Consolation (10 dives) -- 9. Kelley Persinger, Texas, 471.65; 10. Jamie Watkins, LSU, 467.55; 11. Robyn Grimes, Florida, 467.35; 12. Danielle Guarneri, Texas A&M, 466.90; 13. Natalia Diea, Texas, 462.55; 14. Carrie Knoeber, Kentucky, 462.20; 15. Heather Mattingly, Notre Dame, 461.55; 16. Meghan Zack, Texas A&M, 460.90.
Platform diving: Final (15 dives) -- 1. Jenny Keim, Miami (Fla.), 538.80; 2. Lizzy Flynt, Tennessee, 472.95; 3. Sara Reiling, Indiana, 468.20; 4. Danielle Guarneri, Texas A&M, 467.00; 5. Ashley Culpepper, LSU, 460.05; 6. Lindsay Berryman, Arizona, 456.50; 7. Kim Powers, Stanford, 449.55; 8. Adrian David, Arizona, 404.50. Consolation (10 dives) -- 9. Becky Ruehl, Cincinnati, 405.90; 10. Erin Sones, Stanford, 404.95; 11. McKenze Murphy, Stanford, 404.55; 12. Jamie Watkins, LSU, 401.35; 13. Danielle Stramandi, Princeton, 397.05; 14. Natalia Dea, Texas, 396.60; 15. Lindsay Long, Southern Methodist, 390.10; 16. Katrina Pfeuffer, Arizona St., 384.70.
200-meter freestyle relay: Final -- 1. California (Anya Kolbisen, Haley Cope, Nicole Omphroy, Joscelin Yeo), 1:40.18; 2. Stanford, 1:40.48; 3. Arizona, 1:40.61; 4. Northwestern, 1:41.12; 5. Georgia, 1:41.48; 6. Michigan, 1:41.51; 7. Texas, 1:41.73; 8. Southern Methodist, 1:41.76. Consolation -- 9. Auburn, 1:41.37; 10. Nevada, 1:41.70; 11. Virginia, 1:42.41; 12. UCLA, 1:43.80; 13. Wisconsin, 1:43.82; 14. Florida St., 1:43.88; 15. North Carolina, 1:44.09; 16. Florida, 1:44.13.
400-meter freestyle relay: Final -- 1. Georgia (Courtney Shealy, Stefanie Williams, Jennifer Mihalik, Maritza Correia), 3:37.67; 2. Arizona, 3:38.89; 3. Stanford, 3:39.77; 4. California, 3:39.88; 5. Texas, 3:40.70; 6. Auburn, 3:42.77; 7. Southern Methodist, 3:44.01; 8. Northwestern, 3:44.96. Consolation -- 9. Michigan, 3:43.04; 10. Nevada, 3:43.99; 11. Wisconsin, 3:44.94; 12. Minnesota, 3:45.36; 13. Florida, 3:46.43; 14. Southern California, 3:46.55; 15. Virginia, 3:47.16; 16. Florida St., 3:47.34.
800-meter freestyle relay: Final -- 1. Arizona (Trina Jackson, Sarah Tolar, Jenny Vamker, Emily Mastin), 7:55.51; 2. Wisconsin, 7:58.87; 3. Auburn, 7:59.53; 4. Stanford, 8:00.45; 5. Georgia, 8:00.46; 6. Southern Methodist, 8:02.95; 7. Texas, 8:03.40; 8. Virginia, 8:05.54; 9. Florida, 8:06.92; 10. California, 8:08.97; 11. Southern California, 8:10.43; 12. Kentucky, 8:11.23; 13. North Carolina, 8:13.34; 14. Nebraska, 8:14.00; 15. Minnesota, 8:14.39; 16. Florida St., 8:16.88.
200-meter medley relay: Final -- 1. California (Haley Cope, Staciana Stitts, Waen Minpraphal, Joscelin Yeo), 1:49.23 (world record; old record 1:49.47, Sweden, 1999); 2. Arizona, 1:49.71; 3. Georgia, 1:50.14; 4. Stanford, 1:50.15; 5. Northwestern, 1:51.63; 6. UCLA, 1:52.40; 7. Virginia, 1:52.69; 8. Nevada, 1:54.14. Consolation -- 9. Texas, 1:54.23; 10. Michigan, 1:54.49; 11. (tie) Minnesota, and Southern California, 1:54.58; 13. North Carolina, 1:54.60; 14. Notre Dame, 1:55.15; 15. Southern Methodist, 1:55.58; 16. Florida, 1:56.05.
400-meter medley relay: Final -- 1. Georgia (Courtney Shealy, Kristy Kowal, Keegan Walkley, Maritza Correira), 3:57.46 (world record; old record 3:57.62, Japan, 1999); 2. Arizona, 3:58.47; 3. California, 3:58.62; 4. Stanford, 4:02.23; 5. Northwestern, 4:03.29; 6. Auburn, 4:03.30; 7. UCLA, 4:04.39; 8. Southern California, 4:07.43. Consolation -- 9. Notre Dame, 4:07.00; 10. Arizona St., 4:07.40; 11. Michigan, 4:07.88; 12. Virginia, 4:08.04; 13. North Carolina, 4:08.89; 14. Texas, 4:11.01; 15. Southern Methodist, 4:11.37; 16. Nevada, 4:12.92.