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Winter championships previews -- Men's Swimming and Diving


Feb 26, 2001 4:45:53 PM


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DIVISION I

Dates and site: The championships will be March 22-24 at the Recreation Sports Center Natatorium in College Station, Texas.

Field: The maximum number of participants allowed is 270. All qualifiers who have met the "A" time standard will be admitted in the meet; those who have met the "B" time standard will be considered until the event is filled. A total of 35 divers will be entered in the championships. No team is allowed more than 18 competitors.

2000 champion: Texas.

Top team contenders: Texas, Auburn, Stanford, Tennessee.

Top individual contenders: Ian Crocker and Troy Dumais, Texas; Adam Messner, Stanford; Michael Gilliam, Tennessee; Matthew Busbee, Auburn.

DIVISION II

Dates and site: The championships will be March 14-17 at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio.

Field: The meet is open to all qualifiers who have met the NCAA's established minimum standard in an event. Entries are unlimited in number; however, no team is allowed more than 19 competitors.

2000 champion: Cal State Bakersfield.

Top team contenders: Cal State Bakersfield, Drury, West Chester.

Top individual contenders: Vlasta Burda, Cal State Bakersfield; Marcin Malinski, Drury; Matt Matys, West Chester.

DIVISION III

Dates and site: The championships will be March 15-17, Flickinger Aquatics Center, Buffalo, New York.

Field: The maximum number of participants allowed is 225. All qualifiers who have met the "A" time standard will be admitted in the meet; those who have met the "B" standard will be considered for the field. No team is allowed more than 18 competitors.

2000 champion: Kenyon.

Top team contenders: Kenyon, Denison, Emory.

Top individual contenders: Estevao Avila, Lloyd Baron, Kenyon; Brian Goldthorpe, Denison; Richard Kinnett, Emory.

The Division II men's and women's championships will feature the 1,000-yard freestyle event for the first time.


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