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Winter championships previews -- Women's Swimming and Diving


Feb 26, 2001 4:44:05 PM


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DIVISION I

Dates and site: The championships will be March 15-17 at the Nassau County Aquatic Complex in Long Island, New York.

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: Georgia.

Top team contenders: Georgia, Stanford, Arizona, California, UCLA.

Top individual contenders: Ashley Roby, Georgia; Misty Hyman, Stanford; Amanda Beard, Arizona; Stacianna Stitts, California; Sara Platzer, UCLA.

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: Drury.

Top team contenders: Drury, Truman, North Dakota.

Top individual contenders: Jennifer Klemme, Megan Krueger, Drury; Bridget Riley, Truman; Rebecca Fischer, North Dakota.

DIVISION III

Dates and site: The championships will be March 8-10 at the Flickinger Aquatics Center in Buffalo, New York.

Field: The maximum number of participants allowed is 232. 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, UC San Diego.

Top individual contenders: Erica Carroll, Kenyon; Mollie Parrish, Denison; Jennifer Watanabe, UC San Diego.

Only five schools have claimed Division I women's team titles in the 19-year history of the championships, and two of them have one only one apiece. Florida won its lone title in 1982, the event's first year. Southern California won its only title in 1997. Stanford has won eight times, Texas seven and Georgia two -- the last two.


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