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Winter sports championships previews -- Men's Swimming and Diving


Mar 4, 2002 3:17:10 PM


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DIVISION I

Dates and site: The championships will be March 28-30 at Georgia's Gabrielsen Natatorium.

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.

2001 team champion: Texas.

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

Top individual contenders: Brendan Hansen and Troy Dumais, Texas; Kevin Clements, Auburn; Randall Bal, Stanford; Andrew Bree, Tennessee; Anthony Ervin, California.

DIVISION II

Dates and site: The championships will be March 13-16 at the YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando, Florida.

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.

2001 team champion: Cal State Bakersfield.

Top team contenders: Cal State Bakersfield, Tampa, North Dakota, West Chester.

Top individual contenders: Vlasta Burda, Cal State Bakersfield; Kevin Short, Tampa; Mats Liden and Kasey Moseley, North Dakota; Matt Matys, West Chester.

DIVISION III

Dates and site: The championships will be March 21-23 at the Miami University Sports and Recreation Aquatic Center in Oxford, Ohio.

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.

2001 team champion: Kenyon.

Top team contenders: Kenyon, Denison, Emory, Johns Hopkins.

Top individual contenders: Read Boon and Marc Courtney-Brooks, Kenyon; Greg Harr, Denison; Sebastian Popa, Emory; Scott Armstrong, Johns Hopkins.

Kenyon is seeking an unprecedented 23rd consecutive title.


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