March 31, 2003
ATLANTA – Fresh off the highest NCAA Championship finish in school history, Georgia Tech senior All-American Shilo Ayalon headlines a group of 15 Yellow Jackets competing at the 2003 ConocoPhillips National Swimming Championships, which run Tuesday through Saturday in Indianapolis.
Preliminary action begins at 9 a.m. each day, followed by finals at 6 p.m. For a complete schedule, visit www.usswim.org.
Leading the way for the Jackets is Ayalon, who tallied a fourth-place finish in the 1650-yard freestyle at the men’s NCAA meet. He earned All-America honors for the third time in his career. He is scheduled to swim the men’s 1500-meter freestyle, as is fellow NCAA qualifier Sam Morgan, who took 18th in the 1650 free last weekend.
Competing for Tech women will be freshman Ashley Kracke, sophomore Anna Saum, sophomore Cara DeVinny, freshman Meghan DeVinney and sophomore Lisa Hancock.
Also swimming will be former All-ACC competitor David Laitala, who worked as fifth-year student assistant for the Jackets this season. He will compete for Georgia Tech Aquatic Club.
Georgia Tech entries for 2003 ConocoPhillips National Swimming Championships:
Men's 50 Free: Josh Hersko, Jeremy RainesMen's 100 Free: Josh HerskoMen's 200 Free: Josh Hersko, Matt Figh, Itai Eden, Eduardo OliverWomen's 200 Free: Ashley KrackeMen's 400 Free: Matt Figh, Eduardo OliverMen's 800 Free: Eduardo OliverMen's 1500 Free: Shilo Ayalon, Sam Morgan, Eduardo OliverWomen's 100 Back: Ashley Kracke, Anna SaumMen's 100 Back: Matt Figh, Jeremy RainesWomen's 200 Back: Ashley Kracke, Anna SaumMen's 200 Back: Matt FighMen's 100 Breast: Tomonori Tsuji, Yonatan CohenWomen's 200 Breast: Cara DeVinnyMen's 100 Fly: David Laitala, Matt FighWomen's 100 Fly: Meghan DeVinney, Anna SaumWomen's 200 Fly: Cara DeVinny, Lisa Hancock, Meghan DeVinneyMen's 200 Fly: Matt Figh, David Laitala, Itai EdenMen's 200 IM: David Laitala, Yonatan CohenWomen's 200 IM: Lisa Hancock, Cara DeVinnyWomen's 400 IM: Cara DeVinnyMen's 400 Free RelayWomen's 400 Free RelayMen's 800 Free RelayWomen's 800 Free RelayMen's 400 Medley RelayWomen's 400 Medley Relay
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