Feb. 17, 2009
ATLANTA – The Georgia Tech women’s swimming team as well as the men’s and women’s diving teams are off to College Park, Md., for the 2009 ACC Championships this weekend.
Events from the Eppley Recreation Center Natatorium on the campus of the University of Maryland begin with the 200 Medley Relay and 800 Free Relay, Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 6:00 p.m. and continue through Saturday, Feb. 21. ACC Select will provide free streaming video of the finals each night while live stats will be available throughout the week. Check www.ramblinwreck.com for links.
The women are looking to improve on their seventh-place finish from a year ago. Last year’s meet saw two NCAA automatic swimming qualifiers in Elizabeth Stowe (1,650-free) and Agatha Kwasnik (100-free), while three Tech divers — Stephanie England, Hannah Krimm and Michele Bertolino — moved on to the NCAA Zone Championships. The Yellow Jackets set 19 school records at the 2008 ACC Championships.
“We have done everything we can from the training perspective and the ladies have done a great job with that,” said head coach Stu Wilson. “The most important thing they can do is enjoy the moment. There will a lot of good swimmers at the meet, but they can’t worry about what the other teams are doing. They just need to focus on themselves, stay relaxed and not let the pressure get to them. Now they need to race on instinct.”
Full recaps will be available each night at www.ramblinwreck.com.
2009 ACC Women’s Swimming Championships Order of Events
Wednesday, Feb. 18
Finals – 6 p.m.
200 Medley Relay
800 Free Relay
Thursday, Feb. 19
Prelims — 11 a.m.
500 Free
200 IM
50 Free
Three Meter Dive (Men) — 1 p.m.
One Meter Dive (Women) — 3:15 p.m.
Three Meter Dive Finals (Men) — 5:15 p.m.
Finals — 7 p.m.
500 Free
200 IM
50 Free
One Meter Dive Finals (Women)
200 Free Relay
Friday, Feb. 20
Prelims — 11 a.m.
400 IM
100 Fly
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back
One Meter Dive (Men) — 1 p.m.
Three Meter Dive (Women) — 3:15 p.m.
One Meter Dive Finals (Men)
Finals — 7 p.m.
400 IM
100 Fly
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back
Three Meter Dive (Women)
400 Medley Relay
Saturday, Feb. 21
Prelims — 11 a.m.
200 Back
100 Free
200 Breast
200 Fly
Platform Dive (Men) — 12 p.m.
Platform Dive (Women) — 2 p.m.
1650 Free — 4 p.m.
Platform Dive Finals (Men) — 3:30 p.m.
Platform Dive Finals (Women) — 4:30 p.m.
Finals — 7 p.m.
1650 Free — Final Heat
200 Back
100 Free
200 Breast
200 Fly
400 Free Relay
