Emory Swimming & Diving to Open 2010-11 with its Annual Blue-Gold Meet
The Emory University swimming and diving team will kick off its
2010-11 season on Friday at 4:00 PM with the annual Blue-Gold
Intra-Squad Meet at the Woodruff P.E. Center.
The meet will feature only Emory swimmers and divers, as the
Eagles' coaching staff, led by 13th-year head
coach Jon Howell, will get their first look at
their new season's squad in competitive action.
The women's team will be returning to the pool for the first
time since winning the NCAA Division III Championship last
March. The squad will feature 26 returning swimmers from last
year's team, including 2010 National Champions Anne
Culpepper, Claire Pavlak, and Ann
Wolber. All-Americans Jennifer
Aronoff, Theresa Gallagher,
Leslie Hackler, Liz Horvat,
Amy Minowitz, Katie Mroz,
Jacqueline Schneider, Whitley
Taylor and April Whitley will all be
returning for the strong Emory squad as well.
The men's team will be coming off a third-place finish at the
NCAA Division III Championships and its 12th-consecutive
University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship. Among the
23 returning athletes from last year's squad will be 2010
all-Americans Mark Bernstein, Justin
Leemis, Mackenzie Perry, Matt
Spooner and Paul Weinstein, in addition
to all-America honorable mentions Bryant Jones and
Peter O'Brien.
Both teams will also be welcoming in a wealth of new talent,
including 15 freshmen and a sophomore for the women's team,
and 10 freshmen and two juniors to the men's team.
Emory's swimmer and divers will be divided into two teams for
the meet – a 'Blue' team and a 'Gold'
team. The meet will be scored like a typical collegiate dual
meet.
The meet will also be the team's first competitive action at
the newly-remodeled Madeleine Jude Brown Aquatic Center.
Among the improvements made during the summer were the replacement
of the deck tiles with non-slip tiling, which feature a blue and
yellow patterning, a re-grouting and replacement (where necessary)
of the pool tiles, new fiberglass for the bulkhead, a new in-deck
timing system, improvements to the gutter system, and an in-deck
hot tub to accommodate divers.
Results from the Blue-Gold meet will be posted to
EmoryAthletics.com following the completion of competition.
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