Emory Men’s Swimming & Diving Finishes Third at the NCAA Championships
The Emory University men’s swimming and diving team
finished its 2010-11 campaign as one of the top programs in the
nation again, claiming third place at the 2011 NCAA Division III
Championships.
The finish marks the 11th top-three finish for the Emory
men at the NCAA Championships, and the team’s seventh
third-place finish. Emory has now recorded 12-consecutive
top-four finishes in the Nation.
The Eagles scored 348.5 points during the meet, finishing behind
only first-place Denison University (500.5 points) and second-place
Kenyon College (499.5 points).
The Eagles opened the final day with a pair of all-America finishes
in the 1,650-yard freestyle, as junior Paul
Weinstein finished fourth with a time of 15:34.88, while
senior Mark Bernstein claimed seventh with a mark
of 15:38.35.
In the 200-yard breaststroke, sophomore Peter
O’Brien claimed a fifth-place finish with a mark of
2:02.21 to earn an all-America honor, while sophomore
Justin Beegle claimed an honorable mention with an
11th-place finish in a time of 2:02.88.
Emory capped off the meet with a fourth-place finish in the
400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:00.04, good for another
all-America finish.
Emory ended the meet with one National Championship
(Patrick Augustyn in the 200-yard butterfly), 16
all-America honors, and nine all-America honorable mentions.
The meet concludes the 2010-11 season for the Emory men’s swimming and diving team.
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