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Cavs Claim ACC Women's Swimming and Diving Championship
Feb. 21, 2004
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - The University of Virginia won the 2004 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Championship, which was held in the Aquatic and Fitness Center on the grounds of the University of Virginia. This is the Cavaliers' second consecutive Championship title. Virginia tallied 675 points in winning the Championship, while North Carolina scored 623.5 to finish second. Florida State finished the meet in third with 611 points, Maryland in fourth with 506 points, Clemson in fifth with 294.5 points, Georgia Tech in sixth with 282 points, Duke in seventh with 262 points and NC State in eighth with 229 points. Virginia's Kimi Kelly placed first in the 1650-yard freestyle with an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 16:04.33. Close behind Kelly was teammate Rachael Burke, who touched the wall second with an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 16:04.46. Maryland's Elizabeth Lavell took third-place honors with her 16:06.46 performance. In the next event of the evening, the 200-yard backstroke, Virginia posted a one-two-three finish. Brielle White finished in first with an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 1:57.13, shattering the ACC, Meet and pool records. Rounding out the top three finishers were Corey Berg and Katie Gordon, respectively. North Carolina's Jessi Perruquet took first-place honors in the 100-yard freestyle, with a time of 49.99. Florida State's Emily Breen placed second, with NC State's Rebecca Perry claiming third-place honors. Florida State's Emma Dutton won the 200-yard breaststroke with a pool record and NCAA automatic qualifying time of 2:12.76. North Carolina's Lizzy Bruce and Becky Acker finished second and third, respectively.
In the 18th event of the Championship, the 200-yard butterfly, North Carolina's Kelly Weeks and Jessie Brosch, placed first and second, respectively. Florida State's Lisa How touched the wall third.
In three-meter diving, Florida State's Tiffany Manning set a new pool record, when she scored 538.75 points to win the event. Teammates Brittany Lerew and Courtney McClow placed second and third, respectively. In the final event of the Championship, Florida State's Emily Breen, Rachel Dong, Lisa How and Emma Dutton won the 400-yard freestyle relay in a time of 3:21.86. Florida State's Emma Dutton was named the 2004 Most Valuable Swimmer, after participating in all four of the Seminoles' winning relays and winning all three individual events she swam in. Florida State's Tiffany manning was tabbed the 2004 Most Valuable Diver, having swept the one and three-meter diving events at this year's Championship.
FINAL TEAM SCORES
All-Atlantic Coast Conference Recipients |
