Terp Swimmers Race in Time Trial
10/7/2006 8:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Oct. 7, 2006
The University of Maryland hosted the Terrapin Time Trial this Saturday, October 7. The meet served as an opportunity for Maryland swimmers to race competitively in preparation for the season. According to head coach Dave Durden, "On the women's side we raced very well. A lot of the detail work we have been doing this fall did not play out in terms of our racing but the girls did race well towards the last half of the day."
In reference to the men's performance, Durden commented "On the men's side we are just real tired right now. The detailed aspect of their racing needs to be sharpened over the next four to eight weeks before we get into the main part of our season."
Durden was more impressed with the second session of the time trial. "Overall, we swam better in the second session which is always a good sign in looking at our fitness level and where we are from a training perspective," said Durden. In order to improve moving into regular season meets, Durden feels that the team needs to learn how to warm up and warm down better and needs to focus more on the detailed aspect of their swimming.
On the women's side:
The 50-yard free was led by sophomore Yelena Skalinskaya (Almaty, Kazakhstan) (24.06) followed by senior Kaleena Laputka (Shamong, N.J.) recording a 25.62. Skalinskaya also took the 100 free (51.97) and Laputka swam a 56.07. In the 500 free freshman Andrea Lehner (Orchard Park, N.Y.) notched a time of 5:02.15 followed by junior Kirsten Jones (Lafayette Hill, Pa.) (5:05.50). In the 1650 free senior Sasha Malanina (Volgograd, Russia) was the top finisher for the women (17:51.72) followed by junior Julie O'Brien (Demascus, Md.) (18:06.81).
Maryland was led, in the 200 free relay, by seniors Natalie Ferdinand (St. Thomas, Barbados), Laputka, Lehner, and Skalinskaya who swam a 1:38.28. The relay team consisting of freshmen Cindy Gangloff (Akron, Ohio), Annie Broome (Knoxville, Tenn.), Jackie Davidson (Beverly, Mass.), and junior Emily Smoak (Salisbury, Md.) followed with a time of 1:40.60. In the 400 free relay, Malanina, Laputka, Lehner, and Skalinskaya (3:31.88) finished ahead of Vogel, Rossi, Smoak, and Gangloff (3:38.47).
In the 100-yard backstroke, the women were led by Davidson (58.46) followed by Ferdinand (1:01.60). In the 200 back Lehner swam a 2:02.95 and Davidson notched a 2:06.69.
Swimming the 100-yard breaststroke were Smoak (1:07.75), junior Kat Csomova (Komarno, Slovakia) (1:09.42), and Gangloff (1:10.63). In the 200 breast Csomova led (2:27.82) followed by Gangloff (2:34.06).
Broome won the 100-yard butterfly (57.80) and senior Gigi deToll (Culpeper, Va.) swam a 1:02.01. Freshman Nina Rossi (Princeton, N.J.) took the 200-yard butterfly for the women (2:05.35) followed by Broome (2:06.42).
Malanina took the women's 200-yard individual medley (2:08.29) followed by freshman Jen Vogel (Hingham, Mass.) (2:09.73). In the 400-yard IM, Rossi had the top Terp time (4:32.77) and O'Brien swam a 4:36.83.
In the 200 medley relay, Ferdinand, Smoak, deToll, and Skalinskaya (1:49.07) finished ahead of Davidson, Gangloff, Vogel, and Laputka (1:51.34). In the women's 400 medley relay, Lehner, Rossi, deToll, and Skalinskaya placed on top (3:57.09) followed by a 4:02.80 posted by Broome, Smoak, Vogel, and Laputka.
Maryland graduate and former Terp standout, Liz Lavell also swam in the 200 IM (2:05.74) and the 400 IM (4:23.00).
The Terps will return to action on Friday, October 27 in a home meet against Johns Hopkins starting at 3:00 pm.
