Dec. 21, 2006

The Maryland men's and women's swimming and diving team is set to travel to Miami, Florida for training and a relay meet against Florida International, Iowa and Old Dominion. The Golden Panther Invitational, hosted by Florida International, will take place on January 6, 2007 at 11:00 am to close out the week of training for the Terrapins.

The competition will include the following events: 400-yard medley relay, 500 freestyle relay (with competitors swimming the following yards respectively: 50, 100, 150, 200), 200 butterfly relay, 200 breaststroke relay, 400 freestyle relay, 200 backstroke relay, 400 individual medley relay (with each competitor swimming 100 IM) and 200 freestyle relay.

Concerning the training and relay meet in Miami, head coach Dave Durden explains, "Our Holiday Training environment allows us to be off campus for a week to solely focus on team training at a time of the season that is so critical to fast swimming in February and March. This opportunity also provides a great framework in developing the notion of `team' in a sport that is based on individual performances. We look forward to what this opportunity provides our athletes as well as establishing our program for the future."

Last time for the Terps:

-Maryland dropped an away meet to West Virginia making the men's season record 1-4 overall.

-Senior Danny Gray (Carlisle, Pa.) swam to a fourth-place finish in the 50 free (21.47) while junior Jake DiPiazza led the Terps in the 100 free, placing second with a time of 49.95. Freshman Kevin Reardon (Voorhees, N.J.) finished in fourth place for the 200 free (1:47.48). Junior Ken Golaszewski (Boulder, Colo.) led the Terps with a second-place swim in the 500 free (4:53.33) Freshman Chris Rouchard (Westlake, Ohio) had a second-place finish in the 1000 free (9:56.58).

-Junior Eric Thomasson (Severna Park, Md.) was the top finisher for Maryland in the 200 butterfly with a second-place finish (1:59.64).

-Freshman Aleksandar Damjanic (Zagreb, Croatia) claimed a second-place finish in the 200 backstroke (1:58.43).

-Senior Tony Miller (Severna Park, Md.) finished fourth in the 400 individual medley (4:17.12).

-Junior Derek Hock (Aliquippa, Pa.) won both 1 meter diving (286.20 points) and 3 meter diving (244.05 points).