Terps Set To Train And Compete In Miami
12/21/2006 7:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
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 these 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 women's season record 3-1 overall.
-The Terps finished second in the 400 medley relay (3:57.65) with the squad of senior Natalie Ferdinand (St. Thomas, Barbados), junior Emily Smoak (Salisbury, Md.), freshman Annie Broome (Knoxville, Tenn.) and junior Maya Finkler (Rishon le-zion, Israel). The Terps won the second relay event of the meet (400 free relay) with Finkler, sophomore Yelena Skalinskaya (Almaty, Kazakhstan), freshman Andrea Lehner (Orchard Park, N.Y.) and freshman Jackie Davidson (Beverly, Mass.) swimming a 3:31.28.
-Finkler was the top Maryland finisher in the 50 free taking fourth place (25.20). Skalinskaya had two second-place finishes leading the Terps in both the 100 free (53.09) and 200 free (1:55.08). Junior Julie O'Brien (Demascus, Md.) swam to a third-place finish in the 500 free (5:13.81) and Lehner also claimed a third-place swim in the 1000 free (10:31.41).
-Maryland took the top three places in the 200 fly with freshman Jen Vogel (Hingham, Mass.) winning the event (2:06.33), Broome following in second (2:07.94) and freshman Patty DeScenza (Naperville, Ill.) coming in third (2:08.46).
-Lehner won the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:05.62.
-Junior Kirsten Jones (Lafayette Hill, Pa.) swam to a second-place finish in the 400 individual medley (4:31.86).
