Terrapins Third After First Night of ACC Swimming Championship
2/15/2006 7:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Feb. 15, 2006
The defending Atlantic Coast Conference women's swimming and diving champions got off to a solid start as the host University of Maryland finished the first night of the 2006 ACC Championships tied for third in the 11-team event. They were buoyed by a third-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay in the night's second and final event, finishing in an NCAA B-cut time of 1:42.04.
Senior Inbal Levavi (Kibutz Givat Haim, Israel) led off the 200 medley relay with a split time of 26.91. She was followed by senior Krisztina Kovacs (Budapest, Hungary), junior Gigi deToll (Culpeper, Va.), and the anchor, freshman Yelena Skalinskaya (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
The night began with the 800 freestyle relay, in which the Terps finished fifth. That also yielded an NCAA B-cut time, as the team finished in 7:23.92. Skalinskaya led off, followed by junior Sasha Malanina (Volgograd, Russia), sophomore Kirsten Jones (Lafayette Hill, Pa.), and sophomore Maya Finkler (Rishon-le-zion, Israel).
After the relay events, the Terps were tied with Clemson for third place with 60 points each. Virginia led in the early-going with 74 points, and Florida State is close on their heels with 72 points.
Competition continues all day tomorrow from the Natatorium at the Campus Recreation Center in College Park. The morning's events begin at 11 a.m. and doors open for spectators at 10.
