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Swimming/Diving Squads Host Loaded Field At Big Al Open; Link For Live Results Here
November 29, 2007 | Men's Swimming and Diving
The Princeton men's and women's swimming and diving teams have turned the first weekend in December into an important date on the national scene, and this year will be no different. The reigning EISL and Ivy League champions have brought together another loaded field for the 2007 Big Al Open, held Friday through Sunday at DeNunzio Pool. A full list of invited teams and an event schedule is included in the story, as is a link for live results.
The Princeton men are 3-0, and will also be considered one of the favorites as they face the likes of Brown, Bucknell, Columbia, Pittsburgh, Penn State and Rider. The Tigers, who have never lost a dual meet at DeNunzio and claimed the 2007 EISL title at its home pool, will be led by 2007 league champion Doug Lennox, as well as consistent scorers Robert Griest and Will Schaffer.
The Princeton women (3-0), currently ranked 26th nationally, will be among the favorites in their draw. No. 11 Penn State, currently 4-0 on the season, is the top-ranked team in the field, although there will be plenty of talented performers from the rest of the field: Brown, Bucknell, Columbia, Pittsburgh, Rider, Rutgers and Washington State. Princeton will be led by 2007 three-time All-America honoree Alicia Aemisegger, who won three individual events at last year's meet, as well as 2007 Ivy League individual champions Justina DiFazio, Courtney Kilkuts and Katie Giarra.
The link at
the top of the story can be used throughout the weekend to find live
results. These results will be posted following each event.
GoPrincetonTigers.com will have a recap following each session.
The weekend will be broken up into six sessions over three days. Friday and Saturday will have a preliminary session at 11 a.m. and a finals session at 7 p.m. Sunday's preliminary will be at 10 a.m., with the final at 6 p.m.
Here is the weekend order of events, with the diving schedule listed below the swim events:
Friday
1 - W 200 free relay
2 - M 200 free relay
3 - W 500 free
4 - M 500 free
5 - W 200 IM
6 - M 200 IM
7 - W 50 free
8 - M 50 free
(break)
9 - W 400 med. relay
10 - M 400 med. relay
Saturday
11 - W 200 med. relay
12 - M 200 med. relay
13 - W 400 IM
14 - M 400 IM
15 - W 100 fly
16 - M 100 fly
17 - W 200 free
18 - M 200 free
19 - W 100 breast
20 - M 100 breast
21 - W 100 back
22 - M 100 back
(break)
23 - W 800 free relay
24 - M 800 free relay
Sunday
25 - W 1650 free
26 - M 1650 free
27 - W 200 back
28 - M 200 back
29 - W 100 free
30 - M 100 free
31 - W 200 breast
32 - M 200 breast
33 - W 200 fly
34 - M 200 fly
(break)
35 - W 400 free relay
36 - M 400 free relay
Friday Diving
M 1M prelims - 12pm
W 3M prelims - 3:30pm
M 1M finals - 7:15pm
W 3M finals - 8:15pm
Saturday Diving
W 1M prelims - 12pm
M 3M prelims - 3:30pm
W 1M finals - 7:15pm
M 3M finals - 8:15pm
Sunday Diving
Platform - 2 p.m.