Dec. 4, 2008
NOTRE DAME, Ind. -
The Notre Dame men's swimming and diving team returns to the Ohio State Invitational this weekend (Dec. 5-7) after coming home with a fourth-place finish in the 2007 edition of the event. The Irish (3-3) join the host Buckeyes, Cleveland State, Minnesota and Penn State in the pool with Iowa, Minnesota, Penn State, South Carolina and Duke squaring off against Notre Dame on the diving side.
"In a lot of ways this is the focal point of the fall semester," Irish head coach Tim Welsh said. "It's the first time this season we will have a chance to swim in prelims and finals in the same event on the same day - a similar format to the BIG EAST Conference and NCAA Championships. It will give us insight as to how our preparation is working for the year-end championships.
"The team has been very, very consistent and steady throughout the fall. The athletic training and academic load have steadily increased alongside each other. We've joked about this in years past - but it's more true than false - that we take our swimming finals first. In academic terms, this is our final exam. And when we come back, we'll take more finals in the classroom."
Admission to the event is free of charge. Live meet scoring and results will be available at UND.com. For up-the-minute results and scores, sign up for IRISH ALERTS text messaging services at UND.com
Schedule of Events
Friday (Dec. 5)
11:00 a.m. - Prelims / Trials
1. 500-yard Free
2. 200-yard Individual Medley
3. 50-yard Free
4. 1-meter Diving
6:00 p.m. - Finals
6. 200-yard Free Relay
7. 500-yard Free
8. 200-yard Individual Medley
9. 50-yard Free
10. 1-meter Diving (finals)
11. 400-yard Medley Relay (finals)
Saturday (Dec. 6)
10:00 a.m. - Prelims / Trials
12. 400-yard Individual Medley
13. 100-yard Fly
14. 200-yard Free
15. 100-yard Breast
16. 100-yard Back
17. 3-meter Diving
5 p.m. -Finals
18. 200-yard Medley Relay
19. 400-yard Individual Medley
20. 100-yard Fly
21. 200-yard Free
22. 100-yard Breast
23. 100-yard Back
24. 3-meter Diving
25. 800-yard Free Relay
Sunday (Dec. 7)
11:00 a.m. - Prelims / Trials
26. 200-yard Back
27. 100-yard Free
28. 200-yard Breast
29. 200-yard Fly
30. Platform Diving
31. 1,650-yard Free (timed finals)
3:00 p.m. - Finals
32. 1,650-yard Free (last heat of timed finals)
33. 200-yard Back
34. 100-yard Free
35. 200-yard Breast
36. 200-yard Fly
37. 400-yard Free Relay
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