THE PROGRAM: This Is LSU Swimming and Diving the PROGRAM Lead the Women's Squad to a 31-8 (.795) Career Record

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THIS IS LSU THE PROGRAM: This is LSU Swimming and Diving THE PROGRAM lead the women's squad to a 31-8 (.795) career record. During COACHES A New Attitude In just one season, Adam Schmitt has transcended the attitude the 1986-87 season, Freas led the women's team the only per- LADY TIGERS of the LSU program back to the golden days of the late 1980s. fect record in school history when the Lady Tigers finished the LADY TIGER season with a 10-0 record. HISTORY Schmitt has seen first hand what it takes to build a championship program as a top assistant at Auburn and Arizona State. TIGERS What Schmitt and his staff stress is preparation, teaching and The LSU program has featured 12 Olympians in its history. TIGER HISTORY focus. Competing against top opponents on a regular basis is Most recently, sprinter Mandy Leach represented the country of something every LSU swimmer and diver has the opportunity to Zimbabwe in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, do now. With a rigorous offseason training program, Schmitt has Australia. Leach qualified and finished 13th in the finals of the also emphasized a chance for his student-athletes to participate 200 freestyle against the world's best. Sion Brinn, a letterman in national and international competitions following the comple- from 1994-95, also competed in the 2000 Olympics for Great tion of the Tigers' dual-meet and championship seasons. Last Britain. Brinn is one of six former LSU athletes who have com- season, LSU qualified swimmers and divers for the World peted in Olympic competition more than once. Samantha Purvis Championships, U.S. National Championships and U.S. Olympic served for Great Britain as well, making appearances in 1984, Trials. It's just the beginning for a program that enters its 38th 1988 and 1992. Several young LSU swimmers could be on the men's season and 27th women's campaign. verge of qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Games.

Adam Schmitt became the school's seventh women's head LSU has six NCAA champions to its credit, including coach and eighth men's head coach on June 22, 2004. four divers. Schmitt was a member of the only SEC Championship squad in All-American divers Ashley Culpepper and Jamie Watkins won 1988. As a sprinter, Schmitt won the 50 freestyle three times the 3-meter and 1-meter, respectively in 2000 at the NCAA during his career and still holds the school record for the 100 Championships. They became the first NCAA title holders at freestyle with a time of 43.22. Schmitt swam under the direction LSU in six years. Both Alison Maisch and Susie Ryan have NCAA of former head coach Sam Freas. Freas, who served a three-year titles to their credit as well. Todd Torres and Mark Andrews are tenure from 1985 to 1988, still owns the highest winning per- the only two swimmers in school history to win at the NCAA centage in school history. He guided the men's team to a 28-6 Championships. Both teammates of head coach Adam Schmitt, (.824) career record and captured one SEC Championship and Torres won the 100 breaststroke title in 1987 and Andrews was the school's highest NCAA finish, sixth in 1988. He also helped victorious in the 50 freestyle in 1988.

A championship mentality is what we are creating here. Competing against the best, qualifying for championships, and experiencing the LSU tradition is something that “ every student-athlete should have an opportunity to do.”

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is the best in the nation in several sports, that LADY TIGER W is not the case in swimming and diving. The HISTORY Southeastern Conference continues to prove that its TIGERS nine member institutions form the premiere league in TIGER HISTORY NCAA swimming and diving. On the men's side, Auburn won its third straight national title, while all eight SEC teams placed in the top 30 nationally last March. Fellow league member, Georgia, captured the women's national championship. Three SEC women's teams finished in the top five. The SEC also sent the most swimmers of any conference to the U.S. Nationals and World Championships.

2004-05 Season Review Notebook Tigers Place 27th at NCAA Championships Cannizzaro Named to Academic All-America Team Wantz Closes Out Stellar Career The men's team wrapped up NCAAs in a tie for 27th Leon Cannizzaro was named to the ESPN The Magazine Diver Jessica Wantz closed a storied career at the NCAA place with Louisville. LSU earned nine points during the Academic All-America Men's At-Large Third Team, it was Championships last spring. The Houston, Texas, native three-day event held at Minnesota's Aquatic Center in announced by CoSIDA. Cannizzaro, a native of Metairie, La., earned three All-America awards and two SEC Diver of the Minneapolis. The Tigers were led by senior swimmer graduated from LSU in the spring of 2005 with a perfect Week honors during her four-year campaign. In 2004-05, Christian Clausen and freshman diver Niko Dalman. 4.00 grade point average in biology and is currently Wantz won a school record 12 straight events in dual meets, Clausen placed fifth in the consolation final (13th overall) enrolled in LSU Medical School. Cannizzaro earned SEC including every meet during the month of January. with a career-fast time of 1:57.89, the third-best mark in Academic Honor Roll honors twice during his career, and he school history. Dalman placed 12th in the 1-meter and also was named a first-team District VI All-American as well. The scored in the 3-meter and platform. Sprinter Miko Malberg Men's At-Large squad for the Academic All-America program took 32nd out of 50 participants in the 50 freestyle, swim- includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, hockey, ming a time of 20.03. Fellow SEC school Auburn won the lacrosse, rifle, skiing, tennis, volleyball, water polo and men's title for the third straight season. wrestling. Cannizzaro becomes the first LSU swimmer to be named to the prestigious squad, and he is the fifth LSU rep- Dalman, Clausen Earn All-American Finishes resentative selected to a national academic list this year. Niko Dalman became the fourth diver in school history to earn All-America honors as a freshman with his honorable mention 12th-place finish in the 1-meter at the NCAA Championships. He is also the highest scoring diver in the 1- meter at NCAAs since Eric Petursson and Corey Fox finished in the top 16 in 2001. Senior Christian Clausen closed out his career with an honorable mention All-America finish in the 200 breaststroke. Clausen took 13th overall with the third- fastest time in school history (1:57.89). It was a tremendous way to close out a career that now includes three All- America honors in two seasons. In 2004, Clausen earned honorable mention All-America accolades in the 200 and 400 medley relays. He becomes the sixth swimmer in school history to achieve All-America status in the 200 breast- Jessica Wantz stroke and the first since Jarrod Marrs did so in 1998. Clausen joins a prestigious list of 20 LSU men's swimmers who have earned All-America honors at least three or more Saucier, Brown Earn Experience at U.S. Nationals times during their careers. Over half of the list lettered for In what surely is proven experience for the future, divers four years, while Clausen did it in two. Hali Saucier and Paige Brown qualified for the U.S. National Championships last summer. Saucier earned a berth in the Dalman Voted SEC Freshman Diver of the Year 1-meter springboard with a runner-up finish at the Zone C Midwest Championships. She also qualified in the platform Niko Dalman was voted by the league's coaches as the Christian Clausen SEC Freshman Diver of the Year in 2004-05. Dalman, a native by finishing fourth. Brown also participated in the platform. of Auburn, Wash., became the first freshman diver in school The two became the first LSU divers of the new millennium history to receive the prestigious award. He proved to be Brand Competes at World Championships to qualify for the national championships. the Tigers' most valuable diver and was a constant scorer in LSU swimmer Heather Brand concluded the FINA World all three events all season. Dalman wrapped up a successful Swimming Championships with success in five events at the Men Seventh, Women Eighth at SEC Championships first-year campaign with an honorable mention All-America prestigious event held in Montreal. Brand, a native of The LSU men finished seventh, while the LSU women performance in the 1-meter at the NCAA Championships. He Harare, Zimbabwe, opened the competition with the took eighth as the SEC Championships came to a close. The scored better than nearly two-thirds of the field with a 12th- women's 100-meter butterfly. She finished 40th in the pre- Tiger men ended the four-day event with 189.5 points, while place mark of 301.50. In reaching the NCAAs, Dalman was the liminaries of the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 58.85. the women ended the championships with 181. Top-ranked lone freshman who qualified for the national event at the The following day, Brand earned a top-30 finish in the 50- Auburn captured its third consecutive league title with Zone B Regionals, featuring the conference's best divers. meter fly, swimming a mark of 27.83 to take 27th-place out 829.5 points on the men's side and 816 points on the of 69 participants. She wrapped up the meet in the 50- women's side. Christian Clausen closed out his final SEC meter free, placing 32nd with a final time of 26.65. Championship appearance, taking fourth-place in the championship final of the men's 200 breaststroke. Kevin Braud Wantz, Brand Represent Lady Tigers at NCAAs won the men's 200 backstroke consolation final with the Jessica Wantz and Heather Brand each represented the third-fastest time in school history, an NCAA "B" cut time of LSU women at the NCAA Championships. Wantz closed out her 1:45.76. Miko Malberg, Heather Brand and Colleen Bertirotti three-time All-America career by scoring in all three diving each posted school all-time top 10 times in qualifying for events. Brand, in her first NCAA appearance, placed 29th in finals of their respective events. the 100 butterfly (54.73) and 49th in the 50 freestyle (23.45).

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LADY TIGERS LADY TIGER Natatorium Facts HISTORY Opened: Summer 1985 TIGERS Length: 50-meters TIGER HISTORY (splits to short-course length) Diving: 1- and 3-meter springboards, and 5-, 7-and 10-meter platform Capacity: 2,200

The Natatorium features a 50-meter pool, which can be converted into two 25-meter or 25-yard pools with the use of bulkheads.

he LSU Natatorium has served as the exclu- sive home of the swimming and diving team Tsince the summer of 1985. The facility has played host to several national competitions, including the 1985 National Sports Festival, the 1986 Men's Southeastern Conference Championships, the 1987 NCAA Diving Regional and the U.S. Diving National Championships in the spring of 1987. The Natatorium was also the host facility during the 1999 NCAA Regional Diving Championships. The Natatorium features a 50-meter pool, which can be converted into two 25-meter or 25- yard pools with the use of bulkheads. The facility also houses a new championship diving well that was completely renovated in the summer of 2003 Diving Well with 1- and 3-meter springboards, and 5-, 7- and 10-meter platforms. In addition, the Natatorium also contains fully computerized scoring and tim- ing systems. The landmark is located immediately north of the LSU Field House and can comfortably accommodate 2,200 spectators. New seating along the championship end of the pool has been added and will accommodate large crowds for dual-meet and championship competition. A school dual-meet record of 275 fans watched the Tigers defeat Delta State and UL-Monroe on Jan. 29, 2005. Renovated locker rooms were completed in September 1998. The spacious locker rooms fea- ture separate varsity lockers, both for men and women, and also accommodate public showers and locker areas. Training Facilities

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Mark Andrews Sion Brinn Todd Torres Daryl Cronje Canada, 1988 Jamaica, 1996 | Great Britain, 2000 Puerto Rico, 1992 & 1996 South Africa, 1992

Caroline Foote Neil Harper Rodney Lawson Mandy Leach Great Britain, 1992 & 1996 Great Britain, 1984 & 1988 Australia, 1992 Zimbabwe, 2000

Blanca Morales Rueben Pineda Samantha Purvis Guy Sandin Nicaragua, 1988 & 1992 El Salvador, 1996 Great Britain 1984, 1988, & 1992 Puerto Rico, 1996

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THIS IS LSU Delta State Houston Texas A&M Location: Cleveland, Miss. Location: Houston, Texas Location: College Station, Texas THE PROGRAM Natatorium (Capacity): Delta State Aquatic Center (1,500) Natatorium (Capacity): Campus Recreation Natatorium (Capacity): Student Rec Center Enrollment: 4,084 and Wellness Center Natatorium (900) Natatorium (1,100) COACHES Colors: Forest Green and White Enrollment: 35,066 Enrollment: 44,813 Nickname: Statesmen and Lady Statesmen Colors: Scarlet and White with Navy Trim Colors: Maroon and White LADY TIGERS Conference: New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Nickname: Cougars Nickname: Aggies LADY TIGER SID Swimming & Diving Contact: John Weaver Conference: Conference USA Conference: Big 12 HISTORY SID Phone: (662) 846.4284 SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Jeff Conrad SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Brad Marquardt SID Fax: (662) 846.4297 SID Phone: (713) 743-9410 SID Phone: (979) 845-0096 TIGERS SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Fax: (713) 743-9411 SID Fax: (979) 845-0564 Website: www.gostatesmen.com SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] TIGER HISTORY Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Brian Hein (Delta Website: www.uhcougars.com Website: www.AggieAthletics.com State/2002) Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Mark Taylor (Arizona Men’s Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Jay Holmes (Texas Assistant Swimming Coach: Vince Struble State/2001) A&M/1984) Diving Coach: Patrick Krebs Assistant Swimming Coach: Jarrod Marrs Assistant Swimming Coaches: Doug Boyd, Kristin Hill Men’s Team Diving Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Jane Figueiredo (Houston/1987) Women’s Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Steve Bultman 2004-05 Dual Record: 9-7 Women’s Team (LSU/1970) 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 4-3 2004-05 Dual Record: 6-11 Diving Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Kevin Wright (Maine/1983) 2005 Conference Finish: 2nd 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 0-1 Men’s Team 2005 NCAA Finish: DNP 2005 Conference Finish: 5th 2004-05 Dual Record: 4-3-1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/3 2005 NCAA Finish: 20th 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 1-1 Women’s Team Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/5 2005 Conference Finish: 2nd 2004-05 Dual Record: 11-6 2005 NCAA Finish: 15th 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 4-3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/8 2005 Conference Finish: 3rd Women’s Team 2005 NCAA Finish: DNP 2004-05 Dual Record: 9-3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/1 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 2-1 2005 Conference Finish: 2nd 2005 NCAA Finish: 14th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 18-9

Florida International New Orleans Location: Miami, Fla. Location: New Orleans, La. Women's NCAA Championships Natatorium (Capacity): Bay Vista Aquatics Center Natatorium (Capacity): N/A Location: Athens, Ga. Enrollment: 36,975 Enrollment: 17,360 Dates: March 16-18, 2006 Colors: Blue and Gold Colors: Silver and Blue Host: Georgia Nickname: Panthers Nickname: Privateers Natatorium: Gabrielsen Natatorium (2,000) Conference: Sun Belt Conference Conference: Sun Belt SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Steve Colquitt SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Rich Kelch SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Jack Duggan SID Phone: (706) 542-1621 SID Phone: (305) 348-3164 SID Phone: (504) 280-7027 SID Fax: (706) 542-9339 SID Fax: (305) 348-2963 SID Fax: (504) 280-7240 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ncaasports.com/swimming/womens/ Website: www.fiusports.com Website: www.unoprivateers.com Ticket Info: (706) 542-1231 Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Noemi Lung-Zaharia Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Ashley Tappin 2005 NCAA Champion: Georgia (Florida Atlantic/1992) (Arizona/1997) 2005 NCAA Runner-up: Auburn Assistant Swimming Coach: John Stevens Women’s Team 2005 LSU Finish: DNP Diving Coach: Bryan Gillooly 2004-05 Dual Record: N/A Women’s Team 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: N/A 2004-05 Dual Record: N/A 2005 Conference Finish: N/A 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: N/A 2005 NCAA Finish: DNP 2005 Conference Finish: N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost: N/A 2005 NCAA Finish: DNP Letterwinners Returning/Lost: N/A

Florida State Rice Men's NCAA Championships Location: Tallahassee, Fla. Location: Houston, Texas Location: Atlanta, Ga. Natatorium (Capacity): Bobby E. Leach Center Natatorium (Capacity): Rice Pool (500) Dates: March 23-25, 2006 Enrollment: 37,328 Enrollment: 4,785 Host: Georgia Tech Colors: Garnet and Gold Colors: Blue and Gray Natatorium: Georgia Tech Aquatic Center (1,900) Nickname: Seminoles Nickname: Owls SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Scott MacDonald Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference Conference: Western Athletic Conference SID Phone: (404) 894-9737 SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Josh Weber SID Swimming & Diving Contact: John Sullivan SID Fax: (404) 894-1248 SID Phone: (850) 644-1403 SID Phone: (713) 348-5636 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Fax: (850) 644-3820 SID Fax: (713) 348-6019 Website: www.ncaasports.com/swimming/mens SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] Ticket Info: (404) 894-5447 Website: www.seminoles.com Website: www.riceowls.com 2005 NCAA Champion: Auburn Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Neil Harper (LSU/1988) Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Seth Huston (Tampa/1988) 2005 NCAA Runner-up: Assistant Swimming Coaches: Andy Robins, Liz Klink, James Barber Assistant Swimming Coach: Greg Kristoff 2005 LSU Finish: 27th (9 pts.) Diving Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Patrick Jeffery (Ohio State/1988) Women’s Team Men’s Team 2004-05 Dual Record: 5-6 2004-05 Dual Record: 10-3 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 0-1 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 4-0 2005 Conference Finish: 4th 2005 Conference Finish: 2nd 2005 NCAA Finish: DNP 2005 NCAA Finish: 35th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 24/4 Women’s Team 2004-05 Dual Record: 13-4 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 4-1 2005 Conference Finish: 4th 2005 NCAA Finish: 31st Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16

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Alabama Florida South Carolina THIS IS LSU Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Location: Gainesville, Fla. Location: Columbia, S.C. Natatorium (Capacity): Alabama Aquatic Natatorium (Capacity): Stephen C. Natatorium (Capacity): Carolina THE PROGRAM Center (1,200) O'Connell Center Natatorium (1,200) Natatorium (1,200) Enrollment: 20,969 Enrollment: 48,673 Enrollment: 23,772 COACHES Colors: Crimson and White Colors: Orange and Blue Colors: Garnet & Black LADY TIGERS Nickname: Crimson Tide Nickname: Gators Nickname: Gamecocks Conference: Southeastern Conference: Southeastern Conference: Southeastern LADY TIGER SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Roots Woodruff SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Bobby Pugh (M) SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Andrew Kitick HISTORY SID Phone: (205) 348-6984 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Phone: (803) 777-5257 SID Fax: (205) 348-8841 SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Christa McElyea (W) SID Fax: (803) 777-2967 TIGERS SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.rolltide.com SID Phone: (352) 375- 4683 Website: www.uscsports.com TIGER HISTORY Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Eric McIlquham SID Fax: (352) 375-4809 Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Don Gibb (Florida/1985) (Oakland/1992) Website: www.gatorzone.com Assistant Swimming Coaches: Stephanie Barnes, Phil Kraus, Matt Assistant Swimming Coaches: Sonya Porter, Nichole Ellis, Craig Nisgor Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Gregg Troy (Texas McVittie Diving Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Pat Greenwell (Pitt/1981) Christian/1972) Diving Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Todd Sherritt (Cincinnati/ 1982) 2004-05 Dual Record: 4-4 Assistant Swimming Coaches: Hollie Bonewit, Rich DeSelm, Anthony Men’s Team 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 4-4 Nesty, Martyn Wilby 2004-05 Dual Record: 1-6 2005 Conference Finish: 5th Diving Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Donnie Crane (Michigan/1976) 2005 Conference Finish: 8th 2005 NCAA Finish: 14th Men’s Team 2005 NCAA Finish: 26th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/2 2004-05 Dual Record: 12-1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/2 Women’s Team 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 4-1 Women’s Team 2004-05 Dual Record: 4-5 2005 Conference Finish: 2nd 2004-05 Dual Record: 4-5 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 4-5 2005 NCAA Finish: 4th 2005 Conference Finish: 5th 2005 Conference Finish: 5th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 25/11 2005 NCAA Finish: 34th 2005 NCAA Finish: 21st Women’s Team Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 22/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/6 2004-05 Dual Record: 9-2 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 3-2 2005 Conference Finish: 3rd 2005 NCAA Finish: 4th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 22/11

Arkansas Georgia Tennessee Location: Fayetteville, Ark. Location: Athens, Ga. Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Natatorium (Capacity): University of Natatorium (Capacity): Ramsey Natatorium (Capacity): UT Student Arkansas Natatorium (1,500) Center/Gabrielsen Natatorium (2,000) Aquatic Center (2,000) Enrollment: 17,269 Enrollment: 33,405 Enrollment: 20,125 Colors: Cardinal and White Colors: Red and Black Colors: Orange and White Nickname: Lady Razorbacks, Lady 'Backs Nickname: Bulldogs, Lady Bulldogs Nickname: Volunteers or Vols Conference: Southeastern Conference: Southeastern Conference: Southeastern SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Tiffany Franklin SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Steve Colquitt SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Dustin Mynatt (M), Mark Brunner (W) SID Phone: (479) 575-5786 SID Phone: (706) 542-1621 SID Phone: (865) 974-1212 (M), (865) 974-4275 (W) SID Fax: (479) 575-7410 SID Fax: (706) 542-9339 SID Fax: (865) 974-1269 (M), (865) 974-8875 (W) SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] (M), [email protected] (W) Website: www.ladybacks.com Website: www.georgiadogs.com Website: www.utsports.com (M),www.utladyvols.com (W) Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Anne Goodman James Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Jack Bauerle (Georgia, 1974) Men's Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Josh Trembly (Texas Tech/ 1975) Assistant Swimming Coaches: Harvey Humphries, Carol Capitani, (Tennessee/1975) Assistant Swimming Coach: Benji DeMotte Brian Schrader, Jerry Champer Men's Assistant Swimming Coach: Joe Hendee Diving Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Scott Reich (SMU/1979) Diving Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Dan Laak (Wisconsin-LaCrosse, 1982) Men's Diving Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Dave Parrington (Houston/ 1983) Women’s Team Men’s Team Men’s Team 2004-05 Dual Record: 3-12 2004-05 Dual Record: 5-4 2004-05 Dual Record: 4-4 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 0-4 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 4-1 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 2-2 2005 Conference Finish: 9th 2005 Conference Finish: 3rd 2005 Conference Finish: 6th 2005 NCAA Finish: DNP 2005 NCAA Finish: 10th 2005 NCAA Finish: 17th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/9 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/5 Women’s Team Women's Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Matt Kredich 2004-05 Dual Record: 10-0 (Duke/1988) 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 5-0 Women's Assistant Coach: Jennifer Arndt 2005 Conference Finish: 2nd Women's Diving Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Dave Parrington 2005 NCAA Finish: 1st (Houston/1983) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 24/7 Women’s Team 2004-05 Dual Record: 4-3 Auburn Kentucky 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 3-1 2005 Conference Finish: 7th Location: Auburn, Ala. Location: Lexington, Ky. 2005 NCAA Finish: 24th Natatorium (Capacity): James E. Martin Natatorium (Capacity): Lancaster Aquatic Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 17/8 Aquatics Center (1,000) Center (750) Enrollment: 23,152 Enrollment: 26,545 Colors: Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Colors: Blue and White Nickname: Tigers Nickname: Wildcats SEC Championships Conference: Southeastern Conference: Southeastern Location: Knoxville, Tenn. SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Carol White SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Jeffrey Salmon Dates: February 15-18, 2006 SID Phone: (334) 844-9182 SID Phone: (859) 257-3838 Host: Tennessee SID Fax: (334) 844-9807 SID Fax: (859) 323-4310 Natatorium: UT Student Aquatic Center (2,000) SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Swimming & Diving Contact: Eric SanInocencio Website: www.auburntigers.com Website: www.ukathletics.com SID Phone: (205) 458-3010 Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): David Marsh (Auburn/1981) Head Swimming Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Gary Conelly SID Fax: (205) 458-3030 Assistant Swimming Coaches: Dorsey Tierney-Walker, Dave Durden, (Indiana/1973) SID E-mail: [email protected] Brian Barnes Assistant Swimming Coaches: John Brucato, Shaun Zitani Website: www.secsports.com Diving Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Jeff Shaffer (Wisconsin/1980) Diving Coach (Alma Mater/Year): Michael Lyden (Western Ticket Info: (205) 458-3015 Men’s Team Michigan/1980) 2005 SEC Champion: Auburn (women and men) 2004-05 Dual Record: 8-0 Men’s Team 2005 SEC Runner-up: Georgia (women), Florida (men) 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 5-0 2004-05 Dual Record: 8-1 2005 LSU Finish: 8th (women), 7th (men) 2005 Conference Finish: 1st 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 1-3 2005 NCAA Finish: 1st 2005 Conference Finish: 4th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 22/7 2005 NCAA Finish: 12th Women’s Team Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/10 2004-05 Dual Record: 6-1 Women’s Team 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 4-1 2004-05 Dual Record: 7-3 2005 Conference Finish: 1st 2004-05 Dual Conference Record: 1-3 2005 NCAA Finish: 2nd 2005 Conference Finish: 4th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 17/5 2005 NCAA Finish: 18th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 20/3

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