Collegiate Championships 2000 Previews

Dateline: 03/04/2000

Besides the birds and green grass, spring brings back the NCAA championships, from the final four in men's basketball and women's basketball, to hockey, gymnastics, wrestling, volleyball, and, of course, swimming. Athletes have trained long and hard to reach their peak. Swimmers from DI, DII, and DIII, as well as those affiliated with the NAIA and the NJCAA will be splashing for glory. Many of these swimmers only make it as far as their conference championships, while others make the qualifying times for the big one. How will they do, where are the swim meets, and how can you find out what is happening in those pools?

NCAA DI

Women
The women's meet is taking place 16 through 18 March at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis and is being held over a 25 meter course in a very fast pool; get ready for a few new records. You can check the current DI women's top times (yards) or top times (meters) list, or check the DI women's psyche sheet when it is available. Results will be available from the meet host as the events conclude.

Josh Jeffrey (SwimInfo) has prepared a preview of the women's meet, and predicts Arizona number one, followed by Stanford, Georgia, California, USC, Auburn, Michigan, Virginia, Northwestern, and SMU filling the top 10. The CSCAA poll has Georgia first, then Arizona, Stanford, Cal, USC, Auburn, SMU, Virginia, Michigan, and Florida.

Men
The men's season will conclude at the University Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, MN from 23 through 25 March. The men's meet is in a 25 meter course, so records will be breaking left and right. The 1999 DI men's results and the list of all-time DI men all-time top performances and records can be reviewed to get a feel for the meet.

Review the Men's psyche sheet; you can also look at the DI men's top times (yards) or top times (meters) or check the men's psyche sheet when it is available. The CSCAA poll shows Texas first, followed by Arizona, Auburn, California, USC, Stanford, Michigan, Georgia, Virginia, and Minnesota.

NCAA DII

The 2000 NCAA DII Swimming Championships, a coed meet, is at Erie Community College's Flickinger Aquatic Center in Buffalo, NY. The meet's events are scheduled from 8 through 12 March. The DII psyche sheet has the events and entered competitors; for results, check the DII men's and women's prelim and final results report, from the DII site. You can review last year's DII 1999 results to find your favorite swimmer or team's previous performances.

The CSCAA final women's poll shows the squad from the University of North Dakota in first, with Drury, Truman, Clarion, West Chester, St. Cloud, Indiana of Pennsylvania, Northern Michigan, U. of N. Colorado, and the U. of Nebraska - Omaha filling the top 10. The final men's poll has Cal. State-Bakersfield first, then Drury, Cal-Davis, N. Dakota, West Chester, Tampa, U. of Missouri-Rolla, Ouachita, Delta State, and the U. of S. Dakota.

NCAA DIII

Women
The DIII women's championships is slated for 9 through 11 March at Emory University in Atlanta. The DIII women's psyche sheet with entered competitors offers a preview of what might happen at the meet, as does the official list of DIII women diving qualifiers. Top teams include Kenyon, Denison, and UCSD. Will Kenyon be able to finish as strong as they did in the 1999 results?

Men
One week later, 16 through 18 March, Emory University will host the DIII men's 2000 Championships. The DIII men's psyche sheet lists the entrants by event; divers are listed on the official DIII men's diving qualifiers list. Last year's DIII men's 1999 results show how Kenyon won the meet. This year, Kenyon, Denison, UCSD, Hopkins, and the host team Emory look to be fighting for a podium spot.

Other College Championships include the NAIA swim meet at Simon Fraser University, and the NJCAA meet at Palo Alto College in Texas. Whatever team you are rooting for, check the Results page for results as the battles wage in the pools.

Swim On!

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