October 11, 2007

UCSC Swim Team travels to San Jose State for Season Opener

San Jose, CA -- The San Jose State University Spartans will entertain UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz in a standard double dual meet set to begin at 1:00 p.m this Saturday, October 13th at The Aquatics Center on campus. San Jose State will be scored in separate dual meets against both the Aggies and the Banana Slugs, while the two visitors will also square off against each other in men’s competition.

The 16-event meet will begin with one-meter diving at 1:00 p.m., with the day’s first swimming event, the 200 medley relay, slated to start at approximately 1:30 p.m. The three-meter diving event will be held during the first of two breaks, following the 50 freestyle. The full order of events will be as follows: One Meter Diving, 200 Medley Relay, 1000 Free, 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 200 Fly, 50 Free, Three Meter Diving, 100 Free, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 500 Free, 100 Fly, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay.

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY (0-1, 0-0 WAC) vs. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS (0-0, 0-0 BWC) and UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ (0-0)

THE AQUATICS CENTER, SAN JOSE, CALIF.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1:00 P.M.

UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz will both be opening their 2007-08 season on Saturday afternoon. Having completed a four-year reclassification period from NCAA Division II to Division I, the Aggies are now members of the Big West Conference and picked to finish third in the league this season, while UC Santa Cruz is an independent member of the NCAA Division III. UC Santa Cruz is headed by Kim Musch and Joan Pegoda is the Diving Coach.