April 5, 2004
Masters Swimming Championships
by Dan Wood
Masters swimmers celebrate a successful UCSC event.
UCSC
played host April 2-4 to the 2004 Pacific
Masters Swimming Championships, an event that raised more than $17,000
for UCSC's aquatic programs.
More than 750 swimmers, ages 19 to 90, participated in the weekend event, held at the East Field House pool.
Nine masters national records were broken. One of the record-breaking swimmers was Tod Spieker (400 individual medley record), who has been a longtime supporter of UCSC's aquatic programs and is a trustee of the UC Santa Cruz Foundation. His gifts enabled the campus to purchase the pool's original computerized timing and scoreboard system and funded a recent upgrade to the system. Pacific Masters Complete Results ... story mirrored at UCSC Currents Online
March 21, 2004
Slug Swimmers Score Most Points in Slug History at NCAA Nationals
THE MOST POINTS IN SWIMMING SLUG HISTORY: Including six Women Swimmers who achieved All-American ranking -- in the top 16.
Congratulations
to the '03-'04 Slug Swim Team that scored the most points in Slug history
at the Conference Finals and was represented at the NCAA National Finals
by:
Kara Holzwarth
Stephanie Miller
Mollie Lewis
Kim Onken
Laurel Fink
Lauren Smith
and Ben Neuwirth.
UCSC
Swim Teams finished the season proving their excellence. At the PCSC Conference
Championships, the Slugs experienced unparalleled success. For the 6th
year in a row, the Slugs scored more points than the year before. The
women scored 684 points while the men scored 626.5 points. At conference
the Slugs made 23 NCAA provisional Cuts and 4 NCAA automatic cuts. These
resulted in six women and one man qualifying for the NCAA Championships.
During the course of the Conference and NCAA Championships, the "All-Time
Top Ten list" experienced over 40 changes, and 8 new school records.
The NCAA Championships were held at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in Missouri.
All six women completed the meet as 2004 All-Americans. (All-American
status is achieved with a Top 16 finish at the Championships.) Kara
Holzwarth finished her career with four final swims including a third
place finish, and new school record in the 200 freestyle. Ben Neuwirth,
the lone male qualifier for the Slugs, had a fine meet. Following a false
start in the 100 fly, Ben was allowed to compete (a gift from the starter).
His 18th place finish was good for second alternate in the event.
IN TOP 25: Junior Jennifer Tucker placed in top 25 on the 1- and 3-meter boards at the Conference Championships
February 15, 2004
UCSC Divers Top 25 at PCSC Championships
The
UC Santa Cruz Diving Team started its second season with eight springboard
divers. Leading the men's team was sophomore Adam Gutierrez, who
finished the regular season with only one defeat. He also earned the first diving medal in Slug History when he finished 4th on the 1 meter
and 3rd on the 3 meter at the Conference Championships.
Leading the way for the women's squad were Natalie Rojas, Libby Hendon, Sara Painter, and Jennifer Tucker. Each finished in the top 25 in the 1 meter and 3 meter events.
"Overall, it was a great season," expressed Coach Joan Pegoda. "I can't wait until next year," she added.
October 5, 2003
Slug Bay Swim Fundraiser
REAL SLUGS Swim in 58° Water Without Wetsuits: With Slug Determination, Shaun Guest keeps going in water ranging from 58° down to 55° during this October fundraiser.
SANTA
CRUZ -- Eighteen Slug Swimmers were fundraising on October 4-5 by swimming
a 26-mile relay in the 58°F waters of Monterey Bay...without wetsuits.
This
is the third year for the Slug Bay Swim. The event helps raise between
$3,000-4,000 in sponsorship funds each year, all of which are matched
by UCSC Athletic Department funding. Last year, the total earnings from
the swim topped $12,000. "When we do it right, it is our primary
fundraiser for the year," said Musch. "We wouldn't survive without
it."
In this relay, only one swimmer from each six-person team swims at a time.
They rotate through 20-minute shifts until the group has covered the 26-mile
distance.
Last year the swim took the Slugs 9 hours, 12 minutes. This year they
took 9 hours, 43 minutes.
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