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April 1, 2008
Slug Swimmers Finish Off Season in Ohio
WOOSTER, OH -- After a strong performance at their conference meet in February, seven slugs qualified for the National Championships. The female qualifiers were Seniors Erin Hunter and Mariko Ikehata, and Junior Meg Crowley. The men qualified Seniors Troy Marcikic and Kenton Drake, and Sophomores Ben Ferguson and Jamie Johnson. The NCAA qualifiers took part in the Division 3 National Championships at Miami University in Ohio. The women’s meet took place March 13-15 and the men’s meet took place March 20-22. The women finished with 5 All-Americans and the men finished with 4. (more)
February 16, 2008
Slug Swimming Finishes Regular Season at the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships
LONG BEACH, CA -- The UCSC swim team finished off its regular season last weekend at the PCSC Championships in Long Beach, CA. The men finished third with 1318.5 points, and the women finished fifth with 812 points. Both teams finished with their highest point total ever at the championships and both men and women finished as the top division three team. The slug men were also the first D3 team to ever finish in the top three. In the swimming portion of the meet alone, without counting the scores from diving, the slugs finished in second place, 2.5 points ahead of division 2 UCSD. (more)
February 2,2008
Slugs Challenge Division 1 Rival Cal Poly
SANTA CRUZ, CA --This past weekend, the slug swimmers finished off their regular season with a meet against Cal Poly. Over the past few years these teams have become rivals despite the difference in athletic funding. Cal Poly proved to be too much for the Slugs in the end, winning the men’s meet with a score of 178 to106, and women’s sides of the meet with a score of 201 to 98. (more)
January 2nd, 2008
UC Santa Cruz Swim Team Sweeps First Annual Cal Lutheran Winter Invitational
THOUSAND OAKS, CA -- Both Slug men and women’s teams dominate a field which included Whitworth University, Pacific Lutheran University, Cal Lutheran University, and Fresno Pacific University. The meet was an important one as it marked the only time this season the slugs face Division III Competition outside of NCAAs. (more)
November 15, 2007
UCSC Swimmers post top times in the Nation at Nike Cup
IRVINE, CA -- The UCSC men’s and women’s swim teams had their best meet of the season this past weekend at Nike Cup in Long Beach, Ca. The men finished 10th out of 17 teams, and the women finished 14th out of 22 teams. Both teams finished as the top division 3 team in the meet which consisted of division 1 powerhouses like Stanford and UCLA. Although the Banana Slugs were only given a few days of rest, many of the swimmers were able to get their NCAA cuts. The slugs finished with a total of 10 NCAA b-cuts and 2 a-cuts. (more)
November 11, 2007
Slug’s Swim in Home Opener against University of Denver
SANTA CRUZ, CA -- The UCSC men’s and women’s swim teams swam their first home meet of the season this past Saturday. Their meet with Division 1 University of Denver marked the first time these two teams met in the schools’ history. The women fell with a final score of 112-185, and the men were defeated 109-171. (more)
October 14, 2007
Banana Slug Swimmers put up fight against Division I Teams
SAN JOSE, CA -- The UCSC Swim Team faced Division 1 UC Davis and San Jose State on Saturday, October 13th. The meet was held as a double dual meet against both teams for the women, and a dual meet against Davis for the men. Despite being overpowered in the end, the slugs were able to put a good fight against both scholarship programs.(more)
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. 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. (more)
October 9, 2007
Ian W. Carney Transbay Swim, From a Swimmer's Point of View
SANTA CRUZ, CA -- Every year, UC Santa Cruz's team swims from Santa Cruz to Monterey as part of the Transbay Swim. This 26-mile swim is done in a relay format, consisting of two relay teams of six. The swimmers compete without wetsuits, in the 50-degree waer during 20-minute shifts. They are accompanied by a trio of kayaks that are each there for the swimmer's safety against sharks, jellyfish, and sea lions. A yearly team bonding experience, the swim has also turned into much more than a fundraiser. (more)
August 2, 2007
Broken hip won't hinder UCSC Coach from attempting Roughwater Swim
SANTA CRUZ, CA -- On land, Joel Wilson lumbers around like a rusty robot these days. In water, he's still as elegant as an eel. Wilson, the head of the Masters swim program at UC Santa Cruz and the assistant swim coach there, plans to prove he's still got moves. (more)
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