Zwiegers Heads to Bulldog Invitational
Feb. 24, 2006
CORAL GABLES, <?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>Fla.– University of Miami swimming freshman standout Christine Zwiegers will compete in the University of Georgia’s Bulldog Invitational Saturday, Feb. 25 and Sunday, Feb. 26 at Gabrielsen Natatorium.
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The two-day event will serve as a last chance meet for swimmers and divers trying to qualify or improve standings for the NCAA Championships. The meet will consist of a morning prelim session beginning at 10:00 a.m. with a finals session slated for 5:00 p.m.
Zwiegers had quite a showing in her first Atlantic Coast Conference Championships of her career. The Somerset West, South Africa native, finished fifth in the 50-yard freestyle with an NCAA B cut time of 23.22–the best time turned in by a Hurricane this season. She then finished fifth in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55.43–seven one-hundredths of a second off the NCAA B cut time. In the 100-yard freestyle, Zwiegers finished 10th with a time of 51.77.
Schools from around the southeast will be in attendance along with meet host Georgia and Miami including, South Carolina, Clemson and Florida International.
Stay tuned to Hurricanesports.com for up-to-date news, results and recaps.
