Viola Sweeps Springboard Events At ACC Championships
Feb. 22, 2008
<?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>ATLANTA, Ga. – Just a day after an impressive win in the one-meter diving event, University of Miami sophomore Brittany Viola claimed the three-meter title with 340.55 points and was named ACC Most Valuable Diver at the 2008 Swimming and Diving Championships at the GeorgiaTechAquaticCenter.<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>
In winning both the one- and three-meter events, Viola becomes the second Hurricane in as many seasons to sweep both springboard events after Jenna Dreyer pulled off the feat in 2007. Viola, after scoring the top mark of 322.65 in the preliminary round, edged out Duke’s Julie Brummond, who finished with 331.35, for the three-meter title.
In the swimming pool, UM had a pair of Top 15 finishers in the 100-yard breaststroke final in Magdalena Waszkiewicz and Kelly Peloquin. Waszkiewicz placed 10th overall and second in the “B” final with a time of 1:04.65 while Peloquin came in 14th at 105.29.
Britta Boesing came in 11th in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 56.40 and Ryann Labreche came in at 1:52.18 in the 200-yard freestyle event, placing seventh in the “C” final and 23rd overall.
In the lone relay event, Boesing, Waszkiewicz, Katie Eason and Annika Saarnak placed ninth in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:49.20.
Miami is currently in 10th place with 148 points.
The final day of the ACC Championships resumes Saturday, Feb. 23, with preliminaries beginning at 11 a.m. and finals starting at 7 p.m. In addition, platform diving will be conducted for the first time in ACC history.
For complete results of this week’s action in Atlanta, visit the 2008 Men’s & Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship website.
Fans can also follow the action live via ACC Select at www.ACCSelect.com.
Remaining Events (Saturday, Feb. 23)
Prelims — 11 a.m.
200 Back
100 Free
200 Breast
200 Fly
Platform Dive (Men) — 1 p.m.
Platform Dive (Women) — 3 p.m.
1650 Free — 4 p.m.
Platform Dive (Men) — 4:30 p.m.
Finals — 7 p.m.
1650 Free — Final Heat
200 Back
100 Free
200 Breast
200 Fly
Platform Dive (Women)
400 Free Relay
