Thursday, March 13, 1997
SWIMMING:
After Pac-10 disappointment, Bruins look to IndianapolisBy Arin
Aboulian
Daily Bruin Contributor
Eight UCLA swimmers will be competing in the NCAA championships
next week.
The NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving National Championships will
take place in Indianapolis from March 20-22. The Bruins, after a
disappointing meet in the Pac-10 championships, will be ready to
compete in the NCAA championships.
Five of the eight qualifiers for the championships qualified
during the season and three more joined the group during the Pac-10
championships.
The qualifiers for the championships are Keiko Price, Lindsay
Etter, Jill Jenkins, Jaclyn Castellano, Susan Trainer, Cindy
Bertelink, Amanda Hall and Amber Wines.
UCLA entered the Pac-10 championships last week only trying to
qualify more swimmers for the NCAA championships. They succeeded at
that goal. Now with more rest and preparation, the swimmers will be
ready to compete in the championships.
Junior Jill Jenkins is still nursing a back injury and whether
or not she will compete next week will remain a meet time decision
for head coach Cyndi Gallagher.
"If Jill can dive in to the water, she will be competing because
she’s a winner regardless of her physical conditioning," Gallagher
said.
The UCLA diving team, led by Rose Huelskamp, will be trying to
qualify for the NCAA Championships this weekend. The divers will be
competing in Colorado Springs, Colo., where seven divers from a
field of 60 will qualify to compete in the NCAA championships. Rose
Huelskamp is the most likely diver to qualify for the Bruins on the
3-meter board.
Also trying to qualify for the NCAA will be former All-American
Tracy Wilcox. Wilcox earned All-American honors in 1995 when she
finished ninth on platform and 12th on the 3-meter board.