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Swimming & Diving
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Wednesday, March 17
Greensboro, N.C.
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Duke University
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Day One at Women's NCAA Championships
Duke Set for Women's NCAA Championships
3/16/2021 4:20:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke women's swimming and diving team takes on the 2021 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships March 17-20 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.
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The meet will run Wednesday-Saturday with preliminaries in the morning followed by finals in the evening for swimming. Diving will take place in the afternoons between the morning and evening swimming sessions.
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REPRESENTING DUKE
Seven Blue Devils will compete at the 2021 Women's NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. Freshmen Sarah Foley and Catherine Purnell will make their debut at the NCAA meet. Foley leads the team, competing in three events (200 individual medley, 200 breaststroke and 100 breaststroke) while Purnell will compete in the 200 butterfly and 400 individual medley. Junior Shayna Hollander will also compete in two events, the 100 backstroke and 50 freestyle.
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Sophomore Emma Shuppert (100 backstroke) and junior Cabell Whitlow (200 butterfly) will also represent Duke. Two divers are set to compete as well as sophomore Ali Watson and junior Maddi Pullinger will compete in the platform and one-meter, respectively.
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THE SCHEDULE
The four-day meet will run from Wednesday – Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Preliminaries begin each morning at 10 a.m. while the finals will start at 6 p.m. The full schedule of when Duke will compete is broken down below:
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Thursday:
One-Meter Diving    Maddi Pullinger
50 Freestyle      Shayna Hollander
200 Individual Medley  Sarah Foley
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Friday:
100 Backstroke      Shayna Hollander, Emma Shuppert
100 Breaststroke     Sarah Foley
400 Individual Medley  Catherine Purnell
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Saturday:
Platform Diving     Ali Watson
200 Breaststroke     Sarah Foley
200 Butterfly      Catherine Purnell, Cabell Whitlow
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Three Blue Devils are eager to get back to the biggest stage after qualifying for last years NCAA Championships before seeing the meet get canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sophomores Watson and Shuppert qualified in the same events as a year ago, platform diving and the 100 backstroke, respectively. Hollander was set to compete in relays last season and returns to compete in two events in 2021, the 100 backstroke and 50 freestyle.
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WELCOME BACK
Hollander, Whitlow and Pullinger lead the Duke squad in experience after competing in the NCAA Championships in 2019. Their experience will be able to help Duke's youth in managing the big stage and nerves that come with it.
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DUKE IN THE POLLS
The Duke women's swimming and diving team were slotted at No. 24 in the February edition of the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Division I Poll.Â
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Live stats will be available on MeetMobile.
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The NCAA meet will be streamed each morning and evening of competition. The links of the streams are below:
Wednesday – Finals
Thursday – Preliminaries – Finals
Friday – Preliminaries – Finals
Saturday – Preliminaries – Finals
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FOLLOW ALONG
For more information on Duke swimming and diving, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeSwimDive". You can also find all-access coverage of all Duke athletic programs on SnapChat by searching for "dukeathletics".
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COMING UP NEXT
Junior Matthew Whelan and freshman Seamus Harding Jr. will take on the 2021 NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships next week, March 24-27.
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#GoDuke
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The meet will run Wednesday-Saturday with preliminaries in the morning followed by finals in the evening for swimming. Diving will take place in the afternoons between the morning and evening swimming sessions.
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REPRESENTING DUKE
Seven Blue Devils will compete at the 2021 Women's NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. Freshmen Sarah Foley and Catherine Purnell will make their debut at the NCAA meet. Foley leads the team, competing in three events (200 individual medley, 200 breaststroke and 100 breaststroke) while Purnell will compete in the 200 butterfly and 400 individual medley. Junior Shayna Hollander will also compete in two events, the 100 backstroke and 50 freestyle.
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Sophomore Emma Shuppert (100 backstroke) and junior Cabell Whitlow (200 butterfly) will also represent Duke. Two divers are set to compete as well as sophomore Ali Watson and junior Maddi Pullinger will compete in the platform and one-meter, respectively.
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THE SCHEDULE
The four-day meet will run from Wednesday – Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Preliminaries begin each morning at 10 a.m. while the finals will start at 6 p.m. The full schedule of when Duke will compete is broken down below:
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Thursday:
One-Meter Diving    Maddi Pullinger
50 Freestyle      Shayna Hollander
200 Individual Medley  Sarah Foley
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Friday:
100 Backstroke      Shayna Hollander, Emma Shuppert
100 Breaststroke     Sarah Foley
400 Individual Medley  Catherine Purnell
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Saturday:
Platform Diving     Ali Watson
200 Breaststroke     Sarah Foley
200 Butterfly      Catherine Purnell, Cabell Whitlow
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Three Blue Devils are eager to get back to the biggest stage after qualifying for last years NCAA Championships before seeing the meet get canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sophomores Watson and Shuppert qualified in the same events as a year ago, platform diving and the 100 backstroke, respectively. Hollander was set to compete in relays last season and returns to compete in two events in 2021, the 100 backstroke and 50 freestyle.
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WELCOME BACK
Hollander, Whitlow and Pullinger lead the Duke squad in experience after competing in the NCAA Championships in 2019. Their experience will be able to help Duke's youth in managing the big stage and nerves that come with it.
Â
DUKE IN THE POLLS
The Duke women's swimming and diving team were slotted at No. 24 in the February edition of the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Division I Poll.Â
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Live stats will be available on MeetMobile.
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The NCAA meet will be streamed each morning and evening of competition. The links of the streams are below:
Wednesday – Finals
Thursday – Preliminaries – Finals
Friday – Preliminaries – Finals
Saturday – Preliminaries – Finals
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FOLLOW ALONG
For more information on Duke swimming and diving, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeSwimDive". You can also find all-access coverage of all Duke athletic programs on SnapChat by searching for "dukeathletics".
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COMING UP NEXT
Junior Matthew Whelan and freshman Seamus Harding Jr. will take on the 2021 NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships next week, March 24-27.
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#GoDuke
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