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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
Wednesday, March 16
Atlanta, Ga.
All Day
Duke University
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Women's NCAA Championship
Duke Travels to NCAA Championship
3/16/2022 11:20:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
DURHAM – Five members of the Duke swimming and diving program will compete at the 2022 NCAA Championship, running March 16-19 at McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga.
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REPRESENTING DUKE
Sophomores Sarah Foley and Catherine Purnell will swim for Duke at the NCAA Championship. Foley is set to compete in the 200 freestyle, 200 breaststroke and 200 individual medley. Purnell will compete in the 200 butterfly, 500 freestyle and 400 individual medley. On the boards, rookie Margo O'Meara (one-meter, three-meter and platform diving), senior Maddi Pullinger (one- and three-meter) and junior Ali Watson (platform diving) will represent Duke.
BLUE DEVILS SCHEDULE
Preliminaries are set for 10 a.m. with finals to follow at 6 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday. Diving preliminaries will follow the morning swimming session.
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Thursday, March 17
500 Freestyle (Purnell), 200 Individual Medley (Foley), One-Meter Diving (O'Meara, Pullinger)
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Friday, March 18
200 Freestyle (Foley), 400 IM (Purnell), Three-Meter Diving (O'Meara, Pullinger)
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Saturday, March 19
200 Breaststroke (Foley), 200 Butterfly (Purnell), Platform Diving (O'Meara, Watson)
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Live results will be updated throughout the meet on MeetMobile and diving will be on Divemeets.com. ESPN3 will broadcast the whole meet. Links to the broadcast can be found below:
Wednesday, March 16 – Finals
Thursday, March 17 – Preliminaries, One-Meter Diving Preliminaries, Finals
Friday, March 18 – Preliminaries, Three-Meter Diving Preliminaries, Finals
Saturday, March 19 – Preliminaries, Platform Diving Preliminaries, 1650 Freestyle, Finals
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DUKE IN THE POLL
The Duke women's swimming and diving program was tabbed No. 24 in the final edition of the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America TYR Poll, the organization announced Wednesday.
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The Duke women's team (5-3, 3-2 ACC) enjoyed a strong season in the pool. After jumping out to a 4-0 start for just the fifth time in program history, the squad placed fifth at the 2022 ACC Championship. The fifth-place finish matched its best finish in program history.
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This season, the women have tallied 38 times that rank in the top-10 program history. In addition, the team has recorded seven school records and two Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion records.
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RECORD BOOK UPDATE: WOMEN EXCEL AT ACCS
A successful week at the 2022 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships produced the highest women's finish in program history, two ACC titles, four All-ACC honors, five school records and 22 top-10 times in program history.
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Freshman Margo O'Meara highlighted the week by being named the ACC Championship Women's Diving MVP taking gold in both the one-meter (354.75) and platform diving (324.95) events. The St. Louis, Mo., native also placed fourth in the three-meter competition with a score of 367.10. She is the fourth Blue Devil to earn the honor, joining Evan Moretti (2019), Abby Johnston (2010, 2011) and Nick McCrory (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014).
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Sophomore Sarah Foley shined in the meet, reaching the finals in all three individual events that she competed in. Foley placed second in both the 200 freestyle (1:43.85) and 200 individual medley (1:54.47) to earn the first All-ACC honors of her career, just a spot behind Olympic medalist Alexandra Walsh. She also placed fourth in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:06.63 finish. All three times were school records and her mark in the 200 freestyle currently ranks in the top-20 nationally.
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Foley was leadoff in the 800 freestyle relay on Tuesday night and set the strong tone with her program-record mark in the 200 freestyle. Foley, freshman Yixuan Chang, sophomore Catherine Purnell and rookie McKenna Smith touched in 7:05.32 in the event to break the record.
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Also on the women's side, the quartet of junior Emma Shuppert, Foley, sophomore Aleyna Ozkan and rookie McKenna Smith set the program record in the 400 medley relay with a mark of 3:32.70.
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O'MEARA, WATSON SHINE AT ZONES
Freshman Margo O'Meara and junior Ali Watson took the top two spots in women's platform diving at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championship on Tuesday at McAuley Aquatic Center to qualify for the 2022 NCAA Championship.
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O'Meara concluded her rookie appearance at the Zone Championships with a gold medal, winning the platform diving event with a score of 587.20. O'Meara also won the platform diving event at the ACC Championship in February.
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Not far behind, Watson placed second in the platform event with a score of 586.85, matching her best finish at the Zone Championships in the event as she also placed second a year ago. Watson will compete in her second NCAA Championship as she earned honorable mention All-America honors by placing 16th in the event at the 2021 Championship.
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BOTH PROGRAMS HONORED AS SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) selected the Duke men's and women's swimming and diving teams as a Scholar All-America Team for the fall 2021 semester.
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Duke was one of 450 schools to receive the award for the spring semester. The Blue Devils boasted GPAs of 3.62 on the women's side and 3.69 for the men's program.
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The Blue Devils led the ACC on both the men's and women's sides while the men's GPA tied for third nationally. Duke was one of just four teams to have over a 3.60 GPA for both teams nationwide.
FOLLOW ALONG
For more information on Duke swimming and diving, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeSwimDive".
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#GoDuke
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REPRESENTING DUKE
Sophomores Sarah Foley and Catherine Purnell will swim for Duke at the NCAA Championship. Foley is set to compete in the 200 freestyle, 200 breaststroke and 200 individual medley. Purnell will compete in the 200 butterfly, 500 freestyle and 400 individual medley. On the boards, rookie Margo O'Meara (one-meter, three-meter and platform diving), senior Maddi Pullinger (one- and three-meter) and junior Ali Watson (platform diving) will represent Duke.
BLUE DEVILS SCHEDULE
Preliminaries are set for 10 a.m. with finals to follow at 6 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday. Diving preliminaries will follow the morning swimming session.
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Thursday, March 17
500 Freestyle (Purnell), 200 Individual Medley (Foley), One-Meter Diving (O'Meara, Pullinger)
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Friday, March 18
200 Freestyle (Foley), 400 IM (Purnell), Three-Meter Diving (O'Meara, Pullinger)
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Saturday, March 19
200 Breaststroke (Foley), 200 Butterfly (Purnell), Platform Diving (O'Meara, Watson)
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Live results will be updated throughout the meet on MeetMobile and diving will be on Divemeets.com. ESPN3 will broadcast the whole meet. Links to the broadcast can be found below:
Wednesday, March 16 – Finals
Thursday, March 17 – Preliminaries, One-Meter Diving Preliminaries, Finals
Friday, March 18 – Preliminaries, Three-Meter Diving Preliminaries, Finals
Saturday, March 19 – Preliminaries, Platform Diving Preliminaries, 1650 Freestyle, Finals
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DUKE IN THE POLL
The Duke women's swimming and diving program was tabbed No. 24 in the final edition of the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America TYR Poll, the organization announced Wednesday.
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The Duke women's team (5-3, 3-2 ACC) enjoyed a strong season in the pool. After jumping out to a 4-0 start for just the fifth time in program history, the squad placed fifth at the 2022 ACC Championship. The fifth-place finish matched its best finish in program history.
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This season, the women have tallied 38 times that rank in the top-10 program history. In addition, the team has recorded seven school records and two Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion records.
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RECORD BOOK UPDATE: WOMEN EXCEL AT ACCS
A successful week at the 2022 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships produced the highest women's finish in program history, two ACC titles, four All-ACC honors, five school records and 22 top-10 times in program history.
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Freshman Margo O'Meara highlighted the week by being named the ACC Championship Women's Diving MVP taking gold in both the one-meter (354.75) and platform diving (324.95) events. The St. Louis, Mo., native also placed fourth in the three-meter competition with a score of 367.10. She is the fourth Blue Devil to earn the honor, joining Evan Moretti (2019), Abby Johnston (2010, 2011) and Nick McCrory (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014).
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Sophomore Sarah Foley shined in the meet, reaching the finals in all three individual events that she competed in. Foley placed second in both the 200 freestyle (1:43.85) and 200 individual medley (1:54.47) to earn the first All-ACC honors of her career, just a spot behind Olympic medalist Alexandra Walsh. She also placed fourth in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:06.63 finish. All three times were school records and her mark in the 200 freestyle currently ranks in the top-20 nationally.
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Foley was leadoff in the 800 freestyle relay on Tuesday night and set the strong tone with her program-record mark in the 200 freestyle. Foley, freshman Yixuan Chang, sophomore Catherine Purnell and rookie McKenna Smith touched in 7:05.32 in the event to break the record.
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Also on the women's side, the quartet of junior Emma Shuppert, Foley, sophomore Aleyna Ozkan and rookie McKenna Smith set the program record in the 400 medley relay with a mark of 3:32.70.
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O'MEARA, WATSON SHINE AT ZONES
Freshman Margo O'Meara and junior Ali Watson took the top two spots in women's platform diving at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championship on Tuesday at McAuley Aquatic Center to qualify for the 2022 NCAA Championship.
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O'Meara concluded her rookie appearance at the Zone Championships with a gold medal, winning the platform diving event with a score of 587.20. O'Meara also won the platform diving event at the ACC Championship in February.
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Not far behind, Watson placed second in the platform event with a score of 586.85, matching her best finish at the Zone Championships in the event as she also placed second a year ago. Watson will compete in her second NCAA Championship as she earned honorable mention All-America honors by placing 16th in the event at the 2021 Championship.
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BOTH PROGRAMS HONORED AS SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) selected the Duke men's and women's swimming and diving teams as a Scholar All-America Team for the fall 2021 semester.
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Duke was one of 450 schools to receive the award for the spring semester. The Blue Devils boasted GPAs of 3.62 on the women's side and 3.69 for the men's program.
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The Blue Devils led the ACC on both the men's and women's sides while the men's GPA tied for third nationally. Duke was one of just four teams to have over a 3.60 GPA for both teams nationwide.
FOLLOW ALONG
For more information on Duke swimming and diving, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeSwimDive".
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#GoDuke
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