Badgers set to swim at U.S. championships
July 06, 2009 | Men's Swimming & Diving
The American swimming community gathers this week in Indianapolis, Ind., for the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships, and 14 members of the University of Wisconsin program will look to make their presence known at the largest domestic swimmming event of the year.
A total of 10 members of the UW women's team, along with four from the Badgers men's program, will compete in the five-day event at the IU Natatorium on IUPUI 's campus. The meet, which serves as USA Swimming's national championship event, also will be used as the selection event for the U.S. national team that will compete at the upcoming FINA World Championships.
2009 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships
Dates: Tuesday-Saturday, July 7-11
Location: Indianapolis, Ind.
Facility: IU Natatorium
TV: Tuesday: Universal Sports (5-6:30 p.m.)
Wednesday: Universal Sports (5-6:30 p.m.)
Saturday: NBC (Noon-2 p.m.)
Sunday: NBC (1-2 p.m.)
Live Results | Live Webcasts | Psych Sheets (PDF)
In addition to the 14 current Badgers who will take to the pool, three former UW swimmers and a pair of incoming freshmen also will compete. Former Badgers Adam Mania (Schroeder YMCA) and Dale Rogers (Longhorn Aquatics) each will swim in four events on the men's side, while Jackie Vavrek will compete in the women's 50-meter freestyle.
Vavrek enters the competition seeded 10th in her event, while Rogers is seeded ninth in the men's 100-meter breaststroke.
Freshman Ashley Wanland, a three-time All-American in her first season at UW, enters as the top-ranked competitor among the current Badgers. The Long Grove, Ill., native is seeded 12th in the 100 breaststroke and 16th in the 200 breaststroke.
Also ranked highly is sophomore Maggie Meyer, who will compete in four events and enters the competition seeded 20th in the 100 backstroke and 24th in the 200 backstroke.
The championships get underway Tuesday -- with six athletes with UW ties will compete on the opening day -- and continues through Saturday. Preliminaries begin at 8 a.m. each day, with the finals session getting underway at 5 p.m. each evening.
Universal Sports will broadcast the finals of Tuesday's and Wednesday 's events live, while NBC will package the remainder of the meet for tape-delay broadcasts on Saturday and Sunday. Also, Swimnetwork.com will carry a live webcast of all preliminary and final races.
Current, past and future UW athletes competing (with competition schedule below):
WOMEN
Current UW Athletes
Danielle Beckwith (800 free)
Libby Brooks (100 breast, 400 IM, 200 breast)
Kelsey Gergen (50 free)
Sara Goff (100 back, 200 back)
Gabby Maddalena (400 free, 800 free)
Maggie Meyer (100 back, 50 free, 200 back, 100 free)
Candice Peak (200 IM, 100 back, 200 back)
Beckie Thompson (50 free, 100 free)
Ashley Wanland (100 breast, 200 breast)
Kelly Winckler (800 free)
Post-Graduate Athlete
Jackie Vavrek - Wisconsin Aquatics (50 free)
Incoming Recruit
Laura Miller - Mount Hood Aquatics (100 free, 200 free)
MEN
Current UW Athletes
Dan Koenig (100 breast)
Eric Johnson (100 breast)
Derrick O'Donnell (100 back, 200 IM, 200 breast)
Phil Davies (50 free, 100 free)
Post-Graduate Athletes
Adam Mania - Schroeder YMCA (100 back, 100 fly, 50 free, 100 free)
Dale Rogers - Longhorn Aquatics (100 breast, 200 free, 50 free, 100 free)
Incoming Recruit
Sam Rowan - Team Eugene Aquatics (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breast)
COMPETITION SCHEDULE
Tuesday, July 7
W 200 IM (Candice Peak)
M 100 Breast (Eric Johnson, Dan Koenig, Dale Rogers)
W 400 Free (Gabby Maddalena)
M 400 IM (Sam Rowan)
Wednesday, July 8
W 100 Back (Sara Goff, Maggie Meyer, Candice Peak)
M 200 Free (Dale Rogers)
M 100 Back (Derrick O'Donnell, Adam Mania)
W 200 Free (Laura Miller)
Thursday, July 9
W 100 Breast (Libby Brooks, Ashley Wanland)
M 100 Fly (Adam Mania)
W 50 Free (Kelsey Gergen, Maggie Meyer, Beckie Thompson, Jackie Vavrek)
M 50 Free (Phil Davies, Adam Mania, Dale Rogers)
W 400 IM (Libby Brooks)
Friday, July 10
M 100 Free (Phil Davies, Dale Rogers)
M 200 IM (Derrick O'Donnell, Sam Rowan)
W 200 Back (Sara Goff, Maggie Meyer, Candice Peak)
W 800 Free (Danielle Beckwith, Gabby Maddalena, Kelly Winckler)
Saturday, July 11
W 100 Free (Maggie Meyer, Beckie Thompson, Laura Miller)
W 200 Breast (Libby Brooks, Ashley Wanland)
M 200 Breast (Derrick O'Donnell, Sam Rowan)
