Monday, February 8, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Senior Jayhawk swimmer Adrienne Turner swims the 200-meter butterfly at the seniors' last home meet in Robinson against Iowa State. Turner placed first in the Saturday meet with a time of 2:03.98. Photo by Christina Neff/NKANSAN
Women win, men defeated
By Emily Hughey
Kansan sportswriter
T-shirts went flying into the stands Saturday at Robinson Natatorium.
The Kansas swimming and diving team defeated Iowa State 272.5-258.5, winning a total of 20 events and sending a Kansas swimming and diving t-shirt into the crowd for all 20 victories.
The women's team won its last conference meet 173-115, but the men were defeated 143-.5-99.5 without All-American Tyler Painter.
The absence of Painter, ranked 14th in the world in the 1500-meter freestyle, had an extreme impact on the number of points scored for the men's side. Painter, who consistently scored at least 18 points at each meet, was in the stands rather than in the pool.
Kansas coach Gary Kempf would not reveal specifically why Painter was not swimming but said Painter had been suspended.
"Tyler is serving a suspension from the team," Kempf said. "It's a personal deal between me and Tyler."
Kempf said he did not know
whether Painter would return.
Two days before the meet, with or without Painter, Kemp said he expected the men's team to face a challenge in winning the meet.
"I expect a dog fight." Kempf said Thursday about the men's team.
But the men fell short.
"I'm real disappointed on the men's side." Kempf said. "We did not start out like we should have. You can't do that and win."
The men started out losing the 400-meter medley relay by less than a second and continued to miss victory by fractions of a second in the 50-meter freestyle, 200-meter individual medley, 100-meter freestyle and 400-meter freestyle relay.
"We lost some close races," said sophomore Will Bernhardt, winner of the 200-meter backstroke. "I think they were just a sharper team today."
Nevertheless, Kempf said the men's poor performance was partly his own fault.
"I didn't do a good job preparing them mentally," Kempf said. "Physically, they're there, but not mentally."
But Bernhardt said he thought each individual swimmer was accountable for his own mental preparation.
"Every swimmer has a different approach to their events," Bernhardt said. "Gary (Kemp) does all
he can to get us ready physically, but mentally, it's all us."
Although the men did not perform as well as Kempf wanted, Bernhardt is not worried.
"It's a really艰 time in the training program," Bernhardt said. "Tapering is a lot mental but it does a lot of crazy things to your body."
He said the tapering process, which is a transition from intense training to less yardage and more rest, boosts energy at first, increases fatigue second and finally heightens capacity for speed at the time of competition.
"I think we're going to swim really fast at conference," Bernhardt said. "We're right where we need to be, and at conference, then it'll show."
On the other hand, senior women Quincy Adams, Julie Tompkins, Adrienne Turner and Jeanine Wilk started the meet off with a victory in the all-senior 200-meter medley relay. The women's team continued to sweep the top three places in the 50-, 100-, 200- and 1000-meter freestyle and the 200-meter backstroke.
Kempf said the women's team performed well because it was more rested than the men's team and closer to the conference championship than the men.
"They're 11 days from the championship meet," Kempf said. "They're gearing up."
200 Medley Relay
Kansas Swimming & Diving Winners vs. ISU
Julie Tompkins, Quincy Adams,
Eric Turner, Jeanine Wake
1:48.86
1000 Freestyle
1000 Prestyle
Kelley Smith 10:26.34
200 Freestyle
200 Prostyle
Kim Waite 1:53.38
Trent Hartl 1:40.94
Julie Tompkins 59.40
100 Breaststrake
100 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke
200 Brookline Road Quincy Adams 1:05.02
200 Butterfly Adrienne Turner 2:03.98
200 Butterfly
100 Freestlye
Carolyn Grevers 24.79
100 Freestyle
Carrie Kirkham 53.11
50 Freestyle
Carolyn Grevers 24.79
200 Backstroke Rebecca Eustice 2:07.26
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Rebecca Eustice 2:07.26
Will Bernhardt 1:50.03
200 Breaststroke
200 Breaststroke Quincy Adams 2:23.69
Quincy Adams 2:23.69
Brandon Chestnut 2:04.42
500 Freestyle
100 Butterfly
5:06.54
200 Individual Medley
Kelly Brock 2:10.53
400 Freestvle Relav
Carolyn Grevers, Jeanine Wink
Rebecca Fustice. SherwY West
3:32.52
One-meter Diving
One Instructor Diving
Deanna Belswanger 274.20 pts.
Three-meter Diving
Deanna Beiswanger 301.20 pts.
Three-meter Diving
Jeannah Beiswanger 301.20 pts.
Adam Hankart 277.80 pts.
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