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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY OCTOBER 23,2008
SWIMMING & DIVING
Weston White/KANSAN
Senior Maria Mayrovik approaches the turn during the 50 yard freestyle at the Robinson Center pool. The Kansas swimming and diving team will face No. 9 Texas A&M tonight at 6.
No.9 Texas A&M to bring four Olympic swimmers
BY ADAM SAMSON asamson@kansan.com
victory over 20th
After a victor ranked Arizona State, the Kansas swimming and diving team will have its hands full with a matchup against the back-to-back Big 12 women's champions Texas A&M. In the first Top 25 poll released last
(USA) was a bronze medalist in the 800-meter freestyle relay.
"The nice thing about the Big,
12 is that you're able to compete
"The nice thing about the Big 12 is that you're able to compete with the best in the world with whatever sport."
CLARK CAMPBELL Head coach
week, the College Swim Coaches Association of America slotted Texas A&M at No. 9.
with the best in the world with whatever sport," swimming head coach Clark Campbell said. "I know our team is really excited swimming that level of
The Aggies return four swimmers who participated in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Triin Aljand (Estonia), Alia Atkinson (Jamaica) and Julia Wilkinson (Canada) all came out with national records in Beijing, while Christine Marshall
competition."
Campbell expects the team to be at a higher level than where the team was last week at Arizona State and said the focus of this weekend will be on the dual meet.
The KU women carry momentum from their last meet against Arizona State into the dual meet
against Texas A&M at 6 tonight at Robinson Natatorium. With solid performances this weekend, the Jayhawks could be in contention for cracking the Top 25.
"Whenever you beat a top-20 opponent on the road in their facility, that plays a bigger role in the minds of the voters," Campbell said. "We have to compete well in both the dual meet and the relays as well and hopefully if things work out, we'll be in the Top 25."
Fans will also see the Texas A&M and Missouri men duel at 6 tonight at Robinson Natatorium, and Missouri women will get a chance to meet Texas A&M with three heats in each event, although Missouri won't be scored against the Jayhawks.
Following tonight's dual meet, the Jayhawks will host the Big 12 Relays Friday starting at 9 a.m.
- Edited by Kelsey Hayes
Today's Homecoming Events Thursday, Oct. 23
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- Crimson and Blue Spirit Day, Wescoe, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Sign the good luck banner;Wescoe, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
- KU's American Gladiator, photos and autograph signing.
- AURH/ASHC Hall Homecoming dance, Ellsworth, 9 p.m.
- Ambler Rec Center dedication, 3 p.m.
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Hamilton takes second shot at title
RACING
BY CHRIS LINES
Associated Press
in the standings and would need to win and have Hamilton finish no higher than seventh, or finish second while the Briton finishes out of the points to keep the drivers' title from going to McLaren for the first time since 1999.
SHANGHAI, China — Lewis Hamilton is hoping his second shot at becoming Formula One's youngest champion turns out better than the first.
For the second straight year the McLaren driver takes a seven-point lead into the final race of the year. After losing the 2007 title to Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen because of a botched pass and gearbox problems in the sea.
Hamilton, at 23, would be F1's.
"I still need to pull together a strong qualifying lap,be competitive during the race and avoid failing to finish."
son-ending Brazilian Grand Prix, the Briton knows that while his lead may be comfortable it isn't safe.
LEWIS HAMILTON McLaren.driver
"You can still take absolutely nothing for granted," he said ahead of Formula One's title showdown
on Nov. 2. "I still need to pull together a strong qualifying lap, be competitive during the race and avoid failing to finish."
Hamilton took an easy victory in last week's Chinese
youngest champion, eclipsing the mark set by Renault's Fernando Alonso, who was 24 years and 59 days when he won in 2004.
Hamilton has played down the comparison with 2007 and is trying to convince others, and perhaps himself, that the pressure is all on Massa, racing in front of his home fans.
"I've always liked racing at home. You can absorb every- thing positive from the fans and that helps you do your best."
Grand Prix, where he achieved the combination of win, pole position and fastest tap for only the second time in his career.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa is second
"I know that Felip
FELIPE MASSA
Ferrari driver
"But it does bring extra pressure too. You know you are there to entertain the people and you don't want to disappoint them by sending them home empty-
Hamilton said on his Web site.
Felipe is very proud to be Brazilian, and that he'll be pumped up to perform in front of his home crowd — and that gives you extra confidence and a mental boost for the whole weekend."
handed."
Massa, upon his return to Brazil from China, where he finished a distant second, disputed Hamilton's view.
"Ive always liked racing at home." Massa said. "You can absorb everything positive from the fans and that helps you do your best.
But Ferrari is likely to have the advantage in Brazil, where Bridgestone is likely to go back to softer tires.
"The pressure from the fans only helps. It's always better to have it."
Tires will also likely be a factor in Brazil.
McLaren also must be conservative with Hamilton's equipment. He goes into the race with the same engine he used in China, while both Ferraris will have new power.
While Ferrari showed greater race pace in Singapore and Japan, McLaren was clearly superior in China.
The race in Shanghai used the hardest of Bridgestone's tire compounds. That mitigated McLaren's habit of using up its tires more quickly than Ferrari. The Italian team — which takes longer to get heat into its rubber than McLaren and loses that heat more quickly — struggled for grip in the long, slow Shanghai bends.
The British driver will also be using the same gearbox for the third straight race. McLaren has not shown any vulnerability with gearbox reliability this season, but the memory of last year's failure will be prominent in the team's thinking.
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