THE UNIVERSITY DAYY KANSAN
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2009
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SWIMMING & DIVING
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Junior swimmer lulia Kuzhl competes in the mixed 100-yard individual medley during the alumni swim meet at Robinson Natatorium Sept. 14. At Friday's intrasquid meet, Kuzhl took first in the 50-ward freestyle with a time of 24.39.
Swimmers step up intensity
BY ANDREW TAYLOR
ataylor@kansan.com
The Kansas swimming and diving team fought through fatigue and competed well at its intrasquad meet Friday.
"I thought we did really well," freshman Brooke Brull said, "especially since we were all pretty tired and worn out."
The team recently finished up a six-week "boot camp" of intense training, and was still feeling the effects of the intensive training.
"It was a difficult week," coach Clark Campbell said. "We just switched over to a new practice format."
The meet included both Crimson and Blue squads, which enhanced the competition and provided the spark for a few notable individual performances that impressed Campbell. At the end of the day, the Blue squad defeated the Crimson squad by 20 points.
"We got really competitive and pushed each other," freshman swimmer Rebecca Swank said.
Campbell said he was impressed
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that Brull, a Blue squad member, finished third overall in both the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle events in only her second collegiate meet. She won her heat in the 200-yard fly after building a comfortable lead in the first lap and finished strongly to earn a time of 1:55.78.
Swank led the way for the Crimson team and was also praised by Campbell. Swank paced herself well throughout the 1,000-yard and 500-yd freestyle events and strategically made her moves to take first in both with times of 10:31.41 and 5:09.64, respectively.
"In distance events, you have to think about going out fast and staying strong the whole race," Swank said.
Also aiding the Blue squad in garnering a 130-110 victory against the Crimson squad was junior
swimmer juliaa Kuzhil. Kuzhil won first place in the 50-yard freestyle as she used a strong turn to win by a full body length with a time of 24.39. She also earned first in one of her strongest events, the 100-yard backstroke, with a time of 56.17.
Sophomore swimmer Shannon Garlie took advantage of this short coaching period. After swimming in the 1,000-yard freestyle, Campbell told her that she needed to be more aggressive. Garley learned from this mistake and nearly stole first from Swank in the 500-yard freestyle.
To help keep the team focused, despite its fatigue, Campbell briefly coached each individual swimmer after their race
The Kansas swimming and diving team will next compete at the Big 12 relays Friday beginning at 9 a.m. in Columbia, Mo.
Senior diver and team captain Meghan Proehl won both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events for the Blue squad.
Edited by Betsy Cutcliff
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Jason Reeves, Olathe senior, jingles his keys during a kickoff during the homecoming game Saturday. The Jayhawks beat Iowa State 41-36.
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