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E MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING
UIndy hosts national swim meet
Marios Panagi (right)
congratulates Jeremy
Lindauer (left) after their
relay race.
Sten Roosvald dives in to
begin his leg of the medley
relay.
Alison Smith sits exhausted
after finishing third in the
200-meter freestyle.
Men’s and women’s Head Coach Gary Kinkead presents 2005 GLIAC Swimmer of the
Year Alison Smith with third place in the 200-meter freestyle.
Men take 11th place finish in NCAA
Willie Little
Stuf Writer
The University of Indianapolis
men’s swim team end the season with a
6-1 record, with a strong third finish at
conference and a healthy representation
at the national competition.
This year, Ulndy hosted the 2006
Division I1 Swimming and Diving
Championship. Sophomore Hanno
Ahonen, freshman Greg Jarvis, junior
Jeremy Lindauer, sophomore Kieran
O’Neill, freshmen Marios Panagi and
junior Sten Roosvald all qualified as
2006 All-Americans.
Junior Sten Roosvald qualified for
the nationals for the 100- and 200-
meter butterfly as well as the 200- and
400-meter medley relay.
“I felt honored to be able to swim
with all my teammates and compete at
the national level,” he said. “Even if
I didn’t win, it felt like I was a cham-
pion.
During the first day of the com-
petition, the men’s 200 medley re-
lay Panagi, Lindauer, Roosvald and
O’Neill clocked 1 :33.33. The time was
.54 faster than their preliminary time,
earning a 12th place finish. On the
second day of competition, the UIndy
men’s 200 free relay team tied for fifth
place with Drury University whet)
Panagi, O’Neill, Jarvis and Lindauer
dropped .6 seconds off their prelimi-
nary time, swimming 1:23.36. Later, in
the 400 medley relay, the men placed
10th with, Panagi, Lindauer, Roosvald
and O’Neill cutting 1.26 seconds off
their preliminary time to clock 3:24.81.
During the third day of competition,
the men’s hard work and effort and
were rewarded when four swimmers
qualified for the finals. Ahonen, Panagi,
Lindauer and Roosvald swam well in
the finals. qualifying in the 500 free,
100 back, 100 breast and 200 fly, re-
spectively.
Roosvald said he felt that during
nationals he learned the importance of
a team.
“I have learned that teamwork can
push me through any barrier,” Roosvald
said. “The overall feeling was [that]
we really missed all of our teammates
because some of them weren‘t able to
compete. Rut the ones that were there
showed us a lot of love and support as
we raced. Being from the Great Lakes
conference and knowing some of the
swimmers, we cheered for our team-
mates as well as the swimmers from the
conference .”
With the national championship
being held in Indianapolis this year the
team felt a lot of pride in representing
the Ulndy well.
“It felt really good swimming in
one the world’s fastest pools, and hav-
ing your own teammates and friends
see you compete to the best of your
ability,” Ahonen said. “I feel like I’ve
really accomplished a lot this season,
I’m looking forward to next season and
my team being in nationals.”
Junior Sten Roosvald
competes in the 200-meter
butterfly, placing ninth at
58.33.
Valerie Crosby races during
the final stretch of the 100-
meter butterfly.
P/ioro\ hi K ~ fU i ~ i ~ Junior Holly Spohr receives
one of her three awards on
the day.
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UIndy hosts ‘superior’ meet
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