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CSI frosh swimmer Danila Novikov takes third in 200 IMPublished: Thursday, March 24, 2011, 9:02 AMStaten Island AdvanceByKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — College of Staten Island freshman Danila Novikovfinished third in the 200-yard individual medley last night at the NCAA DivisionIII Championships at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center.Novikov, of Russia, finished strong to take third place in 1 minute, 49.99seconds — a personal best that alse shattered CSI and CUNY Conferencerecords.Novikov finished less than a second behind gold medalist Paul Dyrkacz ofWilliams College (1:49.10). Redland College’s Christopher Depew was second at1:49.57.Danila Novikov“I feel very good about the peformance,” said Novikov, who struggled in the prelims with a time of 1:50.83,putting him in the eighth lane in the finals. “I did the best I could and I am fine with the result because Ireally swam well. Maybe I could have done better if I was in one of the other lanes, but overall I am veryhappy.”So too was Dolphins head coach Oleg Soloviev.“For a freshman, competing in his first national championship and on the first day of competition, it wasabsolutely outstanding,” said Soloviev. “He had the fastest split in the breaststroke turn which was veryimpressive.”Novikov had been seeded second with a qualifying time of 1:50.54.There were 51 entrants in the 200 IM, including CSI teammates Andrey Tarasov and Vladislav Romanov,who missed the finals cut.In the finals, all eyes were on the eight contenders.Page 96 of 179