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Swimming Set to Open Season
6/21/1999 12:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
October 27, 1998
Utes Open Season
The Utah men's and women's swimming and diving teams open their season this Friday against Brigham Young. The meet will be held in Provo, Utah, Fri., Oct. 30 at 6:00 p.m. It is the season opener for both teams. Last season, the Utes fell to Brigham Young in both dual meets. Both Cougar teams finished second in the WAC Championships.
1997-98 Season Results
In its first year under swim director Dennis Tesch, the Utah women's team quadrupled its wins from the previous season with a 4-7 overall record, and a 3-5 mark in WAC dual meets. It was the first time the Ute women had won four meets since 1995. Tesch's inaugural season with the women's team also produced more wins than in the two previous years combined and its best winning percentage since 1990. The Utes finished ninth at the WAC Championships. The men's team, also coached by Tesch, now in his sixth year, logged a 6-5-1 mark (4-2-1 WAC) in 1998. It was the most wins for Utah since 1995, when Tesch led the team to a 7-1 record and the WAC Championship. The Utes finished fourth at the WAC Championships last year.
Utes to Watch
Mike Greene placed 20th in the 100 fly at the 1998 NCAA Championships. At the WAC Championships, he was runner-up in the 100 fly (48:01) and 100 back (49.17), swimming lifetime best times in both events. He broke the Utah 100 fly record with a time of 47.57 which was previously set in 1993 by Jim Giottonini (48.23). Greene finished seventh in the 200 back and was a member of the fourth-place 200 and 400 medley relay teams. He was named Utah' Most Improved Swimmer. Molly Lauber became the first female swimmer in Utah's history to compete in the NCAA Championships, where she placed 31st in the 100 breaststroke. At the WAC Championships, Lauber was third in the 100 breast, 10th in the 200 breast and 17th in the 50 free. She was also a member of the fifth-place 200 medley relay team. Lauber set the Utah 100 and 200 breast records and 200 and 400 medley relay records at the Speedo Cup.
She was named the team's Most Valuable Swimmer. At the WAC Championships, Matt Chamberlain placed fourth in the 100 fly, seventh in the 200 IM and eighth in the 200 fly. He was also a member of the fourth-place 200 and 400 medley and eight- place 800 free relay teams. At the Speedo Cup Invitational, Chamberlain won the 200 fly (1:51.62). During the dual meet season, he won nine events for the Utes and turned out nine second place finishes. Heike Kutz placed 18th in the 100 and 200 back at the WAC Championships. She was also a member of the fifth-place 200 medley relay team. At the Speedo Cup, Kutz broke her own Utah record in the 100 back with a time of 58.49. She was also a member of the record-breaking 200 and 400 medley relay teams.
Ute Newcomers
Heidi Duckworth, the former Heidi Hausknecht, transfered to the U. from Hawai'i where she swam as a freshman in 1997. At the WAC Championships, she finished third in the 100 fly, eighth in the 100 back and ninth in the 100 free. She was an NCAA qualifier in all three events. Duckworth was the Utah state champion in the 200 free (94), 200 IM (95) , 100 back and 100 fly (96) swimming for Cottonwood High School. She was all-state, all-American and a Senior National Qualifier. In 1996, Duckworth placed seventh in the 100 fly and ninth in the 100 back in the Girls National High School Mythical Championships. Erica Fleming comes to the U. from Fresno State. As a freshman, Fleming placed fifth in the platform dive, seventh in the 1-meter and eighth in the 3-meter at the 1998 WAC Championships. She set the FSU record in the 1-meter and platform events in 1998.
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