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Janelle Atkinson helps to keep the University of Florida Women’s Swim Team undefeated |
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November 13, 2001
The
No. 8 Florida women's swimming and diving team continued their
undefeated season Saturday defeating SEC East rival South Carolina
139-104 at the Carolina Natatorium. The
women won seven of the 15 events and scored 24 top-three finishes.
Jamaica’s Janelle Atkinson (Jamaica) scored the first victory
in the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.03), one of three events she has
already qualified for the NCAA Championships in. Fellow sophomore Chantal
Gibney (Dublin, Ireland) followed closely behind Atkinson in the
200-yd. free taking second (1:51.13). Gibney also claimed a
championship swim in the 500-yard freestyle (4:57.75). University
of Florida’s Leah Martindale, who also swims for Barbados, finished
second in the 50 yard and 100 yard Freestyle. Atkinson, normally a
distance Freestyler, swam a descent time of 2:07.24 to place third in
the 100 Yard Backstroke. The
Gators will return home to take on Florida State on Friday, Nov. 16 at
the Stephen C. O'Connell Center Natatorium at 4 p.m. Some
results: Women's 50-yard
Freestyle 1. Anna Nyiry, USC,
23.63: 2. Leah Martindale, Florida, 23.84: 3. Heather Skaggs, USC,
23.88: 4. Diane Tennison, Florida, 24.44: 7. Renate du Plessis,
Florida, 25.01: 8. Katie West, Florida, 25.51 Women's 100-yard
Freestyle 1. Heather Skaggs,
USC, 51.15: 2. Leah Martindale, Florida, 52.08: 3. Diane Tennison,
Florida, 52.46: 5. Casey Seland, Florida, 53.96: 7. Renate du Plessis,
Florida, 54.06 Women's 200-yard
Freestyle 1. Janelle Atkinson,
Florida, 1:49.03: 2. Chantal Gibney, Florida, 1:51.13: 3. Jennifer
Vanassen, USC, 1:53.83: 4. Casey Seland, Florida, 1:54.75: 5. Jessica
Schrock, Florida, 1:56.47 Women's 200-yard
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