Eastern Michigan Athletics
Men's Swimming Competes for MAC Championship
2/20/2007 12:06:10 PM | M. Swim & Dive, Swimming & Diving
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MEN’S SWIMMING COMPETES FOR MAC CHAMPIONSHIP: The Eastern Michigan University men’s swimming and diving team will return to the pool to compete for the Mid-American Conference Championship, Feb. 22-24. The 2007 championship will be held hosted by the University at Buffalo in Alumni Arena Natatorium.
WOMEN WIN SECOND CONSECUTIVE MAC TITLE: The EMU women’s swimming and diving team captured its second consecutive MAC Championship, Feb. 17, in Jones Natatorium. Madeleine Pilchard earned her second consecutive MAC Swimmer of the Year award, while Sarah Chrzanowski was named MAC Diver of the Year. EMU finished with 655 points, ahead of second place Ohio 618 and third place Miami 596.
EMU AND THE MAC TITLE: The men’s swimming and diving team has won a league-record 25 MAC Championship titles and six of the past seven championship meets. Head Coach Peter Linn has led the men’s team to 15 titles over his 18 year span at EMU and finished runner-up the other three seasons.
BUFFALO TO HOST 2007 MAC CHAMPIONSHIP: The MAC Championship will be heading to Alumni Arena Natatorium in 2007, as the University at Buffalo will serve as the host for the Men’s MAC Championship meet, Feb. 22-24.
Schedule of Events:
Thursday, February 22
Diving prelims 2:00 p.m.
200 Freestyle Relay
500 Freestyle
200 Individual Medley
50 Freestyle
1-Meter Diving
400 Medley Relay
Swimming and diving finals 7:00 p.m.
Friday, February 23
Swimming prelims 12:00 p.m.
Diving prelims 2:00 p.m.
200 Medley Relay
400 Individual Medley
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
800 Freestyle Relay
Swimming and diving finals 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 24
Swimming prelims 12:00 p.m.
1650 Freestyle*
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
3-Meter Diving
400 Freestyle Relay
Swimming and diving finals 7:00 p.m.
* The 1650 Freestyle will be a timed final event with only the eight fastest swimmers in the final session. All other competitors will contest the event just previous to the Saturday final session with the last heat finishing no later than 6:00 pm.
