Swimming and Diving Open Home Season Against Tennessee
October 19, 2007 | Swimming & Diving
Oct. 19, 2007
The University of Louisville swimming and diving team open its dual season Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Ralph Wright Natatorium when the Cardinals take on regional rival Tennessee. Live results will be available by clicking here.
Coach Arthur Albiero's squad is coming off a banner year in 2006-07 when the Cardinals set 23 new school records, made 22 NCAA B-cuts, three World University Game participants and a FINA World Championships finalist who earned an Olympic berth for Beijing. Vali Preda was an NCAA finalist after the men's team finished third at the BIG EAST, the highest ever finish. And the success didn't just come in the water, both men and women's teams made CSCA Academic All-American status.
The Volunteers men welcome 10 freshmen to the team this year along with redshirts Michael DeRocco and Jonas Persson, all of whom play a part in the team's fate this season. Five of eight Volunteer All-Americas return from last season and hope to improve upon last year's 11th-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, Minn.
The Tennessee women's team is coming off its best NCAA finish in 11 years, as it placed 10th at the 2007 NCAA Championships.
