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Vali Preda Gains NCAA Finals in 100-Breast
March 16, 2007 | Swimming & Diving
March 16, 2007
Sophomore swimmer Vali Preda set a lifetime best and broke a school record in the 100-breast to gain the finals at the NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, Minn. .
Preda posted a time of 53.63 to qualify 13th for the Cardinals.
"This is arguably one of the most competitive NCAA Finals ever," said Arthur Albiero, who coached two-time NCAA champion Stefan Gherghel as an assistant at Alabama. "The meet is so deep, one of the best ever. We are thrilled to be here and being competitive not just happy to make an appearance in the meet."
2007 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving ChampionshipsMarch 15-17, 2007University Aquatic CenterMinneapolis, MinnesotaNCAA Championships official site: http://ncaasports.com/swimming/mens/schedulesTelevision:ESPN2 will air a 90-minute NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships show on March 20 at 1 p.m. central.ESPN360 will air Friday and Saturday's finals sessions live on espn360.com complete with video and audio play-by-play.
