Women's Swimming Qualifies Eight for NCAAs

Thursday, March 17

Atlanta, Ga.

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University of Louisville

Women's NCAA Championships

March 02, 2016 | Swimming & Diving

Cards will send an additional three for relay swims.

By: Nancy Worley

The University of Louisville women's swimming and diving team had eight swimmers selected as the NCAA Division Swimming and Diving Committee announced the swimmers who qualified for the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships today.

The championships will be held March 16-19 at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Institute of Technology will serve as host.

Rachael Bradford Feldman, Mallory Comerford, Andrea Cottrell, Abigail Houck, Alina Kendzior, Andrea Kneppers, Marah Pugh, and Kelsi Worrell will represent Louisville at the national meet. The Cardinals also qualified all five relays, meaning Alex Sellers, Hannah Magnuson and Ashley LeClair will attend as part of those relay teams only.

Kelsi Worrell qualified 4^th in the 50 free (21.85), first in the 100 fly (50.06) and first in the 200 fly (1:51.36). Freshman Mallory Comerford qualified 2^nd in the 200 freestyle (1:42.79), 6^th in the 500-free (4:38.01) and 17^th in the 100-free (48.31).

Andrea Kneppers quallfied 31^st in the 500 freestyle. Rachael Bradford Feldman qualified 32nd in the 200 IM (1:57.48) and 15^th in the 400 IM (4:07.89).

Andrea Cottrell qualified third in the 100 breast (58.26), 7^th in the 200 breast (2:07.42), and 39^th in the 200 IM (1:57.90).

Alina Kendzior qualified 32^nd in the 200 IM (1:57.71), 35^th in the 100 back (52.79).

Marah Pugh put up the 15^th fastest time in the 200 fly (1:55.63)
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Abigail Houck qualified 24^th in the 200 fly (1:56.05) and 36^th in the 200 free (1:45.83).
The Cardinals also qualified second in the 200 Medley Relay (1:35.43), third in the 400 Medley Relay (3:28.32), seventh in the 200-free relay (1:28.20), 11^th in the 800 free relay (7:01.01) and 13^th in the 400 free relay (3:14.86)

A total of 322 participants (281 swimmers and 41 divers) will compete in the championships. Swimmers qualified for the championships by meeting the established minimum time for the events in which they entered. Divers will be determined by performances at the Zone Diving Meets held March 7-12. The complete list of all swimmers competing in the championships is available at www.usaswimming.org/ncaa. Selected divers will be announced Sunday, March 13.

ESPN3.com will stream finals sessions on Friday and Saturday live. Wednesday's evening session, Thursday's sessions, along with the morning sessions on Friday and Saturday, will be streamed live on NCAA.com. Additionally, ESPNU will air a two-hour broadcast via tape delay at 7 p.m. ET, Tuesday, March 29. Live results for the championships will be available on NCAA.com.