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March 23, 2009
UAA Athlete of the Week
Liz Horvat (Emory University):
Emory University sophomore Liz Horvat was named the NCAA Division III Women’s Swimmer of the Year after winning four national championships and setting four Division III records at the 2009 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. She opened the meet with a win in the 500-yard freestyle, setting a Division III record with a time of 4:47.04. She followed that with a Division III record time of 4:16.17 in the 400-yard individual medley on the second day of the meet. On day three, Horvat was part of the Eagles’ national champion 800-yard freestyle relay team, which swam a record time of 7:21.05. She concluded the meet with her fourth championship and Division III record time, winning the 1,650-yard freestyle with a mark of 16:30.17. Horvat’s performances helped Emory to a second-place finish at the championships.
Other Notable Performances
Molly Rippe (NYU) earned Honorable Mention All-America honors with an 11th place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:07.73)… Karina Stridh (Washington) earned five All-America awards this past weekend. She finished third in the 100-yard backstroke (56.37), fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (50.94), and seventh in the 50-yard freestyle (23.56). She also swam on the 11th-place 800-yard freestyle relay (7:37.64) and the 14th-place 400-yard freestyle relay that finished in 3:30.22.
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