Villanova University

March 17, 2003

MONTGOMERY, ALA. - On March 20-23, Villanova swimmers Becky Koch and Maddy Crippen will compete at the 2003 NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Championships at Auburn University's James E. Martin Aquatics Center in Montgomery, Alabama.

Koch, the 2003 Big East Most Outstanding Female Swimmer and one of the nation's top up-and-coming distance freestyle swimmers, will compete in the 500 yard freestyle, the 200 yard freestyle and the 1,650 yard freestyle at this year's NCAA Championships. She is seeded sixth overall in the 500 yard freestyle - the fifth fastest American in the event. Koch is also seeded 9th in the 200 yard freestyle and 18th in the 1,650 yard freestyle.

Crippen, Villanova's first and only U.S. female swimming Olympian and one of only two Wildcat female swimmers to win NCAA Championships, will compete in her final NCAA Championship this week. She will swim in the 400 yard individual medley (seeded 19th), the 500 yard freestyle (seeded 25th), and the 200 yard breaststroke (seeded 41st).

Check below for the 2003 NCAA Champsionship schedule.

Daily Schedule:
Swimming Preliminaries at 11:00 AM
Diving Preliminaries at 1:00 PM
Swimming and Diving Finals at 7:00 PM

Events:

Thursday, March 20, 2003

200-Yard Freestyle Relay

500-Yard Freestyle

200-Yard Individual Medley

50-Yard Freestyle

One-Meter Diving

400-Yard Medley Relay

Friday, March 21, 2003

200-Yard Medley Relay

400-Yard Individual Medley

100-Yard Butterfly

200-Yard Freestyle

100-Yard Breaststroke

100-Yard Backstroke

Three-Meter Diving

800-Yard Freestyle Relay

Saturday, March 22, 2003

1,650-Yard Freestyle

200-Yard Backstroke

100-Yard Freestyle

200-Yard Breaststroke

200-Yard Butterfly

Platform Diving

400-Yard Freestyle Relay