Nov. 29, 2006
After nearly three weeks off from action, 's Swimming and Diving teams (No. 21 men; No. 24 women) travel to compete in the Texas Invitational in , , hosted by the .
The event will begin Thursday, Nov. 30, and come to a close on Saturday, Dec. 2, with sessions beginning at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. each day.
The No. 21 Sun Devil men's team will compete among a very competitive field consisting of No. 2 Texas, No. 3 Stanford, No. 10 Florida, No. 23 UNLV, UCLA, , , TCU, UC-Santa Barbara and . ASU's No. 24 women's squad will face competition from No. 1 Stanford, No. 6 Florida, No. 9 USC, No. 11 Texas, No. 14 UCLA, No. 18 Wisconsin, UNLV, , TCU, and .
At last year's Texas Invitational, ASU's men's team placed fifth overall (288 points), and the women's squad finished sixth (190 points). Additionally, ASU's men's and women's teams each recorded team season-best times in nine of 19 swimming events, highlighted by Caitlin Andrew's school-record performance in the 100 free (49.33), swimming the opening leg of the 400 freestyle relay. Andrew also was the runner-up in the 100 fly and 100 back, and distance freestyle swimmer Sarah Fischer finished within the top-five in both the 500 and 1650 freestyle events. Lucas Azevedo led the charge for the men's team, breaking into top-five finishers in the 500 free. In total, nine individuals and one relay team recorded NCAA qualifying times at the event.
The order of events for the 2006 Texas Invitational is as follows:
THURSDAY, NOV. 30
10 a.m.: Prelims (all distances in yards)
100 butterfly
500 freestyle
200 IM
50 freestyle (15 minute break follows this event)
200 freestyle relay
Diving
12:30-1:30 p.m.: Men's 1-meter prelims (19 divers)
2:30-4:45 p.m.: Women's 3-meter prelims (44 divers)
5:15-5:45 p.m.: Men's 1-meter finals (top eight from prelims)
6:15-6:45 p.m.: Women's 3-meter finals (top eight from prelims)
6 p.m.: Finals
200 freestyle relay
500 freestyle (women)
100 butterfly
500 freestyle (men)
200 IM
50 freestyle (15 minute break follows this event)
400 medley relay
FRIDAY, DEC. 1
10 a.m.: Prelims
400 IM
200 freestyle
100 breaststroke
100 backstroke (15 minute break follows this event)
200 medley relay
Diving
12:30-2:45 p.m.: Women's 1-meter prelims (44 divers)
3:45-4:45 p.m.: Men's 3-meter prelims (19 divers)
5:15-5:45 p.m.: Women's 1-meter finals (top eight from prelims)
6:15-6:45 p.m.: Men's 3-meter finals (top eight from prelims)
6 p.m.: Finals
200 medley relay
400 IM
200 freestyle
100 breaststroke
100 backstroke (15 minute break follows this event)
800 free relay (men and women in separate pools)
SATURDAY, DEC. 2
10 a.m.: Prelims
200 backstroke
100 freestyle
200 breaststroke
200 butterfly
1650 freestyle (heats swum fastest to slowest - fastest heat swum at finals)
Diving
10:45-11:50 a.m.: Women's platform (25 divers)
1:30-2:15 p.m.: Men's platform (12 divers)
6 p.m.: Finals
1650 freestyle (fastest heat)
200 backstroke
100 freestyle
200 breaststroke
200 butterfly (15 minute break follows this event)
400 freestyle relay