TENNESSEE SWIMMING & DIVING. SEC Championships Feb

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1 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Feb , 2002 Arkansas Natatorium Fayetteville, Ark. # 2 Auburn # 13 Georgia # 5 Tennessee # 14 South Carolina # 11 Florida # 18 Alabama Kentucky Louisiana State SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW The Tennessee swimming and diving team travels to the the Southeastern Conference Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend as a top contender for the conference title. The Volunteers bring a young and talented squad to challenge for the championship of America s toughest swimming and diving conference. The Volunteers currently rank tops in the conference in the 200 breast (Andrew Bree), 200 medley relay, one-meter (Phillip Jones), three-meter (Phillip Jones) and the 14 dive platform (Sal Vilardo). Tennessee co-captains Jeremy McDonnell and Justin Hoggatt look to improve on last year s performance. McDonnell will be defending his 100 breaststroke crown, while Hoggatt looks to win the 100 fly after finishing second last year. The Volunteers also captured the 200 medley relay as well as the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays. TENNESSEE SWIMMING & DIVING SEC Championships Feb Time: Diving will be held Mon.-Wed. and swimming will be held Wed.-Sat. Course Format: Short-Course Yards Scoring: The individual events will be scored The relay events will be scored Event Format: The fastest 16 qualifiers from morning prelims will compete in the evening with the top eight competing in the championship final and the next eight in the consolation finals. Media Contact: Criag TerBlanche is the media contact for the Tennessee swimming and diving team. He can be reached through at cterblan@utk.edu or by phone at (865) In the diving well, Phillip Jones competes in his first ever SEC Championships. Jones has yet to dive in a collegiate meet without winning either the one-meter competition, the three-meter or both. UT has won 10 SEC championships and finished runner-up 12 times. The Vols placed second a year ago and last won the title in UT RANKED FIFTH NATIONALLY Tennessee is now the fifth-best team in the country according to the College Swim Coaches Association of America Top 25 Poll. The Vols opened the season ranked fourth and moved to fifth after a tough second-place finish in the Dallas Morning News Classic. The Vols were ranked as high as No. 2 in The Volunteers finished third at the 2001 NCAA Championships, and have finished among the top 10 in the nation in 13 of the last 14 seasons with a high of third coming last season Schedule/Results 11-0 (9-0 SEC) Date Opponent Time/Result 10/10-13 SEC EAST W (1st of five) Tennessee 535 Georgia Florida 279 South Carolina Kentucky /19 Kentucky W ( ) LSU W ( ) 11/2 Notre Dame W ( ) 11/16-18 Indiana Diving Inv. No team score 11/30-12/2 Arkansas Diving Inv. No team score 1/4-6 Georgia Diving Inv. No team score 1/11 Virginia W (143-98) 1/18-19 DMNC (2nd of six) 1/26 Georgia W ( ) 2/2 Florida W ( ) 2/20-23 SEC Championships All Day 3/28-30 NCAA Championships All Day TBA USS Philip s National Championships 4/5-7 US Diving World Cup Team Trials UNDEFEATED SEASON Tennessee s 11-0 record stands as the 15th undefeated season since the program s resurrection in The total of 11 wins is the second highest since 1988, when UT finished with a 12-1 record. The Vols only competed in one invitational meet this season and placed second. Tennessee has finished undefeated in both dual and invitational meets in the 1991, 1997 and 2001 seasons. Monday, Feb. 18 6:30 p.m - Finals Three-Meter Diving Tuesday, Feb. 19 6:30 p.m. - Finals One-Meter Diving Southeastern Conference Championships Schedule Wednesday, Feb :15 a.m. Prelims 6:00 p.m - Finals 200 Medley Relay Platform Diving 800 Freestyle Relay Thursday, Feb. 21 6:30 p.m - Finals 500 Freestyle 50 Freestyle 200 I.M. 200 Freestyl Relay Friday, Feb. 22 6:00 p.m. - Finals 400 I.M. 100 Butterfly 200 Freestyle 100 Breaststroke 100 Backstroke 400 Medley Relay Saturday, Feb :30 a.m. Prelims 7:30 p.m. - Finals 1650 Freestyle 200 Backstroke 100 Freestyle 200 Breaststroke 200 Butterfly 400 Freestyle Relay

2 TENNESSEE QUICK FACTS Founded: 1794 Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Enrollment: 20,125 Nickname: Volunteers or Vols Colors: Orange and White Mascot: Smokey (Blue Tick Coon Hound) Head Coach: John Trembley Tennessee, th Season (.934), 62-6 SEC (.967) Asst. Coach: Joe Hendee (Tennessee, 83) Diving Coach: Dave Parrington (Houston, 83) Record: 11-0 (9-0 SEC) 2001 SEC Finish: Second (632.5 pts.) SEC Team Championships: 10 TENNESSEE VERSUS TOP 25 Tennessee has fashioned an 11-0 dual-meet record this season that is all the more impressive when the level of competition is considered. The Volunteers have defeated seven opponents who are currently ranked in the top 25. Vol wins over ranked opponents include #2 Auburn, #11 Florida (twice), #12 Virginia, #13 Georgia (twice), #14 South Carolina #15 Southern Methodist and #19 Texas A&M SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2001 SEC Championship Meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala., was filled with excitement for the Tennessee swimming and diving squad. The Volunteers won eight events, including four of the five relays, and set an American record as they claimed the school s 11th runner-up finish. The Vols kicked off the meet in dramatic fashion by establishing an American record in the 200 medley relay in the first event of the meet. The foursome of Gilliam, McDonnell, Hoggatt and Owen reached the wall in a time of 1:25.37 to better the mark of 1:25.76 held by former Vols Craig Gilliam, Jeremy Linn, Jeff Elder and Adam Engle. The Vols had been aiming for the American record since the beginning of the season and produced an outstanding race to achieve their goal. While the 200 medley relay was expected, UT was also able to produce an unexpected victory in the 800 freestyle relay. The quartet of Simpson, Bree, Zane DeWitz and Tannhauser captured the program s first SEC title in that event since The Vol divers also scored points on the abbreviated first night of competition as Shannon Roy finished fifth in one-meter diving while Gabi Chereches and Jake Dorsey finished 10th and 14th, respectively. The second night of competition at the SEC Championships was highlighted by UT divers Roy and Chereches claiming the top two spots in the three-meter competition and the 200 freestyle relay squad winning the Vols third relay title of the meet. Roy won the three-meter diving title with 610 points while Chereches finished second with points. The title was the second for Roy, who also captured the three-meter crown as a freshman in Chereches had won the three-meter event the previous two seasons. Dorsey also scored in the event with a 13thplace finish. Vol sprinters also gave a strong performance throughout the meet, who captured the 200 free relay and placed three swimmers in the championship final of the 50 freestyle and another pair in the consolation final. The team of Hussey, Gueraldi, Mike Burton and Gilliam reached the wall in a time of 1:18.17 to claim the 200 free relay title. Hussey was UT s top finisher in the 50 free with a fourth-place time of Gueraldi (fifth) and Gilliam (seventh) also claimed spots in the final while Burton (12th) and Owen (15th) scored in the consolation heat. McDonnell led a contingent of four Volunteers in the 200 individual medley. McDonnell finished third while DeWitz was sixth, Bree was 11th and Ben Brink was 13th. In the 500 freestyle, Tannhauser finished fourth and Simpson (15th) and Steve Cromer (16th) scored as well. Brink also finished 14th in the 400 I.M. Tennessee crowned a pair of champions on day three of the SEC Championships as Gilliam and McDonnell each claimed individual titles. Gilliam won his third straight SEC 100 backstroke title with a time of in the finals. With the win Gilliam equaled the number of SEC 100 back titles won by his father, Steve, during his UT career. Joining Gilliam in the backstroke were Matt Parrish, who won the consolation final, and Owen who finished 11th. McDonnell won the SEC 100 breaststroke championship with a time of to defeated a few heavily favored opponents. The UT junior headed up a talented breaststroke trio for the Vols as classmate Chris Stewart finished fifth and Bree was 13th in the event. Another impressive performance was delivered by Hoggatt in the 100 butterfly. Hoggatt, a junior who did not compete at the SEC meet last season, raced to a second-place finish with a time of 47.28, just.15 off the winning time. Joel Shapiro finished 12th in the event. Tannhauser continued to pace the Vol distance swimmers with a fifth-place finish in the 200 freestyle. DeWitz finished 13th in the 200 free. The Vols closed the evening with a secondplace finish in the 400 medley relay. Gilliam, McDonnell, Shapiro and Hussey combined for a time of 3:10.04 to claim the runner-up finish. The final evening of the SEC Championships saw Tennessee claim two more championships as the Vols finished in second place. Chereches claimed his third straight SEC title in platform diving. The Vol senior punctuated his dominating performance with a final dive that received perfect scores from six of seven judges. Dorsey placed 13th in the event. The Tennessee sprinters executed again with UT s fourth relay victory of the meet in the 400 freestyle relay. The foursome of McDonnell, Gueraldi, Hussey and Gilliam took the title with a time of 2: Additionally, Gilliam captured the runner-up spot in the 100 freestyle as he missed the victory by.03 of a second. Gueraldi (sixth-tie) and Hussey (eighth) also competed in the 100 free final while Owen (14th) and Hoggatt (15th) scored in the consolation heat. McDonnell completed a big weekend with a third-place finish in the 200 breaststroke. McDonnell was one of four Vols to score in the event. Bree finished fifth while Stewart won the consolation heat to finish ninth and Brink placed 13th. On the weekend the Vols compiled points to take second place. McDonnell led the Vols and tied for second in the conference by scoring with 52 individual points. Gilliam tied for sixth in the conference in scoring with 49 points and Chereches was 10th with 44 points and second among divers. Following the meet, Gilliam was named as the swimming performer of the meet and Chereches the diving performer of the meet. UT s Dave Parrington was tabbed as the diving coach of the meet as his divers won two of the three events. UT AT SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS Tennessee has won 10 Southeastern Conference Championships since the pool program returned to Knoxville in The most recent title came in 1996 as UT played host to the championships and treated the Student Aquatic Center crowd to a school record 846 team points. The 1996 title was the second as a coach for Vol skipper John Trembley, who led the 1989 squad to championship in his first season as coach in The Vols first SEC crown came in 1969 when legendary coach Ray Bussard took his second team, consisting of freshmen and sophomores, to the top of the conference. After a pair of runnerup finishes in 1970 and 1971, Bussard put together a string of seven consecutive conference titles from HEAD COACH JOHN TREMBLEY Tennessee head coach John Trembley is in his 14th season at the helm of the Vols. In his time, the Vols have finished among the top 10 in the nation 12 times, including five top 5 finishes. Trembley has led the Vols to SEC titles in 1989 and 1996 and to runnerup finishes on six occasions. Trembley has fashioned a dual-meet record with a 62-6 mark against SEC foes. Trembley has received numerous awards for his success, including four SEC Coach of the Year trophies.

3 Media Services SEC Championships Results on the Internet Resultscan be obtained from the internet by accessing the University of Alabama Athletic hompage or the SEC homepage. Alabama will provide live, event-by event scoring, on their internet site. The UA address is: The SEC address is: SEC Championships Results via Fax-on-Demand Results from the SEC Swimming and Diving Championships will be available on the Pivotal communications Fax-on-Demand system. To access results you must have a Personal Identification Number (PIN). Please contact Pivotal Communications at (770) for more information. To obtain results, dial (770) from the handset of your fax machine and enter your pin code to access the system. The conference passcode is 732# (SEC) Vols on the Web Information on each of Tennessee s varsity sports, including swimming and diving results, is available on the UT Athletics home page on the World Wide Web. Athlete and coach biographies, facility information, season updates and other Vol information can be accessed at the following address: Television The SEC Championships will be televised by Fox Sports Net on a tape-delay basis. 50 Freestyle (19.74/20.33) Renato Gueraldi /26 Mike Burton /26 Jeremy McDonnell / Freestyle (43.64/44.94) Renato Gueraldi /11 Jeremy McDonnell /12 Matt Parrish /02 Greg Simpson / Freestyle (1:36.39/1:39.28) Brett Tannhauser 1: /26 Greg Simpson 1: /02 Andrew Bree 1: / Freestyle (4:20.75/4:28.57) George durand 4: /02 Brett Tannhauser 4: /26 Evan Nylander 4: / Freestyle George durand 9: /11 Brett Tannhauser 9: /12 Evan Nylander 9: / Freestyle (15:06.93/15:34.12) George durand 15: /26 Brett Tannhauser 15: /13 Evan Nylander 15: / Butterfly (47.41/48.83) Matt Parrish /19 Justin Hoggatt /13 Renato Gueraldi /13 Jason Baxter /13 Josh Fulton / Butterfly (1:45.56/1:48.62) George durand 1: /02 Jamie Graves 1: /26 David Zeman 1: /13 Jason Baxter 1: / Backstroke (47.93/49.36) Paulo Machado /13 Matt Parrish /26 Greg Simpson /13 Top Times for the Volunteers 400 I. M. (3:49.48/3:56.36) Andrew Bree 3: /26 George durand 3: / Free Relay (1:18.77/1:21.13) McDonnell, Burton 1: /02 Parrish, Gueraldi 400 Free Relay (2:55.37/3:00.63) Simpson, Parrish 3: /26 Burton, Gueraldi 800 Free Relay (6:26.62/6:38.21) Tannhauser, du Rand 6: /19 Simpson, Bree 200 Medley Relay (1:27.49/1:30.11) Parrish, Hoggatt 1: /02 McDonnell, Gueraldi 400 Medley Relay (3:12.97/3:18.75) Parrish, McDonnel 3: /19 Hoggatt, Gueraldi One-Meter Dual Diving (304.7) Phillip Jones /2 Sal Vilardo /2 One-Meter Champ. Diving (465) Phillip Jones /17 Jake Dorsey /17 Three-Meter Dual Diving (310) Phillip Jones /26 Jake Dorsey /11 Three-Meter Champ. Diving (465) Phillip Jones /17 Sal Vilardo /17 Jake Dorsey /17 Platform Diving (14 Dives - 618) Sal Vilardo /18 Jake Dorsey / Backstroke (1:44.38/1:47.51) Paulo Machado 1: /26 Michael Gross 1: /11 Greg Simpson 1: / Breaststroke (54.62/56.25) Jeremy McDonnell /02 Andrew Bree /02 Chris Stewart /13 Thomas Clavier / Breaststroke (1:58.28/2:01.82) Andrew Bree 1: /11 Chris Stewart 2: /26 Evan Fischer 2: / I. M. (1:47.16/1:50.37) Andrew Bree 1: /02 Jeremy McDonnell 1: /11 Paulo Machado 1: /02 Jason Baxter 1: /11 Ben Brink 1: /12

4 VOLS DROWN GATORS men's swimming and diving team put the finishing touches on a perfect dual-meet season as they defeated the 14th-ranked Florida Gators Saturday afternoon at the UT Student Aquatic Center. The Vols took the victory , posting an 11-0 mark for the second straight season. Tennessee took eight of the 13 events to swim past the Gators, including the first five events. The story for the Vols, however, was freshman George du Rand, who won three events on the day. Du Rand took top honors in the 500 freestyle, 1000 freestyle and the 200 butterfly. Other Vol winners included, Renato Gueraldi (50 free), Greg Simpson (200 free), Andrew Bree ( 200 IM) and Phillip Jones (three-meter). The 200 medley relay team of Matt Parrish, Jeremy McDonnell, Justin Hoggatt and Michael Burton also grabbed a win for the Vols VOLS DUNK GEORGIA men s swimming and diving team remain undefeated by downing 13th-ranked Georgia in a dual meet Saturday afternoon in Athens, Ga. The Vols took the victory , and improved their season mark to Tennessee won seven out of the 13 events to edge past Georgia. The Vol winners included, Brett Tannhauser (200 Free), Andrew Bree (200 I.M.) and Renato Gueraldi (50 Free). The 400 freestyle relay team of Simpson, Burton, Parrish and Gueraldi, and the 200 medley relay team of Parrish, Stewart, Hoggatt and Burton also grabbed wins for the Vols. Freshman Phillip Jones and his diving teammates Jake Dorsey and Sal Vilardo controlled the diving well. Jones claimed championship honors in both the one-meter and three-meter events. Dorsey and Vilardo both took home third place finishes, Dorsey in the one-meter and Vilardo in the three-meter. UT FINISHES SECOND IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS The fourth-ranked Tennessee swimming and diving team ended up in second place after the final day of the prestigious Dallas Morning News Classic. The Volunteers totaled 292 points, putting them behind California who took top honors with 328 points. Southern Methodist (279) was third, with Florida, (275) Texas A&M (261) and Auburn (227) rounding out the field. On the second day of competition the Volunteers won only one event, leaving them chasing California who took five out of the nine events. Andrew Bree was the only Vol winner, taking top honors in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2: Dual-Meet Summaries UT TRIUMPHS OVER VIRGINIA men s swimming and diving team remain undefeated by downing 11th-ranked Virginia in a dual meet Friday afternoon in Charlottesville, Va. The Vols took the victory , and improved their mark to 9-0 for the season. Tennessee controlled the meet by winning 10 out of the 13 events. The Vol winners included, Brett Tannhauser (200 Free, 500 Free), Andrew Bree (200 Breast, 200 I.M.), George du Rand (1000 Free.), Renato Gueraldi (50 Free) and Paulo Machado (200 Back). The 400 medley relay of Machado, Stewart, Hoggat and Parrish also grabbed a win for the Vols with a time of 3: TENNESSEE TOPS NOTRE DAME The University of Tennessee men's swimming and diving team remain undefeated as they downed Notre Dame in a dual meet Friday evening South Bend, Ind. The Vols took the victory The Vols placed swept in the 50 backstroke, 50 breaststroke and 400 I.M. The aqua Vols also finished one-two in the 50 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 100 I.M. and the one-meter diving. Sophomore Evan Nylander won his first event of the year by swimming a time of in the 50 freestyle. Other Vol winners included George du Rand (400 I.M.), Greg Simpson (50 Back), Chris Stewart (50 Breast), Renato Gueraldi (50 Fly) and Jeremy McDonnell (100 I.M.). Freshman Phillip Jones and his diving teammates Sal Vilardo and Jake Dorsey also controlled the diving well. Jones and Vilardo placed one-two in the one-meter diving event and the trio of divers took top honors in the three-meter competition. TENNESSEE DEFEATS KENTUCKY AND LSU Tennessee opened its home season with wins against the Kentucky Wildcats and the LSU Tigers. The Vols defeated the Tigers, , and downed the Wildcats to improve their overall record to 7-0. The Vols won 9 out of the 13 events they competed in, including the first six. Freshman Phillip Jones started the attack by winning the three-meter diving and placing second in the one-meter diving. Other Vol winners included Brett Tannhauser (1000 Free), Andrew Bree (200 Free, 200 Breast), Renato Gueraldi (50 Free), Jeremy McDonnell (200 I.M), Greg Simpson (100 Free) and Paulo Machado (200 Back). Dual Meet Scoring Leaders Name Class Wins Points Phillip Jones Fr Andrew Bree So Renato Gueraldi So Brett Tannhauser Sr George du Rand Fr Jeremy McDonnell Sr Greg Simpson Jr Paulo Machado Fr Sal Vilardo Fr Chris Stewart Sr Evan Nylander So Matt Parrish Sr Jake Dorsey Jr Jamie Graves So Justin Hoggatt Sr Michael Gross Jr Josh Fulton Fr Thomas Clavier Fr Michael Burton So Ben Brink Jr Jason Baxter Jr Bradley Duryea Fr David Zeman Fr Evan Fischer Fr. 0 1 UT WINS SEC DUAL-MEET Tennessee kicked of the dual-meet campaign with an important victory at the SEC East Dual-Meet Extravaganza. The Vols competed in the unique event that matched the five eastern teams of the SEC in a format that produced 10 separate dual-meets. The Vols earned a total of 535 points throughout the week. Georgia, who Tennessee will face later in the year finished second, with points. The Vols started the night off with a one-two finish in the 200 medley relay. The team of Matt Parrish, Justin Hoggatt, Jeremy McDonnell and Renato Gueraldi swam a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 1: In the 100 backstroke, freshman, Paulo Machado finished first with a time of The 100 breaststroke was won by senior Jeremy McDonnell, in a time of His time was also good enough to earn an NCAA provisional qualifying. The Vols closed the night off by winning the 200 freestyle relay in a time of 1:21.56 (McDonnell, Burton, Parrish, Gueraldi).

5 Swimmming and Diving Roster Name Event Class Height Weight Exp. Academic Major Hometown (Previous School) Jason Baxter Fly, IM Jr L Engineering Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover) Andrew Bree Breast, IM, Free So L Arts and Sciences Helens Bay, Northern Ireland (Campbell) Ben Brink Breast, IM Jr L Arts and Sciences Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon) Mike Burton Free, Breast Jr L Arts and Sciences McMinnville, Ore. Thomas Clavier Breast, IM Fr HS Spanish & World Bus. Covington, La. (Mandeville) Jake Dorsey Diving Jr L Arts and Sciences Champaign, Ill. (Centennial) George du Rand Free, IM Fr HS Nutrition BloemFontein, South Africa (St. Andrews) Bradley Duryea Free Fr HS Criminal Justice Durham, N.C. (Riverside) Evan Fischer Breast, IM So L Arts and Sciences Carson City, Nev. (Carson) Josh Fulton Fly, Back Fr HS Biology Newport News, Va. (Menchville) Jamie Graves Fly, Free So L Arts and Sciences Wheaton, Ill. (Warrenville South) Michael Gross Back, Free Jr L Arts and Sciences Sparta, N.J. (Sparta) Renato Gueraldi Free So L Arts and Sciences Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Princes Isabel) Justin Hoggatt Free, Fly Sr L Engineering Ft. Wayne, Ind. (Homestead) Phillip Jones Diving Fr HS Sports Management Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) Paulo Machado Back, IM Fr HS Arts & Sciences Recife, Brazil Jeremy McDonnell Breast, Free, IM Sr L Business Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek) Evan Nylander Free, IM So L Arts and Sciences Tucker, Ga. (Lakeside) Matt Parrish Back, Fly Sr L Psychology Troy, Mich. (Brother Rice) Bill Rollins Back Fr HS Evolutionary Biology Austin, Texas (Hershey High) Greg Simpson Free, Back Jr L Business Collierville (Collierville) Chris Stewart Breast Sr L Business Randburg, South Africa (Holy Cross) Brett Tannhauser Free Sr L Arts and Sciences Seattle, Wash. (Blanchet) Sal Vilardo Diving Fr HS Nuclear Medicine Tech Baton Rouge, La. (Baton Rouge Magnet) David Zeman Fly Fr HS Chemistry Hendersonville (Hendersonville) Head Coach Asst. Coach Diving Coach John Trembley Joe Hendee Dave Parrington Pronunciation Guide: Thomas Clavier (CLAY vear), Bradley Duryea (Duri A), Justin Hoggatt (HOG-it),Paulo Machado (MA Chadoe), Evan Nylander (NIGH-land-ur), Renato Gueraldi (Guh-RALL-dee), Brett Tannhauser (Tan HOUSER)