University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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( )n her way to the finish. Kathleen Rimkus comes up for air. A senior. Riinkus provided I leadership and experience for the Irish 3 women. J llison Lloyd, a junior hrcaslslrokcr.concen- I Iralcs on her technique. Lloyd was one of the 3 select swimmers to participate in the U.S. i Olympic Tnals in 2000. reshman Lisa Garcia surges ahead, with a determined face. Garcia as a talented addition to the butterfly and individual medley enls. ollen scoring high for the Irish. bUUKh bUAKD Notre Dame Relays Miami (Fla.) Kenyon Miami (Ohio) Pittsburgh Purdue Evansville Indiana Invitational ND Opp 1st Place 199 101 191 101 196 98 196 98 138 161 2nd Place Notre Dame Invitational 1st Place Illinois Northwestern Michigan BIG EAST Chamo. Shamrock Classic 200.5 145.5 154 146 157 143 1st Place NCAA Z one Divine Meet NCAA Cha mpionships No Team Scoring Women ' s Swimmincs

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DEEP Domination Season upholds tradition of success by Liza Dav Irish women ' s swimming and diving had a lot of woriv cut out for them this year. Af- ter the great season they posted last year, it was going to be tough to continue the tradition. However, the Irish pulled to- gether w ith help from both vet- erans and freshmen, and an- swered the challenge. Since the arrival of Coach Bailey Weather in 1993. the Irish have claimed four BIG EAST Championships, and last year, they finished 18th in the NCAA meet. At the begin- ning of the season. Weather commented that although the team was strong in 2000, this year would be even better. Coach Weather was right. In February, after an exhausting dual meet against Northwestern and Michigan, the Irish were ranked 15 in the nation, the highest national ranking ever awarded to Notre Dame. The team ' s success has been due, in part, to junior Kelly Hecking. Hecking won the 100 backstroke title in the BIG EAST in both 2000 and 1999, and her success has continued this year. The team is well-rounded, with many talented underclass- men. Freshmen Marie La- bosky, Lisa Garcia and Lisa D ' OIier have been strong ad- ditions to the team, contribut- ing consistently solid times. Diving has also continued to be strong this year. Junior Heather Mattingly remains a force among the diving scene. Mattingly posted wins in both the one and three meter events in the meets against Illinois, Northwestern, and Michigan. With the addition of red-shirted freshman Meghan Perry-Eaton, the diving team acquired depth and a promise for future suc- cess. The Irish dominated the BIG EAST Championships, win- ning their tlfth consecutive title. Continuing success, Hecking won the 200 backstroke for the second year in a row. D ' OIier, Garcia, and Labosky all had strong races, each placing in the top three. As icing on the cake. Coach Weathers was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year for the 4th time in his career. At press time, Hecking and Labosky had qualified for the NCAA Championships, and Mattingly hoped to join them b a strong showing at the Zone Diving Championships. Photo couriesy of Sports Information 2000-2001 Women ' s Swimming Team: (First Rimi AIUsou LIovJ. Tam Rlggs. Jcssna Johnstone. Kathleen Rimkus, Tiffany O ' Brien. Kristen Van Saun, Cairie Ni on. Brenda Reilly, Karli Richards, Student Assistaii t Allison Vendt. Kelly Hecking. Brooke Davey. (Second Row) Assistant Coach Kristin Heath, Katie Philipp, Laurie Musgrave, Sara Cerreta, Katie Cavadini. Lisa Garcia. Nicole Kohrt, Maureen Hillenmeyer. Jilen Siroky, Lindsay Moorhead, Liane Watkins, Katie Crawford, Head Coach Bailey Weathers. (Third Row) Reverand William Wack, CSC, Volunteer Assistant Coach Josh Skube, Heather Mattingly. Meghan Perry-Eaton. Sarah Bowman, Danielle Huliek, Jessica Roberts. Lisa D ' OIier, Mane Labosky, Christina Jackson, Amy Deger, Strength and Conditioning Coach Ken Croner, Team Manager David Hoffman.

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Senior Ryan Verlin sened as a team captain this season. With his specialties being butterfly and freestyle events, Vcrlin aK. ' posted impressive showings in individual medley races. SCOREBOARD ND Opp Notre Dame Relays 1st Place Virginia Tech 114 129 West Virginia 137 104 Kalamazoo 148 93 Oakland 106.5 134.5 Western Ontario 103 62 Notre Dame Invitational 2nd Place | Christmas Competition NTS Wisconsin-Milwaukee 139 92 Ball State 131.5 111.5 Cleveland State 136 102 St. Bonaventure 137.5 100.5 BIG EAST Champ. 4th Place Shamrock Classic NTS No Team Scoring ' Photo courtesy of Lisa Velte, The Oi Matt Hyde sh.uss nil Ins lu ri .i huilci- all UlikIch l i.xis mil ol the pool ton. fly event. The sophomore from Pennsyl- once presenting to the Division of Nuclear 1 7 vania also swims backstroke events. Physics of the American Physical Society SPORTS