Spring Break
Swimming and diving heads to New York to take on Army
Dan Agabiti
Issue date: 11/6/09 Section: Sports
The women's and men's swimming and diving team are squaring off against Army this week.
Last week, the men came away with an easy win against Villanova, but the women had to work hard to earn their win over the Wildcats. Rutgers got the best of the Huskies, as they have in years past, but the Huskies went on to beat Villanova in a thrilling last relay on Saturday.
"We had a solid day of swimming, the guys moved around a bit and we saw some good things from them aside from the expected win," head coach Bob Goldberg said. "But the ladies really rose to the challenge and performed exceptionally well. That is why they were given their first day off in three years on Wednesday."
This week against Army, there is an expectation of role reversal from last week. It is the women who are expected to win and the men who have a challenge ahead of them.
In the past, the meets between UConn and Army have been one-sided in favor of the Huskies. But recently Army has improved thanks to their head coach, Mickey Wender. They might not be as easy a win as in years past.
One of the most exciting individual matchups to follow is going to be UConn's junior Alexander Davidson against Army's Chuck Zhou in the backstroke events. Davidson took the 100-yard, defeating Zhou by a narrow margin of .05 seconds. Later, in the 200-yard event, Zhou got the best of Davidson and won by only .7 seconds.
Key performances will also come from freshmen Jeremy Ramshaw in the individual medley and backstroke events, and Kyungsoo Yoon in the sprinting events.
Both are very talented freshmen from Ontario who look to make an impact on UConn swimming in future years.
At the Crandall Pool in West Point, N.Y. there is going to be the same intensity and atmosphere for the men's races that the Wolff-Zackin Natatorium had last week for the women.
"It's the same as it was last week, depth isn't going to do it all for us so we need to get some wins in key positions," Goldberg said. "This week it is going to be a close one, but I think our athletes are looking for a challenge and they are ready for what is going to meet them. That kind of challenge and pressure is what they thrive on."
Last week, the men came away with an easy win against Villanova, but the women had to work hard to earn their win over the Wildcats. Rutgers got the best of the Huskies, as they have in years past, but the Huskies went on to beat Villanova in a thrilling last relay on Saturday.
"We had a solid day of swimming, the guys moved around a bit and we saw some good things from them aside from the expected win," head coach Bob Goldberg said. "But the ladies really rose to the challenge and performed exceptionally well. That is why they were given their first day off in three years on Wednesday."
This week against Army, there is an expectation of role reversal from last week. It is the women who are expected to win and the men who have a challenge ahead of them.
In the past, the meets between UConn and Army have been one-sided in favor of the Huskies. But recently Army has improved thanks to their head coach, Mickey Wender. They might not be as easy a win as in years past.
One of the most exciting individual matchups to follow is going to be UConn's junior Alexander Davidson against Army's Chuck Zhou in the backstroke events. Davidson took the 100-yard, defeating Zhou by a narrow margin of .05 seconds. Later, in the 200-yard event, Zhou got the best of Davidson and won by only .7 seconds.
Key performances will also come from freshmen Jeremy Ramshaw in the individual medley and backstroke events, and Kyungsoo Yoon in the sprinting events.
Both are very talented freshmen from Ontario who look to make an impact on UConn swimming in future years.
At the Crandall Pool in West Point, N.Y. there is going to be the same intensity and atmosphere for the men's races that the Wolff-Zackin Natatorium had last week for the women.
"It's the same as it was last week, depth isn't going to do it all for us so we need to get some wins in key positions," Goldberg said. "This week it is going to be a close one, but I think our athletes are looking for a challenge and they are ready for what is going to meet them. That kind of challenge and pressure is what they thrive on."
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