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Yale University Swimming and Diving The 2001 - 2002 Season |
Women's
Record: 13 - 1
6 - 1 IVY
4
Year Record: 34 - 11 - 1
The
Yale women concluded one of their most successful seasons in recent memory
finishing with a dual meet record of 13 - 1 (6 - 1 IVY) and a fourth place
(605) at IVY's. The meets was
hosted by 3rd place finisher Harvard (655). Princeton (706) defended its title for the 4th consecutive
year narrowly defeating Brown (691).
Yale's
Susan Cooke's hard work all season paid off as she won 3 events (200/400 IM,
200 Breststroke), Qualified for NCAA's, broke 2 University records and qualified
for Senior Nationals. Susan became
the 2nd Yalie in as many years to receive the Ivy League "Swimmer of
the Year" award following Meredith Bryarly '01.
The Yale record books were rewritten once again this season. The Yale women of 2000 - 2001 broke 7 University records. The 2001 - 2002 version was equal to the task establishing 7 new marks of their own this season. Distance ace Heidi Kraus swam (10:01.83) in the 1,000 besting Suzanne Heizer's (10:03.65) from 1993. Heidi's effort, was also her 1st senior national time standard. Another rookie to be seen at Nationals this summer will be Daphna Shafir. Daphna finished 2nd in the 200 butterfly (2:01.97) eclipsing the (2:03.01) Jen Renzi swam in 1994.
Often
times we refer to our program as the Yale Swimming and Diving Team. However after performances that were witnessed
this past season we may refer to ourselves as the Yale Diving and Swimming
Team! The quartet of Bates Gregory
'03, Emily Cardy '04, Kathleen McKeon '04 and Melanie Loftus '05 surpassed
everyone's expectations this season. Emily and Bates provide an almost automatic 1 - 2 combination
at every dual meet. They both
qualified for the NCAA Championship by placing in the top 2 at the NCAA Regional
Diving Meet. They traded school
records back and forth all season, with Melanie breaking Bates records on
both the one (290.85) and three (319.05) meter boards, as well as establishing
a 10 meter platform record (362.65) for the very first time.
With
only 100 points separating Yale from the Ivy League Championship and only
2 seniors lost to graduation we are working each day with renewed confidence
knowing that a Championship is within our grasp.
And as Yalies our women now have a little more incentive to strive
for a championship. This past
winter the Ivy League named the Championship Trophy in honor of our own Frank
Keefe!
NCAA
Qualifier's
Susan
Cooke
200/400 IM
Bates
Gregory
1/3 Meter Diving
Melanie
Loftus
1/3/10 Meter Diving
All
IVY Performers
Susan
Cooke
200/400 IM, 200 Breaststroke
1st Team
Heidi
Kraus
1,650 Freestyle
1st Team
1,000 Freestyle
2nd Team
Melanie
Loftus 3
Meter Diving
2nd Team
Daphna
Shafir
200 Butterfly
2nd Team
IVY
League Swimmer of the Year
Susan
Cooke '03
College
Swimming Coaches Association of America
Academic
All - America Team
Fall 2001
3.30 cumulative g.p.a.
Academic
All Ivy
Susan
Cooke '03
Heidi
Kraus '03
New
Yale Records
1000
Freestyle
Old: Suzanne Heizer '96 10:03.65
February 27, 1993
New: Heidi Kraus '03
10:01.83 February
22, 2002 @ IVY's
200
Butterfly
Old: Jennifer Renzi '94 2:03.01
February 26, 1994
New:
Daphna Shafir '04 2:01.97
February 23, 2002 @ IVY's
200
Individual Medley
Old: Melissa Dalrymple '96
2:03.57
February 22, 1996
New: Susan Cooke '03 2:02.88
February 21, 2002 @ IVY's
400
Individual Medley
Old: Kate Hazelwood '86 4:22.83 February 15,
1983
New:
Susan Cooke '03 4:17.58
February 22, 2002 @ IVY's
One
Meter Diving
Old: Bates Gregory '03 288.45
February 11, 2000
New:
Melanie Loftus '05 290.85
January 16, 2002 @ West Point
Three
Meter Diving
Old: Bates Gregory '03 292.50
February 11, 2000
New: Melanie Loftus '05 319.05
November 19, 2001 vs Maine
Platform
Diving
New: Melanie Loftus '05 362.65
March 16, 2002 @ Naval Academy
Awards
Heaton High Point
Josh Gallant
Susan Cooke and Melanie Loftus
Jelliffe
Pat Dennis
Emily Fain
MacLeish
Mike Schulte
Linda Tivorsak
Mather
Alex Nash
Kim Richardson and Erin Vanderberg
Burke
James Cocks
Heidi Kraus
Moriarty/Dawson
Chris and Rich Birrer
Bates Gregory
Davies
Atticus LeBlanc
Susan Cooke