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MARTA SILVA ZAMORA

Women’s golf takes 14th on home course in Classic

By on March 29, 2010

Sophomore Marta Silva Zamora led the Georgia women’s golf team to a 14th place finish in the Liz Murphy Classic held in Athens over the weekend. Zamora shot a final round score of 2-over 74 and finished in sixth place individually overall, as the Lady Bulldogs tallied a final-round score of 302 Sunday. Though Georgia [...]

Georgia's Matt Bartlett helped the Bulldogs take third in the SEC swimming and diving championships Saturday. Photo by ASHLEY STRICKLAND

Swimmers stand 11th at NCAA Championships

By on March 26, 2010

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Georgia men’s swimming team is in 11th place after one day of competition in the NCAA Championships at the McCorkle Center at Ohio State. On Friday, the Bulldogs rolled up 33 points. Texas has the team lead with 145 points. “I thought it was a good first day for us,” Georgia [...]

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Swimmers not worried about complacency for next season

By on March 23, 2010

The Lady Bulldogs swimming and diving team entered the national meet held over the weekend as No. 1 and one of the favorites to win a national championship. An otherwise successful meet was marred by a disqualification in the 200 medley relay sending the Lady Bulldogs to a fifth place finish. According to head coach [...]

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Bulldog swimmer Schmitt nominated for Honda-Broderick Award

By on March 23, 2010

Georgia’s Allison Schmitt has been chosen as one of the four finalists for the Honda-Broderick Sports Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top swimmer. Schmitt, a sophomore from Canton, Mich., won the 200 and 500 freestyle races at the recent NCAA Championships, lowering her own school records in each event. Schmitt also anchored [...]

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Georgia’s Trott claims NCAA title in 1,650 freestyle

By on March 21, 2010

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Wendy Trott won the 1,650 freestyle title to highlight Georgia’s efforts on the final day of the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday at Purdue’s Boilermaker Aquatic Center. The Lady Bulldogs, who finished fifth with 342.5 points, got individual NCAA titles from Trott, Allison Schmitt (the 200 and 500 [...]

Schmitt waits for the results of a race in the SEC tournament. Photo by Ashley Strickland.

Schmitt powers Lady Bulldogs at NCAA swimming championships

By on March 19, 2010

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Another day, another national title for Georgia’s Allison Schmitt. Schmitt claimed the 200 freestyle crown at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday and helped top-ranked Georgia remain in second place in the team competition. The Lady Bulldogs will enter the final day with 262.5 points, trailing only Stanford’s 266.5. [...]

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Schmitt wins 500 freestyle at NCAA Championships, UGA women in second

By on March 19, 2010

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Behind national titlist and record-setter Allison Schmitt, the top-ranked Georgia women’s swimming and diving team opened in second place on Thursday at the NCAA Championships. Competing at Purdue’s Boilermaker Aquatic Center, Georgia rolled up 134 points on the opening day of competition.  Stanford grabbed the initial lead with 142.5 points. Schmitt, [...]

LISA CAPRILGLIO

Swimmer blossoms into team leader

By on March 17, 2010

Lisa Caprioglio walked into the Ramsey Center wearing her team-issued red athletic pants and jacket and a polite smile on her face. She walked straight over from an evening class. She had swim practice for nearly two hours immediately before that. It’s just another lap in the pool for someone making waves both in and [...]

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Hannah Moore takes sixth on 3-Meter at Zone B Championships

By on March 14, 2010

ATLANTA – Georgia’s Hannah Moore came in sixth on the 3-meter springboard on Saturday at the Zone B Championships at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center. Moore, who qualified for the NCAA Championships with a third-place effort on the 1-meter springboard Friday, posted a two-round score of 607.25 points. She was ninth in the prelims with [...]

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Georgia diver Moore qualifies for NCAA championships

By on March 12, 2010

Georgia diver Hannah Moore automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships on Friday with a third-place finish on the 1-meter springboard in the Zone B Championship. Competing at Georgia Tech’s Aquatic Center, Moore posted a two-round score of 572.55 points. She was sixth after the 33-woman prelims with 280.65 points, but recorded 291.90 points in the [...]