Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Swimming and Diving Hosting National Field in Saturday's Invitational
12/14/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Dec. 14, 2010
Boca Raton, FL - The Florida Atlantic University men's and women's swimming and diving programs will host a strong national field of competitors from the University of Cincinnati, Rice University, the Air Force Academy, Florida International University and University of Denver in the FAU Invitational on Saturday, December 18 beginning at 11 a.m., at the FAU Aquatic Center, 777 Glades Road on the Boca Raton campus.
"The meet features top flight competition among teams at the top of their respective conferences," said Steve Eckelkamp, FAU's head swimming and diving coach. "We will have one of the top team in the Sun Belt Conference in Denver while other strong contenders nationally. It will be a good test for all that is involved."
The men's team is coming off a seventh-place finish in last month's Georgia Tech Invitational. Leading the squad has been junior Csaba Pek, who was named the Sun Belt Conference "Male Swimmer of the Week" after posting four top-10 efforts and season-best times in Atlanta; senior Adam Corbin, a key contributor in sprint freestyle, individual medley and relay races; and senior Mikolaj Czarnecki, the conference's defending 200-yard butterfly champion and two-year provisional NCAA qualifier. Other strong FAU competitors are senior David Rudolf, a multiple-event swimmer; junior divers Garret LeMon and Ryan King; and sophomore sprint specialists Alan Forbes and Eric Williams.
Meanwhile, the women's team is led by sophomore standout swimmer Eszter Bucz, who has already provisionally qualified for the NCAA championships in three events and set school records in the 200- and 400-yard individual medley events. She has also been named the Sun Belt's "Female Swimmer of the Week" three times this season.
Other top women's performers are junior freestyle swimmer Jonna Nyback, an all-conference performer last season; junior butterfly and medley relay swimmer Erin Hersey, the team's third highest point scorer last season; sophomore diver Maegan Butler; senior breaststroke specialist Janelle Nassim; and junior butterfly swimmer Elizabeth Starke. All of these swimmers also contribute to the team's talented relay teams.
The FAU Aquatic Center features an Olympic-sized meter pool and has served as the winter training facility for hundreds of collegiate swimmers. The facility features a diving well for one and three meter events.
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