AquaHawks aim at moving up
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Competing in one of the deepest conferences in the country, the Iowa women’s swimming and diving team is hoping to make a splash in the Big Ten.
What you should know
Last season, despite a ninth-place showing at the 2009 Big Ten championships, seven Iowa records fell during the meet. Head coach Marc Long placed a strong emphasis on the relay teams, and they played a pivotal role during competition.
Iowa looks toward its youth to help propel the team in the Big Ten.
“We’re excited; we have a young team, and we’re looking to really make a move next season,” Long said.
This will be the AquaHawks’ final season in the Field House pool; the team will move into the new recreation building set to open in 2010.
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Whom you should know
Senior-to-be Christine Kuczek and junior-to-be Katarina Tour both set school records last season, and they will probably get better. Tour broke five school records in what could have been considered a breakthrough season.
“Personally, I’m very excited for [this upcoming] season,” she said. “I think we can even do a much better job than this season. The attitude that we have with this team is just getting better and better.”
Main rivals
Iowa State and Illinois. The AquaHawks are 20-10 against their in-state rivals with the first meeting dating back to 1979. With a majority of the roster from Illinois, Iowa is 8-12 against the Fighting Illini.
Iowa school records broken:
100 butterfly (54.61) — Katarina Tour
200 individual medley (2:01.33) — Katarina Tour
100 breastroke (1:01.45) — Katarina Tour
100 freestyle (50.21) — Christine Kuczek
200 medley relay (1:41.33) —Danielle Carty, Katarina Tour, Daniela Cubelic, Julie DeBruin
200 freestyle relay (1:32.37) — Christine Kuczek, Julie DeBruin, Daniela Cubelic, Alison Gschwend
400 freestyle relay (3:21.27) — Daniela Cubelic, Christine Kuczek, Katarina Tour, Alison Gschwend
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