Team practice kicks off

Thursday, September 20, 2007

The University of Kansas swimming and diving team began its first practice Sept. 10 after completing a month of preseason workouts. The team’s practice time increased to 20 hours each week, called a “20-hour mode,” which includes water and dry land training.

“We have kind of had a slow, steady start to the season,” coach Clark Campbell said. “We started a preseason conditioning program on Aug. 20 and we have been adding a workout each week.”

The Big 12 Relays, held in Ames, Iowa, is the first competition for the Jayhawks this season and is the first test for Kansas. Kansas placed third at the Big 12 Championship in March and qualified two swimmers for the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis. This year’s team includes 10 new athletes, nine freshmen and one transfer student, all of whom compete for positions on this season’s travel squad.

“We will do some racing in practice and give people a chance before we set the squad for the Big 12 Relays,” Campbell said.

The swimming and diving season spans more than a four-month period and culminates with the NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio. Campbell said that the team was planning to enter some athletes in the Olympic trial cuts at Stanford in April.

Although the season is still young, Campbell is looking forward to several meets on this year’s schedule. He said he always looked forward to competing at Missouri and was also really anticipating the Kenyon Nike Invite and the Houston Diving Invitational, both held in November.

“We call these two meets our midterm exams,” Campbell said.

— Edited by Meghan Murphy

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