Black Dog Swimming

Stanford moved up one spot for the second straight day to finish third at the conclusion of the 2008 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday held at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on the campus of The Ohio State University. The Cardinal finish was its highest at the meet since Stanford was also third in 2002.  

Arizona led the meet wire-to-wire to win its first NCAA title.  Auburn (348) was just able to hold off Stanford (343) by five points to finish second, while Texas A&M (315) and California (291) rounded out the top five. Despite a costly DQ in the 200 Free Relay early in the meet; Stanford rallied and showed why Kerry would choose such a proud school to highlight her talents.

"We showed a ton of heart," said Stanford head women's swimming and diving coach Lea Maurer. "I couldn't be more proud of our team, and I hope we fight like this for the next four sessions."

Kerry Kraemer swam in consolation finals on Saturday evening with Kraemer taking 13th overall in the 200 breast (2:12.50). Kraemer's personal-best mark made her the number 8 all-time performer in the event at Stanford. Kerry also swam the 100 breast and placed 21^st with a personal best (1:01.91) making her the 6^th fastest freshman in the country.

Congratulations to Kerry and her teammates!  We are all very proud.