tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84503130424488409992024-02-19T02:32:15.569-05:00Florida A&M Swimming and DivingThe Home of Rattler Swimming and DivingFAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-11445945191227399792012-06-28T15:48:00.000-04:002012-07-30T10:14:50.369-04:00Steven Prince Stevens 1988-2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The FAMU family mourns the loss Steven Prince Stevens II. Stevens was a member of the men's swimming team from 2006-2008, before joining the Marines. Private First Class Stevens , was killed in battle in Afghanistan from shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade. Stevens is survived by his wife Monique and his three-month-old son Kairo, who was born just eight days after his deployment. </div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-80422599340700928282012-05-29T15:11:00.000-04:002012-07-30T10:14:33.211-04:00Swimming alumni place at the 10th Annual Black Heritage Swimming Championship<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This past weekend, three Rattler swimming alumni competed in the 10th annual Black Heritage Swimming Championship in Cary, NC. The competition was hosted by the North Carolina Aquablazers at the Triangle Aquatics Center. The annual competition attracted over 900 swimmers from the across the US. <br />
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Dennis Mobley (Class of 2010) swam the sprint freestyle and breaststroke events for the men's team. Mobley represented the North Carolina Aquablazers with a 25th place in the 50 yard breaststroke with a 34.08, 30th in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:21.55) and 59th in the 50 yard freestyle (:27.55).<br />
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Coach Gregory Lowe, representing his hometown Plainfield(NJ) Aquatic Club, started the weekend with a fifth place finish in the 50 yard breaststroke (:30.33). He ended the first day of competition as the third leg of Plainfield's 200 yard freestyle relay A team for second place.<br />
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On Sunday, Lowe finished 29th in the 50 yard butterfly (:29.08) and rounded out the day of individual events with a 29th place in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of :25.13. Lowe earned a sliver medal as the second leg of Plainfield's 200 yard medley relay 'A' team.<br />
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As coach/swimmer of the Potomac Valley Swimming diversity swim team, Douglas Carrington started the weekend with a 12th place finish in the 200 yard freestyle with a 2:00.87. Carrington again for a second year placed eighth place in the 50 yard backstroke with a time of :28.87. On Sunday, he had a full day starting with the 100 yard freestyle. He grabbed 17th place shaving off three tenths of a second for a time of :53.40. In his second event of the morning, Carrington grabbed the bronze in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:01.48. Capping off the morning of individual events, Carrington finished 22nd with a time :24.64 in the 50 yard freestyle.<br />
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In the final event of the morning, Lowe and Carrington competed again in the coaches relay. Carrington and Potomac Valley relay team redeemed themselves from last year and grabbed the win and bragging rights until next year!<br />
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Coach Carrington and the rest of the Potomac Valley team celebrated on Sunday evening as they earned their first back to back team championship with a total of 4017 points. Coach Lowe's Plainfield team (combined with the Metro Dynasty Swim team)was second at 2432 points. Full meet results can be found <a href="http://ncswim.org/ncs_data/images/nc12065_-_results.pdf" target="_blank">here! </a></div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0Cary, NC, USA35.79154 -78.781116935.585462 -79.0969739 35.997617999999996 -78.4652599tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-59250580612239453412012-01-31T05:11:00.000-05:002012-02-11T05:11:52.911-05:00Swimming Alum featured in FAMU NEWS!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Former Head Coach, Alum and swimmer Douglas R. Carrington makes the Rattler news with his wife and their work in Egypt this past summer...Check out the article! <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzBzcGblwOBbd1OxZPlEQ3fNjpIQnVDVAMbWQA9F8MTtjOb3ukdXkAd_Bf64KTvkB9SbiNPzHMdvlRtYS7Zak8zVEDdXKw7weHY85-5nD374p4xtkpUQvEJ6iJwzqgNj2-9rdUcJpwA/s1600/Canady+and+Carrington.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703290612706172754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzBzcGblwOBbd1OxZPlEQ3fNjpIQnVDVAMbWQA9F8MTtjOb3ukdXkAd_Bf64KTvkB9SbiNPzHMdvlRtYS7Zak8zVEDdXKw7weHY85-5nD374p4xtkpUQvEJ6iJwzqgNj2-9rdUcJpwA/s400/Canady+and+Carrington.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Renita Canady</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Douglas Carrington’s</span>
love story is like that of many FAMU alumni who came before them. They
attended FAMU, met, fell in love and got married. However, when it came
time for them to celebrate their first anniversary, they did something
decidedly different from most couples — they volunteered for an
archeology mission in central Egypt.<br />
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“We have both always dreamed of traveling to the land of antiquities and
literally walking in the footsteps of our ancient ancestors,” said
Canady. “So when the opportunity arose for us to go to Egypt with this
mission, we jumped at the chance.”<br />
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Her husband agreed.<br />
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“I wanted this trip to allow me to live out a trip like an Indiana Jones adventure,” he said.<br />
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The mission the couple participated in was the Asa G. Hilard South
Asasif Conservation mission funded by the ASA Restoration Project. Dr. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Elena Pischikova</span>,
an Egyptologist and an authority on Egyptian and Kushite Art of the
Late Kingdom, founded the South Asasif Conservation Project. Author and
historian <span style="font-weight: bold;">Anthony Browder</span> was
conducting his annual Egyptian tour in the summer of 2008 when he was
introduced to Pischikova. While touring the South Asasif excavation
sites, he immediately recognized the importance of her discoveries and
made a commitment to support her work.<br />
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During the fall after the 2010 season, Browder made a presentation in
Washington, DC. He described the findings during that summer’s mission
in Egypt by the ASA Restoration Project to local community members. That
day, Renita and Doug were in the audience and were captivated by those
findings.<br />
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“After that presentation, we knew we were going to Kemet (Egypt)!” Doug recalls.<br />
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The couple spent two weeks at the South Asasif excavation site. They
spent their days handling millennia-old temple artifacts and touring the
site’s burial chambers. They roamed the streets of Luxor in the
afternoon and evenings, allowing them the opportunity to visit the
Valley of the Kings, the famed Temple of Karnak, and dined on the banks
of the Nile River.<br />
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Canady earned her master’s in business administration from the FAMU
School of Business and Industry in 2009. Carrington earned bachelor’s
degrees in computer engineering and electrical engineering from the
FAMU-Florida State University College of Engineering in 2005. He later
served as assistant and then head coach for the swim team.<br />
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The duo is currently planning to return to Egypt this summer to continue working on the project.<br />
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“The tomb excavation is nearly complete,” he said. I am interested in
working with the team to plan and execute the restoration of the tomb
site. Also, the temple facility has been found and I would be part of
that excavation and restoration. We also are going to take a cruise –
maybe down the Nile – and celebrate our second wedding anniversary!”<br />
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To learn more about the ASA Restoration Project and potential
volunteering opportunities, visit http://www.asarestorationproject.com.</div>
</div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0Tarik Al Sheikh Agwa, Luxor, Egypt25.747950977397593 32.58956909179687525.633608477397594 32.431640591796878 25.862293477397593 32.747497591796872tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-22143930033522174402012-01-01T00:00:00.000-05:002012-01-29T07:13:06.399-05:00Happy New Year!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Happy New Year! It's 2012!</div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-78062727613271822812011-11-03T17:27:00.001-04:002011-11-03T17:27:56.312-04:00FAMU Swimming blog optimized for mobile devices!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Due to popular request, the blog of FAMU swimming is now optimized to work with mobile phones. Enjoy future coverage via pc and mobile devices! </div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0Tallahassee, FL, USA30.4382559 -84.280732930.3287349 -84.4386614 30.547776900000002 -84.1228044tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-46165535868405535662011-10-19T16:56:00.003-04:002011-10-20T16:58:53.216-04:00The Renovation of the FAMU Teaching Pool Begins!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Read the story at Rattler Nation!<br />
<a href="http://rattlernation.blogspot.com/2011/10/famu-begins-renovating-teaching-pool.html">http://rattlernation.blogspot.com/2011/10/famu-begins-renovating-teaching-pool.html</a></div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0Florida A and M University, 1601 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA30.424354838211148 -84.28881563493348530.414642338211149 -84.310485634933485 30.434067338211147 -84.267145634933485tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-44869449926415635032011-05-31T18:03:00.002-04:002011-11-29T18:20:26.993-05:00Swimming alumni place at the 9th Annual Black Heritage Swimming Championship<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Gregory Lowe (Class of 2009) was a stand out swimmer in the breaststroke events for the Rattlers. He was a conference finalist in the 100 yard breaststroke and currnetly ranks in the university all-time top ten performances in the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke. <br />
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Coach Lowe, representing his hometown Plainfield(NJ) Aquatic Club, started the weekend with a ninth place finish in the 50 yard breaststroke (:30.94). He ended the first day of competition with a :23.94 split as the third leg of Plainfield's 200 yard freestyle relay B team for seventh place.</div>
On Sunday, Lowe shaved off a couple of tenths at :55.31 for 27th place in the men's 100 yard freeestyle. He had his highest finish in the 100 yard breaststroke. His time of 1:06.59 earned him fifth in the event. Lowe rounded out the day of individual events with a 47th place in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of :25.67. Lowe grabbed the bronze medal as the second leg of Plainfield's 200 yard medley A team.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carrington led the Rattlers swimmers as<br />
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Douglas Carrington (Class of 2005) was a standout swimmer and coach for the Rattler program. The Wappingers Falls, NY native was a three season university record holder in the 200 yard backsroke, 4 time conference finalist in the 200 backstroke and 200 individual medley (I.M.), and currently ranks in the university all-time top ten performances in the 200, 500 freestyle, 100, 200 backstroke, 200, 400 individual medley (I.M.) and the 800 freestyle relay. Carrington also served on the coaching staff for five seasons from 2005-2010. </div>
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As a memeber of the Potomac Valley Swimming diversity swim team, Carrington started the weekend with a eighth place finish in the 50 yard backstroke with a time of :28.40. On Sunday, he had a full day starting with the 100 yard freestyle. He grabbed 14th place shaving off a half a second for a time of :53.71. In his second event of the morning, Carrington finished sixth in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:02.30. Capping off the morning of individual events, Carrington finished 15th with a time :24.33 in the 50 yard free.</div>
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In the final event of the morning, Lowe and Carrington competed head to head in the coaches relay. Plainfield edged Potomac Valley for the win and bragging rights until next year!<br />
Despite the loss to Plainfield, Coach Carrington and the rest of the Potomac Valley team celebrated on Sunday evening as they earned their first Black Heritage swimming team championship with a total of 2,489.50 points. Coach Lowe's Plainfield team was second at 1699 points. Full meet results can be found here! <br />
<a href="http://www.triangleaquatics.org/Events/EventResults/May28-29-11/index.htm">9th Annual Black Heritage Swimming Championship</a><br />
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Congrats to the three members of the 2010-2011 men's and women's swimming team for achieving times that placed then in FAMU Swimming history during the 2011 Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association Conference Championships at the University of Georgia in Athen on February 17-19,2011.<br />
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Sophomore Alexandra Age moved up to 8th all time in the Women's 50 yard Freestyle with her time of :25.51.<br />
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Freshman Nikolas Rodgers earns the 7th spot all time in the Men's 100 yard Breaststroke with his time of 1:04.80.<br />
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Freshman Kyle Wright eanred the 8th spot all time in the Men's 200 yard Backstroke with his time of 2:19.92.<br />
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Congrats to these three Rattlers for becoming part of Rattler swimming history during the 2010-2011 season!<br />
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Athens, GA - The FAMU Men's and Women's swimming teams concluded the 2010-2011 season with their performances at the 2011 Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association Conference Championship at the Gabrielson Natatorium on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga. The Rattlers statistics are broken down below: <br />
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Alexandra Age - <br />
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The Louisiana native finished off her sophomore campaign with great swims in all of her events. She started the weekend with a strong performance in the 50 yard Freestyle. Her time of :25.51 was good for 37th place and was a lifetime best time prior to arriving at Florida A&M from :26.28. On the second day, the sophomore had her highest finish in the 100 yard Backstroke. She finished in 35th place with a new season best time of 1:04.38. On the final day of the championships, Age finished 40th in the 100 yard Freestyle. Her time of :56.69 was also a season best time by over 2 seconds. <br />
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Bria Bennett - <br />
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The junior kept her Rattler career moving forward in Athens like Age. She started the weekend with a lifetime best swim in the 50 yard Freestyle. Bennett lowered her best time from last year with a time of :27.13. Bennett dropped a second in the 100 yard Butterfly on day 2. She finished 47th with a lifetime best time of 1:11.36. And on the last day, the Philadelphia native rounded out the meet with a 53th place finish in the 100 yard freestyle with a season best time of 1:02.03.<br />
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Jasmine Leslie - <br />
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Competing in the first individual event for the Rattlers, Leslie dropped the most time off all the swims for the Rattlers. The junior swimmer started off with a 46th place finish in the 500 yard Freestyle in a time of 8:39.49. This time was more than 16 seconds faster than her season best time. On the 2nd day, the Chicago native improved on her new event, the 100 yard Breaststroke. She dropped 5 seconds for a 38th place time of 1:51.22. In her final individual event that day, Leslie dropped over 13 seconds in the 200 yard Freestyle with a time season best time of 3:05.90 for 47th place.<br />
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Jeremy Latimore - <br />
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The junior college transfer capped off his first season for the Rattlers. Latimore started the weekend with a strong performance in the 50 yard Freestyle. His time of :26.92 was his first swim breaking the :27.00 barrier and season best time. On the 2nd day, the Chicago, IL native shaved off 2 seconds in the 200 yard Freestyle. He swam to a lifetime best of 2:30.88. In the final day of the championships, Latimore finished 25th in the 100 yard Freestyle. His time of :59.74 was also a season best time by over two seconds. <br />
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Devon Moses - <br />
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Moses had a great meet in his second year for the Rattler men. He started the weekend with a strong performance in the 50 yard Freestyle. His time of :23.93 was the 2nd fastest time for the team this season and a season best for him. On the 2nd day, the sophomore had his highest finish in the 100 yard Butterfly. He earned a spot in the consolation final with a time of 1:05.42. That evening he came back and shaved off two seconds for 16th place with a lifetime best time of 1:03.90. On the final day of the championships, the Pensacola, FL native finished 24th in the 100 yard Freestyle. His time of :54.56 was also a season and lifetime best time.<br />
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Nike Rodgers - <br />
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As one of two freshmen for the men's team, Rodgers got off to great start for the Rattlers with his performances. On day one, the Virginia native shaved off .09 tenths of a second in the men's 50 yard Freestyle. His time of :23.85 was a season best and team best time for 21st place. On the second day of the championships, Rodgers qualified for the consolation final in the 100 yard Breaststroke recording a lifetime best time of 1:04.80. Later that evening, Rodgers came in 16th place with a time of 1:06.11 for the Rattler men. In the 100 yard Freestyle, the freshman finished his first collegiate conference championships with a 23th place finish in a time of :54.37. <br />
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Kyle Wright - <br />
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As the other freshman of the team, Wright finished off a strong freshman season with his swims for the Rattlers. Wright started day one with the men's first indivdual swimmer to make evening finals. He finished 16th in the consolation final with a life time best of 2:21.17 in the 200 yard Individual Medley (IM). On the 2nd day of the championships, the Detroit, MI native shaved off over three seconds for a life time best time in the 100 yard backtsroke of 1:00.45 for 21st place. On the final day of the championships the freshman dropped over three seconds in the 200 yard Backstroke of 2:19.92 for 18th place. <br />
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Men's Relays<br />
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200 yard Freestyle Relay - The team of Nik Rodgers, Jeremy Latimore, Devon Moses, and Kyle Wright posted a season best time of 1:38.95. The relay broke the 1:40 barrier for the first time in the season also.<br />
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200 Medley Relay - The team of Nik Rodgers, Devon Moses and Jeremy Latimore started the second day of the championship with a season best time of 1:51.14.<br />
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Forfull results click the link below:<br />
<a href="http://www.ncswim.org/ccsa/2011/">2011 CCSA Conference Championshp Results </a></div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0University of Georgia, 250 Baldwin St, Athens, GA 30602-1561, USA33.9377049 -83.37133233.9113574 -83.410814 33.9640524 -83.331849999999989tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-18363162428891371482011-02-17T20:41:00.003-05:002011-11-29T18:18:06.271-05:00Rattlers off to ATHENS!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Rattlers finished their last practice today and will be heading to the University of Georgia to compete at the Coastal Collegiate Swimm Association Conference Championships from Feb. 17-19, 2011. For more information please check out the CCSA conference championship website! <br />
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<a href="http://www.theccsa.com/Championships.html">2011 Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association Conference Championships</a><br />
<br /></div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com080 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602, USA33.9377049 -83.37133233.9113574 -83.410814 33.9640524 -83.331849999999989tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-42004077575707080932011-01-01T00:01:00.001-05:002011-03-02T20:13:57.264-05:00Happy New Year!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-13864835016871253662010-10-24T16:14:00.002-04:002011-11-29T18:17:06.949-05:00Rattlers get off to impressive start versus Seminoles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Rattler men got finally got the 2010-2011 season started against Florida State. The Seminoles won the meet 122-43, but there were a few bright spots for the men.<br />
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Here are some of the highlights from the meet:<br />
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Freshman <b>Joel Sankar</b> got a stellar start to his collegiate career. Sankar, the lone winner for the Rattlers on the day, posted a time of 2:03.95 in the final individual event of the day, the 200 yard individual medley. His swim also earned a spot in the university history books, ranking him fourth overall in the men's top ten best times. He also had a strong swim in the men's 100 yard breaststroke.<br />
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Freshman <b>Nik Rodgers</b> represented the Rattlers very well in the sprint events. He picked up two third place finishes in the 50 yard freestyle (:23.66) and the 100 yard freestyle (:53.98) <br />
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<b>Jeremy Latimore</b> earned a thrid place finish in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 2:32.72 to begin his college career.<br />
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Senior <b>Akie Smythe</b> began his season right where he left off last year at the CCSA Championships. He posted a time of 1:05.41 in the 100 yard backstroke which is a four tenths faster than his time at the conference championships last year in Tennessee. <br />
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Full meet results can be found here -> <a href="http://www.seminoles.com/sports/c-swim/stats/2010-2011/resultsfsuvumvfgcuvfamu.html">FAMU at FSU</a><br />
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The men's team will be looking toward November to continue their growth and stay disciplined as the mid season approaches!</div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0Tallahassee, FL, USA30.4382559 -84.280732930.3287349 -84.4386614 30.547776900000002 -84.1228044tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-27022074015312866662010-10-24T15:00:00.112-04:002011-11-29T18:16:00.719-05:00Rattler women improve versus Florida gulf Coast<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Lady Rattlers showed solid improvement last Friday in the dual meet versus Florida Gulf Coast University. The Eagles won the meet 83-55, at Florida State’s Morcom Aquatic Center.<br />
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Every single swimmer posted improved times in their events. Team highlights from the meet:<br />
Sophomore <b>Alexandria Age </b>and Freshman <b>Reina Pate</b> posted season best times in the women's 50 yard freestyle (:25.95 and :26.78, respectively). Age also got her name etched in the history books with the swim ranking her ninth on the top ten list<br />
The Junior trio also got in on the action:<br />
<b>Kelle' Wyatt</b> dropped a second in her 200 freestyle(2:51.96). She then came back at the end of the meet and shaved off four tenths of a second in the 100 breaststroke (1:32.14).<br />
<b>Jasmine Leslie </b>dropped eight seconds in the 200 freestyle (3:10.78) and set a season best in the 100 yard freestyle (1:25.62).<br />
<b>Bria Bennett </b>continued to show improvement in the 100 yard butterfly, setting a season and lifetime best time of 1:10.95. She also moved up to fourth all time on the Top Ten Best Times.<br />
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Full meet results can be found here -> <a href="http://www.fgcuathletics.com/media/2010-11/Swimming/Stats/FGCU_FAMU.htm">FGCU at FAMU</a><br />
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The women's team will be looking toward November to continue their growth and stay focused as mid season approaches!</div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0Tallahassee, FL, USA30.4382559 -84.280732930.3287349 -84.4386614 30.547776900000002 -84.1228044tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-49666459408609306162010-10-20T10:03:00.021-04:002011-11-29T18:15:25.626-05:00Men's Weekend Preview: Florida A&M versus Florida State<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After many weeks of waiting, the 2010-2011 Men's swimming team will get their first competition of the season as they take on cross town rival Florida State University. <br />
While the women were on the road earlier this month at the University of North Florida, the men have been patiently preparing over the month of October. With some new faces, the men are looking forward to going after their relays this season as well as prove themselves in the stroke events. The freshman men will have some great competition to get their first race under their belts.<br />
Florida States enters Saturday's meet with a 2-0 record after defeating first year program Nova Southeastern University 133-69 on October 9th. The Seminole men also comes into this meet with a strong second place finish in the Florida Invite earlier this month. The meet will be held at the Morcom Aquatics Center at 11:00am. .</div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0Tallahassee, FL, USA30.4382559 -84.280732930.3287349 -84.4386614 30.547776900000002 -84.1228044tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-1094482910290136772010-10-20T09:59:00.052-04:002011-11-29T18:13:33.173-05:00Women's Weekend Preview: Florida A&M hosts Florida Gulf Coast<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This Friday, the Lady Rattlers (0-1,0-1) will host three-time CCSA conference champion Florida Gulf Coast University(1-0,0-0). <br />
This will be the first home meet of the season for the Lady Rattlers. The women are excited about swimming some great comeptition and stepping up in their respective events.<br />
Head Coach Jorge Olaves says that he is looking to see Freshman Reina Pate continue to shine after some great swims at the University of North Florida. The Clinton, Maryland native got things off to a good start by etching her name into the university records books in the women's 100 yard butterfly. She posted the fifth fastest time in school history. <br />
Florida Gulf Coast enters Friday's dual meet with a 1-0 record after dominating in-state rival FAU 170-114 at the at the FAU Aquatic Center on October 9th. This will be the first conference competition for the Eagles. <br />
The dual meet will be held at the Morcom Aquatics Center at 5:00pm. .</div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0Tallahassee, FL, USA30.4382559 -84.280732930.3287349 -84.4386614 30.547776900000002 -84.1228044tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-58349200468229574922010-10-15T16:32:00.025-04:002011-11-29T18:12:36.734-05:00Alexandria Age earns CCSA Top 16 ranking<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sophomore Alexandria Age made the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association Top 16 times list this week with her efforts against CCSA foe University of North Florida. Her time of 1:05.43 in the women's 100 backstroke ranks her 14th in the conference. Congrats to Alex and keep up the good work!<br />
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Check the Rankings and the rest of the weekly report -> <a href="http://www.bigsouthsports.com//pdf8/716694.pdf">CCSA Top 16 Week of Oct 11</a></div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-4227444439338513192010-10-10T10:41:00.001-04:002011-11-29T18:10:32.975-05:00Ospreys outlast the Lady Rattlers in season opener<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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10/9/10- The Florida A&M University Lady Rattlers Swimming team opened up the 2010-2011 season on the road at Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association conference foe the University of North Florida. The Ospreys won the meet 51-21. <br />
Check out the full results here -><a href="http://www.unfospreys.com/documents/2010/10/9/100910_vs._Florida_A_M.pdf?id=1542">FAMU at UNF</a> <br />
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Team highlights from the meet: <br />
Freshman<b><i> Reina Pate </i></b>made her debut for the Rattlers in the women's 100 butterfly. Her third place time of 1:11.16 earned her a spot in Rattler Swimming history. She now owns the fifth fastest time ever in that event at Florida A&M. <br />
Sophomore<b><i> Alexandria Age</i> </b>had the best finish of the day in the women's 100 yard backstroke (1:05.84). <br />
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The trio of juniors for the ladies posted great swims in the first meet of the year. <br />
<b><i>Jasmine Leslie </i></b>and <b><i>Kelle' Wyatt </i></b>got things started with their swims in the 200 yard freestyle. <br />
<i><b>Leslie</b></i> then came back the next event and swam a personal best in the 50 yard freestyle. (:27.65) <br />
<b><i>Bria Bennett</i></b> nabbed a fourth place finish with a personal best time in the women's 100 yard butterfly. <br />
The lady Rattlers despite the loss showed much improvement from last season. They look to keep that ball rolling when they host the CCSA conference champion Florida Gulf Coast University.</div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com1Jacksonville, FL, USA30.3321838 -81.65565129.8936258 -82.287365000000008 30.7707418 -81.023937tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-44093038008227788892010-09-25T09:54:00.005-04:002011-11-29T18:09:22.071-05:002010-2011 Men's Team Roster<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Coach Jorge Olaves announced the men's roster that will open competition on October 23 at home versus cross town rival Florida State. <br />
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Quintavious Brown <br />
Robert Cox <br />
Jeremy Latimore <br />
Devon Moses <br />
Nik Rodgers <br />
Joel Sankar <br />
Akie Smythe <br />
Kyle Wright</div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-54724922631001374962010-09-25T09:54:00.004-04:002011-11-29T18:09:07.479-05:002010-2011 Women's Team Roster<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Coach Jorge Olaves announced the women's roster that will open competition on October at CCSA rival University of North Florida.<br />
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Alex Age <br />
Bria Bennett <br />
Jasmine Leslie <br />
Amanda Lopez <br />
Kyndra Mcfarland <br />
Reina Pate <br />
Kellé Wyatt</div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-77598182341280112442010-09-15T10:11:00.006-04:002011-11-29T18:08:34.357-05:002010- 2011 Team Schedule<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is the Florida A&M Univeristy swimming schedule for the 2010-2011 season. All Home meet will be held at the Morcom Aquatics Center in Tallahassee, FL.<br />
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10/6/2010 Orange vs. Green Meet Tallahassee, FL 8:30 a.m. <br />
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10/9/2010 at University of North Florida* (Women Only) Jacksonville, FL 11:00 a.m. <br />
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<b>10/22/2010 Florida Gulf Coast University(Women Only) Tallahassee, FL 5:00 p.m. </b><br />
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<b>10/23/2010 Florida State University/ Miami Tallahassee, FL 11:00 a.m. </b><br />
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11/5/2010 at FIU, Nova Southeastern Fort Lauderdale, FL 12:00 p.m. <br />
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11/6/2010 at Darton College Albany, GA 2:00 p.m. <br />
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<b>11/13/2010 St. Leo University Tallahassee, FL 1:00 p.m.</b> <br />
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1/29/2011 at HBCU Invitational Greensboro, NC ALL Day <br />
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1/30/2011 at HBCU Relay Meet Greensboro, NC ALL Day <br />
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2/18-20/2011 CCSA Conference Championship Athens, GA All Day <br />
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Legend: <br />
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* Denotes CCSA Conference School <br />
Home Competitions in BOLD</div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-1956487669695665112010-09-01T15:04:00.000-04:002010-10-11T15:38:25.183-04:00Blog redesign coming soon!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFugYcKSrYkcreLSiiQsuzLuaw2noJcv-QgTRobrlkZ7QEW8z9qBdNQnPehp0NZ2CTXLPUGINt6bTu2v2LWVhcBfu545B1F3abJ710YO3SyryAi-rOygbbDdUV57jeDQWZOCt-xZyZXEG/s1600/blueprint.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFugYcKSrYkcreLSiiQsuzLuaw2noJcv-QgTRobrlkZ7QEW8z9qBdNQnPehp0NZ2CTXLPUGINt6bTu2v2LWVhcBfu545B1F3abJ710YO3SyryAi-rOygbbDdUV57jeDQWZOCt-xZyZXEG/s320/blueprint.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526868353053190738" /></a><br />Rattler Swimming Family, we are going to be redesigning the blog in a few weeks~ check back soon! Please send back feedback!FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-80651955527039215392010-08-23T11:00:00.002-04:002011-11-29T18:06:52.578-05:00Olaves returns to the helm<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Aug. 23) - Jorge Olaves returns in his second stint as Head Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach, served in the same capacity from 1997 to 2002, where he built the team from five athletes his first season to 30 in his final season. His teams won the HBCU Swimming and Diving meet in 2002. Also, his team reached a national ranking of 36th in the men's 200-yard freestyle and medly relays. <br />
In addition, Olaves has coached Leonard Young (1997), who holds the school record for the 400 yard Individual Medley (I.M.)with a time of 4:28.56.<br />
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Thes Los Puertos de Altagracia, Venezuela natives holds a bachelor’s degree in Aviation Administration, Pilot, Industrial Management (1981), master’s in Vocational-Technical Education, Administration and Technology Education (1983) and holds an Education Specialist in Curriculum and Instruction (1986) from Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. <br />
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Olaves also holds a Post-Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Development (1988) and an Education Specialist in Higher Education Administration (1992) from Florida State University.<br />
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Coach Olaves looks forward to the 2010-2011 season, where the women's team will open on the road versus CCSA conference opponent University of North Florida.</div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0Tallahassee, FL, USA30.4382559 -84.280732930.3287349 -84.4386614 30.547776900000002 -84.1228044tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-69414094972659787362010-05-27T19:18:00.001-04:002011-11-29T18:05:25.835-05:00Coach Carrington talks with NCSA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Coach Carrington does an interview with National Collegiate Scouting Association. Read the interview here:<br />
<a href="http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2010/05/20/using-competitive-swimming-as-the-vehicle-to-grow-each-student-athlete/">Coach Carrington NCSA Interview</a></div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-90515612698176155092010-02-23T13:52:00.002-05:002011-11-29T17:03:03.331-05:00Farewell Seniors!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
-Knoxville,TN- The FAMU Swimming team bid farewell to the graduating seniors from our team during the senior recognition on the final night of the 2010 CCSa Conference championships. Her are some pics from the recognition ceremony!<br />
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height: 150px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com1University of Tennessee, 1331 Circle Park Dr SW, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA35.9539316 -83.933834135.9410781 -83.9535751 35.966785099999996 -83.9140931tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450313042448840999.post-2038580500594699932010-02-22T12:00:00.001-05:002011-11-29T17:02:32.732-05:002010 CCSA Conference Championships Recap<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Knoxville, TN- The FAMU Men's and Women's swimming teams concluded the 2009-2010 season with their performances at the 2010 Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association Conference Championship at the Allen Jones Intercollegiate Aquatics Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. The Rattlers statistics are broken down below: <br />
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<b>Women's Team</b><br />
<i>Alexandra Age</i> - <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiHD8OyyLFHXk6GmzX27eRQhQKUXxyo_-sVDcvvD4JJfnRtlATPAtflM9M8uNQCKP8uInX9gQtnsV3nIXze0reF6rZkNYirJpoZvDZKbt0ry39-qRB0qSvEVbXrllQbhjPwi3E1OUCwLt/s1600-h/DSCN1166.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444106506627054082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiHD8OyyLFHXk6GmzX27eRQhQKUXxyo_-sVDcvvD4JJfnRtlATPAtflM9M8uNQCKP8uInX9gQtnsV3nIXze0reF6rZkNYirJpoZvDZKbt0ry39-qRB0qSvEVbXrllQbhjPwi3E1OUCwLt/s200/DSCN1166.JPG" style="float: left; height: 150px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
The Louisiana native capped off a stellar freshman campaign with great swims in all of her events. She started the weekend with a strong performance in the 200 yard Individual Medley (I.M.). Her time of 2:23.88 was slightly slower than her best time this season, but she improved her lifetime best time prior to arriving at Florida A&M from 2:32.71. On the second day, the freshman had her highest finish in the 100 yard Backstroke. She finished in 24th place with a new season and lifetime best time of 1:03.33. In the final day of the championships, Age finished 31st in the 100 yard Freestyle. Her time of :56.02 was also a season and lifetime best time by over a second. <br />
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<i>Yolanda Baylor</i> - <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wQpK8-zILG3IvCdwQbcpl227J2i07co1i1QyVlADqifuOkQySMh8AjUFGra-QV3dpRh5aza684KsPVpGiGHC-n9Dg5_sZU5WoNty0WlUVr7Llz81uEk2giRct9fYpaTvllXhuINSVl1R/s1600-h/W400FR-BAYLOR.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444108176979547618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wQpK8-zILG3IvCdwQbcpl227J2i07co1i1QyVlADqifuOkQySMh8AjUFGra-QV3dpRh5aza684KsPVpGiGHC-n9Dg5_sZU5WoNty0WlUVr7Llz81uEk2giRct9fYpaTvllXhuINSVl1R/s200/W400FR-BAYLOR.JPG" style="float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 150px;" /></a><br />
As the lone senior for the women's team, Baylor capped a stellar career for the Rattlers with her performances. On day one, the Maryland native shaved off three tenths of a second in the 50 yard Freestyle. Her time of :27.39 was a season best time for 49th place. On the second day of the championships, Baylor swam well in the 100 yard Backstroke. She finished in 34th place with a season best time of 1:11.80. In the woman's 100 yard freestyle, Baylor finished her collegiate career with a 44th place finish with a season best time of 1:01.55. <br />
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<i>Bria Bennett</i> - <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloCyd_z7rhx7IBqakAPPovbqMUJvQd_5zS013uqec3FhRQr3i22zzp2tYoBy83RYHruB2JpbgCRxUMp9XJkg0w7f6Povb0t_oVUKkVEftFHC7JQc2W0axkAFEVXGgdmX9TfMWUNNI1lsd/s1600-h/DSCN1248.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444108582220252978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloCyd_z7rhx7IBqakAPPovbqMUJvQd_5zS013uqec3FhRQr3i22zzp2tYoBy83RYHruB2JpbgCRxUMp9XJkg0w7f6Povb0t_oVUKkVEftFHC7JQc2W0axkAFEVXGgdmX9TfMWUNNI1lsd/s200/DSCN1248.JPG" style="float: left; height: 150px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
The first season sophomore got her first conference championship meet experience for the Rattlers along with teammate Age. She started the weekend with a lifetime best swim in the 50 yard Freestyle. Bennett broke the :28 second barrier posting a time of :27.61. Bennett then dropped two seconds in the 100 yard Butterfly on day two. She finished 39th with a lifetime best time of 1:12.66. And on the last day, the Philadelphia native rounded out the meet with a 45th place finish in the 100 yard freestyle with a season best time of 1:02.78.<br />
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<i>Jasmine Leslie</i> - <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitv7GtExhA3AbYZuxCrZczS5nD7Y0ACeTjfFSdGqSTRufOru5gYR_TJarNciRdY6CGi0wUZKjoF-9qZeka8iP9LyYEi2QT3-hI1MjNKGk_encF-EXvX-TmF3wTTWlJpP1owkwx9rSPIMKK/s1600-h/W400FR-LESLIE.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444110584980151554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitv7GtExhA3AbYZuxCrZczS5nD7Y0ACeTjfFSdGqSTRufOru5gYR_TJarNciRdY6CGi0wUZKjoF-9qZeka8iP9LyYEi2QT3-hI1MjNKGk_encF-EXvX-TmF3wTTWlJpP1owkwx9rSPIMKK/s200/W400FR-LESLIE.JPG" style="float: left; height: 150px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
Competing in the first individual event for the Rattlers, Leslie dropped the most time off all the swims for the championship. The sophomore swimmer started off with a 37th place finish in the 500 yard Freestyle in a time of 8:21.43. This time is more 30 seconds faster than her time last year at this meet, and also three seconds faster than her season best time. On the second day, the Chicago native shaved off thirteen seconds from last season in a 40th place finish in the 200 yard Freestyle. Her time of 3:01.54 is also three seconds faster than this season's best time. In her final individual event on the final day, Leslie dropped over 5 seconds in her newly added event, the 100 yard Freestyle. The time of 1:21.37 earned her 56th place. In all events, Leslie dropped over 21 seconds over the weekend in all her events.<br />
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<i>Kelle' Wyatt</i> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlx3mdZWYDpdq9g6nUvfpkIFahZGaDQvp30WFffuqAqS2axp8VwJKuo99sW4njB0rIuy5vjLSrEYJ7TNqA9avYCS9Tp21c6OjaaSArlaT_YxlifYLztSJuP_C09PJyxLaViTX8EZVcN3O/s1600-h/KELLE'WYATTCCSADAY1.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444111228020315906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlx3mdZWYDpdq9g6nUvfpkIFahZGaDQvp30WFffuqAqS2axp8VwJKuo99sW4njB0rIuy5vjLSrEYJ7TNqA9avYCS9Tp21c6OjaaSArlaT_YxlifYLztSJuP_C09PJyxLaViTX8EZVcN3O/s200/KELLE'WYATTCCSADAY1.JPG" style="float: left; height: 150px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
Coming off the injured list, Wyatt gave the Rattlers a boost in the sprint events. She posted a season best time in the 50 yard Freestyle with a time of :32.24.<br />
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<i>200 yard Free Relay</i> - The team of Yolanda Baylor, Bria Bennett, Kelle' Wyatt, and Alexandra Age started first evening final by posting a season best time of 1:54.57, shaving off over a second from the season best going into the event. <br />
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<i>200 yard Medley Relay</i> - The team of Yolanda Baylor, Alexandra Age, Bria Bennett, and Jasmine Leslie started off the second evening final by posting a season best time of 2:14.09, shaving off over four seconds from the season best going into the event. <br />
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<i>400 yard Free Relay</i> - The team of Alexandra Age, Bria Bennett, Jasmine Leslie, and Yolanda Baylor end the meet on strong note post a seaosn best time of 4:20.99.<br />
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<b>Men's Team</b><br />
<i>Alphonso Byrd</i> - <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GwUw73yah2p-SQDnjq_IiZsiNau1_nP08UBKVBabv2Rtr3Vt0HMWIz_oN7Jc7Q5i9BuzSLfPFZVnUyFoJuCxBMDgYOommBk88uXkZO0ANEv2Tc7U4F6xtIdMQ3G2VJ5Lw9gaJTuJgusn/s1600-h/DSCF8828.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444112336721336994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GwUw73yah2p-SQDnjq_IiZsiNau1_nP08UBKVBabv2Rtr3Vt0HMWIz_oN7Jc7Q5i9BuzSLfPFZVnUyFoJuCxBMDgYOommBk88uXkZO0ANEv2Tc7U4F6xtIdMQ3G2VJ5Lw9gaJTuJgusn/s200/DSCF8828.JPG" style="float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 150px;" /></a><br />
The Ft. Lauderdale, FL native also capped off a stellar freshman campaign with great swims in all of his events. Byrd started the weekend with a strong performance in the 50 yard Freestyle. He won his heat with a time of :22.97 which was his first swim breaking the :23.00 barrier and season best time. On the second day, the freshman had the most improvement in the 200 yard Freestyle. He swam to a lifetime best of 2:10.20, shaving off over 5 seconds for a 22nd place finish. In the final day of the championships, Byrd finished 25th in the 100 yard Freestyle. His time of :54.12 was also a season best time by over a second. <br />
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<i>Jack Dash </i>- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3AWFNxE-t4GlND-Gng7XkjNw4J4V3UFm1OS_PHHhXmws-2BUWldU0yoNaQ3uKETCLVtE9VSuJXTtXzLwo-TDQ4P7yjcTeCRGjt_dQfempgRLrUYAkxxp8KwH7YWRR7z13jtkRYDEoqt0/s1600-h/DSCF8740.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444114153330261250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3AWFNxE-t4GlND-Gng7XkjNw4J4V3UFm1OS_PHHhXmws-2BUWldU0yoNaQ3uKETCLVtE9VSuJXTtXzLwo-TDQ4P7yjcTeCRGjt_dQfempgRLrUYAkxxp8KwH7YWRR7z13jtkRYDEoqt0/s200/DSCF8740.JPG" style="float: left; height: 150px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
As one of two seniors for the men's team, Dash finished a stellar career for the Rattlers with his performances. On day one, the Charleston, SC native shaved off .27 tenths of a second in the men's 50 yard Freestyle. His time of :24.60 was a season best time for 31st place. On the second day of the championships, Dash qualified for the consolation final in the 100 yard Breaststroke. Dash finished in 15th place with a season best time of 1:11.45 and scored the men's only individual team points at the championships. In the 100 yard Freestyle, the senior finished his collegiate career with a 29th place finish in a season best time of :58.60. <br />
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<i>Christopher Manning </i>- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyulbc9i8wUhrnK7g7tYZmMb1k8jkaLwgak4VzQpYm_l2VhZOihv4Xics-bRmSHP6A74ZN0SerramgJIbIeE0MxLgGZSuTg1ESgBsmkjAargwL699cZQW6sf-1bfyUxnqOjmWQOcLx3oS/s1600-h/CHRISMANNINGCCSADAY1-2.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444115942965635970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyulbc9i8wUhrnK7g7tYZmMb1k8jkaLwgak4VzQpYm_l2VhZOihv4Xics-bRmSHP6A74ZN0SerramgJIbIeE0MxLgGZSuTg1ESgBsmkjAargwL699cZQW6sf-1bfyUxnqOjmWQOcLx3oS/s200/CHRISMANNINGCCSADAY1-2.JPG" style="float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 150px;" /></a><br />
As the other senior of the team, Manning finished off a stellar career with his final swims for the Rattlers. Manning started on day one by shaving off .19 tenths of a second in the 50 yard Freestyle. His time of :25.84 was a season best time for 35th place. On the second day of the championships, the Clinton, MD native finished his collegiate career with a 19th place finish in the 100 yard Backstroke with a time of 1:16.85. <br />
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<i>Devon Moses </i>- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyI_QIM3akxYTLg9GXB5KhS_xCvlOuPsvWYZckTwDr9PqkBhC8jD-NQBpVxjOjIBDiXUuSonZFeyj17y0Q5dESKbTv66hUTwAeGg3MqaHCrvXcQNfIh13TSVU3Vwd7mT8cN3iCK8-mbE4E/s1600-h/DSCF8825.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444121956251439346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyI_QIM3akxYTLg9GXB5KhS_xCvlOuPsvWYZckTwDr9PqkBhC8jD-NQBpVxjOjIBDiXUuSonZFeyj17y0Q5dESKbTv66hUTwAeGg3MqaHCrvXcQNfIh13TSVU3Vwd7mT8cN3iCK8-mbE4E/s200/DSCF8825.JPG" style="float: left; height: 150px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
Moses had a great meet in his first year for the Rattler men. He started the weekend with a strong performance in the 50 yard Freestyle. His time of :23.84 was the second fastest time for the team this season and a season best for him. On the second day, the freshman had his highest finish in the 100 yard Butterfly. He finished in 22nd place with a season best time of 1:05.27. On the final day of the championships, the Pensacola, FL native finished 26th in the 100 yard Freestyle. His time of :55.02 was also a season and lifetime best time by over a second. <br />
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<i>Akie Smythe </i>- <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWu-u9Brh1zuhLGd0kymKzy7gp1unmOXcCwEF10Gcot12zMssFvvK4xicu-0fkqleXRU2twdWmdTAsa_UeWk78xxLqgD0kgkHVqnxijoY1ROff6NAFrMSTDPmMfQL3llGepQM_ZeDQhtB/s1600-h/DSCF8778.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444122505367387538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWu-u9Brh1zuhLGd0kymKzy7gp1unmOXcCwEF10Gcot12zMssFvvK4xicu-0fkqleXRU2twdWmdTAsa_UeWk78xxLqgD0kgkHVqnxijoY1ROff6NAFrMSTDPmMfQL3llGepQM_ZeDQhtB/s200/DSCF8778.JPG" style="float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 150px;" /></a><br />
The lone Junior on the men's team, Smythe started the weekend with a strong performance in the 50 yard Freestyle. His time of :24.66 was a season best time for 32nd place. On the second day, the Miami, FL native had his highest finish in the 100 yard Backstroke. He nabbed 2nd alternate for the consolation final (18th place) with a season best time of 1:05.88. In the final day of the championships, Smythe finished 28th in the 100 yard Freestyle. He knocked off over a second and half for a time :56.31.<br />
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<b>Men's Relays</b><br />
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<i>200 yard Freestyle Relay </i>- The team of Devon Moses, Christopher Manning, Akie Smythe, and Alphonso Byrd posted a season best time of 1:38.13. The relay broke the 1:40 barrier for the first time in the season also.<br />
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<i>400 Medley Relay</i> - The team of Akie Smythe, Jack Dash, Devon Moses and Alphonso Byrd ended the first day of the championship with a season best time of 4:19.60. Smythe also lead off with a season best time in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:03.76.<br />
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<i>200 Medley Relay</i> - The team of Akie Smythe, Jack Dash, Devon Moses and Alphonso Byrd started the second day of the championship with a season best time of 1:49.54 break the 1:50 barrier for the first time this season.<br />
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<i>400 Freestyle Relay</i> - The team of Alphonso Byrd, Devon Moses, Jack Dash, and Akie Smythe end the championship with the team's largest time drop of over 15 seconds with a time of 3:43.91. Byrd also led off with a personal best time of :53.89.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bigsouthsports.com/fls/4800/CCSASwimming/index2_files/Page543.htm">2010 CCSA Conference Championshp Results</a></div>FAMU Swimming and Divinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360561925014040378noreply@blogger.com0University of Tennessee, 1331 Circle Park Dr SW, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA35.9539316 -83.933834135.9410781 -83.9535751 35.966785099999996 -83.9140931