University of Illinois
NCAA Championships
Ling Kuhn Ready For NCAA Championships
March 21, 2019 | Swimming & Diving
| 2019 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships | |
|---|---|
| When | Wednesday, March 20 - Saturday, March 23 |
| Where | Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center / Austin, Texas |
| Live Scoring | Swim Results | Dive Results |
| Information | Illini Top Times/Dives | Meet Central |
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - For the first time in program history, the Fighting Illini swimming and diving team will have a diver compete on platform at the NCAA Championships. Senior Ling Kuhn, who earned the berth after a strong performance at the NCAA Zone C Championships a week ago, will compete on the event on Saturday, beginning with trials at 11:15 a.m. CT.
The platform diving school-record holder holds a season-high total of 272.00 on the event, which ranks second in program history. Kuhn is the first Illini diver to qualify for the NCAA Championships since 1992 (Sabine Taafe).
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, March 20
5:00 p.m. Day 1 Finals
800 Freestyle Relay – timed final
Thursday, March 21
9:00 a.m. - Day 2 Swimming Trials
500 Freestyle
200 Individual Medley
50 Freestyle
11:30 a.m. - One-meter Diving Trials
15 minutes following trials
Consolation Finals (9-16)
5:00 p.m. - Day 2 Finals
200 Freestyle Relay
Consolation 200 Freestyle Relay
Final 500 Freestyle Consolation
500 Freestyle Final
200 Individual Medley Consolation
200 Individual Medley Final
50 Freestyle Consolation
50 Freestyle Final
One-meter Diving Finals
400 Medley Relay Consolation
400 Medley Relay Final
Friday, March 22
9:00 a.m. - Day 3 Swimming Trials
400 Individual Medley
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
11:30 a.m. - Three-meter Diving Trials
15 minutes following trials
Consolation Finals (9-16)
5:00 p.m. - Day 3 Finals
400 Individual Medley Consolation
400 Individual Medley Final
100 Butterfly Consolation
100 Butterfly Final
200 Freestyle Consolation
200 Freestyle Final
100 Breaststroke Consolation
100 Breaststroke Final
100 Backstroke Consolation
100 Backstroke Final
Three-meter Diving Finals
200 Medley Relay Consolation
200 Medley Relay Final
Saturday, March 23
9:00 a.m. - Day 4 Swimming Trials
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
11:15 a.m. - Platform Diving Trials
15 minutes following trials
Consolation Finals (9-16)
3:45 p.m. (approx.) 1,650 Free (early heats)
5:00 p.m. - Day 4 Finals
1,650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke Consolation
200 Backstroke Final
100 Freestyle Consolation
100 Freestyle Final
200 Breaststroke Consolation
200 Breaststroke Final
200 Butterfly Consolation
200 Butterfly Final
Platform Diving Finals
400 Freestyle Relay Consolation
400 Freestyle Relay Final
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