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l     The UK men’s swimming and looked forward to his two remain- UK’s 200—meter medley and t -0.   i 0;  ·
I  I diving team hopes that its success ing years of eligibility instead of meter freestyle relay teams bot}  
· _  at the NCAA Championships helps possible disappointments. finished 13th and the 400—metc~   I
i   to attract attention and even more “Personally, I went into the meet freestyle relay team captured l; h_ _.
I ·   talent to the program. to have fun," Moss said. "Having a But David Tweedie, Macon Wh 5,  
I I  V The men’s swim team finished a bigger team this year we knew we Aaron Workman and Shaun Zh ii  
  school—best l7th at the champi- were going to do well and we did." are all seniors on the 400 freesi ie
,   onship held at Texas A&M UK took a school-record of seven team.
T  I  Thursday through Saturday. lt athletes to the NCAA Zitani was part of the other ti i
  marked the second consecutive year Championships this year and depth relays and individually placed ih
 Y UK had bettered its previous best has been the biggest difference, in the l00—meter butterfly, 25tl· ii
  mark. especially in events with big points. the 50—meter freestyle and 27tl· ii  
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» T Q  year shocked people when we fin- able to carr the team. Junior Aaron UK will have to re lace the l ir be
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i  ished 20th,”’ sophomore diver Kirkpatrick placed 27th in one- seniors, but a consistent impro -  
T   Clayton Moss said. "We are kind of meter diving, 12th in the three- ment among the national ranki as
l  shoving it in people’s faces and say- meter and 22nd on the platform to should not make the task of ati ct-
, I ,  ing we are out here." compliment Moss. ing talented high school swimi rs
  Moss made his impact by placing UK’s diving depth will be secure and divers difficult. 4
  fourth in one-meter diving, 18th in with Kirkpatrick and Moss through “Recruits are looking at us,"
, I the three-meter and l0th in plat- at least next year, but the UK relay Moss said, "and that is what w  
l ¤ form diving. He had hoped to place teams that produced three top-15 want- to build that reputatioi `
l   in the top six in each event, but finishes are mostly senior-laden. I
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