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Women's Swimming and Diving

SEC Champion Aggies take biggest group of qualifiers ever to NCAA Championships

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Texas A&M appears well-equipped to post its 12th straight top 10 team finish at the 2018 NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Championships after qualifying a school-record 18 swimmers and divers for the national meet that starts on Wednesday at Ohio State University.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Texas A&M appears well-equipped to post its 12th straight top 10 team finish at the 2018 NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Championships after qualifying a school-record 18 swimmers and divers for the national meet that starts on Wednesday at Ohio State University.
 
The 2018 NCAA Championships start on Wednesday with the finals of the 800-yard freestyle relay at 5 p.m. CT. For a complete schedule, go to: http://bit.ly/2IpGhVI
 
#QUALIFIED!!
Texas A&M's 2018 NCAA roster will be the largest group of qualified competitors the Aggies have ever taken to the national meet. The 2015 team also took 18 competitors, but with 17 qualifiers and one relay alternate. The Aggies have at least one competitor in every event.
 
Texas A&M's 2018 NCAA Championships Roster
Swimmer Cl.-Exp. Qualified Event (s)
Anna Belousova So.-HS 100/200 breaststroke, 200 IM
Lisa Bratton Sr.-3L 100/200 backstroke, 200 IM
Jorie Caneta Sr.-2L 100/200 breaststroke
McKenna DeBever Jr.-TR 100/200 freestyle, 200 IM
Bethany Galat Sr.-3L 200/400 IM, 200 breaststroke
Béryl Gastaldello Sr.-3L 50/100 freestyle, 100 butterfly
Esther Gonzalez Medina Sr.-3L 200 breaststroke, 200/400 IM
Monika Gonzalez-Hermosillo Jr.-1L 200 breaststroke, 200/400 IM
Alaïs Kalonji        Jr.-2L 1m/3m springboard, platform dive
Kristin Malone Sr.-3L 100/200 freestyle, 200 IM
Caitlynn Moon Sr.-3L 200/500/1,650 freestyle
Sydney Pickrem Jr.-2L 200/400 IM, 200 breaststroke
Taylor Pike Fr.-HS 100/200 butterfly
Katie Portz So.-1L 100/200/500 freestyle
Jing Quah Fr.-HS 100/200 butterfly, 200 IM
Claire Rasmus Jr.-2L 100/200/500 freestyle
Victoria Roubique So.-TR 100/200 breaststroke
Haley Yelle Fr.-HS 200/500/1,650 freestyle
 
Streaks:
  • Texas A&M has a streak of 11 straight top 10 finishes at the NCAA Championships, dating back to the program's first top 10 effort in 2007.
  • The Aggies have scored at least 200 points at six straight national meets, and the team has hit triple digits at 12 straight NCAA Championships.
  • The Aggies have five straight top four national finishes, including last year's program-best third-place performance.
 
Fixture in the Top 10
(NCAA finishes under Steve Bultman)
YEAR NCAA FINISH POINTS
2017 3rd 292.5
2016 4th 309.0
2015 4th 231.0
2014 4th 336.0
2013 4th 323.5
2012 6th 262.0
2011 10th 182.0
2010 6th 311.0
2009 8th 186.0
2008 4th 315.0
2007 8th 198.0
2006 11th 118.0
2005 t14th 84.0
2004 16th 100.5
2003 -- DNS
2002 26th 21.0
2001 26th 26.0
2000 25th 24.0
Bold -- Indicates program bests