Buckeye Synchronized Swimmers Finish Third at U.S. Nationals – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/26/2003 12:00:00 AM | Artistic Swimming
April 26, 2003
Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio State synchronized swimming team finished third Saturday at the U.S. National Championships in Long Island, N.Y.
The Buckeye ‘A’ team earned a score of 94.500 for a third-place finish in the team event. The ‘B’ squad placed sixth with a mark of 89.250.
The Santa Clara Aquamaids swept all three final events, claiming first and second in solo and duet and first in team to win their 12th consecutive overall title.
Senior Victoria Bowen (Plano, Texas) finished third in the solo event, earning a score of 91.168. Suzanna Hyatt (Sr./Indianapolis, Ind) and Chelsea Luker (Fr./Monreal, Quebec) placed fourth in the duet event (91.168). Bowen and Lindsay Newbill (So./Laguana Hills, Calif.) finished seventh.
Solo Final
1. Bill May, Santa Clara, 96.667
2H. Belinda Schmid, Switzerland, 92.667
2. Bianca VanderVelden, Santa Clara, 92.250
3. Victoria Bowen, Ohio State, 91.168
4. Sonja VanderVelden, Santa Clara, 90.750
5. Kim Probst, Walnut Creek, 90.168
6. Christina Jones, Santa Clara, 90.167
7. Barbara Nesbitt, Riverside, 89.001
8. Becky Kim, Walnut Creek, 88.584
9H. Aliya Karimova, Kazakhstan, 88.334
Duet Final
1. Kristina Lum, Bill May, Santa Clara, 97.084
2. Bianca VanderVelden, Sonja VanderVelden, Santa Clara, 94.001
3H. Belinda Schmid, Magdalena Brunner, Switzerland, 93.917
3H. Carolina DeMoraes, Isabela DeMoraes, Brazil, 93.750
3. Janet Culp, Jennie Culp, Santa Clara, 92.918
4. Suzanna Hyatt, Chelsea Luker, Ohio State, 91.168
5T, Kim Probst, Annabelle Orme, Walnut Creek, 90.251
5T. Kate Hooven, Becky Kim, Walnut Creek, 90.251
7H. Arna Toktagan, Aliya Karimova, Kazakhstan, 89.417
7. Victoria Bowen, Lindsey Newbill, Ohio State, 88.918
8. Rachel Rife, Rebekah Rife, Walnut Creek, 88.668
Team Final
1. Santa Clara A, 96.334
2. Walnut Creek A, 95.167
3. Ohio State A, 94.500
4. Univ. of Alabama-Birmingham, 91.501
5. Santa Clara B, 89.917
6. Ohio State B, 89.250
7. Riverside, 89.084
8. Canisius College, 88.751
