Synchronized Swimming: Buckeyes Qualify Five Routines to Finals of U.S. National Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/2/2008 12:00:00 AM | Artistic Swimming
COLUMBUS, Ohio Five Ohio State routines advanced to the finals of the 2008 U.S. Synchronized Swimming National Championships Friday at the University of Arizona Rec Center Pool in Tucson, Ariz.
With the completion of the technical routines Friday and free events Thursday, the Top 8 finalists for each event were determined. Fifty percent of each score from the free and technical routines is combined to establish the overall score.
After finishing fourth in the solo technical competition with a 91.833, Barbara Nesbitt earned the same overall standing when her technical and free routine scores were added (92.333). Nesbitt compiled a mark of 92.833 Thursday in the free routine.
There will be two Ohio State representatives in the duet competition Saturday. Caitlin Stewart and Michelle Theriault paired up to finish sixth overall, recording a 90.500. Earning the same score in the duet free routine Thursday for sixth place, Stewart paired with Carmen Moraes Friday and the two Buckeye swimmers scored a 90.500 in the technical event, which was good for eighth.
The other Buckeye pair to qualify for action Saturday was Leah Pinette and Hannah Shively. Nesbitt and Pinette partnered in the technical routine for a 92.000 for fifth place. When added to Pinette and Shively’s free routine score of 88.667 for 10th, the pair of Pinette and Shively combined for a mark of 90.333 (seventh place).
Both the Scarlet and Gray squads will compete in the finals, finishing third (95.000) and tied for fifth (91.833) overall, respectively, in the team competition. After their first-place finish in the free routine, Thursday (95.333) team Scarlet, comprised of Michelle Benzie, Jayme DeLancy, Moraes, Nesbitt, Pinette, Deborah Shim, Stewart and Theriault, finished third in the technical elements with a score of 94.667. The Gray squad of Kaitlin Bolt, Julia Broadfoot, Liz Derr, Jackie Mundy, Brooke Paul, Shively, Emilie Siemer and Kendra Sollars compiled a 91.000 in the technical event.
Action at the 2008 U.S. Synchronized Swimming National Championships will conclude Saturday with the event finals beginning at 11:45 a.m. ET.
2008 U.S. Synchronized Swimming National Championships
May 2, 2008
Tucson, Ariz.
University of Arizona Rec Center Pool
Top 8 Finals Qualifiers
Solo Free Tech. Total
1. Stanford University – Sara Lowe 47.500 47.417 94.917
2. Canisius College – Natalia Tarasova 46.750 46.667 93.417
3. Santa Clara Aquamaids Kenyon Smith 46.417 46.833 93.250
4. Ohio State Synchro Barbara Nesbitt 45.917 46.417 92.333
5. Santa Clara Aquamaids Layla Smith 45.167 45.250 90.417
6. Santa Clara Aquamaids – Mary Killman 44.833 45.333 90.167
7. Univ. of Incarnate Word – Lyssa Wallace 44.917 45.000 89.917
8. Walnut Creek Aquanuts – Olivia Morgan 44.167 44.500 88.667
Duet Free Tech. Total
1. Stanford Sara Lowe/Courtenay Stewart 47.500 47.750 95.250
2. Santa Clara Bianca and Sonja Van Der Velden 47.500 46.917 94.417
3. Santa Clara – Kenyon Smith/Layla Smith 46.667 46.417 93.083
4. Canisius Yulia Shepeleva/Natalia Tarasova 46.333 46.167 92.500
5. Stanford – Poppy Carlig/Melissa Knight 45.750 45.500 91.250
6. Ohio State – Caitlin Stewart/Michelle Theriault45.250 45.250 90.500
7. Ohio State Leah Pinette/Hannah Shively 46.000 44.333 90.333
8. Stanford – Debbie Chen/Taylor Durand 44.917 45.250 90.167
Team Free Tech. Total
1. Stanford University 47.917 47.583 95.500
2. Santa Clara Aquamaids 47.500 47.583 95.083
3. Ohio State Scarlet 47.333 47.667 95.000
4. Univ. of Incarnate Word 46.083 46.583 92.667
5. Walnut Creek Aquanuts 46.000 45.833 91.833T
5. Ohio State Gray 45.500 46.333 91.833T
7. Santa Clara Aquamaids 43.917 45.167 89.083
8. Arizona Aqua Stars 42.167 43.833 86.000
