March 25, 2009

2009 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships Live Results

Center Valley, Pa. - Navy swimmers Adam Meyer and Erik Hunter and diver Jonathan Galinski will compete at the 2009 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championship in College Station, Texas, Thursday through Saturday. Meyer and Hunter are the first Patriot League and Navy swimmers to compete at nationals since 2004, while Galinski is the first Patriot League and Navy diver to compete since Kevin Teague last competed in 2006.

Navy's Adam Meyer

Meyer advanced to the NCAA Championship with an `A' cut qualifying time of 1:42.54 in the 200 butterfly at last month's Patriot League Championships. Named the 2009 Patriot League Swimmer of the Meet, Meyer's time seeds him ninth in the event. The junior is also competing in the 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly events as well. Meyer clocked a 1:45.16 in the 200 IM, giving him the 20th seed, while his time of 47.33 in the 100 fly earned him the 43rd seed in the race.

Hunter, the reigning 500 free, 400 IM and 1,650 free Patriot League titleholder, will compete in all three events at the NCAA meet. The sophomore is seeded 23rd in the 1,650 free with a time of 14:58.72, 31st in the 500 free (4:18.56) and 33rd in the 400 IM (3:51.24).

Navy's Jonathan Galinski

Galinski qualified for the championship with a winning 613.25 score in the platform competition at the NCAA Zone `A' Diving Championship on March 16.