BY CSTV.com,

SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana will head to the NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, March 20-22 at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio.
• Indiana is sending eight athletes to the meet:
Presley Bard: 100 Backstroke; 200 Backstroke; 200 Medley Relay; 400 Medley Relay
Brittney Feldman: 1-meter; 3-meter; Platform
Christie Fuchs: 200 Butterfly; 1,650 Freestyle
Allison Kay: 400 Individual Medley; 200 Butterfly; 500 Freestyle
Donna Smailis: 200 Individual Medley; 100 Butterfly; 100 Freestyle; 400 Medley Relay; 200 Medley Relay
Amanda Smith: 500 Freestyle; 1,650 Freestyle
Sarah Stockwell: 100 Breaststroke; 200 Breaststroke; 400 Medley Relay; 200 Medley Relay
Kate Zubkova: 100 Butterfly; 100 Backstroke; 200 Backstroke; 400 Medley Relay; 200 Medley Relay

NEWS AND NOTES
• Kate Zubkova is seeded second in 100 backstroke (51.68), fifth in the 200 backstroke (1:53.62) and 11th in the 100 butterfly.
• Amanda Smith is seeded 13th in the 500 freestyle and 25th in the 1,650 freestyle.
• Donna Smailis is seeded 27th in the 200 IM, 30th in the 100 butterfly.
• Allison Kay is seeded 34th in the 400 IM.
• Sarah Stockwell is seeded 20th in the 100 breaststroke.
• Presley Bard is seeded 12th in the 100 backstroke.
• Christie Fuchs is seeded 25th in the 200 butterfly.
• The Indiana 400 Medley Relay team is seeded 12th; the 200 Medley Relay team is 11th.
• Indiana returns four athletes who earned All-America honors in 2007:

Presley Bard - 200 Backstroke, 400 Medley Relay
Allison Kay - 400 Individual Medley, 400 Freestyle Relay
Sarah Stockwell - 400 Medley Relay
Brittney Feldman - 1-meter diving
• Indiana has finished in the top 15 at each of the last four NCAA Championships:
2007 11th (109.5 points)
2006 14th (91 points)
2005 9th (112 points)
2004 12th (119 points)
• Overall the Hoosiers have eight top-15 finishes since 1980.
• Indiana is still looking for its first swimming NCAA champion. Since 1980 the Hoosiers have been presented with 169 swimming All-America certificates.
• The Hoosiers' only NCAA titles have come in diving: Cassandra Cardinell (2005), Kimiko Hirai (1996), Lona Foss (1982) and Amy McGrath (1980).
• Indiana has faced some of the top teams in the country this season. The Hoosiers faced No. 7 Tennessee, No. 11 Michigan, No. 20 Texas in dual meets this season.

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