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Winter National Championships
@PackSwimDive Completes First Day Competition at Winter National Championships
12/4/2014 12:00:00 AM | Swimming
GREENSBORO, N.C.- The NC State swimming and diving team completed its first day of competition at the AT&T Winter National Championships Thursday in Greensboro, N.C., inside the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
Freestyle Watch
Freestyle sprint specialist Simonas Bilis placed second in the 50 free, swimming a time of 19.28. Bilis' time was just .03 seconds off of the NCAA 'A' standard time.
Lauren Poli, Ashlyn Koletic and Natalie Labonge all advanced to the `A' final heat in the women's 50 free, finishing sixth, seventh and eighth of 81 swimmers that competed in the event. Poli swam a time of 22.67, while Koletic finished with a time of 22.71 and Labonge with a time of 22.82.
Individual Medleys
Soeren Dahl and Colin Ellington grabbed first and second place in the `B' final heat of the 200 IM, shaving almost three seconds off of their previous times. Dahl recorded a time of 1:46.66 while Ellington touched the wall at 1:46.70.
Wolfpack Improvement
Eight swimmers recorded top times for the 2014-15 season on the Wolfpack's first day of competition at the Winter National Championships. The `Wolfpack Top Times' consists of the top five times in a given season for each individual event, and the top three times in relay events.
200 IM
Soeren Dahl, 1:46.66
Colin Ellington, 1:46.70
50 free
Simonas Bilis, 19.28
Ryan Held, 19.97
David Williams, 20.00
Ashlyn Koletic, 22.65
Lauren Poli, 22.67
Natalie Labonge, 22.73
Postseason Focus
In addition to the Pack's first day performance, NC State recorded four more NCAA `B' standard marks at the Winter National Championships.
Natalie Labonge, 50 free, 22.73
Soeren Dahl, 200 IM, 1:47.14
Colin Ellington, 200 IM, 1:47.94
Ryan Held, 50 free, 19,97
Up Next
Competition will continue at the AT&T Winter National Championships in Greensboro, N.C., inside the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Preliminaries will begin at 9 a.m., followed by a finals session at 5 p.m.
Live results will be posted on the USA Swimming website, along with a live stream of both sessions each day. The championships will also be broadcast on NBC Universal. Check local listings for times in your area.
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