BATON ROUGE — LSU swimmers Hannes Heyl and Craig Hamilton will represent the men’s swimming and diving team at the 2011 NCAA Men’s Championships, which begin Thursday in Minneapolis.
The meet will run through Saturday in the University of Minnesota’s Aquatic Center. The prelims commence each day at noon (CDT), while the finals begin at 7 p.m.
Live results for each session can be accessed here. Live video of the finals on Friday and Saturday will be available on www.ESPN3.com.
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“We are excited for Craig and Hannes’ opportunity this year,” co-head coach David Geyer said. “Both are in position to score and reach All-America status. The staff believes their extra week of preparation compared to the women will have a huge benefit.”
Heyl is making his fourth consecutive trip to NCAA’s after earning an invitation to the meet with his top time in the 100-yard butterfly. An eight-time NCAA All-American from Grosslehna, Germany, Heyl claimed the bronze medal in that race at the SEC Championships last month with his personal best of 46.55 seconds.
The senior is seeded 15th in the 100 fly and is seeking his second career All-America accolade in the event. In addition, he will compete in the 100 backstroke (47.15) and 100 freestyle (44.32).
Hamilton qualified for his second NCAA meet with his time in the 1650 free. The sophomore secured his spot at the championships with his school-record mark of 15:02.64 at the University of Georgia’s Bulldog Invitational on Feb. 27.
The Edinburgh, Scotland, native also registered a new school record in the 500 free (4:22.17) at SEC’s and will race in that event Thursday.
2011 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships
March 24-26
University of Minnesota Aquatic Center
Schedule of Events
Thursday, March 24
Prelims – Noon (CDT)
200 freestyle relay
500 freestyle (Hamilton)
200 individual medley
50 freestyle
400 medley relay
One-meter diving – 2 p.m.
Finals – 7 p.m.
200 freestyle relay
500 freestyle
200 individual medley
50 freestyle
One-meter diving
400 medley relay
Friday, March 25
Prelims – Noon
200 medley relay
400 individual medley
100 butterfly (Heyl)
200 freestyle
100 breaststroke
100 backstroke (Heyl)
Three-meter Diving – 2 p.m.
Finals – 7 p.m. (ESPN3.com)
200 medley relay
400 individual medley
100 butterfly
200 freestyle
100 breaststroke
100 backstroke
Three-meter Diving
800 freestyle relay
Saturday, March 26
Prelims – Noon
200 backstroke
100 freestyle (Heyl)
200 breaststroke
200 butterfly
400 freestyle relay
Platform Diving – 1:30 p.m.
1650 freestyle early heats – 4:45 p.m. (Hamilton)
Finals – 7 p.m. (ESPN3.com)
1650 freestyle final heat
200 backstroke
100 freestyle
200 breaststroke
200 butterfly
Platform Diving
400 freestyle relay