CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The University of North Carolina men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs will host the annual Janis Hape Dowd Nike Cup Invitational at the Maurice J. Koury Natatorium from November 20-22, 2014.
The meet, which dates to 1986, features a three-day championships format similar to the ACC and NCAA Championships.
Eight schools will participate in this year’s Nike Cup – host North Carolina, Tennessee, Navy, Air Force, Duke, NC State, East Carolina and Old Dominion.
In the most recent College Swimming Coaches Association of America rankings three participating men’s teams are ranked – #6 NC State, #9 North Carolina and #14 Tennessee. There are also three nationally ranked teams on the women’s side – #12 North Carolina, #14 Tennessee and #22 NC State.
Preliminaries begin each day at 9:30 a.m. with finals each night at 5:30 p.m. Four championship final heats will be swum each night – a championship A final, consolation B final, bonus C final and non-scoring D final.
Real time results will be provided for the entire championships on GoHeels.com. The link will go live on Thursday morning.
Attached to this release you can find a Nike Cup records page.
DAILY SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 20
Women’s 200-Yard Freestyle Relay
Men’s 200-Yard Freestyle Relay
Women’s 500-Yard Freestyle
Men’s 500-Yard Freestyle
Women’s 200-Yard Individual Medley
Men’s 200-Yard Individual Medley
Women’s 3-Meter Diving
Men’s 1-Meter Diving
Women’s 400-Yard Medley Relay
Men’s 400-Yard Medley Relay
Friday, November 21
Women’s 200-Yard Medley Relay
Men’s 200-Yard Medley Relay
Women’s 400-Yard Individual Medley
Men’s 400-Yard Individual Medley
Women’s 100-Yard Butterfly
Men’s 100-Yard Butterfly
Women’s 200-Yard Freestyle
Men’s 200-Yard Freestyle
Women’s 100-Yard Breaststroke
Men’s 100-Yard Breaststroke
Women’s 100-Yard Backstroke
Men’s 100-Yard Backstroke
Women’s 1-Meter Diving
Men’s 3-Meter Diving
Women’s 800-Yard Freestyle Relay
Men’s 800-Yard Freestyle Relay
Saturday, November 22
Women’s 1650-Yard Freestyle
Men’s 1650-Yard Freestyle
Women’s 200-Yard Backstroke
Men’s 200-Yard Backstroke
Women’s 100-Yard Freestyle
Men’s 100-Yard Freestyle
Women’s 200-Yard Breaststroke
Men’s 200-Yard Breaststroke
Women’s 200-Yard Butterfly
Men’s 200-Yard Butterfly
10-Meter Platform Diving (competed at Duke Aquatics Center)
Women’s 400-Yard Freestyle Relay
Men’s 400-Yard Freestyle Relay
The above is a press release written by the University of North Carolina communications staff.
