Tennessee Opens 2019-20 Season at UNC Wilmington

Courtesy: Tennessee Athletics

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Tennessee swimming and diving program opens the 2019-20 season Friday with its annual dual meet at UNC Wilmington.

The meet starts at 2 p.m. at the Seahawk Natatorium. This will be the sixth time the combined men’s and women’s teams have opened the season at UNC Wilmington.

Each year, Tennessee travels to Wilmington and near by Wrightsville Beach for training and team building to begin the regular season. The weekend’s events include an open water race in the Atlantic Ocean with the UNCW team on Saturday morning, weather permitting.

Last season, the UNCW trip was cancelled due to Hurricane Florence.

Tennessee’s newcomers got their first taste of collegiate action at the Orange and White Meet last weekend, but Friday marks the first regular season meet for UT’s newest Vols. Tennessee has 15 freshmen (7 men, 8 women) and three transfers – diver Grace Cable and swimmers Kaitlin Harty and Kendall Shields.

ORDER OF EVENTS
200 Medley Relay
1,000 Freestyle
200 Freestyle
100 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke
200 Fly
50 Free
3-meter Board (Break)
100 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
200 Breaststroke
500 Freestyle
100 Butterfly
1-meter Board (Break)
200 IM
200 Freestyle Relay