Silva to Compete at FINA World Championships
3/22/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Junior Valeria Silva (Lima, Peru/Alexander Von Humboldt) of the University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team is set to travel to Melbourne, Australia, to compete in the 12th FINA World Championships next week. Silva will compete in the 100-meter breaststroke Tuesday (March 27) and in the 50-yard breaststroke Sunday, April 1. Preliminary races will begin at 10 a.m. and the finals will start at 7 p.m.
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Silva helped Michigan to a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Championships (March 8-10), as the Wolverines returned to the top 10 at the national meet for the first time since 1999. The junior claimed two national honors, including earning her first career All-America award as a member of the eighth-place 200-yard medley relay team. Silva also swam on the 12th-place 400-yard medley relay to garner All-America honorable mention.
On the men's side, U-M head coach Bob Bowman will serve as head men's coach for Team USA, and three former Wolverines will represent their respective countries, with Davis Tarwater (2003-06) and Peter Vanderkaay (2003-06) swimming for the United States and Andrew Hurd (2002-05) competing for Canada. U-M volunteer assistant coach Michael Phelps, a member of Team USA, is scheduled for six races.
Visit www.melbourne2007.com for more information.
Contact: Matt Baumer (734) 763-4423
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