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Swimming and Diving Splits Weekend Meets

Danner, Wolter and Witherow Lead Group of Mason Swimmers to Nationals This Weekend

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George Mason Athletics Men's Swimming & Diving 11/30/2011 2:00:00 PM

Seniors Ashley Danner, Preston Wolter and Austin Witherow will each swim in four events at the US National Championships, beginning Thursday, December 1st and ending Saturday, December 3rd.  The event will be hosted by Georgia Tech University and will feature some of the best collegiate swimmers throughout the country.

Danner will race in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard individual medley.  Danner has been Mason's most consistent female swimmer this season, winning every 100-yard breaststroke event which she has competed in this season.  Last year in this competition Danner finished third in the 100-yard breaststroke, seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke and 12th in the 200-yard individual medley.

Wolter will compete in 400-yard freestyle, 1500-yard freestyle, 400-yard individual medley and the 200-yard butterfly.  Wolter is also having an impressive senior campaign and is most recently coming off victories in the 400-yard freestyle and the 400-yard freestyle relay in the Patriot Invitational. 

Mason's winning 400-yard freestyle relay team also included Witherow (who will race in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly and the 100-yard backstroke), as well as fellow NCAA Championship qualifier, junior David Kiss.

Kiss and sophomore Fernando Rubio are the two non-seniors for Mason who will compete this weekend.  Kiss will race in the 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly and 200-yard individual medley, while Rubio will compete in 200-yard and 400-yard individual medley.

The week will include 26 total events and is scheduled to begin on Thursday with the 400-yard freestyle and conclude on Saturday with the 200-yard butterfly.  Preliminary heats are scheduled to begin at 9am each day, with the finals of each day's events beginning at 6pm.

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Players Mentioned

Ashley Danner

Ashley Danner

Free/Breast/IM
Junior
Fernando Rubio

Fernando Rubio

IM/Breast
Freshman
Preston Wolter

Preston Wolter

Free/IM
Junior

Players Mentioned

Ashley Danner

Ashley Danner

Junior
Free/Breast/IM
Fernando Rubio

Fernando Rubio

Freshman
IM/Breast
Preston Wolter

Preston Wolter

Junior
Free/IM
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