Northwestern University Athletics
NU Travels to South Bend for Shamrock Invite
1/30/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Jan. 30, 2014
EVANSTON, Ill. – The Northwestern women's swimming and diving team travels to South Bend, Ind. for the Shamrock Invitational Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1.
Hosted by Notre Dame, the Shamrock Invite features both the Irish men and women's swimming and diving teams along with both squads from Iowa and Incarnate Word in addition to Missouri State's men's team.
Familiar Matchups
The Wildcats women's squad will square off with Iowa, Incarnate Word and Notre Dame.
Earlier this season, NU fell 160-140 to Notre Dame in a meet that included Michigan and Rutgers at the Norris Aquatics Center on Jan. 11.
Familiar with the Hawkeyes, the Wildcats (6-6, 1-5) lost to Iowa 155-145 last time out, on Sat. Jan. 25 at home.
The Rundown
The Shamrock Invite begins Friday at 4:00 p.m. CT. Saturday's session on Feb. 1 begins at 9:00 a.m. CT, with the afternoon session starting at 4:00 p.m. CT.
Diving takes place with the men's 3-meter and women's 1-meter at the beginning of the meet, Friday at 4:00 p.m. CT.
On Saturday at 12:30 p.m. CT, the women's 3-meter and men's 1-meter continue the diving competition.
Order of Events
Friday, January 31 – 4:00 pm CT
200 Yd. Freestyle Relay
10 minute break
500 Yd. Freestyle
200 Yd. Individual Medley
50 Yd. Freestyle
20 minute break in swimming/diving runs concurrently
Women's 1 meter diving
Men's 3 meter diving
400 Yd. Medley Relay
Saturday, February 1st – 10:00 a.m.
200 Yd. Medley Relay
10 minute break
400 Yd. Individual Medley
100 Yd. Butterfly
200 Yd. Freestyle
100 Yd. Breaststroke
100 Yd. Backstroke
20 minute break
800 Yd. Freestyle Relay
Women's 3 meter/ Men's 1-Meter diving at 12:30p.m. CT
Saturday, February 1st – 4:00 p.m. CT
1650 Yd. Freestyle
200 Yd. Backstroke
100 Yd. Freestyle
200 Yd. Breaststroke
200 Yd. Butterfly
20 minute break
400 Yd. Freestyle Relay
Up Next for the 'Cats
The Shamrock Invite is Northwestern's final regular season meet of the season. Up next for the 'Cats, NU will compete in the Big Ten Championships from Feb. 19 to Feb. 22, hosted by the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn.
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