Summer 2004
	Summer Nationals
	Two Badger swimmers competed in USS Summer Nationals in Palo Alto, CA, during the first week of August. Whitney Sprague had a breakout performance, capturing 5th place in the 800 Free (8:46.47), 10th in the 400 Free (4:18.49), and 8th in the 1500 Free (16:55.71). She was joined by Ryan Emanuel, who competed in the 100 and 200 Backstrokes. Full results are available here.
	Spring 2003
	Spring Nationals
	Eight Badger swimmers competed in USS Spring Nationals in Indianapolis, IN, during the first week of April. The team was led by Jenny Thompson (1st, 50 Free, 25.02), Kim Kelly (13th, 800 Free 8:46.99; 14th, 400 Free, 4:16.49), and Bridget O’Connor (20th, 200 Fly, 2:16.64; 21st, 100 Fly 1:02.46). They were joined by Whitney Sprague (800 Free, 400 IM, 400 Free), Paola Duguet (800 Free, 400 Free), and Paul Weir (800 Free, 400 Free, 400 IM). In addition, Badger fielded two Women’s relays (400 Free – Rebecca Grove, Bridget O’Connor, Paola Duguet and Kim Kelly, 400 Medley – Rebecca Grove, Marilee Kiernan, Bridget O’Connor and Kim Kelly). O’Connor also competed in the 800 Free and the 200 Free, while Kelly’s list of event also included the 200 Free and the 200 Fly.
	Spring Sectionals
	Badger swimmers competed at the Speedo Sectional Meet, held in March at the Goodwill Games Pool in East Meadow, NY. The team was led by Kim Kelly (1st, 200 Free - 1:49.36, 1st, 500 Free - 4:47.09, 1st, 1650 - 16:14.21) Jenny Thompson (1st, 50 Free - 21.99, 1st , 100 Back - 54.50), Bridget O’Connor (1st, 200 Fly - 2:01.08, 1st, 100 Fly - 55.70, 5th, 1650 -16:54.25), Paul Weir (2nd, 1000 Free - 9:20.91, 4th, 500 Free - 4:32.78), Whitney Sprague (3rd, 1000 Free - 10:01.87) and Rebecca Grove (4th, 100 Back - 56.86). Badger women also captured first in two relays (800 Free Relay - Paola Duget, Whitney Sprague, Bridget O’Connor, and Kim Kelly - 7:27.38; 400 Medley Relay - Rebecca Grove, Marilee Kiernan, Bridget O’Connor, Kim Kelly - 3:49.98).Complete results are available here.
	Senior Mets
	Badger had a strong team performance at the short course 2003 Senior Metropolitan Championships, held February 20-23 at Lehman College, finishing a close second to Long Island Aquatics. A number of Badger swimmers were event winners, including Kim Kelly (1000 Free - 9:46.96, 200 Free - 1:50.84, 500 Free - 4:49.28, 1650 Free - 16:30.52), Bridget O’Connor (100 Fly - 56.36, 200 Fly - 2:02.08), Rebecca Grove (50 Free - 24.49), Jenny Thompson (100 Free - 48.81) and Paul Wier (1000 Free - 9:30.25). Badger also capture first in all three women’s relays (800 Free Relay - Paola Duget, Whitney Sprague, Bridget O’Connor, and Kim Kelly - 7:34.84; 400 Free Relay - Rebecca Grove, Bridget O’Connor, Kim Kelly, Jenny Thompson - 3:27.90; 400 Medley Relay - Rebecca Grove, Marilee Kiernan, Bridget O’Connor, Kim Kelly - 3:52.21). Complete results are available here.
	Fall 2002
	Media Release
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	Summer 2002
	2002 Summer Nationals
	Badger brought a team of six to Summer Nationals, held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, from 8/12 - 8/17. The top finish of the meet for Badger belonged to the Women’s 800 free relay, which placed 9th. Badger swimmers also competed in numerous individual events, including Kim Kelly - 400 and 800 free, Whitney Sprague - 400, 800, and 1500 free, Paola Duguet – 800 free, Bridget O’Connor - 100 and 200 fly and 800 free, Billy Gray - 800 free, and Paul Wier - 1500 free. Complete results are available here.
	Winter/Spring 2002
	2002 Spring Nationals
	Six Badger swimmers traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota for the Phillips 66 Spring National Championships, held March 19-23, 2002 at the University of Minnesota. Badger was led by Kim Kelly, who posted top eight finishes in the 400 free (7th, 4:17.93), the 800 free (6th, 8:44.94) and the 1500 free (6th, 16:39.01). She also swam the 200 fly. Other Badger swimmers competing in individual events included Bridget O’Connor (100 fly, 800 free, 200 free), Whitney Sprague (400 free, 800 free, 1500 free), Billy Gray (400 free and 800 free) and Paul Wier (400 free and 1500 free). Kelly, O’Connor, and Sprague were joined by Paola Duguet on the 400 and 800 free relays, as well as the 400 medley relay. Complete results are available here. here.
	Speedo Sectionals
	The second annual Speedo Champions Series Sectionals meet was held March 7-10 at Eisenhower Park in Nassau Long Island. As a one of 13 Sectional meets covering the country, the Northeast meet featured teams from Maine to New Jersey. Badger was led by Kim Kelly (1st - 500 freestyle, 4:47.18 (new meet record), 5th - 200 free, 1:50.24, 3rd - 200 fly, 2:03.06) Paul Weir (4th 1000 freestyle, 9:23.00, 7th - 400 IM, 4:08.07, 2nd - 500 free, 4:32.83, 1st - 1650, 15:31.10), Billy Gray (2nd - 1000 freestyle, 9:20.74, 8th - 500 free, 4:37.33) and Bridget O'Connor (7th - 200 fly 2:05.21), Whitney Sprague (2nd - 1650, 16:45.32) and Paola Duguet (7th - 1000 freestyle, 10:09.33, 5th - 1650, 17:05.44). For complete meet result, click here.
	Badger Wins Senior Mets
	Badger captured the 2002 Short Course Senior Metropolitan Championship title in dramatic fashion, beating Long Island Aquatics by a single point. The meet, held February 21-24, was attended by more than twenty teams from the New York metropolitan area. Badger swimmers captured the top two places in both individual high point races, with Kim Kelly and Bridget O’Connor going 1-2 on the women’s side, and Paul Weir and Tim Tully finishing 1-2 in the men’s race. Other top point scores for Badger included Whitney Sprague (10th in the women’s high point race), Paola Duguet (16th), Kerby Lewis (17th), Tory Nelson (18th), Billy Gray (6th on the men’s side) and Ryan Harrell (8th). The meet got off to a quick start in the 1000 freestyle, with Kim Kelly, Whitney Sprague, and Bridget O’Connor finishing 1st (9:47.08), 3rd (9:58.31), and 4th (10:00.81), respectively, all with times qualifying for U.S. Nationals. In the men’s 1000 free, Paul Weir and Billy Gray went 1-2 (9:28.24 and 9:34.11). Throughout the meet, Badger padded its point total by dominating the top spots in other events, including the men’s 400 IM (Tim Tully - 1st, 4:06.13, Paul Weir - 2nd, 4:06.72, and Ryan Harrell - 4th, 4:08.23), the men’s 500 free (Paul Weir - 1st, 4:34.95 and Billy Gray - 2nd, 4:37.48), the women’s 200 fly (Kim Kelly - 1st, 2:04.25, Bridget O’Connor - 2nd, 2:04.42 and Vanessa Grass - 4th, 2:06.58), and the women’s 1650 (Kim Kelly - 1st, 16:23.44 and Whitney Sprague - 3rd, 17:01.67). Other top finishes by Badger Swimmers included Billy Gray in the 200 free (1st - 1:42.00), Paola Duguet in the 200 IM (2nd - 2:07.72), David Schnitzer in the 100 back (3rd - 53.57), Kim Kelly in the 500 free (1st - 4:48.72), Paul Weir in the 1650 (1st - 15:59.28), and Tim Tully in the 200 back (1st - 1:53.00) and the 200 fly (2nd - 1:54.38). Complete meet results are available here.
	Summer 2001
	Summer Nationals
	Badger was represented at U.S. Nationals by Kim Kelly. The meet was held August 14-18 in Clovis, CA. Kim finished 12th in the 1500 Free (16:53.36) and 17th in the 800 free (8:52.80). Complete results from the meet are available here.
	World Championships
	John Collins served as the head coach for the U.S. Women's team at the World Championships in Fukuoka Japan. Cristina Teuscher was also in attendance for the U.S., competing in the 200 IM and the 800 Free Relay. Unfortunately, a bizarre series of events cost the U.S. 800 Free Relay team a medal. Teuscher swam the second leg for the U.S., but the team was disqualified when the timing system showed that Cristina had started early. Deck officials, however, had not independently cited the disqualification. A videotape of the race seemed to indicate that there had been no false start, but that the timing may have malfunctioned. The results of the race were made even more bizarre when the Australian team was disqualified when one of the Australian swimmers re-entered the water to celebrate after the race. Great Britian, which finished third behind Australia and the U.S., was awarded the gold. A multi-nation protest concerning the accuracy of the timing system was filed, but did not result in a review of the race results. Teuscher finished 7th in the 200 IM. The meet took place from July 22nd - 29th.