Photos: 2008 University of Arizona men's and women's swimming and diving
The University of Arizona women's and men's swimming and diving teams won their respective 2008 NCAA Championships.
It was the first time the women's team won a national championship. Olympian Lacey Nymeyer was captain of the team.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
Arizona swimmer Albert Subirats of Venezuela, competes in the 100-yard butterfly event of the second day of the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships Friday, March 28, 2008, at the Weyerhauser Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash. Subirats won the event.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
In the Men's 1000 Yard Freestyle, Matt Biel of UA swims against Arizona State University's CJ Nuess during a dual swim meet in 2008.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
Susana Helms swims her way to a second place finish in the women's 1000 yard freestyle in the first heat during a multi-school meet at Hillenbrand Aquatic Center in 2008.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
University of Arizona's Tom Cole swims the breaststroke in the 200 meter medley relay against Texas at the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center in 2008.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
Olympic Swimmer Lacey Nymeyer visits Richardson Elementary School in 2008, where she used to attend. She won the silver medal in the women's 100 freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
UA's Tom Cole sheds a waterfall when he breaks the surface as he races in the 200 yard breast stroke during a multi-school meet at Hillenbrand Aquatic Center in 2008.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
UA swim coach Frank Busch led the womens and men's UA swim teams to NCAA titles in 2008.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
University of Arizona swim coach Frank Busch cheers during the Men's 200 Yard Backstroke during a dual swim meet against Arizona State University on February 16, 2008 in Tempe.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
Arizona swimmer Marcus Titus, swims the second leg of the 200-yard medley relay event on the second day of the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Weyerhauser Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash. Arizona finished second in the event.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
Arizona swimmer Nicolas Nilo, of Brazil, celebrates after swimming the final leg of the 800-yard freestyle relay to help his team set a new NCAA record for the event on the second day of the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday, March 28, 2008, at the Weyerhauser Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
Arizona's Darian Townsen of South Africa, swims in the 800-yard freestyle relay to help his team set a new NCAA record for the event on the second day of the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Weyerhauser Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
UA women's diving and swimming team members Andrea Boritzke, left, and Caitlin Iversen get a big hug from Becky Bell as team members are welcomed home after winning the 2008 NCAA national championships.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
Arizona swimmer Darian Townsend swims in the consolation heat of the 100-yard freestyle on the final day of the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships Saturday, March 29, 2008, at the Weyerhauser Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash. Townsend won the heat for an overall placing of 9th in the event.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
Arizona swimmer Joel Greenshields leaps off the block to start the consolation heat of the 100-yard freestyle event of the final day of the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the Weyerhauser Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
Arizona swimmer Joel Greenshields celebrates after he swam the final leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay to lead his team to a win in the event and also the 2008 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championship Saturday, March 29, 2008, at the Weyerhauser Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
Arizona swim coach Frank Busch joins his team in the pool as they celebrate winning the 2008 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championship on March 29, 2008 at the Weyerhauser Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington.
University of Arizona, Swiming and Diving, 2008
FILE- In this March 28, 2008, file phto, Arizona head coach Frank Busch, second from right, hugs Arizona swimmer Jean Basson, of South Africa, after Arizona won the 800-yard freestyle relay event with a new NCAA record time at the end of the second day of the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships on at the Weyerhauser Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash.
Rick Wiley
Photo editor
Hansen's Top Teams, No. 9: Wildcats juggernaut swam to first national title in 2008For Star subscribers: Frank Busch’s Wildcats not only beat Auburn, they outscored the Tigers by 184 points in the NCAA championships.
For Star subscribers: The Wildcats scored 484 points to defeat defending national champion Auburn by 136 points. The one word that fit the occasion: Historic.