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SWIMMING: Rea reaches NCAA qualifying score in women's team's loss to Wheaton
by Ian Cutler
Sports Editor
Sports | 1/22/08
Posted online at 12:50 AM EST on 1/22/08
/ Last updated at 3:08 PM EST on 1/22/08
"Regardless of how tired [Liu] is, regardless of the event, he's got a lot of pride and desire to win so when he gets off of the block he's just a pleasure to watch," Zotz said.
The recent rise of Aaron Bennett '11 has complemented Liu's continuous success. Bennett recorded the first multi-win meet of his young career, winning the 200-yard butterfly and 500-yard freestyle with times of 2:01.93 and 5:06.97, respectively.
"It was exciting," Bennett said. "I knew I had an advantage being in the faster lane and knew the competition was a little less fierce being that they were from a weaker school."
Bennett has improved his finishes as the season has progressed to this point, having recorded five of his seven second-place finishes and all four of his first-place finishes in the last four team meets.
Zotz spoke highly of Bennett, despite admitting his recent success was unexpected.
"He's been a real special surprise as a coach," Zotz said. "[Bennett's] built more like a small linebacker than he is like a swimmer. When he got in the water the first time I said he had a great feel for the water. He's a real hard worker in practice and responds real well to constructive criticism."
The Judges also got individual wins from Bobby Morse '09 in the 1,000-yard freestyle, Jesse Hershman '10 in the 200-yard freestyle, Nick Rice '08 in the 100-yard freestyle and Eli Tukachinsky '11 in the 200-yard backstroke.
The two teams continue their seasons at Clark University Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m.
The recent rise of Aaron Bennett '11 has complemented Liu's continuous success. Bennett recorded the first multi-win meet of his young career, winning the 200-yard butterfly and 500-yard freestyle with times of 2:01.93 and 5:06.97, respectively.
"It was exciting," Bennett said. "I knew I had an advantage being in the faster lane and knew the competition was a little less fierce being that they were from a weaker school."
Bennett has improved his finishes as the season has progressed to this point, having recorded five of his seven second-place finishes and all four of his first-place finishes in the last four team meets.
Zotz spoke highly of Bennett, despite admitting his recent success was unexpected.
"He's been a real special surprise as a coach," Zotz said. "[Bennett's] built more like a small linebacker than he is like a swimmer. When he got in the water the first time I said he had a great feel for the water. He's a real hard worker in practice and responds real well to constructive criticism."
The Judges also got individual wins from Bobby Morse '09 in the 1,000-yard freestyle, Jesse Hershman '10 in the 200-yard freestyle, Nick Rice '08 in the 100-yard freestyle and Eli Tukachinsky '11 in the 200-yard backstroke.
The two teams continue their seasons at Clark University Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m.
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