2004-05

(March 16) Emory University's Samantha White won a national individual championship and helped her team to the national team championship. The junior won the 500-yard freestyle event to become the second Eagle ever to win the event and the eighth to win any event at the NCAA championships. White was the national runner-up in the 1,650-yard freestyle and finished fifth in the 200-yard freestyle. She became the third Emory swimmer ever to earn All-America honors in at least three individual events in one meet in consecutive years. White swam a leg on Emory's first-place 800-yard freestyle relay, giving the school its first-ever national relay championship. For the meet, White earned four All-America citations, giving her nine for her career.

(Jan. 24) Junior Samantha White won the 1650-yard freestyle event against Transylvania University (KY). White improved her season best time to 17:24.99, which automatically qualifies her for the NCAA national championships. White is the third fastest individual in the nation this season in the 1650-yard freestyle event. This is the second time that White has qualified for the nationals this season. White is only 1.89 seconds away from attaining a dual meet record. White's contribution helped Emory, ranked first in the nation, beat Translyvania University 166-123

(Dec.6) Emory University's Hillary Lane automatically qualified for the NCAA national championships in two individual events and two relay events. Lane surpassed the A cut in both the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events, and she did it in the preliminary and final sessions. She also swam a leg on the 200- and 400-yard medley relays that automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III national championships, and helped the 200-yard free relay qualify provisionally. The senior broke her own school record in the 100 free and missed her own school record in the 50 free by four-hundreths of a second.Based on the latest listing of national top times compiled by the NCAA, Lane has the second-fastest time in the nation this season in the 50 and 100 free, and is a member of the fastest relay in the nation in the 200 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relays. Lane is a 12-time All-American, three away from tying the school record.

(Nov. 15) Emory University's Caitlin Hoey won the 400-yard individual medley and finished third in the 200-yard butterfly against Savannah College of Art and Design (GA). Hoey improved her season best time in the 400-yard IM to 4:43.63. The first place finish is Hoey's third career victory, first in the 400 IM. Hoey's contributions helped Emory, ranked second in the nation, beat Savannah 91-77.

(Nov.8) Emory University's Dana Inserra won two individual and two relay events at the Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) Invitational. Inserra competed in seven events, unshaved and untapered, in the two-day meet, and was part of five national qualifying performances. She won the 100- and 200-yard butterfly events with NCAA provisional qualifying times of 58.40 seconds and 2:07.81, respectively. The senior swam a leg on the first-place 400 medley relay and the first-place 400 free relay.

(Nov. 1) Emory University's Holly Hinz won all three of her races against an NCAA Division I school and in all three events, she attained a qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III national championships. Hinz automatically qualified for the NCAA nationals with her winning time of 4:33.36 in the 400-yard individual medley. That time is the second-fastest dual-meet time in school history behind Hinz's own record set last January. Hinz surpassed the NCAA provisional qualifying time in winning the 200- and 500-yard freestyle events. Her first-place time in the former (1:54.04) is a school record in a dual meet and the third fastest in any meet, shaved or unshaved. The junior's first-place time in the latter (5:06.37) is the second-fastest dual-meet time in Emory history. Hinz, a five-time All-American in her career, is the defending national champion in the 500 freestyle and the reigning national runner-up in the 400 individual medley. Emory defeated North Carolina-Wilmington, improving its season won-loss record to 3-0, two of those wins against NCAA Division I schools.

(Oct. 18) Hillary Lane won two individual events and one relay event to help Emory University defeat an NCAA Division I school, Davidson (N.C.). Lane won the 50-yard freestyle (25.25) and the 100-yard freestyle (54.31). She swam the anchor leg on Emory's first-place 400-yard medley relay. She was a five-time All-American last season.