Swimming: Rice Adds Two More to Fall 2000 Roster
4/28/2000 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
Toni Ciffolilli, a native of Perth, Australia. She is an Australian Short Course Nationals finalist in both breastroke events as well as the individual medleys. Ciffolilli swims for Claremont Uniswim and is coached by the Australian national team's coach, Matthew Brown.
Ciffolilli will be joined by Jackie Corcoran from Tucson, Ariz. Corcoran is a USS Junior Nationals finalist in the 500-yard freestyle. She swims for coach Eric Bockish and the Ventana Canyon Swim Club and attends Catalina Foothills High School.
"These two young ladies are a great find for us here at Rice," said Rice swim coach Doug Boyd. "We are only looking for kids that are extremely interested in what Rice has to offer academically and then for those who we feel have the potential to improve and help us first at the conference level, and then help at the national level."
"I think we will be reading about these two a lot in the next four years, " Boyd added. "They will definitely improve our squad next year. I am very happy with our new additions. We have added some really great kids."
This brings the total signed for the fall to five swimmers. Ciffolilli and Corcoran join Jill Bergman, Elaine Lee and Katie Carey who signed with Rice in the fall.