Rice University
NCAA
Swimming's Dyson and Hayon Set for NCAA Championships
3/19/2024 12:00:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
HOUSTON, Texas — Rice swimming will be represented by junior Arielle Hayon and sophomore Ella Dyson at the NCAA Championships in Athens, Georgia. The pair will compete in a combined total of five events.
The duo will begin on Thursday as Dyson will compete in the 500-yard freestyle and Hayon will take part in the 200-yard individual medley. On Friday, Hayon will compete in the 100-yard butterfly. The Owls will complete the weekend on Saturday with Dyson in the 1,650-yard freestyle and Hayon in the 200-yard butterfly.
The NCAA Championships will be held at the Jack Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium in Athens, Georgia. The competition kicks off on Wednesday with the 200-yard medley relay and the 800-yard freestyle relay. Events on Thursday, Friday and Saturday begin each day with trials at 9 a.m. (CT). Finals for each day will start at 5 p.m. (CT). A full schedule of events is available online. The Championships will be streamed in full via the NCAA website.
This is the first time multiple Owls have qualified for individual events at the NCAA Championships since Diane Gu and Brittany Massengale in 2006.
Dyson will be making her NCAA Championships debut. The product of Marlow, England, qualified for the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:14.03, ranking 36th in the nation. Dyson claimed her second-straight title in the 1,650 freestyle at the AAC championships and also placed second in the 500-yard freestyle.
Hayon will be competing at the NCAA championships for the third straight year. The product of Agora Hills, California, qualified in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 51.38, ranking 17th in the nation and first all-time at Rice. Hayon won the 100 fly at the AAC Championships and also recorded podium finishes in the 200 IM and 200 fly.
Hayon was the lone Owl competing at the 2023 NCAA Championships. In her second appearance at the NCAA Championships, Hayon placed 39th and 50th in the 100- and 200-yard butterfly events, respectively.
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