RENO, Nev. – University of Nevada swimmer Donna dePolo is set to compete at this week's NCAA Championships on March 17-20 in Greensboro, N.C. dePolo is the first Nevada swimmer to qualify for the NCAA Championships since Yawen Li did in 2016.
dePolo will compete in the 100 and 200 breaststroke on Friday and Saturday. Prelims are slated for 7 a.m. (PT) followed by the finals beginning at 3 p.m. each day.
dePolo's Mountain West (MW) Championships 100 breaststroke prelim time of 1:00.15, which ranks first in school history, earned her a spot at the NCAA Championships. dePolo's 100 breaststroke time of 1:00.15 sits at 42nd in the nation. With dePolo's solidified spot in the 100 breaststroke, she will also compete in the 200 breaststroke on Saturday based on her NCAA B cut marks during the MW Championships on Feb. 17-20. dePolo's 200 breaststroke time of 2:10.88 ranks 47th in the nation. dePolo recorded first and third-place finishes in the 200 and 100 breaststroke at the MW Championships.
dePolo and San Diego State's Klara Thormalm are the only two student-athletes from the Mountain West Conference to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Laura Isabel Vazquez Lopez, who competed at the 2018 NCAA Diving Championships, is the last Nevada swim and dive student-athlete to qualify.
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The 2021 NCAA Championships will be streamed on ESPN3. Live stats can be found at https://www.ncaa.com/sports/swimming-women/d1. Live updates will be available on Nevada swim and dive's Twitter page (@NevadaSwim).
