Division I Women -
Julia Smit, Stanford UniversityAt the 2008 Canada Cup in Toronto, Canada Smit (Mt. Sinai, NY) had four wins. The junior won the 400 meter individual medley (4:25.87 NCAA "A" time, World Record), the 200 meter individual medley (2:06.49, NCAA "A" time American Record), the 100 meter individual medley (58.90) and the 200 meter freestyle (1:55.59, NCAA "A" time). The All-American also assisted on the winning 400 meter freestyle relay (3:35.47, NCAA "A" time). 
Division I Men David Walters, University of Texas Walters (Yorktown, VA) had three wins to aid the Longhorns in victory at the Texas invitational. The junior won the 200 freestyle (1:31.83, NCAA "A" time and American record), the 100 freestyle (42.13, NCAA "A" time), and the 50 freestyle (19.33, NCAA "A" time). The Olympian also assisted on five winning relays; the 400 medley relay (3:09.10, NCAA "B" time), the 200 medley relay (1:25.56, NCAA "A" time), the 800 freestyle relay (6:20.96, NCAA "A" time), the 200 freestyle relay (1:17.20, NCAA "A" time), and the 400 freestyle relay (2:50.49, NCAA "A" time).  Division II Women Janelle Slattery, Drury Slattery (Waikerie, Australia/Adelaide) had two wins aiding her team in a third place finish at the Missouri Invitational. The senior won the 100 Backstroke (55.02, NCAA "A" time) and the 200 Backstroke (2:00.38, NCAA "A" time). She swam to a second place finish in the 100 Butterfly (55.18, NCAA "A" time), and an eighth place finish in the 200 Butterfly (2:13.11 and 2:07.35 in preliminaries, NCAA "B" time). Slattery also assisted on five relays; the third place 200 medley relay (1:44.35, NCAA "A" time), 200 freestyle relay (1:33.75, NCAA "A" time), 400 medley relay (3:49.85, NCAA "A" time), the fourth place 800 freestyle relay (7:38.69, NCAA "A" time), and seventh place 400 freestyle relay (3:36.26). Division II Men 
Max Heinze, Hal Eubanks, Nelson Silva, and Radu Badalac,
Ouachita Baptist UniversityThe Tigers finished second at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock Christmas Invitational. The 200 medley relay team of Max Heinze (Fr. Berlin, Germany), Hal Eubanks (Jr. Frisco, TX), Nelson Silva (Jr. Sau Paulo, Brazil), and Radu Badalac (Jr. Sibu, Romania) broke national record of 1:29.86 previously held by North Dakota. This is the first time a relay has been recognized as Counsilman Hunsaker National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week. Division III Women  Olivia Zaleski, Denison Zaleski (Corry, PA) achieved three NCAA "A" times at the Miami Invitational. The junior finished fourth in the 100 butterfly (55.55 NCAA-"A" Time), fifth in the 100 backstroke (57.15-NCAA "A" time), and tenth in the 50 freestyle (23.63 NCAA "A" time). The All-American was also on three relays; the third place 200 freestyle relay (1:35.25), the fourth place 400 freestyle relay (3:51.14), and the second place 200 medley relay (1:48.57). Division III Men  Nelson Westby, St. Olaf College Westby (Salem, OR) had two wins at the TYR/Collegeswimming.com Classic; the 100 breaststroke (54.66, Meet/pool record, NCAA "A" time), and the 200 breaststroke (1:58.98, meet/pool record, NCAA "A" time). He narrowly missed the national records in both the 100 breaststroke(54.49) and the 200 breaststroke (1:58.90). The senior also swam to a third place finish in the 50 freestyle (21.48). Westby swam on two winning relays; the 400 freestyle relay (3:08.03), the 400 medley relay (3:24.63 meet and pool record), and the second place 200 medley relay (1:24.59).
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