University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC & Duke Co-Host Dowd Nike Invitational This Weekend
January 31, 2017 | Swimming & Diving
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The University of North Carolina and Duke University men's and women's swimming teams will be playing host this weekend to the annual Janis Hape Dowd Carolina College Nike Invitational.
The meet, whose history dates back to 1986, has historically been held in November of each year. This year, the meet was moved to February 2017 to accommodate various meet schedules that conflicted in the fall.
Preliminary sessions will be held at UNC's Maurice J. Koury Natatorium on Friday morning, February 3 and Sunday morning, February 5 at 10 a.m. Finals sessions on Friday evening, February 3 and Sunday evening, February 5 will be at 6 p.m. and 5 p.m., respectively.
Saturday's competition will be held at Duke University's Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion with preliminaries at 10 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m.
Competing teams include North Carolina, Duke, NC State, William & Mary, James Madison, Old Dominion, UNC Wilmington, Towson, Florida State, South Carolina and Florida.
The meet will not be scored for team purposes. Three championship finals will be held in each event in C-B-A order with up to eight finalists in each heat.
Order of Events
Friday, February 3, 2017, 10 a.m., Koury Natatorium, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Preliminaries
Women's 500 Yard Freestyle
Men's 500 Yard Freestyle
Women's 200 Yard Individual Medley
Men's 200 Yard Individual Medley
Women's 50 Yard Freestyle
Men's 50 Yard Freestyle
Friday, February 3, 2017, 6 p.m., Koury Natatorium, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Finals
Women's 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
Men's 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
Men's 500 Yard Freestyle
Women's 200 Yard Individual Medley
Men's 200 Yard Individual Medley
Women's 50 Yard Freestyle
Men's 50 Yard Freestyle
Women's 400 Yard Medley Relay
Men's 400 Yard Medley Relay
Saturday, February 4, 2017, 10 a.m, Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion, Durham, N.C.
Preliminaries
Women's 400 Yard Individual Medley
Men's 400 Yard Individual Medley
Women's 100 Yard Butterfly
Men's 100 Yard Butterfly
Women's 200 Yard Freestyle
Men's 200 Yard Freestyle
Women's 100 Yard Breaststroke
Men's 100 Yard Breaststroke
Women's 100 Yard Backstroke
Men's 100 Yard Backstroke
Saturday, February 4, 2017, 6 p.m, Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion, Durham, N.C.
Finals
Women's 200 Yard Medley Relay
Men's 200 Yard Medley Relay
Women's 400 Yard Individual Medley
Men's 400 Yard Individual Medley
Women's 100 Yard Butterfly
Men's 100 Yard Butterfly
Women's 200 Yard Freestyle
Men's 200 Yard Freestyle
Women's 100 Yard Breaststroke
Men's 100 Yard Breaststroke
Women's 100 Yard Backstroke
Men's 100 Yard Backstroke
Women's 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
Men's 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
Sunday, February 5, 2017, 10 a.m., Koury Natatorium, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Preliminaries
Women's 200 Yard Backstroke
Men's 200 Yard Backstroke
Women's 100 Yard Freestyle
Men's 100 Yard Freestyle
Women's 200 Yard Breaststroke
Men's 200 Yard Breaststroke
Men's 200 Yard Breaststroke
Women's 200 Yard Butterfly
Men's 200 Yard Butterfly
Sunday, February 5, 2017, 10 a.m., Koury Natatorium, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Preliminaries
Women's 200 Yard Backstroke
Men's 200 Yard Backstroke
Women's 100 Yard Freestyle
Men's 100 Yard Freestyle
Women's 200 Yard Breaststroke
Men's 200 Yard Breaststroke
Men's 200 Yard Breaststroke
Women's 200 Yard Butterfly
Men's 200 Yard Butterfly
Sunday, February 5, 2017, 5 p.m., Koury Natatorium, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Finals
Women's 1650 Yard Freestyle
Men's 1650 Yard Freestyle
Women's 200 Yard Backstroke
Men's 200 Yard Backstroke
Women's 100 Yard Freestyle
Men's 100 Yard Freestyle
Women's 200 Yard Breaststroke
Men's 200 Yard Breaststroke
Men's 200 Yard Breaststroke
Women's 200 Yard Butterfly
Men's 200 Yard Butterfly
Women's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
Men's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
