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School: University of North Carolina

Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514

Nickname: Tar Heels

Colors: Carolina Blue & White

Enrollment: 24,141

Chancellor: Dr. Michael K. Hooker

Athletic Director: Dick Baddour

Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference

National Affiliation: NCAA Division I

Home Pool, Capacity: Maurice J. Koury Natatorium (2,000)

Head Swimming Coach: Frank Comfort (Syracuse '67)

Record at School, Number of Years: Men--162-62, 21 years; Women--183-33, 21 years

Overall Coaching Record, Number of Years: Men--245-88, 30 years; Women--183-33, 21 years

Head Diving Coach: Nunzio Esposto (North Carolina '91)

Assistant Coaches: Bill Tramel (Missouri '92); Randy Erlenbach (Duke '81); Alec Webster (Williams '92); Kari Woodall (North Carolina '96); David Fox (N.C. State '93)

1997-98 Overall & Conference Records (Conference Finish): Men--7-2, ACC 5-0, ACC Champion; Women--7-3, ACC 5-0, ACC Second Place

1997-98 NCAA Finish: Men--Tied for 30th; Women--12th.

Top Returnees (Name, Year, Specialty, Pertinent Honors from 1997-98): Men--Ted Brisson Sr., Backstroke, Sprint Freestyle, ACC Champion, honorable mention All-America; Tucker Shade, Sr., Butterfly, ACC Champion, first-team All-America; Tom Schmelzer, Sr., Individual Medley, All-ACC; Mike Chorba, Sr., Distance Freestyle, All-ACC, honorable mention All-America; Chris Jennings, Sr., Sprint Freestyle, Backstroke, Butterfly, All-ACC, honorable mention All-America; Brad Kline, So., Breaststroke, All-ACC. Women--Erika Acuff, Jr., Individual Medley, Breaststroke, ACC Champion, first-team All-America; Kelsey Durkin, Sr., Backstroke, All-ACC; Kristin Lozeau, So., Individual Medley, Butterfly, All-ACC; Summer Mack, So., Backstroke, Sprint Freestyle, ACC Champion, honorable mention All-America, 1998 ACC Rookie of the Year; Jennifer Strasburger, Jr., Middle Distance Freestyle, All-ACC, honorable mention All-America.

Key Losses: Men--Trevor Runberg, Middle Distance Freestyle, Backstroke, first-team All-America; Ed Abele, Sprint Freestyle, honorable mention All-America; Eric Fehr, Individual Medley, Middle Distance Freestyle, Breaststroke, honorable mention All-America; Scott Troy, Breaststroke, honorable mention All-America. Women--Tracey Barrett, Backstroke, honorable mention All-America; Richelle Fox, butterfly, sprint freestyle, first-team All-America, 1997 & 1998 ACC Women's Swimmer of the Year; Chrissy Miller, distance freestyle, individual medley, butterfly, first-team All-America.

Top Newcomers: Men--Kevin Erndl, Fr., Sprint Freestyle, Martinez, Ga.; Chris Helin, Fr., Individual Medley, East Setauket, N.Y.; Justin Rossi, Fr., Distance Freestyle, Walnut Creek, Calif.; John Spaziano, Fr., Backstroke, Sprint Freestyle, Raleigh, N.C. Women--Katie Hathaway, Fr., Breaststroke, Sprint Freestyle, Matthews, N.C.; Stephanie Rulis, Fr., Sprint Freestyle, Lexington, Ky.; Molly Sullivan, Fr., Distance Freestyle, Las Vegas, Nev.; Heather Stiles, Fr., Backstroke, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Letter Winners Returning/Lost from 1997-98: Men--25/5; Women--20/7