Former Georgia, Brown Coach Gary Binfield Passes Away

ATHENS, Georgia, March 18. FORMER Georgia swimming assistant coach Gary Binfield passed away suddenly on Saturday, March 15. He was 42.

Binfield was an assistant coach for Georgia from 1991-96, leaving in 1996 to become the head coach at Brown University. He had been a Vice President with Pool Management Group the last several years.

“Gary was quite a young man,” Georgia head coach Jack Bauerle said. “He was ultra-successful, extremely talented and hard-working. He left an indelible mark on our program. We were fortunate to have him on our staff.”

Binfield earned 21 All-America honors and set several school records during his collegiate career at South Carolina. He was a member of the Great Britain National Team, reaching the Olympics in 1988.

“Everything he attained came by good, old-fashioned hard work,” Bauerle said.

Binfield is survived by his wife, the former Annika Nilsson, and two children, Hayden and Emmie. Mrs. Binfield was an All-American swimmer for the Lady Bulldogs in the 1990s.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to Annika and the children,” Bauerle said. “It’s a tough time for our swimming family. It’s a very, very tough loss.”

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Arch Foundation/Swimming and Diving Support Fund and sent to the Bulldog Club at P.O. Box 1472, Athens, Ga., 30603.

CSCAA Swimming & Diving Division I Coaches’ Poll

Arizona Takes Men’s Dual Meet Crown; Georgia and Stanford Tie for Women’s Title

PHOENIX, Feb. 29. THE 2007-08 Division I swimming & diving dual meet season has concluded. There have been many fast times and great meets throughout the season and the pollsters have put together all of their thoughts and information and crowned this year’s champions.

In fact, this season has a bit of a bonus as there are three teams earning titles. The women’s CSCAA poll has co-champions in the Georgia Bulldogs and Stanford Cardinal. Each team will be eagerly awaiting the announcement of the NCAA Championship rosters with the hope of knocking off the defending champion, Auburn Tigers, for the Division I title.

There was one spectacular jump in the rankings. After the last polls had neither team from the University of Southern California in the rankings, the Trojan women took a spectacular leap from unranked all the way to number 15.

The dual meet champion for the men’s 2007-08 season is the University of Arizona. The Wildcats spent most of the season in the top five and then had a breakthrough meet against the then top-ranked Texas Longhorns last month. That victory vaulted them to the top and they have not looked back since. The rest of the men’s poll saw a very minimal amount of movement. The Michigan Wolverines finished the season enjoying their highest ranking of the year as they share the third spot with the Stanford Cardinal. The only other movement in the final men’s poll was the addition of Brigham Young in the 25th spot.

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This year’s poll has been published eight times and the champions have been crowned. Pollsters representing eight conferences along with two at-large voters were given the task of ranking the top dual meet teams in the nation, bi-weekly. throughout the season. Additionally, the group of pollsters is completely different for the men’s and women’s rankings. This poll should not be confused with the results of the NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving championships that will take place at the end of March.

College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA)
NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving
Final Dual Meet Rankings for 2007-2008 Season

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