ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, April 4, 1996                TAG: 9604050057
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                PAGE: E-10 EDITION: METRO 

TOP 16 TIMES

LENGTH: Short :   25 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  Roanoke Valley Swimming Inc., Gators'  girls and boys 
          11-12 relay teams swam their freestyle relays in Top 16 national 
          reportable times at the Virginia Short Course Junior Olympics March 
          14-17 in Radford. Boys' team members included (front row, from left)
          Kevin Boucher, Brett Fonder, Court Freedman and Tyler Gustafson (not
          pictured), all 12. Swimming on the girls' teams were (back row, from
          left)  Lindsay Hock, 11; Mary O'Neill, 12; Bernetta McGuire, 11; and
          Martha Snead, 12 (not pictured). The girls won the 200-yard 
          freestyle relay in 1:45.81; and swam the 400-yard freestyle relay in
          3:52.17. The boys swam the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:46.01, and 
          the 400-yard freestyle in 3:52.43. Teams swimming national 
          reportable times are eligible to be ranked in the top 16 in the 
          country at the season's end.