Freshman continuesdistance tradition Alive
By Jeremy Root | February 18, 2004First it was Amy Baly, then it was Rachael Burke, and now, Kimi Kelly. The Virginia women's swimming team has maintained their elite distance program with top recruits each offseason, and this year has been no different. Kelly, a freshman from Mount Vernon, N.Y., has been nothing short of amazing as she follows in the wake of her older peers, senior captain Amy Baly and sophomore Rachael Burke, last year's ACC Rookie of the Year. Kelly, who swims the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle and the 200-yard butterfly, has the opportunity to place at all three events at the conference tournament this week in Charlottesville. "We believe that Kimi Kelly should be in the mix for a win," Virginia coach Mark Bernardino said.
