Swim and Dive team prepare for ACC meet

The GT Swim and Dive team will host four ACC schools and one non-conference school this weekend in the annual Georgia Tech Invitational. The three-day long meet will feature intense competition among the schools.

"We're trying to get to the NCAA [competition], so the times we are trying to accomplish are not just for winning against [teams] but to also get closer to the NCAA competition," said Mickey Malul, co-captain and breaststroker.

Tech has been preparing most on their mentality. The main focal points for Tech at the meets were to have the correct mind sight, a positive attitude and concentrating on winning. Thus far, the team has shown that they will not let the competition intimidate them. Agatha Kwasnik broke a new school record in freestyle, and freshman Christine Chuang made fantastic timings to put her on pace for the national tournament.

"To make an NCAA [tournament], you need a certain time, and even though I'm a little off that, I'm going faster than I ever have," Chuang said.

This season, Tech has several opportunities to perform well at meets against daunting competition. If Tech can make great leaps over their opponents, they have an excellent chance to win at the ACC and NCAA tournaments.

"We don't let our opponents get in the way of us. We know what we need to do in the pool and we go out there, every single time we race, we do it and we just race our best...," Kwasnik said.