March 14, 1998

ATHENS, Ga. – University of Kentucky diver Paco Rivera qualified for the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships on both the one-meter and platform events at the NCAA Zone B Championships on Saturday. The senior All-American posted top four finishes on both events, finishing third on the platform with a score of 496.80 and fourth on the one-meter with a 528.95 result. With the two finishes, he earned a spot at the NCAA Championships on all three boards, having qualified on the three-meter on Friday. The NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships will be March 26-28 at Auburn University.

Senior All-American Beth Leake also added another qualifying score to her resume, picking up a sixth-place finish of 497.05 on the three-meter board to advance to the NCAA Championships in that event. Leake had previously qualified on the one-meter on Friday. The NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships will be held March 19-21 at the University of Minnesota.