State College, Pa. October 24, 2002 - The Penn State men's and women's swimming and diving teams will kick off the 2002-03 campaign on Saturday when it hosts perennial power Florida. The Nittany Lions enter this weekend's clash with Florida with 17 letterwinners returning on the men's side and 23 on women's team.

The Penn State men's team enters the contest ranked 20th nationally while defending Big Ten Champion women are ranked 13th nationally. The Gators enter the non-conference clash ranked 11th nationally (men) and seventh (women).

The Penn State men's swimming and diving team will look to improve on last year's 5-3-1 mark and third place finish in the Big Ten. Eugene Botes (Thorton, Pa.) headlines the list of returnees this season. He was the Big Ten Champion last season in the 100 free and placed 2nd in the 50 free and 100 fly. Botes is also the school record holder in the 100 free and 100 fly.

The Penn State women's swimming and diving squad, which posted a 7-3-1 mark and first place finish in the Big Ten Championship, will look to junior Sally Anderson (Colorado Springs, Co.) once again in 2002-03. Anderson returns to the Nittany Lions after posting four second-place finishes last season and a 13th place finish in the NCAA Tournament.

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