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Bream Qualifies for NCAA Div. III Championships

Ollie Bream, Wooster Swimming Junior Ollie Bream is headed back to the NCAA Div. III Championships, as The College of Wooster star butterfly specialist was among the national qualifiers announced on Wednesday evening. The Div. III Championships are scheduled to take place March 20-23 at Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.

Bream secured the spot in the Div. III Championships with a "B" cut time of 2:03.46 in the 200 butterfly at Kenyon College's Fast Chance Meet on Feb. 24. Bream previously had a "B" cut of 2:05.22 from the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships and needed to cut about 1.5 seconds off that time in order to make nationals.

Bream is set to swim the 200 individual medley on March 20, the 100 butterfly on March 21, and the 200 butterfly on March 22. She qualified for the Div. III Championships as a first-year and placed 22nd in the 200 butterfly (2:05.42), 45th in the 100 butterfly (57.20) and 53rd in the 200 individual medley (2:10.41).

This year, Bream is seeded 17th in the 200 butterfly, 27th in the 200 individual medley, and 50th in the 100 butterfly.