Dec. 19, 2009

Dec. 19 Results from Duel in the Pool in PDF Format

MANCHESTER, England - Former California standout Dana Vollmer and the United States team defeated a European all-star team in the 2009 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool on Saturday at the Manchester Aquatics Centre. At the end of the two-day meet, the U.S. women beat the European women by a score of 90-41, while the combined U.S. men's and women's team easily topped the Europeans, 185-78. Vollmer, the 2009 Honda Sports Award winner for swimming, raced in three events on Saturday, including in the 400-meter freestyle relay, which the United States won with a time of 3:28.89.

Cal head coach Teri McKeever also took part in the U.S. triumph as an assistant coach for the national team.

The Granbury, Texas, product swam the anchor leg of the U.S. relay, which trailed the Europeans by more than one second after three legs. But Vollmer's strong swim against Great Britain's backstroke specialist Elizabeth Simmonds allowed the United States to top the Europeans (3:29.90) by more than one second.

Vollmer also placed second in the 200 butterfly in a time of 2:05.34 and fourth in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:53.91.

NBC will broadcast a two-hour, tape-delayed version of the meet on Dec. 27 at 2 p.m. ET.

This is the fourth Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool in the history of USA Swimming. Past meets were held in 2003, 2005 and 2007 and pit all-star teams from the United States and Australia against each other. The United States is 3-0 in the history of the meet. For more information on the Duel in the Pool, please visit http://www.duelinthepool.com.