Sept. 5, 2003

Head coach Daniella Irle addresses the new Green Wave swimming team prior to practice. The official facility of the Green Wave swim team at the Reilly Campus Recereation Center located in the heart of Tulane's campus. Coach Irle (left) instructs at preseason practice. Jessica Hughes (left) and Monica Jones listen while assistant coach Frannie DeBord looks on.

Taylor Emerson is a fly specialist who was a North Carolina all-state selection in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Nellie Langeland, a native of Gainesville, Fla., was a YMCA National Championships qualifier. Here she practices her freestyle stroke. Katherine McCoy swims the backstroke. A freestyle and backstroke specialist from Arizona, she was a high school All-American.

Linda McEachrane is a sprint freestyle specialist who was a participant in the 2003 Pan American Games. She hails from Petite Valley, Trinidad. Jen Berzinis is a high school All-American breaststroker from Florida. She is pictured here swimming the butterfly. Maureen Quinn is a breaststroke specialist and a Junior National Qualifier from Cape Coral, Fla.

Nicole Taheri is a San Jose, Calif., native and a distance freestyler. She was a high school All-American in three events. Meggie Underwood prepares to warm-up. She is a freshman individual medley and backstroke specialist from Kentucky. Amanda Williams is an extremely versatile swimmer who was an Alabama state finalist in three different events.