INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (March 20, 2000) -- Ohio senior Hollie Bonewit (Athens, Oh) earned All-American honors, the first All-American in five years at Ohio, with her 12th-place finish in the 200 breaststroke at the NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.

The Championships were held on March 16-18 at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind.

Bonewit and teammate, sophomore Kim van Selm (Durban, So. Africa), posted some of their personal best times at the Championships. Bonewit took the 12th-place finish in the 200 breaststroke event with a time of 2:28.95. She also had times of 4:16.44 in the 400 freestyle and 4:48.68 in the 400 individual medley. Van Selm posted times of 4:16.46 in the 400 freestyle and 2:03.21 in the 200 freestyle.

Bonewit and van Selm qualified for the NCAA tournament during the Mid-American Conference Championships. Bonewit won the 200 breaststroke with a conference record-breaking time of 2:14.19 at the MAC tournament, which automatically qualified her for the NCAA Championships. Van Selm was named MAC Swimmer of the Year after winning three individual championships, including the 200 freestyle with a MAC-best time of 1:48.05.

The NCAA Championships top off an impressive season, which saw the Ohio women's swimming and diving team win their first Mid-American Conference Championship since 1995.