After a tough loss to Auburn two weeks ago, Alabama women’s swimming and diving team will look to bounce back against Vanderbilt. The women will travel to Nashville, Tenn., for the meet, while the men will use the week for rest and practice.

Junior All-American Kristel Vourna, will continue to lead the Tide this season. This summer, Vourna competed at the 2012 London Olympic Games. She finished 12th in the 100m butterfly, and set a new Greek national record in the Olympic semifinals with a time of 58.31.

Sophomore diver Lisa Bogosian started the season with a strong performance against Delta State. Bogosian placed second in both the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions, totaling 256.50 and 291.53 points respectively.Alongside Vourna and Bogosian, junior teammate Paige McCleary began strong by winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events with scores of 273.53 and 306.98 points. McCleary was SEC Freshman Diver of the Year in 2011 and Freshman All-SEC. Her sophomore year she finished off the 1-meter and 3-meter board at the SEC Championships. As they now go into their third meet of the season, they will look to excel against their competition with team effort to achieve a win.

Vanderbilt is also coming off a loss, yet Alabama hears the surrounding hype around freshman Jenn Mann, who broke two school records for the Commodores on Oct. 10. In her home debut, she won the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:03.09 and the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 2:15.03. She broke the school record in the 200-breaststroke of 2:18.16 which was previously set by Laura Dillon in 2010. Mann also snapped Elly Faulkner’s 100-breaststroke school record of 1:03.90. With no “freshman jitters,” Mann will be prepared for the Tide.

Vanderbilt will host the Tide at the Centennial Sportsplex. Start time is scheduled at 1 p.m.