RALEIGH -- Leaving the comforts of Koury Natatorium behind and traveling to N.C. State to swim in a less-than-stellar facility didn't seem to bother the North Carolina women's swimming and diving team very much.
The Tar Heels lost both of the diving competitions but won all but one swimming event to beat the Wolfpack 191-109 on Wednesday.
"The pool is definitely not what we're used to," said co-captain Janna Turner. "It's just part of staying focused. No matter what the pool's like or who you're racing next to, you have to remember what you're here for."
The Tar Heels (8-1, 3-0 in the ACC) weren't in Raleigh to get their best times, which is hard after a full day of classes and a difficult few weeks of training; they were there to beat the Wolfpack (5-6, 1-4).
"We're always glad to beat N.C. State," said UNC coach Frank Comfort. "Tonight was a racing night. I wasn't as concerned about times as how people raced.
"We're really gearing up for Virginia, and in the meantime we don't want to make any mistakes against State, or upcoming with Clemson."
The Tar Heels won the first and last events of Wednesday's meet: the 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay in times of 1 minute, 48.74 seconds and 3:32.69, respectively.
UNC also had a slew of individual winners, including Kelly Weeks in the 500 free and the 200 butterfly.
"It was a good meet," Weeks said. "It was a little bit competitive, but we're all kind of tired. We've been training, we're kind of in the thick if it right now, so it was an OK meet.
