CARBONDALE, Ill. – Another eventful day saw stellar performances by the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams in the second day of the A3 Invite. Both teams remain in fourth, the Men with 197 points, and the Women with 214.
Friday Results
Starting off with the 200 Medley Relay, Ane Madina, Claire Mewbourne, Evelyn Chin, and Grace Moody put up a combined time of 1:45.33. On the Men's side Boris Tavrosky, Joao Guilherme, Alex Willis, and Sammy McCall put together a 1:33.65 with both groups placing 3
rd overall.
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In the 400 IM, freshmen Jillian Giese swam a personal best time of 4:37.82 in the A Final, a nearly two second drop from her preliminary swim. For the men freshmen Chris Rector placed 3
rd in the A Final, his time of 4:02.31 being the sixth fastest time in the UE Record Books. Incredible performance from the UE freshmen.
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In the Women's 100 Fly, Grace Moody and Evelyn Chin put up 2
nd and 3
rd place finishes respectfully. Moody with a time of 55.77 has the freshmen with the fourth best time in the school's history, with Chin at a 56.04 she has the fifth best time in the books.
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Claire Mewbourne swam in the A Final for the Ace's in the 100 Breast, her time of 1:05.53 scored 8
th for the team. Teammates Rafaela Markarewicz and Tristen Thomas both swam season bests times of 1:07.06 and 1:09.60.
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The UE divers had a phenomenal day on the boards, with every athlete receiving a personal best score. Senior Levi McKinney placed 2
nd for the Aces, with an impressive score of 312. In the Final's Gabe Lett dove a 174.25 for 9
th. On the Women's side sophomore Leah Gardner placed 4
th with a final score of 191.8, freshmen Eden McRoberts was 5
th with her best score being 191.00
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Overall, the Ace's saw many notable personal best times. Brendan Ulewicz in the 100 Fly put up a 51.12, in the 200 Free Harry McDowell swam a 1:45.44, and Captain Joao Guilherme in the 100 Breast swam a time of 56.87 the 10
th best time in UE history.
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Tomorrows Events –
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200 Back
100 Free
200 Breast
200 Fly
400 Medley Free Relay (Finals)
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