CSM swimmers have record-breaking day at KCAC
ELKHART, Ind. – The College of Saint Mary swim team had a record-breaking first day at the KCAC Championships Thursday.
CSM swimmers broke four school records at Elkhart Community Center. The Flames are currently in fifth place in team competition with 103 points.
"I don't know that things could have gone any better for the ladies today," CSM Interim Coach Eric Rees said. "We had a fantastic day. We had two school records in prelims and then two school records from our relays in the finals."
Advancing to the evening finals from prelims were Kylee Brown and Addison Miller in the 500 freestyle, Mia Gauvin and Hannah Ryan in the 200 individual medley and Maeve Janssen and Lily Wright in the 50 freestyle. Both relays also swam in the evening finals.
The relay team of Gauvin, Wright, Brown and Janssen in the 400 medley had CSM's highest finish of the day with a third-place swim in 4:03.38. The same foursome took fourth place in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:39.56.
"I was so happy for the ladies," Rees said. "This is the first time we've had a relay medal in this conference."
Brown had CSM's top individual finish with a fourth-place swim in the 500 freestyle in 5:17.84. Her time of 5:16.48 in prelims set a new school record. Miller was 15th in the event in 5:39.48.
In the 200 individual medley, Gauvin placed eighth in 2:15.40, while Ryan finished 16th in 2:27.88.
Janssen took eighth in the 50 freestyle in a time of 24.86. Her time of 24.65 in prelims broke the CSM school record. Wright placed 16th in the event in 25.63.
Other swims in prelims were: Hannah Steinmetz (25th, 5:55.86) in the 500 freestyle, Juliet Balman (19th, 2:38.19) in the 200 individual medley, Jaidyn Vanschoiack (33rd, 27.64) in the 50 freestyle, Olivia Poole (39th, 29.42) in the 50 freestyle, Autumn Neale (42nd, 30.53) in the 50 freestyle and the 200 freestyle 'B' relay of Vanschoiack, Balman, Naomi Huttenga and Poole (exhibition, 2:04.59).
Competition continues Friday in the three-day event.