I was really proud of how the team perfomed at ODACs last weekend. Every swimmer stepped up and swam well, every swimmer did a great job of supporting her teammates. The level of enthusiasm was great all weekend....by far the best team meet we've had in my three years. There were many highlights, including wins from Rebecca Stevenson in the 500 free and Lizzy Buckley in the 100 free, Rebecca's school record in the 1650, and the way our 400 and 800 free relays competed. It was also great to see our lone senior, Lindsey Reid, go out on top with lifetime bests across the board.
As I said, everyone swam well, and so every swimmer deserves recognition for her efforts:
Sarah Almond – Finished 4th in the 50 free in 25.27, 4th in the 200 free in a lifetime best of 1:59.81, and 3rd in the 100 free in a lifetime best of 54.47. Sarah also did a great job on the freestyle relays, with a 24.5 anchoring the 200 relay, a 1:59.78 to hold the lead in the 800 free relay, and a 53.91 to get us out in front on the 400 free relay.
Lizzy Buckley – A close 3rd in the 50 free in a lifetime best of 24.99. 5th in the 200 free in a then best time of 2:00.21. ODAC Champion in the 100 free in a lifetime best of 54.17. Lizzy led off each of the freestyle relays, and put up a best time of 1:59.65 in her leg of the 800 free relay.
Corinne Campbell – Finished 7th in the 500 free (5:37.37 in prelims), 5th in the 100 fly (1:03.36), and 3rd in the 200 fly (2:17.54 in prelims). Corinne also put up a 26.3 split on the 200 free relay and was a part of the 2nd place 800 free relay team.
Katherine Dodd – Finished 19th overall with a season best time of 28.86 in the 50 free, 13th overall with a huge PR of 2:12.52 in the 200 free, and 17th overall with a lifetime best of 1:01.31 in the 100 free. KDodd had a great meet.
Brianna Lovell – Brianna finished 11th in the 200 IM on Friday(2:21.72 in prelims), 5th in the 400 IM on Saturday in a season best of 4:58.14, and 7th in the 200 fly on Sunday (with a season best of 2:23.31 in prelims).
Virginia Mauch – Came in 14th place in the 200 IM, made her collegiate debut in the 100 fly while placing 9th (1:08.11 in prelims), and set a new lifetime best while placing 7th in the 200 breast (2:42.80). VA also swam fly on the 3rd place 200 medley relay.
Kellianne Mullin – Placed 10th in the 200 IM in a season best time (2:21.54), 5th in the 100 breast (1:13.93), and 6th in the 200 breast (2:36.84). Kellianne also swam on the 3rd place medley relays.
Lara O’Brien – Swam to 6th in the 400 IM (4:58.60 in prelims) on Saturday, then performed a tough 1650/200 fly combo on Sunday. She finished 4th in the 1650 (19:13.24) and 8th in the 200 fly (2:21.94 in prelims). Her 100 breast split in prelims on the 400 medley relay was a season best time.
Caitlin Proctor – Finished 14th in the 500 free on Friday (5:59.57), 7th in the 100 back on Saturday (1:05.14 in prelims), and 8th in the 200 back on Sunday (season best of 2:22.72 in prelims). Caitlin also swam BK on the 200 medley relay.
Lindsey Reid – Came in 13th with a lifetime best of 5:53.79 (in prelims) in the 500 on Friday. On Saturday, Lindsey finished 9th with a lifetime best of 5:16.02 in the 400 IM. In the 200 fly on Sunday, she set a lifetime best of 2:30.04 in the morning, then topped that with a 2:27.75 at night, for 11th place. She also put up a college (lifetime?) best of 26.3 to anchor the 200 medley relay.
Ellie Shea – Ellie swam to a 14th place finish in the 50 free on day 1, a season best performance of 2:07.96 for 11th in the 200 on day 2, and a lifetime best of 57.59 for 8th in the 100 on day 3. She also anchored the 2nd place 400 free relay on Sunday, which was the 2nd fastest relay in school history.
Tracy Spurrier – Swam to a personal best time of 5:40.31 while finishing 9th in the 500 free on Day 1. Dropped 4 seconds from her personal best in prelims of the 200 back on Sunday. Then, in finals, finished 7th in a lifetime best of 19:49.82 in the 1650. Just 15 minutes later, Tracy came back to once again lower her best in the 200 back, finishing 7th in a time of 2:22.76.
Amanda Steinagel – Amanda swam well over the weekend. She finished 10th in the 100 breast on Saturday (season best of 1:21.23 in prelims), and then came in 10th in the 200 breast on Sunday night, with a season best of 2:56.38 in prelims.
Rebecca Stevenson – Rebecca had a fantastic meet. She swam a great tactical race in winning the 500 free on Friday (5:14.95). She then finished 3rd in the 200 free with a 1:59.65 on Saturday, and 2nd in the 1650 on Sunday, setting a new school record of 18:15.30. Rebecca split a 25.67 on the 200 free relay, a 1:58.99 on the 800 free relay, and a 54.83 on the 400 free relay. All of these swims either matched or broke her previous lifetime bests.
