The McKendree men's and women's swimming and diving teams are competing at the NCAA Division II National Championships Wednesday, March 17
th – Saturday, March 20
th. McKendree placed 4th overall in the Nation with only eight Bearcats.
Day 1 Results:
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Hallie Dixon (Jeffersonville, IN/Jeffersonville) placed 21
st in the 1000 Freestyle with a time of 10:20.68 (a new school record).
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Fabio Dalu (Cagliari, Italy/Liceo L.B. Alberti Cagliari) placed first for the men in the 1000 Freestyle with a time of 8:54.10. Dalu shattered the previous Division II national record.
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Gregg Lichinsky (West Des Moines, IA/West Des Moines Valley High School) placed 9
th in the 50 Freestyle with a time of 19.50 (a new school record).
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Xander Skinner (Namibia, Africa/Windhoek Afrikaans Private School) placed 26
th with a time of 20.19 and
DaVante Carey (Nassau, Bahamas/Queens College) placed 35
th with a time of 20.93.
- The team of Carey,
Henrik Dahrendorff (Beckum, Germany/SC Magdeburg), Lichinsky, and Skinner placed third in the nation in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:25.67.
Day 2 Results:
- The team of Carey,
Filipe Pinheiro (), Dahrendorff, and Dalu placed 9
th in the 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:21.61.
- In the 100 butterfly, Lichinsky placed third with a 46.29 (a new school record).
- Dixon placed 8
th in the 400 IM for the women with a time of 4:20.73 (a new school record). This was the highest placing at the national level in the women's team history.
- Dalu claimed a national title in the 400 IM with a time of 3:45.84 (a new school record).
- Skinner placed 6th in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:36.41.
- The team of Carey, Dahrendorff, Lichinsky, and Skinner became national runner ups in the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 3:09.84 (a new school record).
- On the boards,
Ethan Larson (Anchorage, AK/PAIDAIE Cooperative School) placed 12
th in men's 3m Diving with a score of .
Day 3 Results:
- Dixon placed 24
th in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:02.17.
- Dalu claimed his third national title in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 4:19.88 (a new school record).
- Carey placed 11
th in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 47.70.
- In the 100 Breaststroke, Pinheiro placed third with a time of 53.48 (a new school record) and Dahrendorff placed 12
th with a time of 54.62.
- The team of Skinner, Lichinsky, Carey, and Dalu placed 6
th with a time of 6:33.38.
Day 4 Results:
- Dalu captured his fourth and final national title in the 1650 Free. This was more individual titles that anyone else at the championships. Dalu also broke his own NCAA DII National record with a time of 14:55.12.
- Lichinsky placed third in the 100 Free with a time of 42.97 and Skinner placed 12
th with a time of 43.93.
- In the 200 Breaststroke, Pinheiro became a national champion with a time of 1:55.80 and Dahrendorff placed 10
th with a time of 1:59.43.
- The team of Lichinsky, Dalu, Carey, and Skinner placed 7
th in the 400 Freestyle Relay with a time of 2:55.78.
- On the boards, Larson placed 12
th in 1m Diving with a score of 438.40.