O'FALLON, Ill. – The McKendree Women's Swim and Dive team tallied up 16 total podium finishes in the dual meet against Saint Louis at the McKendree Metro Rec Plex on Saturday.
The first event of the day started off in dramatic fashion, with McKendree winning the 400-yard medley relay by three tenths of a second! Helena Kurtz, Beatriz Souza, Atzi Gomez and Tumi Macdonell turned in a time of 3:56.06 to start off on the right foot.
Jocelyn Zgola had a season-best performance of 10:37.93 in the 1000-yard freestyle claiming second place. She would go on to claim three more podium finishes, including two wins. They came in the 100-yard freestyle, which was also a season best time of 53.74, and then in the 200-yard freestyle relay with Kurtz, Macdonell, and Sarah Gormley, as they turned in a time of 1:37.29. Her other podium finish came in the 50-yard freestyle as she had a time of 25.14.
Luiza Dias claimed wins in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle, both with season best times of 1:55.58 and 5:09.95, respectively. Kurtz also added two individual wins to her total in the 100-yard backstroke and butterfly, with season-best times of 57.78 and 56.75, respectively.
In the 100-yard breaststroke, Souza, Chiara Fuerst, and Gormley took third, fourth, and fifth respectively. Gormley had a season best time in this event with 1:09.97.
Macdonell added to her medal total with a win in the 50-yard freestyle, with a time of 24.73. She also had a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle to bring her total to four on the day.
Gomez gained an individual podium finish in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:14.61. Souza swam a 2:28.15 to earn an individual podium finish in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Logan Wilson captured a win in the 400-yard individual medley, stopping the clock at 4:43.62.
Unfortunately, the team would come up short as the final score total was 127 to 156 in favor of Saint Louis.
Next, McKendree will be traveling to Columbia, Missouri for a tri-meet with the University of Missouri and Vanderbilt University on November 1st. The competition will be at 10 AM and will be held at the Mizzou Aquatic Center.
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