Indiana University Athletics
DAY 1 UPDATE: NCAA Swim and Dive Championships
3/17/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
March 17, 2011
500 Freestyle
Junior Margaux Farrell posted a career-best time of 4:43.37 to win her prelim heat and finish 28th. Freshman Lindsay Vrooman also posted a career time in her heat, clocking a 4:42.75 for a finish of 26th. In one of the fastest heats of the morning, junior Nikki White finished fifth with a time of 4:40.79, placing her 18th overall, just out of the scoring heats. In the final heat of the day, Brittany Strumbel clocked a 4:39.94, just off her career best of 4:39.14 set at the Big Ten Championships. That time put her in the consolation final. Strumbel swam in the same heat as Georgia's Allison Schmitt, who set a new NCAA record with a time of 4:32.71.
200 Individual Medley
Swimming in the same heat, junior Allysa Vavra finished fourth with a time of 1:58.20, placing her 14th overall and earning her a spot in tonight's consolation final. Right next to her was senior Ashley Jones who placed eighth in 1:59.97, 34th overall.
50 Freestyle
Freshman Sara Delay was Indiana's lone representative in the 50 freestyle, placing third in her heat with a time of 22.86, just 3/100ths of a second off her career best. She placed 44th overall in the event.
400 Medley Relay
Indiana finished 15th in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:36.29. Sophomore Taylor Wohrley led off with a 53.27 backstroke split, with freshman Bronwyn Pasloski swimming breaststroke, freshman Brenna MacLean on butterfly and Farrell anchoring in the freestyle. The quartet will come back and swim the consolation final tonight.
500 Freestyle
16. Brittany Strumbel - 4:39.94
18. Nikki White - 4:40.79
26. Lindsay Vrooman - 4:42.75 (Careeer Best)
28. Margaux Farrell - 4:43.37 (Career Best)
200 Individual Medley
14. Allysa Vavra - 1:58.20
34. Ashley Jones - 1:59.97
50 Freestyle
44. Sara Delay - 22.86
400 Medley Relay
16. Indiana (Wohrley, Pasloski, MacLean, Farrell) - 3:36.29
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