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Day 2-Prelims
Day 2 Update: B1G Swim and Dive Championships
2/20/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Feb. 20, 2014
Day 2 Update: B1G Swim and Dive Championships
500 Freestyle
A trio of Hoosiers will swim the championship final of the 500 free tonight, led by defending champion Lindsay Vrooman. Vrooman is the fourth seed after going 4:41.16 in prelims. Haley Lips earned the seventh spot with a 4:44.41, while a career best of 4:45.00 from Stephanie Marchuk earned the eighth and final spot. IU will have a pair of swimmers in the bonus final in Brenna MacLean (4:48.13) and Madelon Webb (4:49.74). Those are career best times for MacLean and Webb.
200 Individual Medley Dorina Szekeres topped her personal best by 4/100ths of a second to win heat eight in 1:57.87. She qualified third for tonight's championship final and is joined by Bronwyn Pasloski who finished seventh with a career-best time of 1:54.75. Gia Dalesandro went a career best 1:59.50 and will swim the consolation final. Bailey Pressey won heat seven by putting up a career time of 2:00.59, a career best by just over two seconds and an NCAA B cut. That was also good for a spot in the B final. Olivia Barker won heat three with a career best of 2:02.70, taking nearly six seconds off her previous time and placing 28th overall. Rachel Thompson clocked a 2:10.43, putting her 70th.
50 Freestyle
Kait Flederbach will represent the Hoosiers in the championship final of the 50 freestyle after posting a 22.50 in prelims. That is the fifth-fastest time in IU history. Stephanie Armstrong went a career best 23.01 to make the bonus final. Claudia Di Capua finished 64th with a PR of 23.85, while Audrey Scott was 84th with her career time of 24.37.
500 Freestyle
Lindsay Vrooman - 4:41.16 (NCAA B Cut)
Haley Lips - 4:44.31 (NCAA B Cut)
Stephanie Marchuk - 4:45.00 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
Brenna MacLean - 4:48.13 (Career Best)
Madelon Webb - 4:49.74 (Career Best)
200 Individual Medley
Dorina Szekeres - 1:57.87 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
Bronwyn Pasloski - 1:58.75 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
Gia Dalesandro - 1:59.50 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
Bailey Pressey - 2:00.59 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
28. Olivia Barker - 2:02.70 (Career Best)
70. Rachel Thompson - 2:10.43
Allie Day - DQ
50 Freestyle
Kait Flederbach - 22.50 (IU Career Best; NCAA B Cut; 5th-fastest time in IU history)
Stephanie Armstrong - 23.01 (Career Best)
64. Claudia Di Capua - 23.85 (Career Best)
84. Audrey Scott - 24.37 (Career Best)
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