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NORMAL, Ill. - The Eastern Illinois women's swim team dropped their season opening dual at Illinois State on Friday by a score of 188-86. Despite the loss, the Panthers were still able to record some solid results.
Senior and Summit League Swimmer to Watch
Camryn Lewis picked up EIU's first win of the season with a 24.44 time in the 50 freestyle. She also earned a third-place finish in the 100 free with a time of 57.57.
Fellow Swimmer to Watch
Corinne Staneart finished runner-up in the 100 yard individual medley (102.99) and 200 breaststroke (2:30.67), while picking up a third place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.54).
Olivia Viele had a pair of runner-up finishes in the 200 brackstroke (2:22.77) and 100 butterfly (1:00.79).
Kennedy Darensbourg and
Autumn Grinter also recorded second-place finishes, with Darensbourg clocking a time of 5:41.36 in the 500 freestyle and Grinter finishing the 100 free in 55.51 seconds.
Phoebe Croston finished third in both the 100 individual medley (1:03.68) and 200 free (2:05.72), while freshman
Paloma Pareja clocked a time of 2:27.85 in the 200 backstroke in her first collegiate action.
The Panthers' also received a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:45.74.
EIU's next event will be the Davenport Invite in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The meet is scheduled for next Friday, October 13th and Saturday, October 14th at 5:00 p.m.