The Eastern Illinois Swim Team traveled to Olivet Nazarene this past weekend. EIU men's swimming won their meet 158-117, recording their first victory of the season. The Eastern Illinois women's swimming team lost 133-128. 

Men's Swimming: As a result of winning their first swim meet of the season, the Panthers brought home multiple first-place finishes.  

The Men 400 Yard Medley Relay took home first place with a time of 3:29.23. The relay team included Alexander Sadowski, Nolan Wallace, Eddie Myers, and Simonas Rimskis. Eddie Myers took home first place in the Men 1000 Yard Freestyle with a time of 10:07.53. Sadowski took home gold in the 100 Yard Backstroke with a finishing time of 52.11. Nolan Wallace continued his winning ways, resulting in a gold medal in the 100 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 57.67. Simonas Rimskis finished first in a thrilling 100 Yard Freestyle. Rimskis won by 0.01 seconds.  

Women's Swimming: EIU women's swimming opened the meet with a 400 Yard Medley Relay victory with a time of 4:02.20. The relay included Jenna Patridge, Genevieve Biberdorf, Sophia Buswell, and Maja Przybylska. 

Jenna Patridge would go on to win the Women 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 1:00.00. Patridge also won the Women 200 Yard Backstroke with a final time of 2:09.75. Sophia Buswell took home a gold medal in the Women 200 Yard Butterfly with a time of 2:14.86. Buswell also won the 100 Yard Butterfly, finishing in 59.28 seconds.  



EIU will be back in action on November 13-15th at the SIU A3 Performance Invite.