The Eastern Illinois swim team completed day three of the Summit League Championships. Panthers were highlighted by four new school records. Alexander Sadowski placed 5th in the 100 Yard Backstroke A-final. EIU will compete on the final day of the championships on Saturday.
Men's Swimming:
Luke Helm placed 14th in the 100 Yard Butterfly prelims to advance to the B final, in which he placed 15th with a time of 49.57, which is the fastest time in EIU history. Right behind him was Canyon Bain, who advanced to the B final in the 100 Yard Butterfly, placing 14th with a time of 49.56, which is now the second-fastest time in Panther's history.
Nolan Wallace placed 16th in the 100 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 56.38. Wallace competed in the B Final, finishing 11th with a time of 55.80, which broke the record for the fastest time in EIU history.
Alexander Sadowski finished 6th in the 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 48.76. Sadowski advanced to the A Final, scoring a 5th place finish with a time of 48.49, which broke the record for the fastest time in EIU history.
Robert Higgins placed 14th in the 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 50.27, advancing to the B final. In the B final, he finished 15th with a time of 50.26, which ranks 5th all-time in EIU history.
The 400 Medley Relay team finished 5th with a time of 3:18.78, which is the fastest time in EIU history.
Women's Swimming:
Sydney VanderVelde placed 7th in the 400 IM prelims with a time of 4:32.67, which is the second fastest time in EIU history. VanderVelde advanced to the A final and placed 8th with a finals time of 4:38.47.
Sophia Buswell earned a top ten finish in the 100 Yard Butterfly to advance to the B final, in which she placed 5th with a time of 57.57, which ranks 7th all-time in the program record book.
Genevieve Biberdorf finished 9th in the 100 Yard Breaststroke preliminary round with a time of 1:04.61. Biberdorf advanced to the B final and finished 10th with a time of 1:04.22, which is the fastest time in EIU history.
Up Next: EIU will wrap up the four-day championship on Saturday with results and standings to be released.
