Spring Break
SWIMMING: Teams fall short despite record-breaking race
by Ian Cutler
Sports Editor
Sports | 1/20/09
Posted online at 11:09 PM EST on 1/19/09
/ Last updated at 7:02 AM EST on 1/19/09
If the first event of last Wednesday's swimming and diving meet against the hosting Wheaton College Lyons was any indication, the men's and women's swimming and diving teams were both on their way to one of their most impressive victories this season. The women's team opened the meet with a school-record-setting performance in the 400-yard medley relay while the men's team won the same event by almost ten seconds.
But despite the fast starts, neither squad was able to come away with a victory. The women's team lost 125-118, dropping their record to 4-3 on the season, while the men's squad fell 118-113 to fall to 3-4 this season.
The women's team won 10 of the 13 events, but Wheaton was able to surpass the Judges' point total by taking second and third place finishes in 10 events. They also took first place in two events in which they also took second and third place.
Angela Chui '12, Hollis Viray '10, Siobhan Lyons '10 and Julia Derk '12 were the members of the women's squad's 400-yard medley relay team, which set both a school and facility record in the event's opening race. The foursome finished with a time of 4 minutes, 7.46 seconds, surpassing a school-record that had stood for six years. The time was a full six seconds faster than Wheaton's top 400-yard medley relay team.
This was the seventh event in which the Judges broke a school record this season. Only two of those performances have come in relay events; the other five were individual events.
"The record breaking was four people swimming their best," coach James Zotz said. "That was [Viray's] and [Lyon's] lifetime best. It's not just about one swimmer, it's really the four of them doing a great job all around."
Chui has been the one constant in the seven record-setting performances. She possesses all five of the individual records set this season and has also been a part of the two relay teams that set records.
Chui continued her strong rookie season against Wheaton, winning the 200-yard backstroke and the 500-yard freestyle events with times of 2:30.20 and 5:28.90, respectively
But despite the fast starts, neither squad was able to come away with a victory. The women's team lost 125-118, dropping their record to 4-3 on the season, while the men's squad fell 118-113 to fall to 3-4 this season.
The women's team won 10 of the 13 events, but Wheaton was able to surpass the Judges' point total by taking second and third place finishes in 10 events. They also took first place in two events in which they also took second and third place.
Angela Chui '12, Hollis Viray '10, Siobhan Lyons '10 and Julia Derk '12 were the members of the women's squad's 400-yard medley relay team, which set both a school and facility record in the event's opening race. The foursome finished with a time of 4 minutes, 7.46 seconds, surpassing a school-record that had stood for six years. The time was a full six seconds faster than Wheaton's top 400-yard medley relay team.
This was the seventh event in which the Judges broke a school record this season. Only two of those performances have come in relay events; the other five were individual events.
"The record breaking was four people swimming their best," coach James Zotz said. "That was [Viray's] and [Lyon's] lifetime best. It's not just about one swimmer, it's really the four of them doing a great job all around."
Chui has been the one constant in the seven record-setting performances. She possesses all five of the individual records set this season and has also been a part of the two relay teams that set records.
Chui continued her strong rookie season against Wheaton, winning the 200-yard backstroke and the 500-yard freestyle events with times of 2:30.20 and 5:28.90, respectively
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