It was a historic day for the Lindenwood men's and women's swimming and diving teams. The men's team secured their third conference title since Lindenwood joined the NCAA, and second in the NSISC, while the women won their first-ever conference championship in the school's NCAA era.
The women had 19 all-conference performers, totaling six conference titles, and two pool records. The men registered 18 all-conference swimmers as a team, winning 10 NSISC championships, set four conference records, and broke another pool record.
Serghei Golban set three individual records himself in the 50 free (NSISC), 100 back (NSISC), and 100 fly (pool). He, along with
Michal Szczukowski, also set a new conference record in the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay.
Joao Silveira and
Ross Watson played a major role in breaking the 200 free relay record, while
Kian Quigley and
Joey Martin joined in for the 200 medley relay leading mark.
Felix Eigel claimed two conference titles during the event, winning the 200 IM and 200 back.
Sylwester Borowicz-Skoneczny also reigned victorious in the 500 free and 1000 free.
Matheus Isidro won the 200 fly for Lindenwood.
The men had nine other swimmers earn all-conference honors:
Cade Bains,
Haoning Chen,
Alex Leff,
Blake Logan,
Austin Olivares,
Gustavo Silva Santa,
Adam Valley,
Cristian Vasquez, and
Gonzalo Vegas.
Bethany Steffes was part of four conference titles during the four-day event. The senior won the 50 free and 100 free as an individual, and also helped set pool records in the 200 free relay and 800 free relay.
Kate Stauffer,
Abby Maricle, and
Kinga Lesinska were members of the 200 free relay team.
Morgan Fischer,
Kamila Kunka, and
Simone de Rijcke were members of the 800 free relay team that broke the pool record.
Lesinska was part of another conference title, earning a victory in the 400 medley relay with
Hannah Vinyard,
Ola Tomala, and
Ewa Dymarek.
The women had seven other swimmers make their way onto the all-conference list: Elise Defabio,
Erika Garcia,
Lena Kirchner,
Alecia McGillivray, Mackenzie Murphy,
Erin Sutton, and
Shelby Quinn.
Senior
Shelby Werkema placed second in the 1m dive event, while placing fourth in the 3m. Sophomore
Ashley Holloway did the opposite, earning fourth in the 1m and second in the 3m. Both are all-conference performances.
The women combined to score 1027.5 points as a team, while Delta State (986) finished second. West Florida, Henderson State, Texas at the Permian Basin, and Ouachita Baptist rounded out the final standings for the women.
The men totaled 971.5 points, finishing 43 points ahead of Delta State. Henderson State placed third, while St. Cloud State, Texas at the Permian Basin, and Ouachita Baptist earned fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively.
The pre-qualification meet for the NCAA championships is March 7 in Birmingham, Ala. The NCAA championships will start March 8, also in Birmingham.
