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GRINNELL, Iowa – After two days at the 2014 Midwest Conference (MWC) Swimming & Diving Championships not much has changed as the Lake Forest men and the Grinnell women hold the top spots entering the final day of competition.
The Lake Forest men’s team earned 625 points through two days of competition and lead runner-up Grinnell by only 28 points. The Grinnell men chalked up 623 points in two days and leads second place Lake Forest by 136 points.
Five more conference records were broken on Saturday which included the both the Grinnell men and women’s 800-freestyle relay teams. Kristopher Korth set a new record in the 100-breaststroke while Garr Punnett broke a record in the 100-butterfly and Sam Freedberg did the same in the 400-individual medley. All of the swimmer that earned new MWC records earned NCAA “B” cut times
Other swimmers that earned NCAA “B” cut times on the day were Ian Dixon-Anderson (Grinnell, 400-individual medley) and Kristopher Korth (Lake Forest, 400-individual medley)
Here are the individual champions from the second day of action:
200-Yard Medley Relay
Men: Grinnell (Michael Brus, Will Elsas, Austin Cote, Joe Lytle) 1:34.81
Women: Carroll (Alyssa Szczepaniak, Kerstin Ford, Val Julian, Morgan Stokes) 1:48.80
400-Yard IM
Men: Sam Freedberg (Lake Forest) 4:01.06 *B
Women: Hayley Levin (Grinnell) 3:34.64 B
100-Yard Butterfly
Men: Garr Punnett (Lake Forest) 49.97 *B
Women: Beth Gillig (Grinnell) 57.97
200-Yard Freestyle
Men: Michael Brus (Grinnell) 1:39.19 B
Women: Beth Tsuha (Grinnell) 1:55.15
100-Yard Breaststroke
Men: Kristopher Korth (Lake Forest) 57.57 *B
Women: Hayley Cardinal (Lawrence) 1:07.09
100-Yard Backstroke
Men: Garr Punnett (Lake Forest) 51.51
Women: Alyssa Szczepaniak (Carroll) 58.77
800-Yard Freestyle Relay
Men: Grinnell (Kevin Bennett, Thomas Robinson, Joe Lytle, Michael Brus) 6:48.17 *B
Women: Grinnell (Hayley Levin, Josie Bircher, Chloe Briney, Beth Tsuha) 7:48.81 *
Women 3-Meter Dive – Daniel Goldstein, Grinnell (489.35)
Women 1-Meter Dive – Christina Pekar, Lake Forest (467.35
Notes: * - Conference Record; A – NCAA “A” Cut; B – NCAA “B” cut
The swimming and diving championships will conclude tomorrow at Russell K. Osgood Pool on the campus of Grinnell College. The preliminary events will kick off at 9 a.m. with the 200-yard backstroke. You can find all results and broadcast information at the [swimming and diving championship page].