The Seattle University women’s swim team set two school records Sunday on the final day of competition at the Husky Invitational, hosted by the Husky Swimming Foundation at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.
Madi Lydig (Spokane, Wash.) started the day by breaking the school record in the 200 backstroke with a preliminary time of 2:03.15, 8/100ths of a second faster than the previous mark set almost five years ago. In the evening final, she lowered the record time further to 2:02.67, finishing third in the race.
In the 1650 freestyle, Bethany Gehrke (Lynnwood, Wash.) finished third with a time of 17:18.36, but she completed the first 1000 yards in 10:27.54, over a second faster than the previous school record she set last March at the WAC Swimming and Diving Championships. Also in the mile, Emma Foster (Clancy, Mont.) finished in 17th place with a time of 18:06.45, and Allie McGavock (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) finished in 23rd place in 18:17.99.
In the preliminary session, Caroline Van Maren (Bellevue, Wash.) finished 16th in the 200 breaststroke in 2:26.91, plus she posted a time of 55.08 seconds in the 100 freestyle. Kaitlyn Overstreet (Cottonwood Heights, Utah) finished in 22nd place in the morning session of the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:12.58.
“Once again we had several lifetime best swims to go along with Madi’s and Bethany’s school records,” Seattle U head coach Craig Nisgor said. “Overall, we swam well this weekend. I know they had a lot on their minds with finals starting tomorrow, but they were able to focus and perform well during the meet.”
Seattle University finished third in the overall team standings with 1,133 points, with the women contributing 67 points during Sunday’s competition. Over the three days, the Redhawk women collected 405 points.
The Seattle University swim teams will take their fall quarter finals and then head to Coronado, Calif., for a winter training session. The Redhawks will host back-to-back meets in early January, facing Pacific Lutheran Friday, Jan. 9, starting at 6 p.m. and Whitworth Saturday, Jan. 10, beginning at 1 p.m.