Results
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Coach
Chris Conlon expressed his pleasure in the number of great swims he saw in Decatur, Georgia as the Lady Bees took on NCAA Emory University
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Hannah Legg continues her winning ways by finishing first in two of her competitions. Leg won the 400 Yard Individual Medley with a time of 4:32.57. Later on in the meet Legg won the 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 1:00.71.
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Caroline Lepesant took home top honors in the 500 Yard Freestyle. Lepesant's finishing time was 5:09.48. Lepesant also came in second in the 1000 Yard Freestyle, just 13 seconds behind the Emory winner.
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Particularly pleasing to Conlon was the performance by freshman
Meagan McManus. Conlon commented, "[McManus] had a big breakout meet making huge improvements to move among the best in the NAIA in the 100 and 200 freestyles." McManus had a time of 54.63 in the 100 Yard Freestyle and finished first. In the 200 Yard Freestyle McManus came in third with a time of 1:58.24.
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Beside McManus finishing first in the 100 Yard Freestyle, the SCAD women also finished 2
nd, 3
rd, and 4
th out of the eight swimmers in the event. Norah Stroh,
Becky Dionne, and
Claire Partlow completed the sweep in the event.
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Things look bright for the Lady Bees this season. They next take on powerhouse NCAA Georgia Tech when they travel to Atlanta November 9. The meet begins at 11 a.m.