Missouri swimming teams lead in Evanston after day one
After wrapping up the first day of a two-day meet, both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving squads have found themselves in the lead. Swimming against Denver and Northwestern, the men’s squad leads Denver 76-33 and Northwestern 59-50.
The women’s team has a commanding lead over Denver with a tally of 80-29, while it leads Northwestern 61-49. Missouri swimmers broke two Northwestern records in the 200 individual medley and the 200 freestyle relay.
The Tigers dominated the pool, turning in strong finishes in nearly every event. The women’s 400-yard medley relay team of Dominique Bouchard, Emy DiBenigno, Shara Stafford and Emily Doucette placed first with a time of 3:43.57. Freshman Eegan Groome also placed first in the 500-yard freestyle event with a time of 4:29.76.
Missouri saw immense success in the diving pool as well. Sophomore David Bonuchi placed first in the 1-meter diving event with 421.00 points, while Jordan Morcom placed second in 3-meter diving with 323.30 points and Sharon Finn finished third with 291.75 points on the women’s side.
The Tigers will look to build on their successes and further their lead when they again take to the pool tomorrow morning.