Tigers swimming and diving hosts Show-Me Showdown
Tiger women, men swimmers took first and second at the event.
Published Oct. 13, 2009
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Swimmers dive into the water to race the individual medley during the Show-Me Showdown on Saturday at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. The women's swimming and diving team went on to win the meet, which consisted of teams from around Missouri, and the men placed second behind Missouri State.
The Missouri swimming and diving team participated in the annual Show-Me Showdown on Saturday at the Mizzou Aquatic Center, facing seven teams from around the state. The men's team finished in second place with a final score of 313.5 points to Missouri State's 346.5 points.
For Missouri, individual winners included junior Jordan Hawley, who won the 50-yard freestyle race with a time of 20.90 and fellow junior Anders Melin, who won the 50-yard fly with a time of 23.16.
Sophomore Yaniv Schnaider also took home a first place finish in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:52.97. The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Hawley, Melin, junior Jeff Hendricks and freshman Joe Hladik captured a first place title with a time of 3:07.88.
The diving team took first place in the one- and three-meter springboard competition. Senior Greg DeStephen won the three-meter competition with a score of 272.10 points and fellow junior Dante Jones finished second with 265.40 points.
The women's team finished first with 382 points and Missouri State finished second with 317 points.
A Tiger swimmer took first place in all 16 events, beginning with the 200-yard freestyle relay team of senior Kim Jasmer, junior Francie Szostak and sophomores Lisa Nathanson and Stephanie Rovig, who won with a time of 1:34.29.
Nathanson also won the 50-yard freestyle, and Jasmer took first place in the 100-yard fly.
Senior Colleen Gordon won the 100-yard individual medley and the 50-yard fly, and junior Morgan McCleery took first place in the 50-yard breaststroke and 100-yard breaststroke. Freshman Cassie Cunningham won the 100-yard backstroke, recording the sixth fastest time in school history.
Missouri's diving team also won both the one- and three-meter springboard competitions, with sophomore Jordan Morcom winning the three-meter competition with 283.5 points.
