IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa swimming and diving opened day one of the Hawkeye Invitational on Tuesday evening with a top-10 time in the 200 medley relay.
Through two events, Iowa is tied for fourth place with 58 points.
The 200 medley relay team of freshman Payton Flowers, junior Olivia Swalley and sophomores Rachel Dildine and Audrey Olen took bronze with a time of 1:39.37 and gathered 32 team points. Racing together for the first time this season, the quartet moved to fifth in Iowa’s record book. Also performing well for the Hawkeyes were sophomores Hannah Cousins and Emilie Mosner, junior Josie Hood and freshman Ella Jean Kelly, who finished in 1:41.80 and placed ninth.
“We started off the night with a fantastic effort from all of our relays in the 200 medley, especially the A relay that just missed the school record,” head coach Nathan Mundt said. “It was the way we wanted to start out an event like this. The speed and effort up front was a good sign of things to come. This is a very competitive field that will be tightly contested. We look forward to the battle that will take place all week.”
In the 800 free relay, Iowa swimmers Nora Kemp, Hood, Olen and Swalley placed seventh, touching the wall 7:18.98. The Hawkeyes gained 26 points from the performance. Right behind them in eighth was the Hawkeyes’ team of Olivia Frantum, Dildine, Kelly and Jenna Kerr, that finished with a time of 7:21.07.
In the team diving exhibition, Iowa placed fourth with 259.40 points.
Up Next: Day two of the Hawkeye Invitational resumes with prelims at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. The finals session of day two will start at 5 p.m. inside the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.
HAWKEYE RESULTS
200 Medley Relay
3. Flowers, Swalley, Dildine, Olen – 1:39.37, 5th at Iowa
9. Cousins, Mosner, Hood, Kelly – 1:41.80
20. Crain, Hage, Asay, Kemp – 1:43.72
28. Beam, Kell, Wendel, O’Malley – 1:47.71
800 Freestyle Relay
7. Kemp, Hood, Olen, Swalley – 7:18.98
8. Frantum, Dildine, Kelly, Kerr – 7:21.07
Team Diving Event Exhibition
4. Iowa – 259.40 points