Keiser (Fla.) Leads After Day 1 of NAIA Women’s Swimming & Diving National Championships
Columbus, Ga. – [RESULTS] The 2023 NAIA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships opened with three events Wednesday evening at the Columbus Aquatic Center.
- Keiser (Fla.) won both the 200-yard medley relay and the 800-yard free relay. The Seahawks touched the wall in 7:25.27 in the 800 free relay to break that NAIA national record of 7:26.93 set back in 2012. Camryn Hudson, Liya Goupil-Lizekne, Rachel Braldey, and Aubrey Bach were the quarter of swimmers that broke the record.
- The Seahawks are atop the team standings with 80 points as they posted a winning time of 1:42.28 in the 200 medley relay.
- SCAD-Savannah (Ga.) has tallied 64 points to be in second place. The Bees went 7:32.27 to finish runner-up in the 800 free relay, adding a fourth-place finish in the 200 medley relay.
- Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) clocked a 1:43.97 to finish runner-up in the 200 medley relay to be in third place overall. The Tigers accumulated 62 points on the tied.
- Cumberlands (Ky.), St. Thomas (Fla.), and Milligan (Tenn.) are in a three-way tie for fourth place with 58 points apiece.
The NAIA Championships will continue Thursday, March 2, with the second day of competition. Prelims are slated to begin at 9 a.m. EST and finals will start at 5 p.m. EST.
Live video of the NAIA Championships can be found here.