From University of Rochester Athletics
Junior Lauren Bailey of the University of Rochester swimming and
diving team kept her breakout season going strong by earning her
fourth All-America honor in three days at the NCAA Division III
Swimming and Diving Championships.
Bailey qualified for the 'B' final of the 200 yard butterfly event
on Friday morning when she earned a 16th place time of
2:06.49. She bettered that time by almost a full
second when she placed 12th, swimming a 2:05.53 in
the finals for the event. With her finish, Bailey earns
her fourth All-America honor this week.
Others in the pool on Friday competing in individual events were
senior Karen Meess and freshman Alex Veech.
Meess swam a :57.89 in the prelims of the 100 backstroke and ended
in 28th place, failing to qualify for the finals. The senior
will have one more event on her schedule, as she is slated to swim
in the 200 backstroke on Saturday.
Veech was unfortunately disqualified in the 100 breaststroke event.
She had a successful first trip to nationals earning an All-America
honor as a part of UR's 200 medley relay squad from
Wednesday. The freshman just missed another A-A honor
Thursday night swimming on the 400 medley relay team which finished
in 17th place, one spot out of qualifying for the finals.
Overall, UR is 20th in team scoring with 30 points, which is 1
point behind Hamilton.