From University of Chicago Athletics
The University of Chicago women's swimming and diving team set two program records at day two of the NCAA Division III Championships on Thursday.
First-year Nadia Redza set a new UChicago mark in the women's 400-yard IM with a time of 4:25.04. She secured 10th place in the event and achieved Honorable Mention All-America status alongside junior teammate Simone Stover, who placed 13th. Stover set a new personal-best time in the race at 4:25.90, which chopped 2.78 seconds off her prelims time.
The women's 400-yard medley relay established a new school record with a time of 3:47.76 – good for 11th place and Honorable Mention All-America honors. First-year Gillian Gagnard posted a best time in her leadoff leg of the 100-yard backstroke (55.81). The relay included Gagnard, first-year Margaret Wolfson, first-year Hadley Ackerman and junior Hannah Eastman.
The 200-yard freestyle relay collected H.M. All-America awards by finishing 15th in a time of 1:35.27. First-year Nicole Lin recorded a best time as the lead leg of the relay (23.76) alongside junior Daria Wick, Eastman and Gagnard.
UChicago Top Finishers (Women)
400 IM – Nadia Redza (10th, 4:25.04); Simone Stover (13th, 4:25.90)
400 Medley Relay – 11th, 3:47.76 (Gillian Gagnard, Margaret Wolfson, Hadley Ackerman, Hannah Eastman)
200 Freestyle Relay – 15th, 1:35.27 (Nicole Lin, Daria Wick, Hannah Eastman, Gillian Gagnard)
100 Butterfly – Hadley Ackerman (20th, 56.35); Nicole Garcia (35th, 57.87)