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Chicago Breaks Two School Records at Second Day of NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships

Chicago Breaks Two School Records at Second Day of NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships

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)