Penguins Head to Horizon League Swimming & Diving Championships
2/12/2019 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
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The Youngstown State swimming and diving team will be in action this Wednesday through Saturday at the Horizon League Championships in Indianapolis at the IUPUI Natatorium.
The four-day meet features prelims from 10 a.m. to Noon each day while finals get underway at 5 p.m.
YSU will be strong in the distance freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly and IM events.
In the breaststroke, Tiphaine Saint-Gilles has the third-best time in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:19.78) and the sixth-best time in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.11). In the distance freestyle events, Josie Preski leads the way. She ranks eighth in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:41.72), 12th in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:56.07) and 17th in the 500-yard freestyle (5:07.16). Aida Jurinovics ranks ninth in the 400 IM at 4:30.16 and 10th in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:07.00.
Other Penguins in the top 20 are Taci Miller - 500-yard freestyle (5:08.42), 1,000-yard freestyle (10:52.04) and 1,650-yard freestyle (18:18.75), Taylor Bishop - 1,000-yard freestyle (10:51.99) and the 1,650-yard freesyle (18:29.04), Jurinovics - 1,650-yard freestyle (18:09.37) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:27.81), Elizabeth Wompey - 1,650-yard freestyle (18:13.57), Mallory Pitstick - 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.40) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:23.45), Zsani Csado - 200-yard butterfly (2:07.44), Rachel Shipp - 200-yard butterfly (2:11.94).
At last year's meet, Jurinovics placed second in the 200-yard butterfly while placing eighth in the 400 IM, Bishop was eighth in the 500-yard freestyle and 11th in the 1,650 free and Saint-Gilles was eighth in the 200-yard breaststroke.
All four days will be available on the ESPN Plus and ESPN App.
Wednesday's Schedule
200-Yard Medley Relay
800-Yard Freestyle Relay
Thursday's Schedule
500-yard Freestyle
200-yard IM
50-yard Freestyle
One-Meter Diving Finals
200-yard Freestyle Relay
Friday's Schedule
100-yard Butterfly
400-yard IM
200-yard Freestyle
100-yard Breaststroke
100-yard Backstroke
400-yard Medley Relay
Saturday's Schedule
1,650-yard freestyle
200-yard Backstroke
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Breaststroke
200-yard Butterfly
Three-Meter Diving
400-yard Freestyle Relay
