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COLUMBIA, Mo. — A school record in the 200-yard medley relay propelled the Southern Illinois women’s swimming and diving team to second place at the conclusion of Day one at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships. The Salukis trail defending conference champion Missouri State by six points for first place through two finals events.
The relay team of Lucia Romero, Sarah Vogt, Rita Naude and Sierra Forbord shattered the school record in the 200-medley relay with a winning time of 1:41.28. The Salukis trailed in second place through three legs, but Forbord sprinted her way into first place in the final 25 yards of the race. The quartet broke the record for the second time this season, as they previously set it against Missouri (1/31) with a mark of 1:42.70.
Watch the record go down here.
Southern followed the record performance with a fifth-place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay. Swimmers Laura Carver, Eden Girloanta, Juliana Carvalho and Payton Parman raced to a season-best time of 7:33.78 in the event.
SIU will be back in action tomorrow for Day two at the MVC Championships, which will feature seven finals events. Preliminary events will begin at 11 a.m, followed by finals events at 6 p.m.
Day 1 Standings
Missouri State – 74
Southern Illinois – 68
Northern Iowa – 66
Indiana State – 62
Illinois State – 58
Little Rock – 52
Evansville – 48
Valparaiso – 44
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