LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Swimming & Diving had a stellar outing on the opening night of the Keydet Invite at Goodall Pool Friday evening
The Keydets have broken 11 team records and tied two records between both men's and women's squads. VMI Men's Swimming & Diving leads the meet over Southern Virginia, 110-16, while VMI Women's Swimming & Diving leads the Knights, 75-47.
Kicking off the record-breaking evening was the women's 200 medley relay consisting of
Noelle Tong,
Walden Wilder,
Emerson Cosner, and
Mackenzie Byrne who swam to a solid time of 1:49.47. Cosner would later smash the Rat and team records in the 200 butterfly (2:10.27) right before Byrne earned a new 50 freestyle Rat and team record-breaking time (23.75).
On the boards,
Isabelle Haer nabbed a 259.65 score on the one-meter dive, etching her name in the record book with a new Rat record.
For the men,
Stephen Russell tallied a new 1,000 freestyle Rat and team record (9:33.37) while
Jack Mills posted a top conference time and new Rat and team record in the 200 freestyle (1:38.17).
Sam Castle broke the team 100 backstroke record (49.90).
Caleb Wolf tied Mill's Rat and team record in the 200 butterfly (1:53.32).
Next Up
The Keydets finish the invitational Saturday morning with the first event starting at 10 a.m.
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