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Indiana, Minnesota Have Strong First Nights at Winter Nationals

During the first day of USA Swimming's Winter Nationals, Indiana and Minnesota proved to be the top teams in initial relay duty.

Indiana Press Release

ATLANTA – The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams had a great showing on the first night of the 2016 AT&T Winter National Championships.
 
The Hoosier men posted a pair of wins, touching first in both the 200 medley relay and the 800 free relay.
 
In the 200 medley relay, the team of Bob Glover, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza and Ali Khalafalla won with a time of 1:25.13 – the second-fastest time in school history. The team of Wilson Beckman, Levi Brock, Oliver Patrouch and Sam Lorentz placed third with a time of 1:27.39.
 
In the men’s 800 freestyle relay, the IU team of Marwan Elkamash, Jackson Miller, Anze Tavcar and Max Irwin won with a time of 6:20.71, the sixth-fastest mark in program history. Right behind them were teammates Josh Romany, Vini Lanza, Adam Destrampe and Wes Duke were second in 6:29.17.
 
On the women’s side in the 200 medley relay, the team of Marie Chamberlain, Laura Morley, Gia Dalesandro and Ali Rockett came in second with a time of 1:39.59. The team of Brooklyn Snodgrass, Mackenzie Atencio, Christine Jensen and Holly Spears were fourth in 1:40.52.
 
In the 800 freestyle relay, the team of Dalesandro, Stephanie Marchuk, Delaney Barnard and Spears placed second with a time of 7:12.74. The team of Shelly Drozda, Rachel Matsumura, Cassie Jernberg and Rockett took fourth in a mark of 7:16.27.
 
The Indiana University men's and women's swimming and diving teams will continue at the AT&T USA Swimming Winter Nationals on Thursday, while other members will begin competition at the Miami (OH) Invitational.

Minnesota Press Release

During the first session of AT&T Winter National Championships in Atlanta, Ga., University of Minnesota women’s swimmers claimed two relay wins. The men had a silver and a fourth-place finish.

WOMEN
Minnesota won both relays on the opening night of the meet. Tevyn Waddell, Lindsey Horejsi, Danielle Nack and Zoe Avestruz clocked a 1:37.71 in the 200-yard medley relay to win by nearly two seconds.
Three of the same four swam in the 800 free relay. Brooke Zeiger, Waddell, Avestruz and Nack won gold in 7:12.63, edging out Indiana by 0.11.

MEN
The Gophers took second to Indiana in the 200 medley relay. Daryl Turner, Conner McHugh, Paul Fair and Bowe Becker finished in 1:27.25.
Minnesota placed fourth in the 800 free relay in 6:35.94. Becker, Fair, Logan Redondo and Michael Messner combined for a time of 6:35.94.

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