Swimming season nears its close at CSCAA’s

BYU men’s and women’s swimming concluded the weekend’s competition at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship at Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training on March 15-16.

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OCALA, Fla. — BYU men’s and women’s swimming concluded the weekend’s competition at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship at Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training on March 15-16. 

Both teams posted a combined six top-15 finishes across preliminary and final events over the last two days in Ocala.

Halli Williams took 14th in both the women’s 100 free preliminary and final on Saturday with a 50.38 followed by 50.41. Mackenzie Lung clocked 2:14.64 to finish seventh in the 200 breast preliminary over opponents from Queens, Duquesne and Delaware.

Williams recorded a 22.84 at anchor in the 200 medley relay as she combined with Emma Marusakova, Lung and Lily Flint to go 1:41.11 for 10th. Victoria Schreiber, Megan Bergstrom, Abril Arias and Kara Martinson took 13th in the 800 free relay at 7:25.27.

True freshman Carson Hamblin went 44.27 to finish 10th in the 100 free preliminary over swimmers from TCU and Purdue.

With the conclusion of the CSCAA NIC, the collegiate swimming season has ended as well for these BYU swimmers.

The Cougars’ final showing of 2023-24 will come with eight entries at the NCAA Men’s Swim and Dive Championships at IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana on March 27-30.