Southern Illinois University
MVC Championships
Salukis Picked Third, Ready to Compete at MVC Championship Meet
02/14/2023 | 1:05:00 | Swimming & Diving
CARBONDALE, Ill. - The Southern Illinois Women's Swimming & Diving team travels to Iowa City for the Missouri Valley Conference Championship Meet this week.
The Salukis came in at third place with 81 points and the final first place vote in the pre championship poll.Â
"We are really excited to get this meet going tomorrow night," said Head Coach Geoff Hanson. "This team has worked extremely hard for the last 6 months to get to this point, and we are looking forward to seeing the payoffs of all of that hard work."Â
The meet will be hosted by Northern Iowa inside the Iowa Campus Recreation and wellness Center. The meet will take place Wednesday through Saturday (Feb. 15 - Feb. 18), with finals beginning at 6 PM on all days. The meet will be live streamed on the UNI Athletics Youtube Channel. Â
Salukis to watch:
Jules Atkinson (Sophomore. Mount Juliet, Tennessee)
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2022 All-MVC First Team
- 2022 MVC Champion in the 200 Butterfly
Olivia Herron (Freshman. Manchester, England)
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MVC Record holder in the 200 Breaststroke
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22-23 1X MVC Swimmer of the Week
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22-23 1X MVC Freshman of the Week
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SIU Record holder in the 200 Breaststroke and 400 IM
Farida Moussa (Sophomore. Cairo, Egypt)
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22-23 1X Diver of the Week
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2022 All-MVC Honorable MentionÂ
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Junior Worlds Champion
Celia Pulido (Sophomore. Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico)
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2022 NCAA Championship Qualifier
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2022 MVC Freshman of the Year
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2022 All-MVC First Team
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2022 MVC Champion in the 100 and 200 BackstrokeÂ
Lucia Romero (Senior. Zaragoza, Spain)
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2020 MVC Freshman of the Year
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2020 All-MVC First TeamÂ
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2021 All-MVC First Team
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2022 All-MVC Honorable MentionÂ
- At 2020 MVCs she broke the MVC and SIU records in the 100 Backstroke
Mima Zaborska (Junior. Martin, Slovakia)
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2021 MVC Freshman of the Year
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2021 All-MVC First Team
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3 first place finishes at 2021 MVCs
Order of Events:
Wednesday, Feb. 15 | Finals 6 p.m.
200 Medley Relay
45-minute break (Exhibition Team Diving Event)
800 Freestyle Relay
Thursday, Feb. 16 | Prelims 10:30 a.m.Â
500 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle
1-Meter Prelims
1-Meter Consolation (9-16)
Thursday, Feb. 16 | Finals 6 p.m.
500 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle
1-Meter Diving (1-8)
200 Freestyle Relay
Friday, Feb. 17 | Prelims 10:30 a.m.
100 Butterfly
400 IM
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
3-Meter Diving Prelims
Friday, Feb. 17 | Finals 6 p.m.
100 Butterfly
400 IM
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
3-Meter Diving (9-16)
400 Medley Relay
Saturday, Feb. 18 | Prelims 10:30 a.m.
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
1650 Freestyle
Saturday, Feb. 18 | Finals 6 p.m.
1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
3-Meter Diving (1-8)
400 Freestyle Relay
"With an expanded field of now 10 teams, adding UIC and Marshall this year, it's going to be a faster meet than ever before. These DAWGS are ready for the challenge!" Hanson said.
The MVC Championship Meet concludes the 2022-2023 season for the SIU Women unless it produces a NCAA Qualifier. The NCAA Women's Championships are set for March 15-18 in Knoxville, Tennessee
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