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National Invitational Championship

Salukis Wrap Up National Invitational Championship
03/12/2023 | 10:17:00 | Swimming & Diving
CARBONDALE, ILL. - The Southern Illinois swimming team wrapped up the final day of the National Invitational Championship last night. The Salukis concluded the meet with the men's team finishing in 23rd place out of 41 teams and the women finishing 26th out of 57 teams.
Saluki Top-3 Finishers:
Celia Pulido - 1st place - Women's 100 BackstrokeÂ
Olivia Herron - 2nd place - Women's 200 BreaststrokeÂ
Alex Santiago, Alex Cimera, Nicolas Lanuza, Donat Csuvarszki - 3rd place - Men's 400 Freestyle RelayÂ
Complete Saluki Results:
Women:
200 Freestyle Relay - Celia Pulido, Lucia Romero, Olivia Herron, Ali Robertson (1:36.12, 43rd)
50 Backstroke - Celia Pulido (25.33, 5th) & Lucia Romero (25.98, 27th)
200 IMÂ - Olivia Herron (2:02.38,16th)
500 Freestyle - Karen Rodriguez (5:02.91, 62nd)
50 Breaststroke - Olivia Herron (28.87, 11th), Mima Zaborska (29.06, 28th), & Ali Robertson (29.30, 39th)
400 Medley Relay - Lucia Romero, Mima Zaborska, Celia Pulido, Karen Rodriguez (3:45.59, 26th)
200 Medley Relay - Lucia Romero, Olivia Herron, Celia Pulido, Ali Robertson (1:42.73, 25th)
100 Breaststroke - Olivia Herron (1:02.71, 21st), Mima Zaborska (1:03.66, 42nd), & Ali Robertson (1:03.71, 44th)
100 Backstroke - Celia Pulido (53.19, 1st) & Lucia Romero (56.36, 47th)
200 Backstroke - Celia Pulido (1:56.66, 11th)
200 Breaststroke - Olivia Herron (2:12.68, 2nd) & Mima Zaborska (2:17.81, 34th)
400 IM - Karen Rodriguez (4:30.50, 32nd)
200 Butterfly - Karen Rodriguez (2:05.67, 46th)
400 Freestyle Relay - Lucia Romero, Karen Rodriguez, Ali Robertson, Celia Pulido (3:26.60, 29th)
Men:
200 Freestyle Relay - Alex Santiago, Donat Csuvarszk, Nicola Lanuza, Alex Cimera (1:20.80, 7th)
50 Backstroke - Adam Cernek (22.95, T-26th)
50 Butterfly - Nicolas Lanuza (21.92, 25th)
50 Breaststroke - Tiago Faleiros (25.36, 22nd)
50 Freestyle - Alex Santiago (20.13, 13th), Donat Csuvarszk (20.59, 28th), & Alex Cimera (21.03, 54th)
400 Medley Relay - Adam Cernek, Tiago Faleiros, Nicolas Lanuza, Alex Santiago (3:16.07, 13th)
200 Medley Relay - Adam Cernek, Tiago Faleiros, Nicolas Lanuza, Alex Santiago (1:29.02, 14th)
100 Backstroke - Adam Cernek (49.33, 22nd)
100 Butterfly - Nicola Lanuza (48.62, 23rd)
200 Freestyle - Alex Cimera (1:40.77, 58th)
100 Breaststroke - Tiago Faleiros (54.91, 27th)
200 Backstroke - Adam Cernek (1:49.95, T-36th)
100 Freestyle - Alex Cimera (44.95, 24th, Nicolas Lanuza (45.26, T-38th, Donat Csuvarszki (45.41, 50th), & Alex Santiago (46.41, 71st)
200 Breaststroke - Tiago Falerios (2:04.93, 48th)
400 Freestyle Relay - Alex Santiago, Alex Cimera, Nicolas Lanuza, Donat Csuvarszki (2:55.65, 3rd)Â
What's Next:
Ruard van Renen will compete at the NCAA National Championships next week (March 22-25) in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Â
Follow the SalukisÂ
For the latest updates on the Salukis, follow the team on Twitter (@SIU_SwimDive), Instagram (@SIU_SwimDive), and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SIUSwimDive
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Saluki Top-3 Finishers:
Celia Pulido - 1st place - Women's 100 BackstrokeÂ
Olivia Herron - 2nd place - Women's 200 BreaststrokeÂ
Alex Santiago, Alex Cimera, Nicolas Lanuza, Donat Csuvarszki - 3rd place - Men's 400 Freestyle RelayÂ
Complete Saluki Results:
Women:
200 Freestyle Relay - Celia Pulido, Lucia Romero, Olivia Herron, Ali Robertson (1:36.12, 43rd)
50 Backstroke - Celia Pulido (25.33, 5th) & Lucia Romero (25.98, 27th)
200 IMÂ - Olivia Herron (2:02.38,16th)
500 Freestyle - Karen Rodriguez (5:02.91, 62nd)
50 Breaststroke - Olivia Herron (28.87, 11th), Mima Zaborska (29.06, 28th), & Ali Robertson (29.30, 39th)
400 Medley Relay - Lucia Romero, Mima Zaborska, Celia Pulido, Karen Rodriguez (3:45.59, 26th)
200 Medley Relay - Lucia Romero, Olivia Herron, Celia Pulido, Ali Robertson (1:42.73, 25th)
100 Breaststroke - Olivia Herron (1:02.71, 21st), Mima Zaborska (1:03.66, 42nd), & Ali Robertson (1:03.71, 44th)
100 Backstroke - Celia Pulido (53.19, 1st) & Lucia Romero (56.36, 47th)
200 Backstroke - Celia Pulido (1:56.66, 11th)
200 Breaststroke - Olivia Herron (2:12.68, 2nd) & Mima Zaborska (2:17.81, 34th)
400 IM - Karen Rodriguez (4:30.50, 32nd)
200 Butterfly - Karen Rodriguez (2:05.67, 46th)
400 Freestyle Relay - Lucia Romero, Karen Rodriguez, Ali Robertson, Celia Pulido (3:26.60, 29th)
Men:
200 Freestyle Relay - Alex Santiago, Donat Csuvarszk, Nicola Lanuza, Alex Cimera (1:20.80, 7th)
50 Backstroke - Adam Cernek (22.95, T-26th)
50 Butterfly - Nicolas Lanuza (21.92, 25th)
50 Breaststroke - Tiago Faleiros (25.36, 22nd)
50 Freestyle - Alex Santiago (20.13, 13th), Donat Csuvarszk (20.59, 28th), & Alex Cimera (21.03, 54th)
400 Medley Relay - Adam Cernek, Tiago Faleiros, Nicolas Lanuza, Alex Santiago (3:16.07, 13th)
200 Medley Relay - Adam Cernek, Tiago Faleiros, Nicolas Lanuza, Alex Santiago (1:29.02, 14th)
100 Backstroke - Adam Cernek (49.33, 22nd)
100 Butterfly - Nicola Lanuza (48.62, 23rd)
200 Freestyle - Alex Cimera (1:40.77, 58th)
100 Breaststroke - Tiago Faleiros (54.91, 27th)
200 Backstroke - Adam Cernek (1:49.95, T-36th)
100 Freestyle - Alex Cimera (44.95, 24th, Nicolas Lanuza (45.26, T-38th, Donat Csuvarszki (45.41, 50th), & Alex Santiago (46.41, 71st)
200 Breaststroke - Tiago Falerios (2:04.93, 48th)
400 Freestyle Relay - Alex Santiago, Alex Cimera, Nicolas Lanuza, Donat Csuvarszki (2:55.65, 3rd)Â
What's Next:
Ruard van Renen will compete at the NCAA National Championships next week (March 22-25) in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Â
Follow the SalukisÂ
For the latest updates on the Salukis, follow the team on Twitter (@SIU_SwimDive), Instagram (@SIU_SwimDive), and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SIUSwimDive
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