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Preview | Salukis Prepare for Meet at Indiana State
01/08/2025 | 3:59:00 | Swimming & Diving
CARBONDALE, ILL. - Over a month after their last meet, the Southern Illinois men's and women's swimming and diving teams resume action on Friday when they travel to Indiana State. SIU's women's team will face Indiana State and UIndy while the men's team takes on UIndy and Ball State.Â
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-What: Indiana State University Meet
-Date: Friday, Jan. 10
-Time: 1 p.m.
-Location: Vigo County Aquatic Center
-Opponents: UIndy | Indiana State (Women's) | Ball State (Men's)
-Live Results:Â Meet Mobile App
-Livestream: VCSC Aquatic Center Youtube Page
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"We are very excited to get back to competing after a winter training camp full of good heavy workload both in and out of the pool," says head coach Geoff Hanson. "We have not raced since before Thanksgiving, so the Saluki men and women are looking forward to seeing some other teams in the pool and on the diving boards. Every team we will face is extremely well coached and has shown great things during this season so far. These Dawgs will be challenged and we will have a great sense of where we are going into the Championship Season coming in February."Â
Last Time Out
The Salukis last competed at the Purdue Invitational from November 21-23.Â
Day One:Â
Senior Celia Pulido set a new school record in the 50-yard freestyle with her time of 22.88. Then, Pulido, Olivia Herron, Bea Padron, and Susanna Hernandez swam a 1:37.21 200-yard medley relay to establish a program record. That same group set another program and a Missouri Valley Conference record in the 400-yard medley relay while taking home first in the event.
In terms of notable finishes, Herron took home gold in the 200-yard IM while Alex Santiago finished first in the men's 50-yard freestyle; Donat Csuvarszki finished two spots behind Santiago in the same event. Tiago Faleiros, Nicolas Lanuza, Aj Terry , and Willem Huggins had a podium finish in the men's 400-yard medley
Day Two:Â
Another school and MVC record was shattered when Herron finished the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:00.17.
Santiago continued his dominant weekend with a gold-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly and Padron found the same result on the women's side of the event. Another first-place finish was found in the 200-yard freestyle with Hernandez, while Herron took home gold in the 100-yard breaststroke. The men's 200-yard freestyle relay, composed of Santiago, Csuvarszki, Terry, and Huggins, were first-place finishers. Pulido and Huggins both had podium finishes in the 100-yard backstroke with first- and third-place finishes, respectively. Both 200-yard medley relay teams came in second, and in the 400-yard IM, Henrique Pacheco Januario finished second.Â
Day Three:
Herron broke another school and conference record on day three with her 2:09.13 200-yard breaststroke, earning her first place in the event. Pulido, Padron, Hernandez, and Zaria Terry set a new MVC and school record in the 400-yard freestyle relay, and Santiago set his own conference and school record with his 42.32 100-yard freestyle, earning him a first-place finish.Â
SIU had a gold medalist in the 200-yard backstroke thanks to Pulido;Â Liseska Gallegos Gutierrez also took home bronze in that event. Another first-place finish was achieved by the relay group of Terry, Csuvarszki, and Santiago.
ÂSaluki to Watch - Alex Santiago (Sr. / Freestyle)
ÂSantiago was named MVC Men's Swimmer of the Week following the Purdue Invitational, his third time receiving the honor. He earned four first-place finishes in the "A" finals in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly, 100-yard freestyle, and the 200-yard freestyle relay. He met NCAA "B" standards in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle; his 100-yard freestyle time of 42.32 set a new MVC and program record.Â
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