TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Indiana State Women's Swimming and Diving team claimed 15 event titles on Saturday en route to two team victories against Evansville and Valparaiso.
 
The Sycamores defeated Evansville by a score of 189.50-72.50 and also defeated Valparaiso, 219-41 to move to 9-0 on the season.
 
Surging Sycamores
In perhaps the most impressive performance of the afternoon, Indiana State sophomore Vivian Kritikou claimed her sixth win of season in the 1000-yard freestyle with a new school-record time of 10:08.74, a record by nearly 12 seconds.
 
"Vivian's 1000 was definitely a highlight for the day," Head Coach Josh Christensen said. "That's not an event we swim at championship meets, so we just wanted to give her a shot to go for it today. She had a great swim and it was cool to see her break the school-record by such a large margin."
 
Junior Cierra Campbell picked up three individual wins during the double-dual meet, starting with the 200-yard butterfly where she earned the victory with a season-best time of 2:06.48. She then emerged victorious in the 500-yard freestyle by clocking a time of 5:11.94, and followed that performance with a win in the 400-yard individual medley at 4:35.51.
 
Earning a duo of wins on Saturday was Israel-native Martina Marks. The senior won the 200-yard freestyle with a season-best performance of 1:53.17 and then placed first in the 100-yard freestyle later in the day, touching the wall at 52.85.
 
Also finishing with a pair of wins was junior Kendall Hansen who finished on top in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 57.33, as well as the 200-yard backstroke, clocking a time of 2:04.19.
 
The 50-yard freestyle featured a new pool-record from junior Alex Malmborg, who topped her own previous record of 23.88 with a new time of 23.84.
 
Megan Schade and Anna Maria Nasiou also walked away with wins for the blue and white. Schade took home the victory in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:07.63, while Nasiou won the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:26.99.
 
On the diving side of the meet, freshman Elle Christie continued her dominance by sweeping both the one and three-meter dives. Christie finished the one-meter dive with a score of 255.07 and earned a score of 253.88 in the three meter dive.
 
The 400-medley relay team of Hansen, Nasiou, Marks and Malmborg finished first in the event while post the second-best time in the Valley at 3:53.98, while the 200-yard freestyle relay squad of Marks, Malmborg, Pavlu Lewin and Borchers also came away with a win at 1:37.47.
 
Coach Christensen's Corner
"Overall I thought we had a pretty good meet today," Christensen said. "We had several season-bests and almost all of our swims were right in the range of what we want to see right now. We've been learning, growing and building confidence this fall and I'm excited to see what we can do with a little bit of rest and fast suits on in Cleveland in a couple weeks."
 
Coach Chen's Remarks
"Overall, the divers did well today. It was a good opportunity to see where we are at in the conference by competing against these conference teams, and knowing what we need to work on until the mid-season meet," Diving Coach Fengting Chen said. "I'm very happy to see the girls keeping up the hard work every day when they walk into the pool and I'm looking forward to seeing them compete in the next meet."
 
Top ISU Performers In Each Event
400 Medley Relay: First Place, Kendall Hansen, Anna Maria Nasiou, Martina Marks, Alex Malmborg, 3:53.98
1000 Freestyle: First Place, Vivian Kritikou, 10:08.68
200 Freestyle: First Place, Martina Marks, 1:53.17
100 Backstroke: First Place, Kendall Hansen, 57.33
100 Breaststroke: First Place, Megan Schade, 1:07.63
200 Butterfly: First Place, Cierra Campbell, 2:06.48
50 Freestyle: First Place, Alex Malmborg, 23.84
One-Meter Dive: First Place, Elle Christie, 255.07
100 Freestyle: First Place, Martina Marks, 52.85
200 Backstroke: First Place, Kendall Hansen, 2:04.19
200 Breaststroke: First Place, Anna Maria Nasiou, 2:26.99
500 Freestyle: First Place, Cierra Campbell, 5:11.94
100 Butterfly: Second Place, Joelle Borchers, 58.20
Three-Meter Dive: First Place, Elle Christie, 253.88
400 IM: First Place, Cierra Campbell, 4:35.51
200 Freestyle Relay: First Place, Martina Marks, Alex Malmborg, Marlene Pavlu Lewin, Joelle Borchers, 1:37.47
 
Up Next
The blue and white will travel to Cleveland, Ohio in two weeks to compete at the Magnus Cup, hosted by Cleveland State from Nov. 16-18.
 
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