WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Indiana State Swimmers broke yet another school record on day three at the Purdue Invite en route to a seventh place finish on Saturday.
 
The Sycamores finished with 186 points defeated McKendree University. Louisville took the title and was followed by Florida International, Purdue, Pittsburgh, Grand Canyon, and Illinois State.
 
Surging Sycamores
Freshman Andrea Putrimas dominated in the pool on the final day of the Purdue Invite in the 1650 freestyle breaking the school record with a time of 17:01.44. She is currently fourth overall in the Missouri Valley Conference in this event.
 
Marlene Pavlu Lewin touched the wall sixth overall in the 200 backstroke posting a time of 1:58.88. This swim was a season best swim and also leads the MVC in the event.
 
Junior Kerry Tepe had a season best time in the 200 breaststroke posting a time of 2:24.38 dropping 1.46 seconds off of her prelim time.
 
Canada-Native Marni Gray posted a season best time on the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:03.31. Gray now leads the MVC with this time in the event.
 
Christensen's Corner
"We finished with a strong day. Andrea's school record was awesome, we had several strong swims, and a lot of lifetime bests," head coach Josh Christensen said. "Overall, we put together a solid meet. We approached this with just a short rest period and wanted to use it to keep learning and improving. So far this fall, we've had nearly 100 different occasions where someone has achieved a lifetime best. That's an excellent trend. We're looking forward to getting back to work and to keep improving as we get set to be our best in February at the Conference Tournament."
 
Top ISU Performers In Each Event (Finals)
1650 Freestyle: Eighth Place, Andrea Putrimas, 17:01.44
200 Backstroke: Sixth Place, Marlene Pavlu Lewin, 1:58.88
100 Freestyle: Twenty-Fifth Place, Alex Malmborg, 51.90
200 Breaststroke: Twenty-First Place, Kerry Tepe, 2:24.38
200 Butterfly: Fourteenth Place, Marni Gray, 2:03.31
400 Freestyle Relay: Tenth Place, Marlene Pavlu Lewin, Alex Malmborg, Ashleigh Sinks, Kaimi Matsumoto, 3:27.46
 
Up Next
Indiana State will be back home again Dec. 7, at 4:30 p.m. ET for Senior Day at the Vigo County Aquatic Center.
 
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