Vanderbilt Swimming suffered its first lack of the season in a tri-meet towards Missouri and McKendree University on the Mizzou Aquatic Center on Nov. 1. The meet was the primary time Vanderbilt competed since Oct. 4 and marked the start of a collection of three meets in 4 weeks.
In the 200-yard medley relay, the Commodores’ A relay was held off the rostrum with Missouri’s B, A and C relays putting first, second and third, respectively.
Junior Madelyn Porter positioned third within the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:25.95, whereas sophomore Merritt Zieminick missed the rostrum with a fourth-place end clocking in at 10:30.36. Porter continued to seek out success in distance freestyle with a 5:02.30 within the 500 free for a third-place end.
In the 200 freestyle, Missouri took the highest 4 finishes, with first-year Ellie Butler ending in fifth with a 1:52.50 for the Commodores’ high spot.
In the 100 backstroke, sophomore Aubrey Hull completed in third with a 54.77 behind two Tigers, who swam a 54.21 and a 54.54, respectively.
In the 100 breaststroke, the Commodores took third, fourth and fifth place behind two Missouri swimmers. Junior Melissa Cowen made a 1:02.90 for third place.
Vanderbilt was saved out of the rostrum within the 200 butterfly, the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle. The Commodores had higher luck within the 200 backstroke, although, the place Hull positioned in second with a 1:59.02, 0.84 seconds behind first.
Cowen additionally discovered a second-place end for the Commodores within the 200-yard breaststroke, surrounded by two Tigers in first and third. Cowen made a 2:15.20, whereas sophomore Amelia Harper and junior Bailey Ratzburg had a good race within the fourth and fifth spots. Ratzburg simply missed the Tiger-dominated podium within the 400 particular person medley, swimming a 4:29.07 for a 6.44-second deficit.
The 400-yard freestyle relay was additionally taken by Missouri, with the Vanderbilt B relay putting in third — beating McKendree’s A relay by 1.20 seconds.
The Commodores will tackle Indiana State and Illinois subsequent on Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. CST on the Vigo County School Corporation Aquatic Center in Terre Haute, Indiana.