LSU’s Palmer Medals Three Instances at Belgian Swimming Championships – LSU

BELGIUM – LSU swimmer Grace Palmer earned a silver medal and two bronze medals, competing on the 2026 Open Belgian Swimming Championships final weekend in Antwerp.

Palmer, a Liège, Belgium native, completed because the runner-up within the 200-breaststroke on Sunday, May 17, touching the wall with a time of two:27.77. She trailed solely Tes Schouten of the Netherlands, who took bronze in the identical occasion on the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. 

On Saturday, Palmer took third within the 100-breaststroke, posting a private finest time of 1:10.10. She made her method to the finals by clocking a fourth-place time of 1:11.31 within the prelims. Later that day, Palmer anchored the blended 400-freestyle relay staff. The squad put collectively a bronze-medal efficiency, recording a time of three:41.93.

Palmer additionally competed on the occasion within the 50-breaststroke, putting fourth with a time of 32.75, and the 400-medley relay, taking fifth with a time of 4:20.74.

Palmer is a rising junior for the Tigers and is coming off a robust sophomore season. She certified for the NCAA Championships within the 200-breaststroke, ending in twenty second. She additionally positioned fourth on the SEC Championships in the identical occasion. She holds the college report within the 200-breaststroke and ranks within the prime ten in program historical past within the 100-breaststroke, 500-freestyle, 1000-freestyle, and 1650-freestyle.

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