Huskers Improve Times at Mizzou

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Six Husker swimmers finished competition at the Mizzou Last Chance Meet Sunday evening in Columbia, Mo.

Maia Hall improved her time in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:09.87. Hall remains second all-time for NU, only behind Penny Heyns (2:08.90; 1996). That marks Hall’s sixth B Standard in the 200 breaststroke this season. At the Big Ten Championships, Hall earned podium finishes in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, taking fifth in both. She added a time of 1:01.20 in the 100 breaststroke.

A freshman from Athens, Greece, Anna Vlachou set a career-best in the 100 butterfly and logged a seventh all-time finish for the Huskers (53.90).

Caitlin Cairns beat her career best in the 100 butterfly, clocking a 53.99 to move to ninth on the all-time list. The senior co-captain’s previous career-best was a 54.03, set at the Big Ten Championships.

JoJo Randby finished second in the 100 breaststroke prelims (1:00.87) and went on to finish third in the finals, with her second-fastest time of the season (1:00.56).

Caterina Bisiacchi swam a 4:50.51 in the 500 freestyle prelim and a 4:50.95 in the final.

Giulia Marchi finished first for the Huskers in the 200 freestyle prelims (1:50.48). She went on to finish fourth overall and dropped her time to 1:50.44.

The list of qualifiers for the 2024 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships will be released on Wednesday, March 6.