🏊‍♀️ Kansas Climbs One Spot on Day Three of the 2023 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

AUSTIN, Texas – The Kansas swimming and diving group moved up one spot within the standings Friday night time within the 2023 Large 12 Swimming and Diving Championships on the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Middle.

There have been 5 swimming occasions together with one diving occasion, with every occasion holding prelims within the morning.

After the prelims ended, the primary occasion that the group swam in was the 100 butterfly, the place Kansas noticed two swimmers compete within the championship last. Senior Autumn Looney raced to a time of 53.55, inserting fourth and incomes 15 factors. Sophomore Lezli Sisung adopted go well with, ending the race in 54.87 seconds, touchdown in eighth and incomes 11 factors.

The following race was the 400 particular person medley, with two freshman Jayhawks qualifying for the championship last. Freshman Hailey Farrell earned 14 factors, ending in fifth with a time of 4:21.66 and Aidan Howze positioned eighth and earned 11 factors, ending in 4:26.47.

Within the 200 freestyle, junior Ellie Wehrmann was the one Jayhawk that certified for the championship last, racing to a time of 1:49.66 and incomes 11 factors in eighth place. Junior Claudia Dougan (1:48.49) and sophomore Eleni Kotzamanis took the highest two spots within the comfort finals, with Dougan incomes 9 factors and Kotzamanis incomes seven.

The 100 breaststroke was the one championship last {that a} Jayhawk didn’t qualify for. Nonetheless, freshman Molly Robinson positioned first within the comfort last in 1:02.79, incomes 9 factors. Junior Emma Walker completed third, ending in 1:04.03 to earn six factors.

The spotlight of the night time was the 100-meter backstroke championship last. Each swimmer that raced within the championship last completed in 54 seconds, with the distinction being by milliseconds. Sisung positioned second, racing to a time of 54.23 seconds, incomes a team-high 17 factors. Senior Dewi Blose continued her success this week, inserting sixth in 54.67 seconds, incomes 13 factors.

The final occasion of the night was the 200-meter freestyle relay. The group of Blose, Looney, Dougan and senior Keyla Brown raced to a fifth-place end, ending with a time of 1:32.69 and incomes 28 factors.

On the diving facet, freshman Lize van Leeuwen certified for the three-meter diving championship finals. She scored a personal-best 316.65, incomes Kansas 12 factors. Within the comfort finals, freshman Gabriela San Juan Carmona positioned first, scoring a personal-best 308.80 and incomes eight factors.

CURRENT STANDINGS

1. Texas – 751
2. Iowa State – 383
3. TCU – 375
4. Kansas – 356
5. West Virginia – 335

UP NEXT

Kansas will conclude its season tomorrow, because it competes within the last day of the 2023 Large 12 Swimming and Diving Championships.