GRINNELL, Iowa- The Illinois College men's and women's swim team wrapped up the MWC Championship this Sunday hosted by Grinnell College. Both teams had some outstanding individual performances that rewrote the IC school record book.
On day two,
Marjori Russo led the Lady Blues shattering the school record in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:59.71.
Jake Howey posted the second fastest time in school history in the same event for the men recording a time of 1:45.67. The men's and women's 800-yard freestyle relay teams were also able to rewrite the record books. The women's team of Russo,
Kate Edelstein, Abbey Glaser, and
Jenna Kenning now rank second all-time in the IC record book after recording a time of 8:27.56. The men's team of Howey,
Austin Sharrah,
Steven Lorett, and
Myles Genrich now rank fourth all-time with a time of 7:31.79.Â
On the final day of the conference championship the team continued to excel posting multiple record breaking times. The Lady Blues 400-yard freestyle relay team of Russo, Glaser,
Thea Corriveau, and Kenning were able to post the third fastest time in school history at 3:51.52.
Jenna Kenning had an incredible performance in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:15.11 to break the previous school record by .25 seconds. Kenning was also able to post the fastest time in school history in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:00.48. Russo continued to add to her record breaking weekend with the third fastest time in school history in the 100-yard freestyle at 56.02.Â
This wraps up the 2021-22 season for the Illinois College men's and women's swim teams.Â
