Swimming & Diving Prepares for the CCSA Championships

STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern swimming & diving returns to action at the CCSA Championships in Athens, Ga.

The championships start Thursday at 10:00 a.m. with swimming trials. Diving starts at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday.

The Eagles finished the regular season with a 6-8 dual meet record. They are coming off of a win over Campbell on Senior Day at the RAC (Jan. 31).

The Lady Eagles attained 10 first place finishes.

 

Georgia Southern’s day started off well with a one, two finish in the first event. Georgia Southern’s A 200 yard medley relay team finished first with a time of 1:49.62. The B team came in second with a time of 1:50.00.

 

Lauren Parr (Canton, Ohio) had an outstanding day finishing first in the 1000 yard freestyle, the 100 yard butterfly and 200 yard individual medley. She also broke the pool record in the 100 fly with a time of 58.12.

 

Ali Campbell (Fort McMurray, Alberta) gave Georgia Southern its third straight first place finish. Campbell won the 200 yard freestyle event with a time of 1:55.96.

 

Lindsay Goodman (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Caroline Bevillard (Bishop, Ga.) finished one, two in the 100 yard backstroke. Goodman finished first with a time of 59.96. Goodman also won the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 2:10.90.

 

The Lady Eagles picked up their first one, two, three finish of the day in the 200 yard butterfly. Courtney McCarthy (Savannah, Ga.) finished first with a time of 2:11.55. Meredith Fehr (Matthews, N.C.) finished second with a time of 2:14.11 and Rachael Stockwell

Georgia Southern placed fourth last season in the inaugural CCSA Championships.

Courtney Martz (Woodbine, Ga.) ranks third in the conference in the 50 yard freestyle.

The Eagles have previously defeated Radford, College of Charleston and Campbell this season.

The CCSA Championships will run through Saturday at the Gabrielsen Natatorium in Athens, Ga.

 

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