Swimming
Swimming and Diving at WU invite
The Washington University swimming and diving team continued its season at the Washington University Thanksgiving Invite on Nov. 20-21. The women’s team took second in three-team field, finishing behind Division I St. Louis University and ahead of NAIA member Lindenwood University. The men finished fourth in a tough field that featured Lindenwood, SLU, and DII Missouri University of Science and Technology. Lindenwood won the men’s meet.
The Bears recorded victories in three events. Freshman Meghan Lam won the women’s 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:42.75, freshman Grace Murray won the women’s 1,650-yard freestyle in 17:58.61 and senior David Chao won the men’s 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:44.24. Chao also finished second in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle races.
The team returns to action at the Wheaton College Invitational on Dec. 3 in Wheaton, Ill.