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Women’s Swimming Weekend Recap

SPARTANBURG, S.C.  – The Converse University women's swim team went 1-1 this past weekend with a 117.5-103.5 win over King on Saturday and a 130.0-103.0 loss to Lenoir-Rhyne on Friday night.

Lenoir-Rhyne Meet Notes:
  • On Friday night the women's 200 yard medley relay team of Mayle Iwanski, Ember Hill, Maya Guevara and Kayla Smith won with a time of 1:54.68.
  • In the third event of the evening, Kaitlin Williams won the 500 free event with a time of 5:36.12 and Valerie Perez finished in third place with a time of 5:54.70.
  • Alison Ludeman won the 100 free event with a time of 56.59 seconds, Juli Ganim finished fourth with a time of 1:00.92 and Marie Durflinger placed seventh with a time of 1:07.16.
  • Guevara finished second in the 200 yard butterfly event with a time of 2:23.11 and Kate Hollingsworth finished third with a time of 2:31.96.
  • Ember Hill placed third in the 50 yard free event with a time of 33.14 seconds and Liz Klanderman finished fourth with a time of 35.80 seconds.
  • In the 200 yard backstroke event, Iwanski and Williams finished in second and third with times of 2:20.32 and 2:23.31. Gabriella Pinheiro placed fourth in the event with a time of 2:40.51.
  • Ludeman finished second in the 200 yard free event with a time of 2:07.52, while Perez finished fifth with a time of 2:17.01.
  • Freshman Kayla Smith won the 50 yard butterfly event with a time of 26.37 seconds and Hannah Huante finished third with a time of 28.99 seconds.
  • In the 200 breaststroke, Hill finished second with a time of 2:36.73 seconds, while Hollingsworth and Klanderman finished right behind in third an fourth place.
  • In the 50 yard free event, Ganim finished third with a time of 27.72 seconds, while Durflinger came in fifth place with a time of 29.37 seconds. In the 50 yard back event, Iwanski finished second with a time of 30.33 seconds and Pinheiro finished third with a time of 33.19 seconds.
  • In the 200 IM event, Guevara and Huante finished in third and fourth with times of 2:23.39 and 2:23.49.
  • In the 400 free relay the Valkyries A team of Ludeman, Ganim, Hollingsworth and Smith finished second with a time of 3:53.93. The Valkyries B team of Huante, Perez, Williams and Klanderman finished third with a time of 4:11.67.  
King Meet Notes:
  • The Valkyries A Team of Klanderman, Hill, Guevara and Ludeman won the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:54.09.
  • In the 500 free event, Perez finished third with a total time of 5:34.78, while Williams placed fourth with a season best time of 5:35.17.
  • Guevara won the 50 fly event with a time of 27.09 seconds. Iwanski finished third with a season best time of 28.03 seconds and Pinheiro finished sixth with a personal best time of 32.26 seconds.
  • In the 100 breast event, Hill finished second with a time of 1:10.04 seconds, Hollingsworth finished right behind in third place and Huante placed fourth overall in the event.
  • Smith won the 100 free event with a time of 53.35 seconds, Ganim finished sixth with a time of 58.28 seconds and Durflinger finished seventh with a personal best time of 1:00.90.
  • The Valkyries finished first and seconds in the 50 back event, Iwanski won the event with a time of 29.33 seconds and Ludeman finished second with a time of 29.62 seconds. Pinheiro finished fifth in the event with a time of 32.16.
  • Huante finished third in the 100 IM event with a time of 1:05.21 and Klanderman finished fifth in the event with a time of 1:08.11.
  • Guevara won the 100 fly event with a time of 59.36 seconds and Williams finished third with a season best time of 1:04.29.
  • Smith won the 50 free event with a time of 24.38 seconds, Ganim finished tied for second with a time of 26.59 seconds and Durflinger finished fifth with a time of 27.92 seconds.
  • Iwanski finished second in the 100 back event with a time of 1:03.38, while Perez and Pinheiro finished in fourth and fifth place.
  • Hill won the 50 breast event with a season best time of 32.19 seconds, Hollingsworth finished second with 33.08 seconds, and Klanderman finished fourth with a time of 34.53 seconds.
  • The 200 free relay team of Ludeman, Ganim, Hollingsworth and Smith finished with a time of 1:41.94, while the B relay team of Huante, Perez, Williams and Durflinger finished third with a time of 1:48.95.  
Next Up:
The women's swim team will be back in action next Sunday afternoon for their senior day meet against Columbia College.

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Players Mentioned

Marie Durflinger

Marie Durflinger

Senior
Ember Hill

Ember Hill

5' 3"
Junior
Kate Hollingsworth

Kate Hollingsworth

5' 10"
Sophomore
Mayle Iwanski

Mayle Iwanski

5' 8"
Sophomore
Alison  Ludeman

Alison Ludeman

5' 11"
Sophomore
Kaitlin  Williams

Kaitlin Williams

5' 8"
Junior
Maya Guevara

Maya Guevara

5' 4"
Freshman
Hannah  Huante

Hannah Huante

5' 7"
Freshman
Liz Klanderman

Liz Klanderman

5' 7"
Freshman
Kayla Smith

Kayla Smith

5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Marie Durflinger

Marie Durflinger

Senior
Ember Hill

Ember Hill

5' 3"
Junior
Kate Hollingsworth

Kate Hollingsworth

5' 10"
Sophomore
Mayle Iwanski

Mayle Iwanski

5' 8"
Sophomore
Alison  Ludeman

Alison Ludeman

5' 11"
Sophomore
Kaitlin  Williams

Kaitlin Williams

5' 8"
Junior
Maya Guevara

Maya Guevara

5' 4"
Freshman
Hannah  Huante

Hannah Huante

5' 7"
Freshman
Liz Klanderman

Liz Klanderman

5' 7"
Freshman
Kayla Smith

Kayla Smith

5' 8"
Freshman